re: 2016 LSU Softball Signee Sets 2 National Records

I'd be much more in tune with numbers to quantify that on the male side. She's got it for sure. I'd equate her to a 10.3 or lower hs aged male. Nationally elite speed.

For someone who runs a 10.3 and trains hard... What do they run if they never trained? 10.5? 10.6? That's still an elite time.

I'm saying this young lady was born naturally fast. It's an assumption. I don't know her or her story. I'd bet dollars to donuts that if you talked to people who knew her growing up that she was exceptionally fast as a kid. I'd bet it was routine for her to be faster than boys that were considered fast.

Obviously she is training hard. That's one of the major factors determining success of natural athletes like herself. She also has the focus and will to push herself. This has elevated her game to the point that she is a track star and a softball national record holder.

I'm proud of her without knowing her. But frankly, you could take 99.9% of young women her age, train them, and they'd never get close to her success.