Keep an eye on Gatlin Bair from Kimberly, Idaho. He's a 6'2" 180 lb. sophomore, who won the 100 meters in 10.54 and the 200 meters in 21.19, both wind legal, yesterday at the Boise Relays. Earlier this season he ran a 10.46 100 with a 2.1 wind. His times make him #4 for the 100 and #2 for the 200 in the nation for a 10th grader. Not bad for a white kid from Ideeho. His oldest brother, Peyton, was the Idaho track & field athlete of the year in 2019 but since has been on a Mormon mission to Mexico. Gatlin's next oldest brother, Jaxon, a senior at Kimberly High, is one of Idaho's top long jumpers and hurdlers as well as a good sprinter. Gatlin starred on the football and basketball teams, and already has college offers in those sports, but his blazing sprint times might turn him towards track. Most encouraging, in spite of his early outstanding times, he's not a man-boy type and looks like he has a lot of physical maturing remaining. Barring injury, he should improve significantly. He just might be another Matthew Boling in the making.
