A Texas teenager just became a star overnight after he nearly broke Usain’s Bolt’s record to become the fastest man in the world during a high school race.

Matthew Boling, an 18 year-old student at Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston, just became the fastest high school sprinter in the United States after completing the 100-meter dash in an astonishing 9.98 seconds. This is only 4/10 of a second slower than the record that was set by Usain years ago!

This made Matthew the first high school student to break the 10-second barrier, and the young man hasn’t even hit his peak for a sprinter, which typically happens at age 23. He is set to attend the University Of Georgia in the fall, and the assistant track coach Althea Thomas made it clear that they can’t wait to have him.

“I always joke that I know when he’s running because I get texts from everybody,” she said. “Friends in the stands, coaches from other high schools, they all want to be the first to tell me, ‘Your boy just did this.’ ”

Though the sport of track is full of talents who peaked too soon, experts say that Matthew has a rare combination of supernatural talent and unwavering focus that could see him beat the odds to succeed.

“Most young prodigies do not pan out, but most of those athletes weren’t doing this well in so many events,” said Ato Boldon, a four-time Olympic medalist in the 100 and 200 meters. “He’s an all-around athlete. He’s that good in four different events. The reason I think he’ll defy the odds is he’s a better athlete than most of the prodigies that have not gone all the way.”

Find out more about Matthew in the video below!