(Kirby Lee / USA Today). He finished just off the podium in Wednesday's final. Your email address will not be published. Nobody ever came close to him in this county. Erriyon Knighton stands a good 6 foot 3 inches tall and has not stopped growing compared to Bolts 6 foot 5 inches tall. At last weekends U.S. Olympic Trials, Knighton crossed the finish line third behind Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek, good enough to earn a spot in Tokyo with a new under-20 world record of 19.84 seconds. Christian lost a chance at a second medal by just a centimeter. If this weekends Olympic trials marked Knightons true arrival on the national scene, that process started last August, when he competed at the AAU Junior Olympics in Satellite Beach, Fla. We charge advertisers instead of our readers. Theyre still calling me, longtime Hillsborough football head coach Earl Garcia said Monday. In 2014, Bromell, of nearby St. Petersburg, became the first junior sprinter to run the 100 in less than 10 seconds (9.97), while winning an N.C.A.A. In addition to Terry, Knighton has had a few training sessions with University of Florida track coach Mike Mouse Holloway, who has worked directly with Team USA and has coached nine medal-winning athletes and at least one competitor in every Olympics since 1992. Saw a lot of water.". Hes got goals outside of running. We would go out and run. "It could have gone differently if high school season was still going," he told BBC Sport. But if Knighton runs like he is in a hurry, he knows he has time on his side. During the opening day of the discus competition, Jackson was on target to set a national record in that event as well. Already whitelisted us? The home team holler on the touchline as their man's easy, fluid stride eats up the field and carries him to the endzone. Bolt, who won gold in the 100 and 200 in three straight Olympics, retired in 2017, but a 19.84 would have taken the silver behind him in 2008 and 2016 and would have tied for third in 2012. "That Tokyo experience is something no-one can ever take from you, I will always have that experience. Improvements in sprinting most often occur by mere hundredths of a second, sliced as thinly as carpaccio. His career path, though, veered from football fields to the tracks built around them. On Sunday night in Oregon, he earned a spot in next months Olympics in Tokyo in the 200 meters, and at 17 years old, the rising senior at Hillsborough High School in Tampa became the youngest male U.S. Olympic track athlete in 57 years, since Jim Ryun in the 1964 games, also in Tokyo. Hes a phenom.. A Friday Night Lights scene. At the Olympic trials last June, he twice shattered Bolts world junior record in the 200, posting his then-career best of 19.84. 19.84 is one of the fastest times ever run at that age. In 2018, he was inducted into theMissouri Sports Hall of Fame. They won't be the only ones getting familiar with Knighton's fame over the next few years. I guess he wanted to show everybody he could make it work.. "I've got to qualify for the heat so don't exert too much energy, really," he said, appearing relaxed and confident. He was just a receiver for the football team. Its almost like hes a pogo stick, Knightons coach said. Knightons mother wasnt surprised either. World indoor records from Hugues Fabrice Zango and Ryan Crouser, plus a handful of world U20 records set by teenage talents Sasha Zhoya and Erriyon Knighton in 2021, are among the latest marks to have been ratified. Celebrities take on challenges in sub-zero temperatures with Wim Hof. He wants to be the best version of himself. Meet the New Assistant Principal: Jonathan Gunn. Shoot, hes nearly half a second faster than Bolt at the same age. His wife, Teri (Steer), participated in the 2000 Olympics inSydney, Australia. @usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/2vNi9EknYB, #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 28, 2021. You can jog on kids.". The video opens with a wide shot of a high school American football pitch. After his freshman year, Knighton joined a summer track team. Hes a fun-loving kid to be around. Terry believes he can lower his 200 time to 19.39 this summer and, if he runs a perfect race, can run 19.18 or faster a world record in 2024. CNW Network is South Floridas number one Caribbean news network that comprises of CaribbeanNationalWeekly.com, National Weekly newspaper and CNW TV. You have entered an incorrect email address! I don't think he was too surprised at getting the record.". Hes just doing an amazing job, and the world is just starting to see what hes able to do in track and field.. Jackson was born just a few months before his dad claimed the silver medal in Beijing. They send him gift cards in the mailso he can order Adidas gear online or in the store. As a It was August, and sweltering. Garcia said when Hillsborough was preparing for an opponent with an athletic quarterback, Knighton would volunteer to simulate him on the scout team. From then on, Knighton was destined to be wearing spikes, rather than shoulder pads. The comparison is an honor, Knighton said, but, no, he doesnt want to be the next Bolt. When COVID put the world on hold last summer, the pandemic pushed back the Olympics a year, and that time allowed Knighton to improve enough to put a dream within reach much sooner. "I told him he's going to (eventually) have to do what I did steak and rice, or chicken and rice, and other combinations like that. She was a two-time NCAA shot put champion at SMU but could not make this trip,staying hometo provide medicine for their 17-year-old dachshund, Ali, who has Alzheimer's. View this post on Instagram American Ronnie Baker won the mens 100m in 9.99 seconds and six-times Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix ran her fastest 400m since 2018, clocking 50.66. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/sports/olympics/track-sprinter-knighton-bolt.html. Knighton, unable to compete locally because of lockdowns, took part in the nationwide Junior Olympics, just a couple of months after posting his latest football highlights video online. It all started from there. Ran a wind-legal 20.33 200 at the AAU Junior Olympics in Aug. 2020 for a national record in his age group. When asked by Florida Today which athlete he considers himself most similar to, he responded, Probably Usain Bolt, just because hes tall like me.. That means he bested legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolts under-20 record, too. Dad's just harder on me, I guess.". Erriyon Knighton represented his country in the Tokyo Olympics and brought home a bronze medal (Mens 200m). But a thunderstorm in the middle of his performance delayed the meet, and conditions never were the same, especially trying to get a feel for the moist concrete under his feet. At the US trials Knighton beat another Bolt milestone the Jamaicans best of 19.93 seconds before he turned 20 when he produced a stunning 19.84. Alabama still calls me: Coach, he can still play football and run pro track. Before he went to Eugene, he told the boys hed be back for practice Aug. 2. "Well for some, maybe. The UnitedMasters exec is building a system that puts the power back into the hands of the creators.. 20.33 seconds is a short amount of time to change somebodys life. No teenager had ever run that fast. A slender, rangy figure in home-team red gathers a kick return on his 10-yard line. Hes not allowed to run for a college track team, but thats not going to stop him from going to university, especially since it will be paid for by Adidas. "The shot put finals are always on that first night. Commemorating Chinese New Year to take place on January 22. Erriyon Knighton, the 17-year-old high school junior and track phenom from Tampa who turned professional and signed with adidas after his sophomore year, outdid all of his prior mind-blowing performances on Monday night at the American Track League, blowing past the competition in the 200m to capture a new World U18 best of 20.11 (+1.6). When Ryun made the Olympic team in 1964, he didnt get back home before competing, going from the trials at the Coliseum in Los Angeles to training there and flying to Tokyo. U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton wins his qualifying heat of the men's 200-meter earlier this week. Its been quite a process, and to see his progression, year after year, has been amazing, said Jonathan Terry, now in his third year as his AAU coach with the My Brothers Keeper track program in Riverview, Fla., accompanying him to Oregon for the trials. Asked whether a college football career could be in the cards, the teenage sprinter said: "Nah," the Associated Press reported in late June. I feed off of stuff like that.. "That's a really good question," he said. When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue. Hillsborough Highs Erriyon Knighton, just 17 years old, won his 200-meters semifinal in Tokyo. When Sipp asked Knighton to join the track team, Knighton thought his coach just wanted him to be a faster receiver. He could no longer compete for his school. Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. Knighton took up sprinting in his freshman year of high school after his football coach asked him to join the track team, according to his high schools newspaper. I think its remarkable, Ryun said. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Knighton added that compared with the Junior Olympics, he's finally getting some competition: "Well, the huge difference is you've got to run. Holloway told him, I dont want you to ever forget how you feel right now; and remember, you dont ever want to feel this way again.. Knighton was outstanding in his first major competition in Tokyo, where he just missed the Olympic podium and became the youngest teen since Jim Ryun in 1964 to represent the United States. That goal was accomplished on that fateful weekend in August. Adding that he and his family would like to be a little more included with these things. Hes going to have quite an experience, and I know the Lord will give him the right things to say, the right things to do, Ryun said by phone Tuesday night. The 17-year-old from Tampa, Fla., has made a dramatic rise in track, including knocking down an under-18 world record set by Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt in 2003. Running in 200m against other 16-year-olds, he stormed home in 20.33 seconds. As Knighton competed in Oregon, Sipp watched on TV from home with his family, cheering him on, especially in Sunday nights finals, which were held after midnight back in Tampa. In an exclusive interview with Hypebeast, Smith discussed the new documentary and reflected on his bond with the shoes that bear his name. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, the teenager entered his junior year at Tampa's Hillsborough High School in 2021, according to the high Yohan Blake of Jamaica, the 2012 Olympic silver The advantage of being tall, with long legs, allowed Knighton to take fewer strides than shorter sprinters, which delayed his late-race fatigue and permitted him to maintain greater velocity toward the finish line. This Teen Has Already Broken Some of Usain Bolts Records. Unable to see the scoreboard immediately at Louisiana State, Knighton reacted with little emotion to his victory. From that day, he never looked back. She could be facing an $18,000 USD fine and one year in jail. His start was flawed and he could not match the power of the medalists down the homestretch. I didnt think I was strong enough, he said. ' recalls Garcia, remembering that Ryun was working as a newspaper photographer. A two-minute highlight reel shows not only his quickness but a shiftiness and ability to weave through defenders, scoring 15 touchdowns in his two seasons of varsity ball. His training involves a lot of leg workouts, like cleans and squats. But, as the pandemic bit, the points switched. At Tuesday's 200-meter semifinal, Knighton came in at 20.02 seconds. crushing Usain Bolts under-18 and under-20 200m records, Police suspect the woman who caused Tour de France crash has fled to Germany. He leaves biomechanics to his coaches. That might as well have been a minute in the world of elite track and field, especially given that it was his first 200-meter race of the season. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser. He has currently amassed 26.6k followers and has posted only 4 posts as of now. ' he said. Chilling, like Im a normal person.. After that race, he gestured to "Knighton" on his bib, as if to say, "Remember this name.". He was also born in the United States on January 29, 2004. I said, No. TOKYO Erriyon Knighton may be one of the youngest people in decades to represent the U.S. in men's track at the Olympics but he sailed through to the final of the 200-meter to compete with the fastest men in the world. 2023 www.floridatoday.com. The track seemed to tilt, as if banked, as Knighton hurtled out of the turn, and he appeared to be running downhill, landing as elite sprinters do just behind the balls of his feet, his heels seemingly never touching the ground. "Perfectly safe. meet. You just go run the 200 meters, Holloway said. 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