"Hopefully, by next year, our country will all be better off (ifthe COVID-19 pandemic ends) when they come up with a vaccine. I didnt grow up with his name; I grew up with my name, Knighton said recently over a leisurely lunch with his other coach, Jonathan Terry, who operates a Tampa track club called My Brothers Keeper. People often ask whether he wants to be the next Usain Bolt. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site youre viewing. Erriyon hasnt disclosed his parents names to us, but his father was a basketball player in the past. Invitational in Baton Rouge, La. WebOther Career Highlights . he ran half a lap around the track in 19.49 seconds. "As I grow older I am going to get stronger and faster. They send him gift cards in the mailso he can order Adidas gear online or in the store. Ryun would run in three Olympics for the United States, winning a silver medal in the 1,500 meters in 1968. I don't think he was too surprised at getting the record.". He likes the weight training, but it hurts. "I've got to qualify for the heat so don't exert too much energy, really," he said, appearing relaxed and confident. It was at the Junior Olympics last August that he first broke a national record, on his way to smashing Bolt's world record for the age group. Erriyon Knighton on the track at Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla. Knighton finished third during the final in the mens 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in June 2021 to qualify for the Olympic team. That is, how adroitly he absorbed the energy of landing with a peak force of about five times his body weight and sprang his body and feet back into the air quickly. 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. It was a blazing 200 meters by the entire group and a tight finish but Erriyon Knighton did ithe finished 3rd to make the Olympic team as a 17 year old. The comparison is an honor, Knighton said, but, no, he doesnt want to be the next Bolt. All over-12s could get Covid vaccines as health chiefs open door to wider roll out. "It's the first night, and you know how electrifying the first night of the Olympics is with everything going on," Christian said. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, the teenager entered his junior year at Tampa's Hillsborough High School in 2021, according to the high school's HHS Today website. Despite his sudden rise on the track, Knighton was approached by an array of first division schools to play football, but with a number of wins already under his belt and a growing athletics portfolio, Knighton stuck to the track to mark the start of whats expected to be an exciting career. 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 probably would still have been playing football if I would've had that extra year.". Two and a half years ago, hed never been in a track meet. The biggest thing is dont let the experience overwhelm you, and at the same time, enjoy it.. Obviously, hes an extremely talented young man, but the thing that separates him from the average 17-year-old is his poise, Holloway said. At school, hes decked in everything Adidas. Improvements in sprinting most often occur by mere hundredths of a second, sliced as thinly as carpaccio. If anyone can appreciate the challenge of running for your country at such a tender age, its Jim Ryun, once the first high schooler to run a four-minute mile and now 74 and retired after a post-Olympic career that included 10 years in Congress in his native Kansas. Incredibly, theres a personal connection between the two runners. He continued to play football through his junior season as a wide receiver and a safety who could squat 500 pounds and deadlift 450. Like really fast. "It has calmed down now. And plenty were watching. He was also born in the United States on January 29, 2004. He has done relatively little weight lifting yet to fill out his 164-pound frame. After crushing Usain Bolts under-18 and under-20 200m records at this weekends Track & Field Olympic Team Trials, 17 year old Erriyon Knighton etched his name into athletics history to become the youngest American male to make be a part of the Olympic team since Jim Ryun in 1964. 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. It was August, and sweltering. Tokyo 2020 marks Knighton's first Olympic Games. Knightons speed was easy to see on the football field, making enough plays as a lanky receiver to draw scholarship offers from football programs like Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Tennessee and Auburn. 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. There are deep passes down the sideline, jet sweeps that show his ability to pull away from people. 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This spring, Knighton improved his 200 personal best to 19.49 and his 100 to 10.04. This guy was in a different league. Hed line up as quarterback and nobody could catch him, and hed laugh., 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton and @LylesNoah lead the second 200m semi of the night @usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics, NBC / https://t.co/X4DjdJu4po pic.twitter.com/336j9Tgtsa, #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 27, 2021. As of today, Erriyon Kinghtons parents identities remain unknown to the general public. To see all of the 2020 AAU Junior Olympics results, click here. He saw it as training to bea quicker receiver, to be able sprint faster than the defense and to take off as soon as the football touched his hands. (Kirby Lee / USA Today). Elite sprinters generally strike the track and lift off again in about nine hundredths of a second. Erriyon Knighton stands a good 6 foot 3 inches tall and has not stopped growing compared to Bolts 6 foot 5 inches tall. After that race, he gestured to "Knighton" on his bib, as if to say, "Remember this name.". The gun went off. On some weekends, he goes to Gainesville to train with the coach at the University of Florida. WebTwo-sport athlete in football and track. Asked whether a college football career could be in the cards, the teenage sprinter said: "Nah," the Associated Press reported in late June. While hopes remain high for the rising Olympic star's sprinting career, Knighton's athletic roots were in football. When his coach, Mike Holloway, told him he had run 19.49, he responded, No I didnt.. Congratulations Erriyon. Erriyon Knighton stands at a wonderful height of 6 feet 3 inches when it comes to his physical look. As of today, Erriyon Kinghtons parents identities remain unknown to the general public. A crowd of about 100 spectators in the bleachers. 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. But international expectation is a heavy weight to put on the narrow shoulders of a teenage sprinter, no matter how precocious. I guess he wanted to show everybody he could make it work.. You have entered an incorrect email address! This summer, another stage beckons, a home World Championships in Oregon. Sipp said Knighton wasnt expecting much of himself. Sometimes at training, Knighton stares into the distance, daydreaming. Erriyon has not mentioned his parents name to us, but his father is a former basketball For now, hes only looking ahead one month, to an exciting chance to introduce himself to the world. Go, Big Red Track & Field! "That's a really good question," he said. Only three Americans of any age - Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Josephus Lyles - went faster that year. His dad played basketball, but Knighton knew that wasnt for him. "You're running against grown men, so you've got to do everything you can to beat them," he said. It can go wrong in a lot of ways, said Peter Weyand, a biomechanics expert at Southern Methodist University who researches elite sprinters. Read about our approach to external linking. With latest scores and headlines sent straight to your device, personalisation and much more, ensure you have a great sporting life with BBC Sport. Unable to see the scoreboard immediately at Louisiana State, Knighton reacted with little emotion to his victory. hide caption. But when his coach asked him to join track in his freshman year, he The seven-time NCAA All-American, who first went toMissouri on basically a $400 scholarship, has a personal-best mark of 22.54 meters, or 73-11, in the shot put. Knighton has to look no further than an Olympic peer, Trayvon Bromell, another former Florida high school sprinting star, to realize the possibility and fragility of world-class speed. Knighton's decision marks the third time in a year that a high school sprint athlete has turned pro. Since turning professional in January 2021 shortly after his 17th birthday Knighton has clocked a plethora of wins, tournaments and trophies, which has seen his net worth rise to around $200,000 USD. U.S. sprinter Erriyon Knighton wins his qualifying heat of the men's 200-meter earlier this week. From then on, Knighton was destined to be wearing spikes, rather than shoulder pads. But there is a link below. So Knightons camp is trying to make him faster by, in effect, slowing him down. They told him they saw a lot of potential. In his junior year now, Knighton practices with a personal coach four days a week. His wife, Teri (Steer), participated in the 2000 Olympics inSydney, Australia. But I amgetting stronger.". In an exclusive interview with Hypebeast, Smith discussed the new documentary and reflected on his bond with the shoes that bear his name. Knighton, on the other hand, is just 17 years old and is far too young to be involved in a love affair. And it'll take a while for Jackson to even come close to his dad's accomplishments. I thought if I got a little more training, I could be one of them.. "In Tokyo, I was kinda upset that I had lost, but I just had to think about the big picture and the long run," added Knighton, who turned 18 in January. "I'm getting there," said Jackson, who a year ago waited until his final throw to clinch the national shot put title with a personal-best throw of45-2.25. Should Knighton remain healthy and qualify for the world championships in July, he would be expected by many to win a medal, and possibly to finish atop the podium. Due to the Adidas contract, Knighton cant run for Hillsborough anymore. More:AAU Junior Olympics on Space Coast crowns its first champions. ", More:Four-star football recruit Erriyon Knighton of Tampa breaks national 200-meter mark. Zango produced one of the first stand-out performances of 2021. Click on the large blue power icon at the top. "He was warning up at 140. "Both got me the same results so far, so I don't know. If you want to get better, you haveto enjoy the training part too, as much as you like running, he said. He was freaky athletic.. He was just a fraction of a second off Usain Bolts world record in the 200. 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. Monday, youre coming out to track practice. https://www.hhstoday.com/life/2021/02/25/erriyon-knighton-the-sprinter/#comment-89567. 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. Knighton added that compared with the Junior Olympics, he's finally getting some competition: "Well, the huge difference is you've got to run. Click the icon of the ad-blocker extension installed on your browser. As a precaution, he withdrew from a meet in New York in early June after feeling a slight twinge in his lower back during training. As far as which parent is his best coach? I was running what pros were running, Knighton said of his thinking before turning pro in January 2021. To see what hes done was something I wasnt surprised by, but something that amazed the world.. As a 16-year-old at the 2020 Junior Olympics, Knighton ran the 100 in 10.29 and the 200 in 20.33 a national age group record. Contact Grossman at 321-242-3676 or hgrossman@floridatoday.com. Through the rounds and Olympic build-up, he beat it seven times over. The 6-foot-4, 206-pound native of Missouri the son offormer Team USA Olympians devoured his competition at this week's AAU National Junior Olympics Track & Field eventmuch like he manhandles those foot-long steak and cheese subshe often craves. Ryun is pleased to see yet another 17-year-old able to represent his country as Knighton prepares for his own shot at Olympic glory. Im soaking it all up, all the knowledge., He has also previously acknowledged comparisons to Bolt, even ahead of beating his record. It all started from there. According to NBC, he became the youngest male track athlete to reach the final of an individual Olympic race in 125 years. With comparisons to retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolttwo of whose 200-meter youth records were broken by Knightonthe pressure will be there for the teenage Florida native at Wednesday's final. He also won a bronze medal at that distance at the 2015 world track championships. Sipp remembers Knightons first track meet. The first of the horror-thriller trilogy hits the streamer on July 2. But, as the pandemic bit, the points switched. 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. Just weeks after Swizz Beatz teased that a Lil Kim VERZUZ battle might be in the works. It wouldve been good for silver in 2004 and gold in 2000. I am not the perfect 200m runner, I am still learning as I run it.". Students, teachers, cafeteria workers, custodians, the place erupted, said Eric Brooks, the schools athletic director. I could make sure he was getting the right amount of sleep and eating right, so it was better that he stayed with us.. He thought he could win. Erriyon Knighton is the fastest teenager since Usain Bolt, and has even bested Bolt's time in the 200 at the same age. He knelt on the track. I knew nothing about track. Hes not afraid to compete, and thats a big part of being successful in any athletic endeavor.. 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. There were murmurs that it was too much, too soon. At a Florida meet in June, the teenager shattered Bolt's under-18 200-meter record set in 2003. Jackson said the pressure of being in an Olympic family doesn't get to him. I was a little surprised, but not really. He is younger than any US Olympic male track and field athlete since miler Jim Ryun in 1964, according to Olympedia.org. How are people coping with having to make do with less? I knew [Knighton] was right up there with them, he said. A corrupt copper and a Leeds gangster are bound together by decades of dishonesty, The grime artist turned chef takes inspiration from the social media queen's Swedish and Somali roots, Eight Brits fight for survival in this adrenalin-fuelled competition, hosted by Jordan North. Your email address will not be published. Its crazy. Usain Bolts longstanding junior 200m record was shattered by Florida teenager Erriyon Knighton at an American Track League meet in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 31. "Not an option of mine to go play football.". 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). "He had a good meet," Christian said. Chilling, like Im a normal person.. Holloway, the head Olympic track coach, spoke to Knighton after the race. Who are you? TAMPA, Fla. For Erriyon Knighton, the record-breaking speed isnt as incredible as his acceleration to the track worlds elite. Now everyone just walks past me just like, 'Hey, Erriyon'. 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. Erriyon Knighton is now the fourth-fastest man over 200 metres in recorded human history. I think about that all the time. Last night, he only had a 6-ounce steak, but he did have two foot-longs earlier in the day. Last updated on 12 April 202212 April 2022.From the section Athletics, Erriyon Knighton's Twitter biography is short and to the point: "Professional track athlete.". He goes about his business the right way and takes this very seriously. But I was though, but not really, he said. 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. Who Is Erriyon Knighton? At just 18 years old, the under 20 world record holder is hungry for more, starting with the Lausanne Diamond League As a television camera reached him, he crouched on the track and smiled, but it was a smile of contemplating what might have been. Having an offensive line coach work with a skinny receiver ended up being the perfect pairing. Erriyon Knighton, just out of high school, has already lowered Bolts world junior record in the 200 meters. In other news, Police suspect the woman who caused Tour de France crash has fled to Germany. Watch this space. Sipp remembers how he didnt always have the confidence he now carries on the track. "It was nice," Jackson said. And, both Boys and Girls teams have been raising the bar, over the past two decades; winning multiple District and Regional championships, and producing Florida State and AAU National Champion track and field student athletes! "He'll never catch his dad," laughed Christian, who still holds the Missouri Tigers record with a 641-pound press. When Ive been able to work with him, his poise has impressed me more than anything else.. He hasnt run a meet since the Junior Olympics, but he has more coming up in April. Theyre still calling me, longtime Hillsborough football head coach Earl Garcia said Monday. Just electrifying, every time he touched the ball. "I only started running track in the ninth grade," Knighton remembered. "Going through puberty, especially, the (distances) are going to go up. Here is what we know. And, with his recent signing with Adidas, he has more money than hes ever had, most of which goes into the bank. Before he exited the curve, the race was effectively over. I just have to keep training hard every day, stay focused and put a good race together., (Top illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic. If you just go out and run like I know you can run, youll beat them. And he did, and he beat them. @usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/2vNi9EknYB, #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 28, 2021. At the end of the day, they really just help me. This Teen Has Already Broken Some of Usain Bolts Records. Christian lost a chance at a second medal by just a centimeter. If she asked him to put his toys away, he would do it running. He trusts Coach (Terry) with his life, and thats big. "In other schools in the area, people say to my class-mates 'you go to school with Erriyon', but for people in my school they see me every day, so it ain't nothing.". It wasnt hurting me, I just kept running.. World champion @LylesNoah is TOKYO-BOUND! With the Tokyo Olympics getting underway later this month and a 200m personal best of 19.84 seconds, 2021 could be the year of Erriyon Knightons making. He could no longer take up university scholarship offers. Now hes running for the Olympics. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. When it turns gray, click the refresh icon that has appeared next to it or click the button below to continue. I said, Excuse me. You dont put a label or a title on the meet. "There were a lot of people wanting to take pictures with me at the start of the school year," he remembers. The next day he ran the 100 in 10.29 seconds: a new U.S best time. All Rights Reserved. Six times in the past year and three times over the weekend, he reset the under-18 world record in the 200, along with the world under-20 record held by three-time Olympic 200-meter gold medalist Usain Bolt. Erriyon Knighton is a male sprinter born to Mrs. Knighton ( Mother ) and Mr. Mrs. During the opening day of the discus competition, Jackson was on target to set a national record in that event as well. Knighton chose to turn professional while a junior at Tampa Hillsborough High School. It wasnt serious, Knighton said. And we'll all be back together, but with a lot more fireworks.". 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. Then they get stronger and become Secretariat.. I dont really show emotions toward stuff like that.. A slender, rangy figure in home-team red gathers a kick return on his 10-yard line. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue. Athletics offers a huge range sport, in jumps, throws and running. There were strength workouts in the weight room and conditioning on the track. "Before then you could have asked me what 100m was and I wouldn't have known. You can jog on kids.". crushing Usain Bolts under-18 and under-20 200m records, Police suspect the woman who caused Tour de France crash has fled to Germany. It is just the start of a four-minute highlights reel,external-link posted in June 2020. I know thats easier said than done, but thats the key. Jackson is certainly a chip off the block, weighing a reported 11 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. Just how well can Knighton do in Tokyo? His father was a Erriyon Knighton reacts after placing third in the Mens 200 Meter Final during day ten of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 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. ", Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. He ultimately placed fourth in the blazing fast final on Wednesday, making a major statement at his first Olympics. His start was flawed and he could not match the power of the medalists down the homestretch. She could be facing an $18,000 USD fine and one year in jail. TAMPA, Fla. When Erriyon Knighton, a few months past his 18th birthday, became the fourth-fastest 200-meter runner in history on April 30, his fellow sprinter Michael Cherry tweeted in amazement, That boy got algebra on Monday.. Knighton, 17, breaks Bolts junior record in 200m at Florida meet, Tampa natives time of 20.11 shaves 0.02sec off Bolts 2003 mark, American Grant Holloway dominates quality 110m hurdles field. The next Olympics are only three years off, so Knighton can build on whatever hes able to do in Tokyo when hes 20 and competing for a spot in Paris in 2024, or even at age 24 when the Olympics are in Los Angeles in 2028. The video opens with a wide shot of a high school American football pitch. Fellow Florida athlete and Jamaican international Briana Williams, then 17, went with Nike in January of 2020. Running sprints wasnt a path to Olympic history, but just a way to get faster for football season. Shoot, hes nearly half a second faster than Bolt at the same age. He followed the decision made by Tamari Davis, a then-16-year-old who also turned pro in January of 2020. He presently owns the world under-18 and world under-20 marks in the 200 meters with a run of 19.84 seconds recorded on June 27, 2021, in the US Olympic Trials. Knighton, who ranks seventh among Americans in the 200m since the start of this year, will face stiff competition to crack the top three and make the US Olympic team with Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Terrance Laird (who have each run 19.81 or faster) having separated themselves from the pack. I really try not to get caught up in the pressure. Doubling up on the Lightning releases this year. 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