At the end of the day, they really just help me. Last night, he only had a 6-ounce steak, but he did have two foot-longs earlier in the day. As of today, Erriyon Kinghtons parents identities remain unknown to the general public. Knighton is still learning off the track as well. John Regis, agent of Knighton and the 200m record-holder in the UK, has some insights. To see what hes done was something I wasnt surprised by, but something that amazed the world.. Hypebeast is a registered trademark of Hypebeast Hong Kong Ltd. Gain access to exclusive interviews with industry creatives, think pieces, trend forecasts, guides and more. It was impossible. Teenage Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton won the men's 200-meter semifinal event on Tuesday, securing his place in the final taking place on Wednesday. This guy was in a different league. Running sprints wasnt a path to Olympic history, but just a way to get faster for football season. Saturday morning he was back at the Satellite High complex, tossing a 6-pound shot 17.26 meters (56-07.50 feet) to set a national age-group record. Obviously, hes an extremely talented young man, but the thing that separates him from the average 17-year-old is his poise, Holloway said. Refresh page. 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.. Who Is Erriyon Knighton? Everything was online and he didnt really have access to a computer, so it was good to have him here. 2023 www.floridatoday.com. As a wide receiver, he reportedly received offers to play for college football powers Alabama, Florida and Florida State. And we'll all be back together, but with a lot more fireworks.". Damian Warner Wife/Girlfriend Jennifer Cotten Are They Married? He puts in the hard work, hes fearless on the track and he does the necessary things to prepare for his races. And, break a leg, in winning Gold in Tokyo Erriyon! 17-year-old Erriyon Knighton is the youngest male Olympian to make the 200m final since 1984. You may have to select a menu option or click a button. Aside from his professional running career, Knighton lives a relatively normal teenage life. "As I grow older I am going to get stronger and faster. "Now,he might catch his mom, though.". As a 10th grader, he was head and shoulders above everybody. 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. 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. But when he took off from the line, he was in first, and he was surprised. "Going through puberty, especially, the (distances) are going to go up. 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. I dont really show emotions toward stuff like that.. Knighton, who aspires to go to medical school, started running his freshman year when his football coach said it could help make him faster as a wide receiver. Knighton was still weeks away from graduating high school when he ran half a lap around the track in 19.49 seconds, lowering his own world junior record once held by Usain Bolt, at the L.S.U. He and another football teammate and friend of Sipps son, Joe Jr., moved in with the Sipp family, staying with them for seven months. It wasnt long after that Knighton got a call from Adidas. He says there are a lot of people he doesnt know that hate on him out of jealousy. When I used to run at Juniors, or youth, you don't have to run that fast. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/sports/olympics/track-sprinter-knighton-bolt.html. Erriyon Knighton, left, chose to turn professional while a junior at Tampa Hillsborough High School. Its the biggest track meet on the planet, but his coaches will try to remind him the race is the same as any other hes run, focusing on the distance and himself and not the world watching him. That means he bested legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolts under-20 record, too. Knighton had turned professional in January 2021, days before his 17th birthday. Theyre still calling me, longtime Hillsborough football head coach Earl Garcia said Monday. 19.84 is one of the fastest times ever run at that age. He not only won the 200 meters, but did so in 20.33 seconds, breaking the national under-18 record that had been in place since 2001, nearly three years before he was born. While on the East Coast of Florida at the AAU Games, Jackson didn't havetoo much free time, although he went parasailing dad stayed grounded at Port Canaveral on Friday. More than 50 years later, he still holds the American under-20 record in the mile (3:51.3) and had kept the 800-meter record until this May. The triple jumper from Burkina Faso bounded out to a "I've got to qualify for the heat so don't exert too much energy, really," he said, appearing relaxed and confident. According to NBC, he became the youngest male track athlete to reach the final of an individual Olympic race in 125 years. Anyone can read what you share. I was running what pros were running, Knighton said of his thinking before turning pro in January 2021. Knighton finished fourth in 19.93 a stunning performance for a teenager. CNW Network is South Floridas number one Caribbean news network that comprises of CaribbeanNationalWeekly.com, National Weekly newspaper and CNW TV. Its almost like hes a pogo stick, said Holloway, who is the head coach at the University of Florida and was also head coach of the United States track team at the Tokyo Olympics. That doesnt mean he doesnt goof around in class though. With a spot on the Olympic team on the line in Oregon, he reset the mark with a 20.04 on Friday, then a blazing 19.88 in the semifinals. Nobody ever came close to him in this county. Celebrating the release of Space Jam: A New Legacy.. Bromell, the years fastest at 9.88 in the 100m, finished second in 20.20, his best since 2015. 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. Jamaicas reigning Olympic champion Omar McLeod did not start the final after winning his heat in 13.16, with Holloway a hundredth of a second faster in the second heat. Erriyon is more concerned with his work than with being involved in a meaningful relationship. That goal was accomplished on that fateful weekend in August. He followed the decision made by Tamari Davis, a then-16-year-old who also turned pro in January of 2020. Knighton is qualified to race at the US Olympic trials that start in two weeks at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Knighton, who turned 17 in January, ran down Olympic 100m favorite Trayvon Bromell to win the 200m in 20.11, shaving 0.02 seconds off Bolts 2003 time. If the Cantwell name sounds familiar in the sport, it is. The kid who can nearly dunk a basketball, and who likes playing football and baseball back home in Nixa, Missouri,can bench press 210 pounds. As a I didnt think I was strong enough, he said. "It could have gone differently if high school season was still going," he told BBC Sport. Follow the instructions for disabling the ad blocker on the site youre viewing. https://www.hhstoday.com/life/2021/02/25/erriyon-knighton-the-sprinter/#comment-89567. In the 200-meter final on Wednesday, Canadian star Andre de Grasse took gold, and U.S. sprinters Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles won silver and bronze. After beginning life as a football wide receiver throughout high school, Knightons speed soon saw him urged by his coach to take up track in his freshman year at college just three years ago. "The shot put finals are always on that first night. Sipp remembers Knightons first track meet. Having an offensive line coach work with a skinny receiver ended up being the perfect pairing. Idon't think about much when I'm out there, just winning the meet," he said. Knighton chose to turn professional while a junior at Tampa Hillsborough High School. He knelt on the track. Congrats, to Joe Sipp for seeing the potential in Erriyon as a track & field athlete. I thought if I got a little more training, I could be one of them.. Contact Grossman at 321-242-3676 or hgrossman@floridatoday.com. After his freshman year, Knighton joined a summer track team. But if Knighton runs like he is in a hurry, he knows he has time on his side. He also broke the Jamaican sprinting legend's under-20 200-meter world record set in 2004 less than a month later at the U.S. Olympic trials, USA Today Sports reported in late June. WebTwo-sport athlete in football and track. More:AAU Junior Olympics on Space Coast crowns its first champions. Sipp said the sport is still so new to him that he cant appreciate just how big an opportunity he has. 20.33 seconds is a short amount of time to change somebodys life. Erriyon Knighton, a 17-year-old whose 19.88 in the semifinals broke Bolts under-20 record, took third with a time of 19.84. Two months after graduating from high school, US sprinter Erriyon Knighton stood on the podium in Oregon having become the youngest men's 200m runner ever to medal at a World Athletics Championships. From then on, Knighton was destined to be wearing spikes, rather than shoulder pads. Ryun would run in three Olympics for the United States, winning a silver medal in the 1,500 meters in 1968. He thinks hed like to study medicine, because he has family members that could help him out, like his mom, a nurse. I knew [Knighton] was right up there with them, he said. The teenager was deflated. I thought if I got a little more training, I could be one of them.. 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. Sports Science Is Changing How Female Olympians Train. Elite sprinters generally strike the track and lift off again in about nine hundredths of a second. He wants to be the best version of himself. The latest win is certainly not a bad start to the Olympic career of the 17-year-old who is the youngest track athlete on Team USA. Monday, youre coming out to track practice. No teenager had ever run that fast. The Jamaican won in 13.47 (-2.5m/s) to finish Athletics offers a huge range sport, in jumps, throws and running. I said, Excuse me. Erriyon hasnt disclosed his parents names to us, but his father was a When I talk to him about a race plan, about his training, he trusts how hes being coached. But, it's in vain. At the age of 16, Knighton accepted a sponsorship agreement with Adidas, foregoing his final two years of amateur competition at Hillsborough High. While hopes remain high for the rising Olympic star's sprinting career, Knighton's athletic roots were in football. Hes Getting Faster. Lyles won the final Sunday night, and Kenny Bednarek, 22, took second, but Knighton came through in third place in 19.84 seconds, becoming the first teenager to make the U.S. Olympic mens track team since 2000. "There were a lot of people wanting to take pictures with me at the start of the school year," he remembers. Two and a half years ago, hed never been in a track meet. As you watch the footage,external-link you can hear one voice from the stands swear in disbelief as the stagger unfurls and the extent of Knighton's yawning advantage is revealed. Perhaps, Knighton matches Bolt using the same criteria that made the Jamaican great. Knighton is marked, too, by an impressive self-belief for such a young athlete. 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 A crowd of about 100 spectators in the bleachers. Asked whether he could compare his running style to that of another, the teenager said: "Probably Usain Bolt," Florida Today reported in 2020, "just because he's tall like me. Chilling, like Im a normal person.. He has currently amassed 26.6k followers and has posted only 4 posts as of now. I think its safe to say his high school football career is over. 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. You have entered an incorrect email address! Only the top three spots make the Olympic team, and he was competing with a world champion in Noah Lyles, 23, who just missed out on a goal of making the team as a teenager five years ago, finishing fourth in the 2016 Olympic Trials. As of today, Erriyon Kinghtons parents identities remain unknown to the general public. Shoot, hes nearly half a second faster than Bolt at the same age. At Tuesday's 200-meter semifinal, Knighton came in at 20.02 seconds. Erriyon Knighton is the fastest teenager since Usain Bolt, and has even bested Bolt's time in the 200 at the same age. All rights reserved. The teenager did not break Bolt's world record (19.19 seconds set in 2009) and Olympic record (19.30 seconds set in 2008). I feed off of stuff like that.. "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.". His career path, though, veered from football fields to the tracks built around them. 2023 Hypebeast Limited. He was a really nice fellow, would talk about how he ran in the morning before he got to work, then would do his heavy work in the evenings.. But Knighton shaved more than three-tenths of a second from his previous best of 19.84. 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. He is younger than any US Olympic male track and field athlete since miler Jim Ryun in 1964, according to Olympedia.org. "I only started running track in the ninth grade," Knighton remembered. He finished just off the podium in Wednesday's final. But he got away cleanly at the L.S.U. 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 "That Tokyo experience is something no-one can ever take from you, I will always have that experience. Watch this space. Erriyon Knighton: The Sprinter HHS Today He was just a receiver for the football team. Knighton has a chance to continue what has been a wildly successful run for sports in Tampa, with the NHLs Tampa Bay Lightning now three wins away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions, baseballs Tampa Bay Rays coming off a World Series appearance and the NFLs Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady winning the Super Bowl in Tampa in February and now seeking another title. 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. Knighton didnt notice he was fast until that Junior Olympics race. Meet the New Assistant Principal: Jonathan Gunn. Im just being, he said. 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. But I amgetting stronger.". In the meanwhile, Erriyon is a quiet guy when it comes to his love life. As Knighton unfolded his 6-foot-3 frame from the starting blocks, he sometimes dragged his left, or trailing, foot on the track. At 18, Knighton has not yet peeked closely under the hood of his internal engine as he has under the hood of the $80,000 Dodge Hellcat he would like to buy. Erriyon Knighton is an American Sprinter whose parents and family background are still a mystery. 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. "Seems like every 10 minutes he's eating. He goes about his business the right way and takes this very seriously. You dont put a label or a title on the meet. This week, his son's performancessoothed his soul. Knighton doesnt love running, but he likes it. If she asked him to put his toys away, he would do it running. He has done relatively little weight lifting yet to fill out his 164-pound frame. He was also born in the United States on January 29, 2004. He watches a lot of film, studies his competitors. He just goes out, trusts the process. I could make sure he was getting the right amount of sleep and eating right, so it was better that he stayed with us.. Knighton noticed that the workouts for track were much harder than football. 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. Sipp remembers how he didnt always have the confidence he now carries on the track. Mo., still holds the 8-under AAU national record in the javelin,a sport he's left behind. "I probably would still have been playing football if I would've had that extra year.". WebAt the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, so many American athletes gave amazing performances including Paul Chelimo and Kenny Bednarek. Why would he think otherwise? 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. (Kirby Lee / USA Today). But, as the pandemic bit, the points switched. Erriyon Knighton is a male sprinter born to Mrs. Knighton ( Mother ) and Mr. Mrs. Knighton added that compared with the Junior Olympics, he's finally getting some competition: "Well, the huge difference is you've got to run. "Right now, I guess you'd call it asemi-normal diet," Christian said. Months later, he finished fourth in the 200 at the Tokyo Olympics, so his victory at this low-key meet was not unexpected. He still has a lot of self-motivation. As a teenager representing his country on the largest platform in sports, Knighton has a chance to be a national star, one of the biggest stories of the Olympics. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. US sprinter Erriyon Knighton ( Getty Images) World U20 records* were broken in mens sprint events in two different continents just five hours apart on Saturday (30) as Botswanas Letsile Tebogo ran 9.96 for 100m in Gaborone and Erriyon Knighton clocked 19.49 for 200m in Baton Rouge. He hits halfway at a gallop. Who are you? Here is what we know. It was his third straight national title, and fourth in five years, dating back to the 8-under class. "He'll never catch his dad," laughed Christian, who still holds the Missouri Tigers record with a 641-pound press. In his junior year now, Knighton practices with a personal coach four days a week. You can jog on kids.". The field also included a pair of Britons: Zharnel Hughes (who took gold at the 2018 European championships) and Adam Gemili (fourth at the 2016 Olympics and 2019 worlds). 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. Refresh the page or click the button below to continue. 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. TAMPA, Fla. For Erriyon Knighton, the record-breaking speed isnt as incredible as his acceleration to the track worlds elite. The home team holler on the touchline as their man's easy, fluid stride eats up the field and carries him to the endzone. Way to represent Tampa! pic.twitter.com/9hvgiiSOHO. This Teen Has Already Broken Some of Usain Bolts Records. Ran a wind-legal 20.33 200 at the AAU Junior Olympics in Aug. 2020 for a national record in his age group. Click on the large blue power icon at the top. Knighton began competing in track & field in 2019 as a freshman at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida. During the opening day of the discus competition, Jackson was on target to set a national record in that event as well. Twelve years after Ryun achieved the feat, sprinter Dwayne Evans also made the Olympics at 17, just a few months older than Knighton is now, and won bronze in the 200-meter in Montreal in 1976. Fellow Florida athlete and Jamaican international Briana Williams, then 17, went with Nike in January of 2020. Embedded in the community for over 20 years, we have established ourselves as Floridas primary access to the Caribbean community. 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. 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 But when his coach asked him to join track in his freshman year, he committed. Unlike many Olympic hopefuls, athletics is a relatively new sport for Knighton. Then they get stronger and become Secretariat.. Holloway, the head Olympic track coach, spoke to Knighton after the race. It was August, and sweltering. His coach marveled at the finesse and elasticity of Knightons stride. 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. Knighton is qualified to race at the US Olympic trials that start in two weeks at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. "I think I signed an autograph actually, it got that chaotic. Hes a phenom.. I was a little surprised, but not really. The first person to see his potential was Coach Joseph Sipp, the head track coach and a football coach. He ultimately placed fourth in the blazing fast final on Wednesday, making a major statement at his first Olympics. Your email address will not be published. Running in 200m against other 16-year-olds, he stormed home in 20.33 seconds. The Background of the Usain Bolt-Beating Sprinter, Who Is Stan Smith? 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At the age of 18, he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest ever individual sprint medalist in Championships history. He just didnt want it to become serious. He trusts Coach (Terry) with his life, and thats big. 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 is self-assured, diligent and fearless, unmoved by fame, his coaches said. 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. Much the same way, Knighton was scheduled to get home late Tuesday night, but was headed to Miami later in the week and then to Budapest, Hungary, where hell compete in an event next week, then training in the United Kingdom before arriving in Tokyo, where the opening ceremonies are barely three weeks off on July 23. 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. Like really fast. 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). Bromell, the years fastest at 9.88 in the 100m, finished second in 20.20, his best since 2015. Not Bolt, not anyone. A slender, rangy figure in home-team red gathers a kick return on his 10-yard line. Only Usain Bolt had ever gone faster at under-18 level. Hes like a baby colt thats born and can barely walk, Holloway said. I think its remarkable, Ryun said. Knighton didnt play football that first fall, but Sipp, now in his 15th year as the schools offensive line coach and head track coach, told him his speed was something that would be special, that he would do well if he wanted to run track. When Ive been able to work with him, his poise has impressed me more than anything else.. 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. He leaves biomechanics to his coaches. Yohan Blake of Jamaica, the 2012 Olympic silver Youll usually find this icon in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. When asked by Florida Today which athlete he considers himself most similar to, he responded, Probably Usain Bolt, just because hes tall like me.. Erriyon Knighton (born January 29, 2004) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. 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. I talked to him before the USA Championships, and I said, You have to run the 200 meters. You cant take it as, Oh, my God, I have to win this USA Trials. If you run 200 meters to the best of your ability, youre going to be fine.. Now everyone just walks past me just like, 'Hey, Erriyon'. Switching back and forth from his parents houses, visiting grandparents and cousins on the weekends, going bowling with his mom, and dreaming, not too unrealistically, of buying a Dodge Charger as his first car. 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