I wrote earlier about this nephew of mine who was 10.8 in the 100 and now he's at 10.57 and 48th in the US--I'm thinking he has to be one of the fastest white boys in America. His mom is about 5 feet tall and weighs in at around 230. His father, my brother, is 5' 9" and stout. I'm, naturally, a 4:30-ish miler, and was lucky to break 56 in the 400. I'm still just blown away by how this kid runs. Where in the hell did those genes come from?
Jeremy Warnier must have been the UPS man back when he was conceived...
As far as fast white boys, I remember Stu Schweigert (sp.?) running in Michigan in around the year 2000. He ran about that time in the 100 and had some epic duels with Charles Rogers. They both went on to colligiete and NFL careers.
Stu must be one of the fastest Jews on record.
He hoped for a football scholarship but it looks like he's going to get one for track instead. He's only 5' 9" himself so he's a little small for football maybe? How big was this Schweigert guy anyway?
jaime wrote:
As far as fast white boys, I remember Stu Schweigert (sp.?) running in Michigan in around the year 2000. He ran about that time in the 100 and had some epic duels with Charles Rogers. They both went on to colligiete and NFL careers.
Stu must be one of the fastest Jews on record.
is this kid by any chance from missouri?
he is, maryville.
maryville?
hmmm, i would have guessed it was Joey Meyer or West Plains
i hope i'm not screwing around with his scholarship opps by talking here--i only hear the news secondhand anyway for family reasons but he loves football, and he's a pretty good sprinter. he's run some awesome touchdowns. as for track, the state leader has a, gulp, 10.35 and is in the same Class 3A, out of Kansas City for #9 in the nation.
nope, Meyer's got a 10.78 out of West Plains which is pretty good for it being a perennial distance school, and my nemesis during high school.
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There was a kid out in California a few years back named Matt Bruno who was the fastest white boy I have seen in high school. I think he ran close to 10.35 in the 100, nto sure about 200. He won the Arcadia invite 100-200 and the CA state championship at both.
10.35 is smoking. State Championships are coming up. Should be interesting.
Anybody know what is the lightest or shortest that someone can be to play to play college football or the NFL?
Let's stay on topic. Is 10.57 fast for a white high schooler?
HELL YEAH IT'S FAST! That's beastly fast for a whitie.
I should also add, if he can catch the ball, he should be playing wide receiver immediately. There is such a market for selfless white wide receivers in the NFL, it's ridiculous. Those that watch NFL know what I'm talking about. If you're white, can hold on to the ball and not fear taking a hit, you are money. Think Wayne Chrebet, Ed McAffrey, etc.
he plays well and catches the ball. he's going to a DII school for track although that school has put out some NFL guys so hopefully he'll play ball there, or transfer.
he's probably more llike 5'10 or 5'11 and light. he takes hits but is that still to light at 180ish?
T. Bone Rex aka Quick Kick wrote:
he's probably more llike 5'10 or 5'11 and light. he takes hits but is that still to light at 180ish?
5'10" - 5'11" isn't too short. If he's a muscular 180 that's pretty good, he can always add 10 pounds by the time NFL rolls around. 5'10" 190 is plenty for a swift possession receiver.
he's not sure if he'll play ball in college. i wonder if there are restrictions against doing so if you're on a track scholarship? anyway, his competition at state's next weekend is a 10.35 freshman!
tim dwight fit the profile, short, fast, white, midwestern and a pretty good nfl utility guy, some receiving, some runbacks.
There's a guy, Devin St. Clair, in WA who is a senior and ran 10.73a and 21.40a. I think he is white or slightly mixed. He is the state leader in the 100m and the 200m (and his team is the top in the 4x400m) but he tore his ACL in a rugby tryout so his season is over. I think he's supposed to be going to Eastern Washington to play football and do track.