High School Notebook: He's not done yet: Pryor will hit the track for the 200
Sunday, April 06, 2008
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Terrelle Pryor isn't ready to end his high school athletic career just yet.
After dazzling the masses in football and basketball, Pryor has decided to try a new trick.
Track.
Pryor, a senior at Jeannette, said this week he will run the 200-meter dash for the Jeannette track team. Seriously.
"Why not?" Pryor said. "It's just something to do. Maybe another championship I can win."
This is actually not a new trick for Pryor. He ran on Jeannette's track team for part of his freshman year but quit near the end of the season, and one of the reasons was AAU basketball. At the time, he had one of the best 200 times in WPIAL Class AA at 22.7 seconds.
Pryor, who has signed with Ohio State to play quarterback, said he plans to run in a few meets with Jeannette this spring and then at the WPIAL qualifier in May. The WPIAL AA championships are May 13 and the PIAA championships May 23-24. Pryor will leave for Ohio State in mid-June.
Pryor said he works regularly on running.
"I run with parachutes on my back on our football field," Pryor said.
The 200 would seem to be a good event for Pryor. He won't have to work that much on starts because a good start is not as important in the 200 as the 100.
Plus, Pryor's long strides (he's 6 feet 6) and strength are perfect for the 200. His strength would be big in the final 100 meters.
Heck, he'd probably be an excellent long jumper, too.
The 400 might be his best fit, but that is a grueling event and Pryor knows it.