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I wanted to start with some older guys from the past that ran these times in high school. Many did not run track in college or become
a professional as we always lose some of our best men to other mainstream sports. All of these guys are in the fastest high school kids
of all time regardless of race but I'm just focusing on the white high school sprinters.
Few athletes in Texas history have been as big, as fast and as talented as Wylie High's John Lampert.
Lampert was 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds as a senior when he reeled off a 10.20-second time in the 100-meter dash. He was also the state long-jump champion as a junior and senior when he recorded the top long jump mark for a high schooler in the country.
Lampert's future wasn't on the track — he ended up playing college football in the Big Ten for Purdue, where he converted from safety to linebacker.
High school: Wylie High School (Abilene, Texas)
100-meter dash time: 10.20
Year: 2002
a professional as we always lose some of our best men to other mainstream sports. All of these guys are in the fastest high school kids
of all time regardless of race but I'm just focusing on the white high school sprinters.
John Lampert — 10.20 seconds
Few athletes in Texas history have been as big, as fast and as talented as Wylie High's John Lampert.
Lampert was 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds as a senior when he reeled off a 10.20-second time in the 100-meter dash. He was also the state long-jump champion as a junior and senior when he recorded the top long jump mark for a high schooler in the country.
Lampert's future wasn't on the track — he ended up playing college football in the Big Ten for Purdue, where he converted from safety to linebacker.
High school: Wylie High School (Abilene, Texas)
100-meter dash time: 10.20
Year: 2002
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