Barion Brown Sprints to Multiple State Track Championships
Need more evidence that Barion Brown is really, really, really fast? The future Kentucky wide receiver has a few gold medals as proof.
On Tuesday Brown concluded his record-breaking track career by capturing four Tennessee track state championships. He won the 100-meter dash in a blazing 10.83 seconds. He also took home the 200-meter in 21.70 and the 400-meter in 49.32. In addition to the three individual titles, he anchored an 800-meter relay victory by chasing down an opponent in the homestretch.
Barion Brown concludes his prep career in track and field with eight state titles. He was a part of three championship relay teams at Nashville’s Pearl-Cohn High School and won 100 and 200-meter relay in back-to-back years. Last year’s 100-meter set a new Tennessee state record, clocking in at 10.49 seconds.
According to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Brown is the No. 87 player in the 2022 recruiting class. One of the highest-ranked pass-catchers to ever sign with Kentucky, he plans on arriving in Lexington June 7.
“I can’t wait,” he told The Tennesseean. “There ain’t any other better way to go.”
Brown is not the only track star in Scott Woodward’s wide receiver room this fall. This spring Jordan Anthony recorded a 10.14 100-meter dash, one of the fastest ever by a high schooler. This spring he led the nation in the 200-m with a time of 20.52 and posted the top 60-meter time at 6.7 seconds. Like Brown, the Mississippi native swept the 100, 200 and relay state titles for his high school this spring. Anthony plans on continuing his track and field career at Kentucky.
You can’t coach speed. Even if it’s just in a small capacity in Rich Scangarello’s offense, Brown and Anthony will find ways to contribute right away this fall.
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