Several Pac-12 football players moonlight as elite runners. The balancing act between offseason workouts and indoor track and field is likely a tough act, but even so, some football guys have notched some pretty impressive times on the track already during this indoor season.
Here's a quick rundown of conference football players who have put up top 25 times (in regard to their football peers) on the track so far this season. Their placement (No. 1, No. 7 etc.) is in regard to all divisions of football, not just Division FBS.
60-meter dash:
No. 7 -- WR Kirk Merritt, Oregon -- 6.78
No. 9 -- ATH Adoree' Jackson, USC 6.79
No. 9 -- RB Tony Brooks-James, Oregon -- 6.79
No. 25 -- TB/WR Dominic Davis, USC -- 6.92
200-meter dash:
No. 1 -- Adoree' Jackson -- 21.35
60-meter hurdles:
No. 1 -- Devon Allen, Oregon -- 7.74
High jump:
No. 7 -- Tim White, Arizona State -- 6-6 3/4
Long jump:
No. 8 -- Tim White -- 23-0.5
Triple jump:
No. 1 -- Tim White -- 52-2
#ASU Tim White wins triple jump at indoor meet in Nebraska
— jeffmetcalfe (@jeffmetcalfe) February 7, 2016
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