Hurdling another human being is tough in Madden, let alone in real life for most people. Well, that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case for one high school running back in Houston, Texas.
They say everything is bigger in Texas, but does that include hurdling ability? Is that quantifiable in size? Ta’zhawn Henry from Lamar High School seems to think so.
Sign @TazhawnHeny up for the 2020 Olympics immediately 😳 #AllTheWayUp pic.twitter.com/xGiFELCE5Q
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) November 5, 2016
According to his ESPN recruiting page, Henry only has one offer and it’s from the nearby University of Houston. Since he’s a junior, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a lot more offers sent to Henry’s house now that everybody knows he could probably star on the track team too.
Let’s watch his hurdle again.
Sign @TazhawnHeny up for the 2020 Olympics immediately 😳 #AllTheWayUp pic.twitter.com/xGiFELCE5Q
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) November 5, 2016
In order to avoid a defender, Henry practically hurdles his way from the 20-yard line all the way to the 15. That’s about 15 feet in one solid leap. 15! At that rate he would only need to hurdle 20 times to run from end zone to end zone. I could maybe get from one end zone to the nearby 20-on-20 hurdles.
Henry went All The Way Up with his hurdle and if he continues to run like that, he’ll go All The Way Up the ESPN Top 300 board.
