"Let’s be honest: Peterson is delusional if he thinks he has any chance of being a track and field Olympian. Yes, Peterson is very fast by the standards of a normal human being, and even by the standards of an NFL player. No, Peterson is nowhere near as fast as an Olympic sprinter. If Peterson is serious about trying to qualify for the Olympics, he’d have a better chance at a more specialized sport like the bobsled (a transition another former Vikings running back, Herschel Walker, has made) or rugby (which Willis McGahee is trying)."
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/13/adrian-peterson-maybe-ill-retire-from-the-nfl-run-in-the-olympics/
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"Adrian Lewis Peterson[1] (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).[6] He was drafted by the Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.[7]
"Early years[edit]
Peterson was born in Palestine, Texas, to Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson, who were also star athletes in college.[15] His mother, a three-time Texas state champion at Westwood High School, attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship and was a sprinter and long jumper.[15]
High school career[edit]
Peterson was a three-sport standout in football, basketball and track at Palestine High School.[19]
Track and field[edit]
Peterson followed in his mother's footsteps to excel in track & field at Woodward, where he won several medals in events such as the 100 meters, 200 meters, triple jump and long jump. Peterson's coach has stated that he believes that, had he not chosen a career in football, Peterson could have become an Olympic sprinter instead.[15] He recorded a wind-legal time of 10.26 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 2002 District 15-4A Championships, where he took first by a large margin. He also posted a wind-assisted time of 10.33 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2003 State Track Meet, where he earned a second-place finish behind world-class sprinter Ivory Williams.[22] At the 2004 District 14-4A Championships, Peterson ran the second leg on the Palestine 4x100m relay squad, helping lead them to victory with a time of 41.50 seconds.[23] Peterson has stated that his personal-best times are 10.19 seconds in the 100 meters, 21.23 seconds in the 200 meters and 47.6 seconds in the 400 meters.[24]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Peterson
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2003 Men's Outdoor List
100 Meters
10.29 Earvin Parker (Lewisville, Tx) 84
10.37 Demi Omole (Dominican, Whitefish Bay, Wi)
10.38 *Xavier Carter (Palm Bay, Melbourne, Fl) 85
10.40 *Kenny O'Neal (Skyline, Oakland, Ca) 86
10.41 Keantwon Gray (Carter, Dallas, Tx)
10.41 *Walter Dix (Coral Springs, Fl)
10.42 Gray
10.41 O'Neal
10.43 Steve Koehnemann (Corona del Sol, Tempe, Az)
10.44 *Derrick Jonse (Poly, Long Beach, Ca) 86
10.44 Omole
Wind-aided:
10.16 *Ivory Williams (Central, Beaumont, Tx) 85
10.21 Aulton Kohn (Beaufort, SC)
10.29 Parker
10.29 *Walter Dix (Coral Springs, Fl)
10.31A Parker
10.33 Adrian Peterson (Palestine, Tx) 85
10.33 Anthony Aldridge (Denton, Tx)
200 Meters
Wind-aided:
21.23 Adrian Peterson (Palatine, Tx) 85
Source: HIGH SCHOOL TRACK 2004, Jack Shepard
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