If you've watched just a little bit of track & field, you know that one of the most exciting events is the 4x100 relay. It's a race usually full of thin, quick athletes who can really fly.

But every now and again you see something like what is in the video below -- a 6-foot-4, 328-pound beast of a young man anchoring his school's 4x100 relay team.

His name is Kardell Thomas and he goes to Baton Rouge's Southern University Lab School. Now let's watch him in action.

Oh, by the way, Thomas is only a sophomore and is quite the football player too. He's a 4-star recruit who has verbally committed to LSU, but he's also received offers from Alabama, Florida State and Georgia.

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