Sean Tucker will run track at Syracuse. His first race is coming up

Sean Tucker

Syracuse Orange running back Sean Tucker (34) on his touchdown run. The Syracuse Orange takes on the Boston College Golden Eagles at the Carrier Dome Oct. 28, 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — Sean Tucker, Syracuse’s All-American running back, is participating in a second sport this winter.

Tucker will run track for the Orange during its indoor season, and his first race is this weekend at Virginia Tech.

Track has long been a staple in Tucker’s offseason schedule, with the short sprint 60-meter dash the event he will likely hone in on to help supplement his training for the upcoming football season.

Tucker is scheduled to make his SU debut in Friday night’s 60-meter preliminary race.

Tucker was a sprinter in high school at Calvert Hall for its indoor and outdoor teams. He won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association indoor title in the 55-meter dash two years in a row and was a champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints as a junior.

Entering his third season, Tucker has emerged as one of the nation’s top running backs after a breakout 2021 season in which he led the ACC in rushing and broke the school’s single-season rushing mark set by Joe Morris in 1979.

Tucker rushed for 1,496 yards and became the first Syracuse tailback since Floyd Little to earn All-America honors.

Tucker joined the SU indoor track team last month, adding to a schedule that will soon include offseason football workouts, spring practice and his academic workload as a computer science major.

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