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'''John Capel Jr.''' (born [[November 27]], [[1978]] in [[Brooksville, Florida]]) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]]. He is also a retired [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at the [[Florida Gators football|University of Florida]]. |
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==High school career== |
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'''John Capel''' (born [[November 27]], [[1978]] in [[Brooksville, Florida]], [[United States of America]]) is a [[Sprint (race)|sprint]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]]. |
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Capel attended [[Hernando High School]], while there he was considered one of the nation's top wide receivers and was also one of the nation's top prep sprinters (won the 100 and 200 meters at the prestigious National Scholastic Champion-ships in the summer of 1997). He was named to several prep All-American teams. He rated as the nation's top receiver prospect by ''National Recruiting Advisor'' and received All-American honors from the publication. He was named to the ''[[Parade Magazine|Parade]]'' All-American Team. He ranked among the nation's top 35 prep players by ''[[The Sporting News]]''. He played mostly [[running back]], where he rushed for 1,229 yards in 1997 (9.1 avg) with 12 touchdowns and also recorded 28 receptions for 434 yards (15.5 avg) and three touchdowns. He was named to Florida's Super Seniors Team. He won the state 4A championship as a [[Eleventh grade|junior]] in 1997 in both the 100 (10.49) and 200 (21.01) meters. |
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==College career== |
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John attended the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]] and played for their [[american football]] team the [[Florida Gators football|Gators]] but left there in 2000 to concentrate on his athletics career. |
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Capel attended the [[Florida Gators football|University of Florida]] and played [[american football|football]] but left after the [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] to enter the [[2001 NFL Draft]]. |
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===Freshman (1998)=== |
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The speedy Capel joined a talented group of [[wide receivers]] in 2001 as the [[Chicago Bears]]' offense looked to continue its rapid improvement. He failed to hang on to the team. |
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In [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]], Capel played in every game as a true freshman, earning his only career start when the team opened with a three-receiver formation against [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]. He had two receptions for four yards and rushed the ball 11 times for 80 yards (7.3 avg) and a touchdown. He returned eight punts for 77 yards (9.6 avg) and 10 kickoffs for 274 yards (27.4 avg). Against [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] he scored his first career touchdown, an eight-yard run. Against [[Syracuse Orange#Football history|Syracuse]] in the [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] he returned three punts for 29 yards and two kickoffs for 37 yards. |
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===Sophomore (1999)=== |
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In [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]], Capel played in every game, listed third on the depth chart at flanker. He did not participate in spring football drills due too schedule conflicts with his cometments to the school's track team. He recorded nine receptions for 84 yards (9.3 avg) and 63 yards on nine carries (7.0 avg). He returned nine kickoffs for 141 yards (15.7 avg) and two punts for -3 yards. Against [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] in the [[SEC Championship Game]] he rushed the ball twice for seven yards. Against [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] in the [[Citrus Bowl]] he recorded 109 yards on five kickoff returns with a long of 38 yards. |
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===Junior (2000)=== |
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At the IAAF Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix held in February 2006 he tested positive for a [[cannabinoid]]. [http://www.iaaf.org/antidoping/news/Kind=2/newsId=34386.html] |
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In [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]], Capel did not play due too him competing as a sprinter on the U.S. Olympic team. |
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==Amateur track career== |
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Capel was a standout sprinter in high school, he arrived on the world competition stage in 1999. He withdrew from Florida in April, 2000 to concentrate on track. |
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In 1997, Capel won the National Scholastic 100 (10.49) and 200 (21.01) meter dash titles while attending Hernando High School. In 1998, he ran a personal best 10.40 in the 100 meters at Florida. In 1999, he won the [[NCAA]] Outdoor 200-meter championship (19.87). He finished second in the NCAA Outdoor 100 meters (10.03), fourth in the USA Outdoor 200-meter finals (20.29). He ran on the winning 4 x 100-meters relay at [[World University Games]]. He ran a 10.12 100 meters, a mark that ranks second best in University of Florida history, behind only Olympic medalist [[Dennis Mitchell]]. He won the [[SEC]] Outdoor 200m dash title in a Florida record 19.99 (the time ranked as the top American mark and the second fastest time in the world when run). He was named Florida's Most Valuable Track Athlete. |
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==Professional football career== |
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Capel tested positive for [[marijuana]] at the 2001 [[NFL Combine]], and was arresnted a few months later for possession of marijuana.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |title=Sprinter John Capel gets life back on track |work=LATimes.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=July 5, 2008 |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-track5-2008jul05,0,2647766.story |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> He was selected in the [[2001 NFL Draft#Round seven|seventh round (208th overall)]] of the [[2001 NFL Draft]] by the [[Chicago Bears]]. But was released during [[National Football League training camp|training camp]]. He then spent part of training camp in 2002 with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], but was released before the season began. |
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==Professional track career== |
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In 2000, Capel won the Olympic Trials 200 in a personal-best 19.85. He finished eighth in the 200-meter final in [[Sydney]] (20.49). He finished second in the NCAA Indoor 200, running 20.26, which broke the American indoor record. He finished fourth at the [[Pontiac Grand Prix]] Invitational (10.13). He finished second at the [[Adidas]] Oregon Track Classic 100 (10.21), third in 200 (20.42). He had bests of 10.12 in a heat at the Olympic Trials and 19.85. |
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| ⚫ | Capel's major athletic highlight came in winning the 200m [[gold medal]] at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics]], at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint Denis]], [[Paris]], [[France]]. He had previously made the final at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], but trailed in eighth after thinking there had been a false start. In August 2005 he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]]. |
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===Ban and return to track=== |
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He tested positive in 2004 and then again at the [[IAAF]] Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in February 2006, that time for a [[cannabinoid]], which resulted in a two year ban from track.<ref>{{cite web |title=American sprinter John Capel banned for cannabis |work=Girls Talk Sports.com |date=Saturday, July 1, 2006 |url=http://www.girlstalksports.com/More-Sports/Athletics/American-sprinter-John-Capel-banned-for-cannabis-200607011155/ |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> Since his two year ban for testing positive in 2006, Capel has become clean, and returned to competition. Which he contributes to his then 7-year old daughter for searching his name online and learning of his past troubles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hersh |first=Philip |title=Sprinter John Capel gets life back on track |work=LATimes.com |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 5, 2008 |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-track5-2008jul05,0,2647766.story |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> |
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In June 2008, Capel traveled to [[Eugene, Oregon]] to compete to make the American Men's Olympic Sprint team, which would represent the [[United States of America]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. However, he failed to advance out of the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zinser |first=Lynn |authorlink=http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/author/lzinser/ |title=U.S. Track Trials: Capel’s 100-meter Comeback Ends in Disappointment |work=NYTimes.com | publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=June 29, 2008 |url=http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/john-capel/ |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> |
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==Outside of competition== |
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While not competeing in track meets, Capel works for Flagstone Pavers in Brooksville, Florida, driving a [[forklift]] and picking defective blocks from outgoing orders.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dewitt |first=Dan |title=After a hard fall, a 2nd run at glory |work=SPTimes.com |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |date=February 24, 2008 |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/24/Columns/After_a_hard_fall__a_.shtml |format=HTML |accessdate=2008-08-16}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Capel_John.asp USA Track & Field profile] |
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| College: | Florida |
| Position: | Wide Receiver |
| NFL draft: | 2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 208 |
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1999 Palma de Mallorca | 100 metres |
John Capel Jr. (born November 27, 1978 in Brooksville, Florida) is an American sprinter. He is also a retired American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida.
High school career
Capel attended Hernando High School, while there he was considered one of the nation's top wide receivers and was also one of the nation's top prep sprinters (won the 100 and 200 meters at the prestigious National Scholastic Champion-ships in the summer of 1997). He was named to several prep All-American teams. He rated as the nation's top receiver prospect by National Recruiting Advisor and received All-American honors from the publication. He was named to the Parade All-American Team. He ranked among the nation's top 35 prep players by The Sporting News. He played mostly running back, where he rushed for 1,229 yards in 1997 (9.1 avg) with 12 touchdowns and also recorded 28 receptions for 434 yards (15.5 avg) and three touchdowns. He was named to Florida's Super Seniors Team. He won the state 4A championship as a junior in 1997 in both the 100 (10.49) and 200 (21.01) meters.
College career
Capel attended the University of Florida and played football but left after the 2000 to enter the 2001 NFL Draft.
Freshman (1998)
In 1998, Capel played in every game as a true freshman, earning his only career start when the team opened with a three-receiver formation against South Carolina. He had two receptions for four yards and rushed the ball 11 times for 80 yards (7.3 avg) and a touchdown. He returned eight punts for 77 yards (9.6 avg) and 10 kickoffs for 274 yards (27.4 avg). Against Georgia he scored his first career touchdown, an eight-yard run. Against Syracuse in the Orange Bowl he returned three punts for 29 yards and two kickoffs for 37 yards.
Sophomore (1999)
In 1999, Capel played in every game, listed third on the depth chart at flanker. He did not participate in spring football drills due too schedule conflicts with his cometments to the school's track team. He recorded nine receptions for 84 yards (9.3 avg) and 63 yards on nine carries (7.0 avg). He returned nine kickoffs for 141 yards (15.7 avg) and two punts for -3 yards. Against Alabama in the SEC Championship Game he rushed the ball twice for seven yards. Against Michigan State in the Citrus Bowl he recorded 109 yards on five kickoff returns with a long of 38 yards.
Junior (2000)
In 2000, Capel did not play due too him competing as a sprinter on the U.S. Olympic team.
Amateur track career
Capel was a standout sprinter in high school, he arrived on the world competition stage in 1999. He withdrew from Florida in April, 2000 to concentrate on track.
In 1997, Capel won the National Scholastic 100 (10.49) and 200 (21.01) meter dash titles while attending Hernando High School. In 1998, he ran a personal best 10.40 in the 100 meters at Florida. In 1999, he won the NCAA Outdoor 200-meter championship (19.87). He finished second in the NCAA Outdoor 100 meters (10.03), fourth in the USA Outdoor 200-meter finals (20.29). He ran on the winning 4 x 100-meters relay at World University Games. He ran a 10.12 100 meters, a mark that ranks second best in University of Florida history, behind only Olympic medalist Dennis Mitchell. He won the SEC Outdoor 200m dash title in a Florida record 19.99 (the time ranked as the top American mark and the second fastest time in the world when run). He was named Florida's Most Valuable Track Athlete.
Professional football career
Capel tested positive for marijuana at the 2001 NFL Combine, and was arresnted a few months later for possession of marijuana.[1] He was selected in the seventh round (208th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. But was released during training camp. He then spent part of training camp in 2002 with the Kansas City Chiefs, but was released before the season began.
Professional track career
In 2000, Capel won the Olympic Trials 200 in a personal-best 19.85. He finished eighth in the 200-meter final in Sydney (20.49). He finished second in the NCAA Indoor 200, running 20.26, which broke the American indoor record. He finished fourth at the Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (10.13). He finished second at the Adidas Oregon Track Classic 100 (10.21), third in 200 (20.42). He had bests of 10.12 in a heat at the Olympic Trials and 19.85.
Capel's major athletic highlight came in winning the 200m gold medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, Paris, France. He had previously made the final at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but trailed in eighth after thinking there had been a false start. In August 2005 he won the bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Ban and return to track
He tested positive in 2004 and then again at the IAAF Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix in February 2006, that time for a cannabinoid, which resulted in a two year ban from track.[2] Since his two year ban for testing positive in 2006, Capel has become clean, and returned to competition. Which he contributes to his then 7-year old daughter for searching his name online and learning of his past troubles.[3]
In June 2008, Capel traveled to Eugene, Oregon to compete to make the American Men's Olympic Sprint team, which would represent the United States of America in the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, China. However, he failed to advance out of the semifinals.[4]
Outside of competition
While not competeing in track meets, Capel works for Flagstone Pavers in Brooksville, Florida, driving a forklift and picking defective blocks from outgoing orders.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Hersh, Philip (July 5, 2008). "Sprinter John Capel gets life back on track" (HTML). LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "American sprinter John Capel banned for cannabis" (HTML). Girls Talk Sports.com. Saturday, July 1, 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Hersh, Philip (July 5, 2008). "Sprinter John Capel gets life back on track" (HTML). LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ Zinser, Lynn (June 29, 2008). "U.S. Track Trials: Capel's 100-meter Comeback Ends in Disappointment" (HTML). NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
{{cite web}}: Check|authorlink=value (help); External link in|authorlink= - ^ Dewitt, Dan (February 24, 2008). "After a hard fall, a 2nd run at glory" (HTML). SPTimes.com. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
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