PITTSBURGH — P.J. Blinn does everything fast.

Whether it is running 100 meters or making life decisions, Blinn wastes little time.

Blinn, a Seneca Valley graduate, started his freshman year in college at Lafayette, but decided to transfer to Duquesne following his first semester.

It was a bold move and one made with little hesitation, much in the same way Blinn leaves the blocks on his 100-meter sprints.

“I was on the track team (at Lafayette) and everything,” Blinn said. “(But) Duquesne was closer to home and I decided to change my major.”

Blinn switched from International studies to information systems management — a major Duquesne had and Lafayette lacked.

The next step was joining the Dukes' track and field team.

That went quickly and smoothly as well.

“I missed a month of training and that messed me up a little,” Blinn said of his transfer. “Other than that, it went pretty well. I fit right in.”

And his impact was immediate.

Blinn broke a Duquesne record in the 100, running a time of 10.69 seconds in the event at the Atlantic 10 Championship in May.

He also was a part of the Dukes' record-setting 400-meter relay team that logged a time of 41.94 at the same meet.

Breaking the record in the 100 was a goal of Blinn's from the start.

“I think I just expected to do it,” Blinn said. “At the Atlantic 10 meet, I was pumped up. I was ready to go. The weather was nice and the competition was good.”

Despite setting the Duquesne record, Blinn finished fourth at the meet in the 100.

During his senior season at Seneca Valley, Blinn ran a time of 10.85 to break the Raiders' record in the event.

He thinks he can go even faster.

“I'd like to go under 10.5,” Blinn said. “That would get me to nationals.”

To get there means more hard work — something Blinn has embraced.

“Even stretching is tiring (in college),” Blinn said. “In high school, you just stretched and then ran your event.”

Even practices have a different feel to them, Blinn said.

Practices at Duquesne are all about competition.

“In high school you run two and sometimes three meets a week,” Blinn said. “In college, you run one a week. So, practices are pretty intense. We race each other in practice. There are a couple of guys I can compete with.”

Blinn has hit the weight room hard to get stronger. He's also worked on his speed out of the blocks to shave precious tenths of seconds off his sprints.

It all adds up, Blinn said.

The next step is to improve his speed at the end of the race.

“What happens with me is I tail off in the second half of the race,” Blinn said. “I'm trying to get stronger so I can sustain my speed through the whole race. That will help get my time down.”

Blinn already has started training for next season.

A workout packet came in the mail and he was busy poring over it Wednesday.

“It's not too hard,” Blinn said. “It's just a lot.”