The definitive Tyler King photo? Perhaps.
Not done just yet.
Thunders storms blew away his event Thursday, but, given a second chance at the crack of dawn Friday, Tyler King took advantage.
Romping to a ninth-place finish (out of 48 runners) in the men’s 10,000 meter race at the NCAA West Regionals in Lawrence, Kansas, the University of Washington senior punched his ticket to the national championships.
Now, the Coupeville High School grad will run his final collegiate race in Eugene at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are June 8-11.
King covered Friday’s race in 29 minutes, 57 seconds, while Oregon’s Edward Cheserek (29:45.41) claimed the title.
The top 12 finishers advance to Eugene.
The race was set to be run late Thursday night, but day one of the three-day meet in Kansas was blown away by constant thunder storms which sat right on top of Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence.
Having called it a day after only two events had started (men’s hammer and women’s javelin) meet officials jammed two days worth of events into one day.
That put King and Co. on the starting line Friday at 8:40 AM local time (6:40 Whidbey time).
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