OT - Friend's kid does good

[rockyroad]

Mark, the University of Oregon, Oregon State. and both UW and WSU all give track scholarships. I would imagine that if his times continue to improve in his Jr. and Sr. years, he will be getting offers from all four of them.

[grunewar]

He could go to.....wait for it......the ACC!

Bwahaha!

PS - My son ran track in HS too......he always wondered why anyone would want to run anything longer than the 100?! Too much work!

[Altor]

Just to put this in perspective...

The NFHS 2010 Honor Roll (top 10 in the country) had times from 10.19 to 10.46 for the Boy's 100. The NFHS record is 10.15.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Altor

Just to put this in perspective...

The NFHS 2010 Honor Roll (top 10 in the country) had times from 10.19 to 10.46 for the Boy's 100. The NFHS record is 10.15.

So running 10.43 as a sophomore is pretty dang good!

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

So running 10.43 as a sophomore is pretty dang good!

It's even pretty good without the dang part too!

Mark, is he a WR or DB in football? I found that to be the case around here.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by grunewar

It's even pretty good without the dang part too!

Mark, is he a WR or DB in football? I found that to be the case around here.

He plays running back and outside linebacker. Here's a link to a video of him scoring some touchdowns this past season.

YouTube - Thomas Tyner Aloha High Class of 2013 Oregon 6' & 200 lbs

[jophyal]

Oregon and OSU have both had good luck stealing Texas running backs... he would be welcomed in Texas. Tons of track scholarships. His football skills are equally impressive.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by grunewar

He could go to.....wait for it......the ACC!

Bwahaha!

PS - My son ran track in HS too......he always wondered why anyone would want to run anything longer than the 100?! Too much work!

Grune:

Why would anybody want to run 100m? LOL

MTD, Sr.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Grune:

Why would anybody want to run 100m? LOL

MTD, Sr.

Maybe to get out of a bad situation quickly?

[Mark Padgett]

Oh yeah - his dad told me Thomas has a 40" vertical leap (which is 10 times higher than mine). I wonder why they measure the distance he runs in meters and the height he jumps in inches?

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Oh yeah - his dad told me Thomas has a 40" vertical leap (which is 10 times higher than mine). I wonder why they measure the distance he runs in meters and the height he jumps in inches?

Maybe he does the track events in Canada and the field events in the US!?

[Mark Padgett]

My buddy gave me an enlarged photo of his son warming up before a race and he's 40" above the ground. He had his son sign the photo and I gave it to my granddaughter who will be on her HS track team next year as a freshman. She thought it was really cool. BTW - her school is in the same conference as his so she might see him at some meets.

BTW - here's the link to when he appeared in Sports Illustrated's Faces In The Crowd. He's the second one down from the top.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/sco...es/2011/06/20/

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Mark, the University of Oregon, Oregon State. and both UW and WSU all give track scholarships. I would imagine that if his times continue to improve in his Jr. and Sr. years, he will be getting offers from all four of them.

The kid goes to Aloha HS, which is west of Portland between Beaverton and Hillsboro. He might want to go to the same college as his dad. That would be Willamette University in Salem, although his dad also went to Gonzaga law school and spent a year studying at some university in Yugoslavia (not kidding). I wonder if they have a track team over there.

The kid has also played rec basketball for quite some time and every once in a while, I work one of his games, usually in a spring league. His mom always comes up and hugs me before those games (not kidding). And yes, she is incredibly hot (again, not kidding).