LAWRENCE
Kansas track and field coach Stanley Redwine says the key moment for Kyle Clemons came in 2012.
The 400-meter specialist competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing 23rd in the first round. That was the same year teammate Diamond Dixon was fifth on the women’s side, putting her on the 1,600-meter relay team that later won gold.
“I think Kyle kind of woke up,” Redwine said. “He thought if Diamond could be there, he could be there.”
Clemons made the most of this year’s opportunity, finishing sixth in July’s U.S. trials and earning a spot on the 1,600 relay team.