EUGENE -- Thomas Graham Jr. and Deommodore Lenoir met as eighth graders in the starting blocks of a 100-meter race.
The sprint, at a Los Angeles track meet, lasted seconds.
A debate about its finish has continued ever since.
"He, uh, beat me," Lenoir conceded this week. "But I for sure felt like I won. I had him by like at least two meters, but they gave it to him because on the scorecard my name was too long so they put Thomas Graham first."
Hearing that, Graham cocked his head back and smiled.
"Look, it wasn't a close race," Graham Jr.