LAWRENCE
Kyle Clemons said it was like someone had thrown a flash grenade at him.
As he walked through the Olympic Stadium tunnel and onto the track, the former Kansas runner says everything turned to a blur.
“You can’t hear anything,” Clemons said. “You’ve got tunnel vision. It was crazy.”
The next minute ended up being one of the most important of his life. Clemons ran the third leg of the men’s 1,600 relay for the United States in the first round on Aug. 19, helping his team keep the lead before it finished second in the heat and qualified for the finals.