What he did: Tucker won the 110-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in 13.86 and was part of Lewisville's winning 4x100 relay (41.43).

He said it: "Everybody else beats me to start, and I always progress by the third hurdle and pick up my speed through the rest of the race."

Did you know? Tucker has signed a track scholarship with Louisiana-Lafayette. ... He is a two-time district champion in the 110 hurdles and won district in the 300 hurdles as a junior. At the 2007 state meet, he was fifth in the 110 hurdles (14.20) and seventh in the 300 hurdles (38.82). ... Tucker needed a fine arts credit for his senior year and took up dance. "We have to choreograph our own dances, and it's pretty fun," he said.

Bobbi Roquemore