When glory is on the line, go all out.
That’s something Infinite Tucker, a junior at Texas A&M University, knows all about.
The college hurdler was competing in the 400-meter hurdle at the 2019 SEC Track & Field Championships when the race became close.
He and teammate Robert Grant were neck and neck as they approached the end of their championship race.
When the two were only a few feet from the line, Tucker risked limb, and face, for the win by stretching out his arms and leaping for the finish line.
Miraculously, it worked.
The New York native earned a gold medal for his last-second leap.
"Honestly, I'm glad I got the win and competed against the best," Tucker told his school's website. "Me and my teammates all worked hard for this and I came out with the win. I'm happy and thankful for that. The mindset was to score as many points as possible, we wanted to go 1-2-3-4. It really didn't matter which one of us won first place, we knew if we gave it our all we would be happy with each other."
Texas A&M says Tucker's finish resulted in a winning time of 49.38 seconds, which ranks among the top performances for the school.
"I've told Tucker 'you can't get there faster diving, just run through and you'll be fine,'" head coach Pat Henry joked. "He thought he was a swim team guy today."
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Currently, Tucker is the U.S. and collegiate leader for the 2019 season and ranks 10th on the world list.