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Newly minted Eastern Mennonite University graduate Tyler Denlinger has the next several years pretty well planned out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Biology degree in hand, he\u2019ll take a job at a local medical lab and study for the MCAT exams before applying to medical school, probably at Penn State, Temple, Pitt or somewhere else in his native Pennsylvania. Someday he will run a nice, family practice where he can get to know his patients and watch them grow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI really like the idea of doing family medicine and being somewhere I can develop a relationship with patients over decades,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0But that\u2019s all on hold for the next few weeks as Denlinger has one more goal to reach in his undergraduate career. One of the region\u2019s top middle-distance runners, Denlinger is taking his last shot at making the NCAA Division III championships.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI ran a good mile in the indoor season and felt like I was coming into outdoor very fit,\u201d Denlinger said. \u201cI thought I might be able to keep it going and do well in the 800 and mile during outdoor. As we kept doing sharpening work, the spree came through.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So far he has lived up to it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Denlinger has the Old Dominion Athletic Conference\u2019s best time in the 800-meter run, crossing the finish line at 1:53.19 at Liberty earlier this spring. He also finished second at the conference meet in the 1,500-meter at 3:57.05. And while he hasn\u2019t locked up a spot at nationals in either event, he and his coaches feel the 6-foot-5, 190-pounder has a good shot, particularly in the 1,500.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOur training is mostly geared toward the 1,500 at this point,\u201d Denlinger said. \u201cIn high school and early in my college career I did more of the long sprints, but I put up some good times in the 800, and with my body type, I think the mile might be the best race for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So it\u2019s off to his home state for meets today and Thursday in Swarthmore and Chester, Penn. Each race should provide good competition and a swift pace, equalling great opportunities to secure the necessary qualifying times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not saying it\u2019s going to be a walk in the park for Tyler, but hitting a qualifying mark is in his wheelhouse,\u201d Isaac Bryan, who coaches EMU\u2019s distance runners, said. \u201cI\u2019m really confident he can hit that goal, which will be around 3:50 for the 1,500. It\u2019s a good race setup and the weather looks decent heading into Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Somehow maintaining a 3.97 grade-point average on a pre-med schedule never slowed his progress athletically, even as a transition from hurdles to long sprints to middle distance meant more time on the track and more miles of road work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPeople talk about it being tough to balance being an athlete with academics,\u201d Denlinger said. \u201cBut I think having the structure helps. You know how your time is spent and running can be a time to sort of mentally process everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But for once, he\u2019s able to focus solely on track, at least for the rest of the month, and the payoff could be finishing his Royals career taking a shot against the nation\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

This article was published in the May 15, 2017, Daily News-Record<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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