A&M's Jeneba Tarmoh, Demetrius Pinder qualify for World Track Championships

  • Posted: Monday, June 27, 2011 7:00 a.m.
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Staff report

EUGENE, Ore. -- Texas A&M sprinter Jeneba Tarmoh ran the 200 meters with a career-best time of 22.28 seconds Sunday at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Tarmoh finished third, earning a place on the World Championships team. She'll travel to Daegu, South Korea, to compete in the IAAF World Championships from Aug. 27 to Sept. 4.

Another Aggie earned a trip to the World Championships on Saturday, when Demetrius Pinder recorded a personal best time of 44.78 in the men's 400 final at the Bahamas Championships. Pinder's time is second fastest on the Aggie all-time list, behind a 44.67 set by Curtis Mills in 1969.

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