Jeneba Tarmoh
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
San Jose, California
High School:
Mt. Pleasant
Last College:
Tennessee
Event:
Sprints
Birthdate:
09/27/1989
Experience:
1 year
INTERNATIONAL / SUMMER: 2008 World Junior champion in 100 meters, running 11.37 in Bydgoszcz, Poland ... Also part of U.S. Junior 4 x 100 relay, running first leg, that won World Junior gold in 43.66 ... Claimed U.S. Junior 100 title in career best of 11.21.
COLLEGE: Attended the University of Tennessee ... Named SEC Freshman Runner of the Year ... Reached semifinals of NCAA 100 (11.64) after placing seventh at SEC (11.44) and third in Mideast Region (11.21w) ... Runner-up in Mideast Region 200 with career best 22.94 and ran in the first round of the NCAA Championships ... Opening leg of Tennessee 4 x 100 that placed fifth at NCAA Championships in 43.83 ... Sprint relay also won Sea Ray title (44.83) and placed second (44.16) at Mideast Region ... Indoors, placed third in the 60 with a 7.42 at SEC Championships after running 7.28 in prelim ... Placed fourth in the 200 with a 23.49 at SEC Indoors after clocking 23.26 in heats ... Qualified for both the 60 and 200 the NCAA Indoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2007 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, California ... Lettered four years in track and field, coached by Steve Nelson ... Produced prep personal bests of 11.24 and 23.14 placing third in each race during the 2006 U.S. Junior Championships ... Named 2006 San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Female High School Athlete of the Year ... Member of U.S. Junior 4 x 100 relay team that set a World Junior record of 43.29 in Eugene, Oregon with Tarmoh running second leg ... Relay team, with Tarmoh running first leg, won World Junior gold in Beijing, China with a time of 43.49 ... Individually, placed seventh (23.96) in 200 at World Juniors ... Double sprint champion at California State meet twice, as a junior and senior ... Recorded times of 11.59 and 23.29 in 2006 and 11.27 and 23.20w in 2007 ... Team claimed State championship in 2007 ... Indoors, posted prep bests of 6.86 in the 55, 7.39 in the 60 and 23.66 in the 200, where she also had a 23.65 at altitude ... Her 7.39 placed third in the 2007 National Scholastic Indoor Championships ... Member of Cardinal track club for four years.
PERSONAL: Jeneba Sylvia Tarmoh is the daughter of Prince and Grace Kobba ... Born September 27, 1989 in San Jose, California ... Has two siblings, Watta Tarmoh and Alice Sellu... Majoring in Psychology.
Career Bests (entering 2009)
* 100 meters - 11.21 * 200 meters - 22.94
Courtesy Texas A&M
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