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August 31, 2011

Broadneck grad Centrowitz advances at World Championships

Broadneck alum Matthew Centrowitz runs a 3:39.46 preliminary heat in a 1,500 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics Wednesday at Daegu Stadium. (US PRESSWIRE)

Broadneck graduate Matthew Centrowitz has qualified for the semifinal round of the 1,500-meter race at the IAAF Track and Field World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Centrowitz, a rising senior at Oregon, finished in sixth place in Heat 1 on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals, set for Thursday. Centrowitz came across in 3 minutes, 39.46 seconds.

He won the NCAA championship in the 1,500 this spring and then the U.S. title in that event in June.

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