LSU senior Kimberlyn Duncan qualified to compete for Team USA on Sunday in her professional debut by winning the 200-meter dash at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
Duncan is the only current or former LSU athlete to qualify for Team USA, but she will not be the only one making the trip to Moscow, Russia. Six other current and former Tiger and Lady Tigers qualified to represent their countries at the 2013 IAAF World Championships.
A quartet of current of former LSU athletes will represent Team Jamaica. Junior Natoya Goule and senior Damar Forbes qualified after being crowned the Jamaican champions in the 800-meter and the long jump, respectively.
Former hurdlers Nickiesha Wilson and Isa Phillips also qualified for Team Jamaica. It will be each of their fourth times representing Jamaica at the World Championships.
A pair of former national champions at LSU also qualified for Team Trinidad and Tobago.
Kelly-Ann Baptiste set two national records on her way to sweeping the 100-meter and the 200- meter. She will be joined on the team by Richard Thompson, who qualified in the 100-meter.
The IAAF Championships will begin Aug. 10.