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Former Buckeye runs while waiting
By Ryan Tomari | DAILY LOBO
About a month ago, Lamaar Thomas was on a football field in Pasadena, Calif., playing in the 2010 Rose Bowl on New Year?s Day.
Thomas? former school, Ohio State, had just defeated Oregon, 26-17.
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Daniel Hulsbos / DAILY LOBO
Lamaar Thomas whirls down the track at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday. Thomas, who transferred from Ohio State to play UNM football, is currently competing in track and field during the mandatory NCAA waiting period.
For the Buckeyes, it was their first victory in the Rose Bowl since 1997.
But for Thomas, the celebration was cut short.
The sophomore wide receiver left Columbus, Ohio, and has found a new home with the UNM football team.
Thomas ? who won?t put on a football helmet for UNM until 2011 because of NCAA transfer rules ? is able to compete with the UNM track and field team.
Even though he has yet to make his Lobo football debut, Thomas made a glossy debut on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center during the New Mexico Classic.
And he certainly made the most of it.
Thomas ran a time of 6.94 in the 60-meter prelims, which was his first race as a Lobo, and he finished sixth in the finals with a mark of 6.89.
The 6.89 mark in the finals has already stamped Thomas in the Lobo track and field history book. His time in the 60-meter finals was good enough to cement his spot as the fifth best time among all UNM performers.
?I didn?t really get a chance to run track at Ohio State,? he said. ?I ran outdoor for maybe two weeks. I loved track in high school and it?s just something that I really wanted to get back into. Now I have the opportunity to do (that), and I enjoy getting back into the track group every day like I used to do.?
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New Mexico Daily Lobo :: Former Buckeye runs while waiting
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