Tekoa's Scaroni qualifies for Paralympics at Rio

Susannah Scaroni, front right, races to the finish in the 1500 race at the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field trials in Charolette, N.C. Tatyana McFaddeden of Baltimore is at left. Scaroni did not qualify in the 1500, but she did qualify for the world finals in the 800 and the marathon.

Tekoa's Susannah Scaroni has qualified to compete in the world Paralympics which will be in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, two weeks after the Olympic games. Scaroni has qualified to race in the 800 meter wheelchair race and in the marathon.

The games will run from Sept. 7-19, and Scaroni's two events, the 800 and the m...