Feb. 12, 2010
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Teams representing the Big 12 this weekend are Texas A&M, Texas and Texas Tech. The SEC will have Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. Competing for Conference USA are Houston, Rice and UTEP.
The Texas A&M Challenge will begin at noon with prelims in the 60 hurdles and 60 meters. Field event finals start at 1 p.m. while track finals begin at 2 p.m.
This is the last regular season meet for the Aggies prior to postseason action with the Big 12 Championships being held in two weeks and the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
Following a successful weekend in New York, where the No. 1 Aggies claimed a pair of team titles, Texas A&M will host its fourth meet of the indoor season. In the last Challenge the Aggies hosted the Big 12 outscored the SEC and Pac-10 to win the men's and women's conference titles.
Some exciting showdowns will occur in various events at Gilliam on Saturday as teams go through final preparations for upcoming conference meets. There are also quite a few athletes making a return visit from the NCAA Indoor Championships hosted on the Texas A&M campus last March.
Defending NCAA Champions from a year ago include Rice's Jason Colwick in the pole vault, Texas A&M women's 4 x 400 relay, and Tennessee women's distance medley relay. NCAA silver medalists include Porscha Lucas (200), Jessica Beard (400), Phoebe Wright of Tennessee (800), Texas Tech's Gil Roberts (400), and Omo Osaghae of Texas Tech (60H),
Other NCAA finalists returning to Gilliam include Zuheir Sharif, Tyron Stewart and Melvin Echard in the triple jump.
Texas A&M Challenge II - ENTRY HIGHLIGHTS
MEN 60: Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M, 6.62; Ray Jadusingh, Alabama, 6.62; Evander Wells, Tennessee, 6.66. 200: Curtis Mitchell, Texas A&M, 20.69; Evander Wells, Tennessee, 20.99; Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M, 21.05; Kirani James, Alabama; Errol Nolan, Houston. 400: Tabarie Henry, Texas A&M, 45.81; Gil Roberts, Texas Tech; Bryan Miller, Texas A&M, 46.90; Anderson Mutgei, UTEP, 47.18. 60H: Omo Osaghae, Texas Tech, 7.72; Jansen Hyde, Texas Tech, 7.86; Keiron Stewart, Texas, 7.89. 4 x 400: Texas A&M, 3:04.86; Texas Tech, 3:08.13; Alabama, 3:09.27
HJ: Brian Knight, Mississippi, 7-4.25 PV: Jason Colwick, Rice, 18-7.25; Brian Porter, Texas Tech, 17-0.75; Maston Wallace, Texas. LJ: Bryce Lamb, Texas Tech, 25-7.5; Desmond Brown, Tennessee, 25-0. TJ: Darrell Roddick, Texas Tech, 52-11; Chris Carter, Houston, 52-1. SP: Hayden Baillio, Texas, 62-7.25; Jacob Thormaehlen, Texas, 60-11.5. Wt: Dimitrious Fylladitakis, UTEP, 68-7; Hans Eriksson, UTEP, 64-8.5.
WOMEN 60: Blessing Okagbare, UTEP, 7.22; Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M, 7.33; Gabby Mayo, Texas A&M, 7.33; LaJada Baldwin, Mississippi, 7.38; Sherka Reece, Rice, 7.39. 200: Jeneba Tarmoh, Texas A&M, 23.44; Angele Cooper, Texas, 23.88; Terra Evans, Texas Tech, 23.89; Dominique Duncan, Texas A&M; Stacy-Ann Smith, Texas; Kayln Floyd, Houston. 400: LaJada Baldwin, Mississippi, 53.36; Endurance Abinuwa, UTEP, 54.05; Andrea Sutherland, Texas A&M, 55.46. Mile: Chanelle Price, Tennessee; Betzy Jimenez, Texas. 60H: Natasha Ruddock, Texas A&M, 8.06; Vashti Thomas, Texas A&M, 8.24. 4x400: Texas, 3:35.39; Texas A&M, 3:35.60; Mississippi, 3:39.12. DMR: Tennessee, 11:02.85; Texas Tech, 11:10.28.
HJ: Krystle Schade, Alabama, 5-11.5; Chealsea Taylor, Alabama; Victoria Lucas, Texas. PV: Shade Weygandt, Texas Tech, 13-11.25; Natasha Masterson, Texas, 13-6.25; Laura Asimakis, Texas A&M. LJ: Blessing Okagbare, UTEP, 21-7.5; Sasha-Kaye Matthias, Texas A&M, 20-6.25; Rachel Jenkins, Mississippi, 20-1.5. TJ: Vashti Thomas, Texas A&M, 42-3.5; Aria Gaines, Mississippi, 40-11; Tiffany Peters, Texas A&M, 40-8.75. SP: Jordyn Brown, 53-2.25; Betty Williams, Mississippi, 49-11; Kiera Pulliam, Houston; Jennifer Edwards, Texas A&M; Taylor Rosser, Texas A&M. Wt: Terran Alexander, UTEP, 61-6.25; Jordyn Brown, Texas, 60-5.75; Deidre Tarver, Texas A&M, 60-1.75; Ozioma Okolie, Texas Tech.