BIRMINGHAM – The Southeastern Conference on Thursday announced the Community Service Team for the sports of men's and women's track and field and cross country. Representing Texas A&M were Robert Grant and Madalaine Stulce, who have both advanced to the NCAA Championship weekend in Eugene.
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The conference names a Community Service Team for each of its 21 league-sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his or her community through superior service efforts.
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Grant placed third in the SEC Championships with a time of 49.15 seconds in the 400m hurdles, just shy of the Aggie school record by tenth of a second. Grant currently has six of the top 10 performances on the Texas A&M all-time list in the 400m hurdles, with three additions occurring this season.
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In addition to the hurdles, Grant is also a member of the Aggie 4x400. He ran second leg on the relay indoors when Texas A&M claimed the NCAA Indoor title with a meet record 3:02.80 and secured the team championship with the victory. Outdoors, Grant has been third leg of the relay when the Aggies set world-leading times of 3:00.72 to win the SEC title and 3:00.69 at the NCAA West meet.
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Stulce improved her best in the javelin by 11 feet during the SEC Championships to place fourth with a throw of 181-5 (55.31), which moved her to No. 4 on the Aggie all-time list. During the NCAA West, Stulce led the field of 48 throwers with a mark of 172-5 (52.55) to qualify for Eugene.
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Last season, Stulce opened her javelin campaign with a throw of 146-1 (44.54) and improved to 162-2 (49.44) a month later. A throw of 162-1 (49.41) during the 2016 NCAA West competition placed Stulce 11th and earned her a trip to the NCAA Championship weekend.
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As a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive board at Texas A&M, Grant is in charge of social media, and provided assistance with planning and setting up for Aggies CAN, an annual food drive on campus during home sporting events.
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Grant has also volunteered with Helping Hands, in which groups of students assisted with making prosthetic hands for financially disabled people in other countries. He also participated with a group of students who visited local schools through the nutrition department to teach and talk about health and hydration.
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Stulce is a member of the SAAC team that helped lead the Aggies CAN project this year and volunteered with Helping Hands. She also worked with Move Initiative to promote building a healthy relationship with food to elementary students.
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Another project Stulce assists with is 180 Degrees Consulting, an organization where student-athletes have the ability to work with non-profits to help develop their operations to increase their service in the community.
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The conference names a Community Service Team for each of its 21 league-sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his or her community through superior service efforts.
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Grant placed third in the SEC Championships with a time of 49.15 seconds in the 400m hurdles, just shy of the Aggie school record by tenth of a second. Grant currently has six of the top 10 performances on the Texas A&M all-time list in the 400m hurdles, with three additions occurring this season.
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In addition to the hurdles, Grant is also a member of the Aggie 4x400. He ran second leg on the relay indoors when Texas A&M claimed the NCAA Indoor title with a meet record 3:02.80 and secured the team championship with the victory. Outdoors, Grant has been third leg of the relay when the Aggies set world-leading times of 3:00.72 to win the SEC title and 3:00.69 at the NCAA West meet.
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Stulce improved her best in the javelin by 11 feet during the SEC Championships to place fourth with a throw of 181-5 (55.31), which moved her to No. 4 on the Aggie all-time list. During the NCAA West, Stulce led the field of 48 throwers with a mark of 172-5 (52.55) to qualify for Eugene.
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Last season, Stulce opened her javelin campaign with a throw of 146-1 (44.54) and improved to 162-2 (49.44) a month later. A throw of 162-1 (49.41) during the 2016 NCAA West competition placed Stulce 11th and earned her a trip to the NCAA Championship weekend.
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As a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Executive board at Texas A&M, Grant is in charge of social media, and provided assistance with planning and setting up for Aggies CAN, an annual food drive on campus during home sporting events.
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Grant has also volunteered with Helping Hands, in which groups of students assisted with making prosthetic hands for financially disabled people in other countries. He also participated with a group of students who visited local schools through the nutrition department to teach and talk about health and hydration.
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Stulce is a member of the SAAC team that helped lead the Aggies CAN project this year and volunteered with Helping Hands. She also worked with Move Initiative to promote building a healthy relationship with food to elementary students.
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Another project Stulce assists with is 180 Degrees Consulting, an organization where student-athletes have the ability to work with non-profits to help develop their operations to increase their service in the community.