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Houston Alumni Invitational next destination for Aggies this weekend
Apr 05, 2018 | Track and Field
HOUSTON – Texas A&M will compete in the Houston Alumni Invitational this Friday and Saturday on the Tom Tellez Track at the Carl Lewis Complex. The team-scored, six-team field includes host Houston, with its men's team ranked No. 3 nationally, along with Lamar, Rice, Tulane and Houston Baptist.
The Aggies enter the weekend with the men ranked No. 2 nationally and the women at No. 3. This will be the third consecutive week for Texas A&M to compete in the state of Texas following meets in San Antonio and Austin.
"Houston has a good squad with some good athletes right now," noted Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. "It'll be a competitive situation for us. It's the type of meet we need following the Texas Relays and it's the kind of competition that will benefit us.
"This is one of the reasons we want to go to Houston. If we compete there on a regular basis then we would develop our Aggie group in Houston. They would know the Aggies are coming to town and can come out and watch them."
Events held on Friday in the Houston Alumni Invitational include the men's hammer and women's javelin at 2 p.m., the men's javelin and women's hammer at 4 p.m., the women's pole vault at 5:30 p.m., and a pair of 5,000m races beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday's schedule begins with field events at 11 a.m. and running events starting at 11:30 a.m. with the final events wrapping up around 3 p.m. Results from the meet will be available online at http://www.flashresultstexas.com/2018/uhalumni18/
"We will compete a lot of people, I think we will have around 90 athletes in the meet this weekend, and give them an opportunity. This is still a critical part of the season where you need to compete hard and do everything you can to remain healthy."
COMMONWEALTH GAMES – GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
A contingent of nine Aggie alums will be representing five countries during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, which are being held in Australia this month. Track and field action held at Carrara Stadium will begin Sunday, April 8 and conclude the following Sunday, April 15.
Fabrice Lapierre will compete for host Australia in his fourth Commonwealth Games over a 12 year span. He was a bronze medalist in the long jump in 2006, won gold in 2010, and placed fourth in 2014.
Grenada will be represented by four Aggie alums – Bralon Taplin (400m, 4x400 relay), Melvin Echard (long jump), Lindon Victor (decathlon) and Kanika Beckles (400m) – while the Bahamas will have a pair in Shavez Hart (100m) and Latario Collie (triple jump). Jennifer Madu (100m, 4x100) will compete for Nigeria as Deon Lendore (4x400 relay) is part of the Trinidad & Tobago squad.
Simone Facey was selected to represent Jamaica in the 200m and the 4x100 relay, but she withdrew from the competition due to inadequate travel arrangements to Australia.
Schedule and results for the track and field portion of the Commonwealth Games will be available online at https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/daily-schedule.htm.
TEXAS A&M ALUMS – COMMONWEALTH GAMES
The Aggies enter the weekend with the men ranked No. 2 nationally and the women at No. 3. This will be the third consecutive week for Texas A&M to compete in the state of Texas following meets in San Antonio and Austin.
"Houston has a good squad with some good athletes right now," noted Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. "It'll be a competitive situation for us. It's the type of meet we need following the Texas Relays and it's the kind of competition that will benefit us.
"This is one of the reasons we want to go to Houston. If we compete there on a regular basis then we would develop our Aggie group in Houston. They would know the Aggies are coming to town and can come out and watch them."
Events held on Friday in the Houston Alumni Invitational include the men's hammer and women's javelin at 2 p.m., the men's javelin and women's hammer at 4 p.m., the women's pole vault at 5:30 p.m., and a pair of 5,000m races beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday's schedule begins with field events at 11 a.m. and running events starting at 11:30 a.m. with the final events wrapping up around 3 p.m. Results from the meet will be available online at http://www.flashresultstexas.com/2018/uhalumni18/
"We will compete a lot of people, I think we will have around 90 athletes in the meet this weekend, and give them an opportunity. This is still a critical part of the season where you need to compete hard and do everything you can to remain healthy."
COMMONWEALTH GAMES – GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
A contingent of nine Aggie alums will be representing five countries during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, which are being held in Australia this month. Track and field action held at Carrara Stadium will begin Sunday, April 8 and conclude the following Sunday, April 15.
Fabrice Lapierre will compete for host Australia in his fourth Commonwealth Games over a 12 year span. He was a bronze medalist in the long jump in 2006, won gold in 2010, and placed fourth in 2014.
Grenada will be represented by four Aggie alums – Bralon Taplin (400m, 4x400 relay), Melvin Echard (long jump), Lindon Victor (decathlon) and Kanika Beckles (400m) – while the Bahamas will have a pair in Shavez Hart (100m) and Latario Collie (triple jump). Jennifer Madu (100m, 4x100) will compete for Nigeria as Deon Lendore (4x400 relay) is part of the Trinidad & Tobago squad.
Simone Facey was selected to represent Jamaica in the 200m and the 4x100 relay, but she withdrew from the competition due to inadequate travel arrangements to Australia.
Schedule and results for the track and field portion of the Commonwealth Games will be available online at https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/daily-schedule.htm.
TEXAS A&M ALUMS – COMMONWEALTH GAMES
| MEN | ||
| Event | Athlete | Country |
| 100m | Shavez Hart | Bahamas |
| 400m | Bralon Taplin | Grenada |
| 4x400 relay | Bralon Taplin | Grenada |
| 4x400 relay | Deon Lendore | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Long Jump | Fabrice Lapierre | Australia |
| Long Jump | Melvin Echard | Grenada |
| Triple Jump | Latario Collie | Bahamas |
| Decathlon | Lindon Victor | Grenada |
| WOMEN | ||
| Event | Athlete | Country |
| 100m | Jennifer Madu | Nigeria |
| 400m | Kanika Beckles | Grenada |
| 4x100 relay | Jennifer Madu | Nigeria |
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