Texas A&M at the Pan American Games: Relay gold for Gibson, Carter claims basketball silver, Lindore collects relay bronze

Aug 10, 2019 | General, Men's Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Volleyball

LIMA, Peru – Texas A&M's medal count at the Pan American Games reached 15 after Saturday's action. A set of medals included gold for Sarah Gibson in the 4x100 medley relay at swimming, silver for Chennedy Carter in women's basketball, and bronze for Deon Lendore on a 4x400m relay in track and field.

Aggies competing at the Pan American Games have acquired six gold, four silver and five bronze medals with one day left of competition.

Camila Gomez will play in the gold medal volleyball match on Sunday with Colombia following a thrilling comeback by Colombia against Brazil during the semifinal played Saturday evening.

After Brazil won the first two sets, Colombia rallied to win the next three sets, which included a 28-26 outcome in the fourth set. Gomez started at libero and played in all five sets as Colombia defeated Brazil 3-2 (22-25, 25-27, 25-14, 28-26, 15-9).

With the United States squaring off against Brazil in the women's gold medal basketball game, Carter lead the team with 16 points. Brazil defeated the United States 79-73 to achieve the gold medal, while USA was awarded silver.

On the final day of track and field action, Lendore collected a bronze medal as a member of Trinidad & Tobago's 4x400m relay. The squad posted a time of 3:02.25 in finishing behind Colombia (3:01.41) and the United States (3:01.72).

Swimming action had Gibson contributing a leg in the prelims of the 4x100 medley relay as the United States posted the top qualifying time of 4:04.32. Gibson split 1:00.39 on the third leg (butterfly). Gibson did not swim in the final as the USA claimed gold in 3:57.84.

A pair of Aggies raced against each other in the final of the women's 200m individual medley. Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo of Mexico finished fourth in 2:15.13 while Peru's McKenna DeBever placed fifth in 2:15.48. In the men's 200m individual medley, Angel Martinez of Mexico posted a time of 2:02.09 for fifth place.

In the women's 4x100 medley relay final, Gonzalez-Hermosillo and DeBever had a rematch on the freestyle anchor legs. Mexico placed fifth in 4:11.15, with a split of 57.40 by Gonzalez-Hermosillo, while Peru finished seventh as DeBever split 56.20.

Mexico's Mateo Gonzalez split 53.52 on the third leg (butterfly) of the men's 4x100 medley relay final. Mexico placed fourth in 3:40.07 behind the United States (3:30.25), Brazil (3:30.98) and Argentina (3:38.41).

Basketball - Carter Leads US With 16 Points To Earn Silver

The leading active scorer in the NCAA, Chennedy Carter, had a team-high 16 points as the United States took home the silver medal in a 79-73 defeat to Brazil.

Carter added two rebounds and a steal in the game. She finished the tournament with 11.4 points per game.

Carter is the second Texas A&M women's basketball player to medal in the Pan American Games. Courtney Williams helped the United States to a silver in 2015.

Volleyball – Gomez Advances to Gold Medal Match

Texas A&M's Camila Gomez and the Colombian National Team advanced to the gold medal match after a 3-2 (22-25, 25-27, 25-14, 28-26, 15-9) thrilling victory over Brazil.

Colombia was down two sets to none and battled back with a 25-14 win in the third set. In the fourth set, Colombia fell behind 16-12, but would continue to fight. The set was tied twice at match point, but Colombia came away with a 28-26 win.

With the championship match on the line, Colombia took a 10-4 lead early on. Brazil would come as close as 14-9, but Colombia secured the match with a 15-9 win.

Colombia will play at 11 a.m. on Sunday against the winner of the Dominican Republic versus Argentina match.

Track & Field: Deon Lendore Earns Bronze in 4x400m Relay

Deon Lendore, the 2014 Bowerman Award winner, ran third leg on Trinidad & Tobago's 4x400m relay as they produced a time of 3:02.25 to earn a bronze medal in the Pan American Games at Estadio Atletico.

Colombia claimed their first-ever victory in the event, clocking 3:01.41 for gold with the United States runner-up in 3:01.72. Trinidad, who won the Pan American 4x400 relay title in 2015, finished in the bronze medal position for the third time. Previous third-place finishes by Trinidad occurred in 1971 and 1995.

The rest of the field, following three seconds behind Trinidad, included Dominican Republic (3:05.63), Cuba (3:05.87), Jamaica (3:06.83), Bahamas (3:09.98) and Venezuela (3:10.65).

"It's always great having stiff competition, it brings the best out of you and prepares you for what other teams have in store," noted Lendore. "It's a stepping stone for the World Championships, it's about preparing ourselves and getting ready, getting our mind right for competition."

Previously, Lendore has been part of Trinidad & Tobago's 4x400 relay when they claimed a silver medal in the 2015 World Championship along with bronze medals at the 2012 Olympic Games and 2016 World Indoor Championships.

A pair of Aggie alums, twin brothers Lathone and Latario Collie, competed in the triple jump on the final day of track and field action. Lathone placed 11^th with a leap of 51-9 ¼ (15.78) while Latario ran through his first attempt and did not take any more attempts.

Swimming – Gibson Helps United States Collect Gold in 4x100m Medley Relay

Mexico's Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo and Peru's McKenna DeBever swam in the women's 200m individual medley to begin the day. Gonzalez-Hermosillo touched the wall in 2:17.38 to finish fifth, while DeBever was right behind her in 2:18.22. In the finals, Gonzalez-Hermosillo finished fourth with a time of 2:15.13 and DeBever swam a personal best of 2:15.48.

Angel Martinez represented Mexico in the men's 200m individual medley and placed third in the prelims with a time of 2:02.54. Martinez had his best time of 2:02.09 in the finals and finished fifth.

The women's and men's 4x100m medley relay was the last event of the night. In the preliminary round, USA's Sarah Gibson had a split of 1:00.39 to help USA finish first. Gibson did not swim in the finals, but the United States claimed gold in the finals.

Esther Gonzalez represented Mexico and had a split of 1:11.21 in the prelims, but Monika-Gonzalez-Hermosillo would swim in the finals. Gonzalez-Hermosillo had a split of 57.40, as Mexico finished fifth. McKenna DeBever's had a split of 57.12 in the prelims, but lowered her time to 56.20 in the finals.

For the men, Mauro Castillo had a split of 1:00.94 and Mateo Gonzalez had a split of 54.79 to help Mexico finish third in the prelims. Mateo Gonzalez lowered his split to 53.52 in the finals and Mexico would place fourth.

Texas A&M Lima 2019 Medal Count (15)

Gold (6)
Claire Rasmus – United States – Swimming (4x100m freestyle relay)
Claire Rasmus – United States – Swimming (200m freestyle)
Claire Rasmus – United States – Swimming (Mixed 4x100 freestyle relay)
Claire Rasmus – United States – Swimming (4x200m freestyle relay)
Sarah Gibson – United States – Swimming (4x200m freestyle relay)
Sarah Gibson – United States – Swimming (4x100 medley relay – prelim)

Silver (4)
Lindon Victor – Grenada – Track & Field (decathlon)
Annie Kunz – United States – Track & Field (heptathlon)
Bethany Galat – United States – Swimming (200m breaststroke)
Chennedy Carter – United States – Basketball

Bronze (5)
Sarah Gibson – United States – Swimming (100m butterfly)
Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo – Mexico – Swimming (Mixed 4x100 freestyle relay – final)
Angel Martinez – Mexico - Swimming – (Mixed 4x100 freestyle relay – prelim)
Angel Martinez – Mexico – Swimming (4x200m freestyle relay)
Deon Lendore – Trinidad & Tobago – Track & Field (4x400m relay)

Tomorrow At The Pan American Games

The final contest for Texas A&M on Sunday at the Pan American Games involves Camila Gomez with Colombia in volleyball gold medal match as they play at 11 a.m. against the winner of the Dominican Republic/Argentina match. The gold medal match will be streamed on ESPN3.

August 11
Volleyball – Camila Gomez (Colombia) vs. Dominican Republic/Argentina– Gold Medal Match –11 a.m. – ESPN3