BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – After a successful start to the 2021 season, the Texas A&M women's track & field team ranked No. 2 and the men's team No. 11 in the Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Associations indoor track & field national ratings index, the organization announced Monday.
In week one of the polls, the Aggie women opened up at No. 2. It is the second time in three seasons to open the year at No. 2, in 2020 the Maroon & White were No. 7 in week one of the rankings.
A&M has 19 marks ranked in the top 20, including nine in the top 10, according to TFRRS. Tyra Gittens is the lone Aggie with three individual marks in the top 20. The multi-athlete is No. 2 in the nation in high jump (1.87m/6-1.5), No. 3 in the long jump (6.62m/21-8.75) and No. 19 in the 60m hurdles (8.34).
Athing Mu made her Aggie debut clocking the fifth-fastest performance in collegiate indoor history in the 800m with a time of 2:01.07, she leads the country. Deborah Acquah set an Aggie school record in the long jump with a mark of 6.65m/21-10, which ranks No. 2 in the nation. Syaira Richardson and Kaylah Robinson rank No. 4 in the NCAA in their respective events, Richardson in the 400m (52.92) and Robinson in the 60m hurdles (8.16). The women's 4x400m relay of Charokee Young, Mu, Laila Owens and Richardson is No. 2 in the nation with a time of 3:32.39.
The Texas A&M men opened the season ranked No. 11, it is the 13th consecutive season to open the season ranked in the top 15.
Nine Aggies rank in the top 20 in the NCAA in their respective events, including three in the top 10. Bryce Deadmon is No. 2 in the 400m (45.68), Connor Schulman No. 5 in the 60m hurdles (7.85) and Lance Broome is No. 8 in the 200m (20.95). The men's 4x400m relay of Jake Lanier, James Smith, Jr., Moitalel Mpoke and Deadmon has clocked the second fastest time in the country at 3:06.28.
The next National TFRI will be released on Monday, February 1 and continue until the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will be held March 11-13 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
In week one of the polls, the Aggie women opened up at No. 2. It is the second time in three seasons to open the year at No. 2, in 2020 the Maroon & White were No. 7 in week one of the rankings.
A&M has 19 marks ranked in the top 20, including nine in the top 10, according to TFRRS. Tyra Gittens is the lone Aggie with three individual marks in the top 20. The multi-athlete is No. 2 in the nation in high jump (1.87m/6-1.5), No. 3 in the long jump (6.62m/21-8.75) and No. 19 in the 60m hurdles (8.34).
Athing Mu made her Aggie debut clocking the fifth-fastest performance in collegiate indoor history in the 800m with a time of 2:01.07, she leads the country. Deborah Acquah set an Aggie school record in the long jump with a mark of 6.65m/21-10, which ranks No. 2 in the nation. Syaira Richardson and Kaylah Robinson rank No. 4 in the NCAA in their respective events, Richardson in the 400m (52.92) and Robinson in the 60m hurdles (8.16). The women's 4x400m relay of Charokee Young, Mu, Laila Owens and Richardson is No. 2 in the nation with a time of 3:32.39.
The Texas A&M men opened the season ranked No. 11, it is the 13th consecutive season to open the season ranked in the top 15.
Nine Aggies rank in the top 20 in the NCAA in their respective events, including three in the top 10. Bryce Deadmon is No. 2 in the 400m (45.68), Connor Schulman No. 5 in the 60m hurdles (7.85) and Lance Broome is No. 8 in the 200m (20.95). The men's 4x400m relay of Jake Lanier, James Smith, Jr., Moitalel Mpoke and Deadmon has clocked the second fastest time in the country at 3:06.28.
The next National TFRI will be released on Monday, February 1 and continue until the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will be held March 11-13 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.