NEW ORLEANS – The Texas A&M track & field women's 4x400m relay team was named the U.S. Track & Field National Athlete of the Week after its collegiate record breaking performance at the Tyson Invitational this past weekend at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
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The Aggie foursome of Jania Martin, Syaira Richardson, Charokee Young and Athing Mu combined to stop the clock at 3:26.27, breaking the four-year-old collegiate record of 3:27.03 previously set by USC's Cameron Pettigrew, Amalie Luel, Deanna Hill and Kendall Ellis.
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The time not only set a collegiate record, but is a world-leading mark and is the ninth-best performance in world history and set a Randal Tyson Track Center facility record. The quartet became the No. 4 relay team in world history behind national teams from Russia, Poland and the United States.
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Martin opened up with a 53.04 split before handing the baton off to Richardson who clocked a 51.86 split. Young, who was trailing Florida, blew past the Gators with a 400m split of 51.12 before Mu ran a 50.27 400m as the Aggies made history.
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This is the fourth time this season that an Aggie female has been named National Athletes of the Week. It is also the first time since 2019 that a relay team earned national honors since Michigan's distance medley relay group received the award on Feb. 19, 2019.
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USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
Jan. 26 – Athing Mu
Feb. 2 – Tyra Gittens
Feb. 9 – Athing Mu
Feb. 16 – Women's 4x400m (Martin, Richardson, Young, Mu)
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The Aggie foursome of Jania Martin, Syaira Richardson, Charokee Young and Athing Mu combined to stop the clock at 3:26.27, breaking the four-year-old collegiate record of 3:27.03 previously set by USC's Cameron Pettigrew, Amalie Luel, Deanna Hill and Kendall Ellis.
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The time not only set a collegiate record, but is a world-leading mark and is the ninth-best performance in world history and set a Randal Tyson Track Center facility record. The quartet became the No. 4 relay team in world history behind national teams from Russia, Poland and the United States.
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Martin opened up with a 53.04 split before handing the baton off to Richardson who clocked a 51.86 split. Young, who was trailing Florida, blew past the Gators with a 400m split of 51.12 before Mu ran a 50.27 400m as the Aggies made history.
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This is the fourth time this season that an Aggie female has been named National Athletes of the Week. It is also the first time since 2019 that a relay team earned national honors since Michigan's distance medley relay group received the award on Feb. 19, 2019.
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USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
Jan. 26 – Athing Mu
Feb. 2 – Tyra Gittens
Feb. 9 – Athing Mu
Feb. 16 – Women's 4x400m (Martin, Richardson, Young, Mu)