PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. – Aggies Tyra Gittens and Deon Lendore have been named to Team Trinidad & Tobago qualifying the pair of track & field athletes for the Tokyo Olympics, the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee announced.
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Gittens is making her first career Olympic Team, she is qualified in the long jump. Lendore is making his third career Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Team, he is qualified in the 400m and as part of the 4x400m relay. In 2012, Lendore finished as an Olympic bronze medalist as a member of the 4x400m relay.
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During the 2021 season, Gittens finished as a six-time NCAA First Team All-American, including national championships in the indoor pentathlon, indoor high jump and outdoor heptathlon. The multi-athlete set school records in six events, including the indoor long jump (21-11/6.68m) and outdoor long jump (22-10/6.96m). She recorded seven collegiate all-time top-12 marks, including a collegiate record pentathlon score of 4,746 points. At the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, Gittens high jumped 6-4.75 (1.95m) and long jumped 22-10 (6.96m) becoming the first woman in world history to accomplish such marks within the same heptathlon.
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She finished the season as the USTFCCCA National Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.
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Lendore, the 2014 Bowerman winner, spent 2021 as a volunteer assistant under head coach Pat Henry, as well as competing professionally. The Puma professional recently clocked a season best 400m time of 44.73 in Stockholm, Sweden. His time ranks 16th fastest in the world in 2021.
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For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aggietfxc).
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Gittens is making her first career Olympic Team, she is qualified in the long jump. Lendore is making his third career Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Team, he is qualified in the 400m and as part of the 4x400m relay. In 2012, Lendore finished as an Olympic bronze medalist as a member of the 4x400m relay.
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During the 2021 season, Gittens finished as a six-time NCAA First Team All-American, including national championships in the indoor pentathlon, indoor high jump and outdoor heptathlon. The multi-athlete set school records in six events, including the indoor long jump (21-11/6.68m) and outdoor long jump (22-10/6.96m). She recorded seven collegiate all-time top-12 marks, including a collegiate record pentathlon score of 4,746 points. At the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, Gittens high jumped 6-4.75 (1.95m) and long jumped 22-10 (6.96m) becoming the first woman in world history to accomplish such marks within the same heptathlon.
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She finished the season as the USTFCCCA National Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.
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Lendore, the 2014 Bowerman winner, spent 2021 as a volunteer assistant under head coach Pat Henry, as well as competing professionally. The Puma professional recently clocked a season best 400m time of 44.73 in Stockholm, Sweden. His time ranks 16th fastest in the world in 2021.
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For the most up-to-date information on Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@aggietfxc).