CLEMSON, S.C. – Lamara Distin and Ushan Perera both equaled school records as the Texas A&M men's and women's track & field teams finished the final day of competition at the Tiger Paw Invitational at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex on Saturday.
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The first event of the day, the women's high jump, was a highlight for the Aggies, as the duo of Distin and Bára Sajdoková finished 1-2 in the competition for the second straight week. Distin won the event with a clearance of 6-5.5/1.97m, to top her school record set last week. The impressive new mark also set a new Jamaican record, leads the NCAA and matched the No. 3 mark in NCAA history. Her clearance is tied for the fifth-best in the world this year. Sajdoková took silver, equaling her collegiate personal best of 6-1.5/1.87m.
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Perera, making his Maroon & White debut after transferring from Texas A&M-Commerce, leapt over 7-4.5/2.25m to win the competition, beating Louisville's Trey Allen, the national leader, in a jump-out. Perera's mark equals Jimmy Howard's school record and is the second-best jump in the NCAA this year. Howard's record is the second-oldest mark in the record book, set in 1981.
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At the David Hemery Invitational in Boston, Eric Casarez made history in the 5000m, clocking 13:42.54 to break the Texas A&M school record from 2013 by 12 seconds. Casarez's time, an almost 19-second personal best, is currently the third-fastest in the Southeastern Conference. He trails Dylan Jacobs of Tennessee, the American collegiate record holder (13:11.01) and Patrick Kiprop (13:24.32) of Arkansas, a two-time SEC 5000m champion.
Also making the trip to Boston, the men's mile squad of Cooper Cawthra, Chandon Chhikara and Gavin Hoffpauir all registered Texas A&M top-12 all-time marks. Cawthra's time of 4:02.91 puts him at seventh on the list, while Chandon Chhikara (4:04.67) and Gavin Hoffpauir (4:04.83) come in at No. 11 and No. 12, respectively, in school history.
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Next Up
The Aggies travel north to Fayetteville to compete at the Indoor SEC Championship meet at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Feb. 24-25.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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The first event of the day, the women's high jump, was a highlight for the Aggies, as the duo of Distin and Bára Sajdoková finished 1-2 in the competition for the second straight week. Distin won the event with a clearance of 6-5.5/1.97m, to top her school record set last week. The impressive new mark also set a new Jamaican record, leads the NCAA and matched the No. 3 mark in NCAA history. Her clearance is tied for the fifth-best in the world this year. Sajdoková took silver, equaling her collegiate personal best of 6-1.5/1.87m.
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Perera, making his Maroon & White debut after transferring from Texas A&M-Commerce, leapt over 7-4.5/2.25m to win the competition, beating Louisville's Trey Allen, the national leader, in a jump-out. Perera's mark equals Jimmy Howard's school record and is the second-best jump in the NCAA this year. Howard's record is the second-oldest mark in the record book, set in 1981.
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At the David Hemery Invitational in Boston, Eric Casarez made history in the 5000m, clocking 13:42.54 to break the Texas A&M school record from 2013 by 12 seconds. Casarez's time, an almost 19-second personal best, is currently the third-fastest in the Southeastern Conference. He trails Dylan Jacobs of Tennessee, the American collegiate record holder (13:11.01) and Patrick Kiprop (13:24.32) of Arkansas, a two-time SEC 5000m champion.
Also making the trip to Boston, the men's mile squad of Cooper Cawthra, Chandon Chhikara and Gavin Hoffpauir all registered Texas A&M top-12 all-time marks. Cawthra's time of 4:02.91 puts him at seventh on the list, while Chandon Chhikara (4:04.67) and Gavin Hoffpauir (4:04.83) come in at No. 11 and No. 12, respectively, in school history.
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Next Up
The Aggies travel north to Fayetteville to compete at the Indoor SEC Championship meet at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Feb. 24-25.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, log on to 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.