BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lamara Distin and Ushan Perera both garnered SEC Field Athlete of the Week honors after their record setting performances at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Distin won the high jump competition with a clearance of 6-5.5/1.97m. The mark is the national lead, a Jamaican record, a Texas A&M school record, topping her previous record from last week, and tied for the No. 3 jump in NCAA history. This is the third week in a row Distin has received the honor.
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Making his Maroon & White debut at the Tiger Paw Invitational, Perera tied the top mark in school history, set by Jimmy Howard in 1981. Along with equaling the school record, his clearance of 7-4.5/2.25m is the second-best jump in the NCAA and the No. 1 mark in the SEC this season.
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Next Up
The Aggies travel 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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Distin won the high jump competition with a clearance of 6-5.5/1.97m. The mark is the national lead, a Jamaican record, a Texas A&M school record, topping her previous record from last week, and tied for the No. 3 jump in NCAA history. This is the third week in a row Distin has received the honor.
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Making his Maroon & White debut at the Tiger Paw Invitational, Perera tied the top mark in school history, set by Jimmy Howard in 1981. Along with equaling the school record, his clearance of 7-4.5/2.25m is the second-best jump in the NCAA and the No. 1 mark in the SEC this season.
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Next Up
The Aggies travel 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.