BIRMINGHAM – Texas A&M track & field's Lamara Distin and Ja'Qualon Scott earned SEC weekly honors following standout performances at the Tiger Paw invitational, the league announced Tuesday.
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Distin was named SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Week, her second honor of the year, while Scott garnered SEC Men's Co-Runner of the Week, the first of his career.Â
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Distin dominated the women's high jump as she cleared 1.97m/6-5.5 to capture the nation's leading mark. Her jump ranks her No. 1 in the country, third in the world and it broke the Clemson Indoor Track facility record. She also became the second collegiate high jumper with three total clearances all-time at or better than 1.97m/6-5.5 across indoor and outdoor competition.
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Scott put on a show in the men's 60m hurdles across the prelim, semifinal and final at the invitational. In the second round, he ran a blistering 7.60 which ranks him second in the nation and moved him to No. 2 on the A&M all-time performers list. He finished all three rounds as the top-ranking collegiate, placing second overall in the final.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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Distin was named SEC Women's Field Athlete of the Week, her second honor of the year, while Scott garnered SEC Men's Co-Runner of the Week, the first of his career.Â
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Distin dominated the women's high jump as she cleared 1.97m/6-5.5 to capture the nation's leading mark. Her jump ranks her No. 1 in the country, third in the world and it broke the Clemson Indoor Track facility record. She also became the second collegiate high jumper with three total clearances all-time at or better than 1.97m/6-5.5 across indoor and outdoor competition.
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Scott put on a show in the men's 60m hurdles across the prelim, semifinal and final at the invitational. In the second round, he ran a blistering 7.60 which ranks him second in the nation and moved him to No. 2 on the A&M all-time performers list. He finished all three rounds as the top-ranking collegiate, placing second overall in the final.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.