BATON ROUGE – The Texas A&M track & field team ran three top-five times in the world this year and claimed six event wins, 11 all-time marks and 25 personal bests across the Battle on the Bayou and Stanford Invitational this weekend.
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Sam Whitmarsh put the nation on notice in his season debut of the 800m. The junior ran 1:44.46 which is the collegiate leading time, the mark also ranks as No. 2 on the Texas A&M all-time list, the eighth-fastest time in NCAA history and No. 4 mark in the world this year.Â
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The one-two punch of Ja'Qualon Scott and Connor Schulman continued to dominate in the hurdles, as they ran the top-two times in the country this year. Scott claimed the event title in a personal-best time of 13.34 which moved him up to No. 3 on the all-time list, while Schulman ran a season-best 13.42 for second. The duo's marks also rank at No. 2 and No. 3 in the world this year.
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The women's 4x400m relay team of Nissi Kabongo, Jaydan Wood, Kennedy Wade and Jermaisha Arnold brought the team event win total to six, setting their season-best time of 3:29.51 which places the group second in the nation. The men's quartet of Scott, Jevon O'Bryant, Auhmad Robinson and Kimar Farquharson finished runner-up in a photo finish, crossing the line in 3:00.80. That mark ranks No. 7 in A&M history and second in the country this season.
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A trio of Aggies laid down top-five nationally ranking marks in the 400m events. Robinson and Farquharson both set personal bests in the event to place fourth (45.42) and fifth (45.70), respectively. The top-five finishers secured the five fastest-times in the nation this year. Arnold on the women's side placed second in her event, bringing it home in 51.24 and now ranks third in the country.
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Moving to the field, the Maroon & White secured four more top-five finishes. Abigail Martin broke her personal best in the discus with a throw of 56.92m/186-9. The mark ranks her as the No. 1 freshman in the country in the event and No. 11 overall. Kabongo entered the Aggie history books in the high jump at the No. 9 spot, finishing third in the event soaring over 1.80m/5-10.75, while Timara Chapman her a career day clearing 1.75m/5-8.75 for fourth. Carter Bajoit in the men's high jump event wrapped the top-five finishers, as he claimed third with a leap of 2.10m/6-10.75.Â
Carlie Weiser also added an all-time mark to the long list in the discus, tossing 51.32m/168-4 for ninth in the record book, while Bailey Goggans moved up the ranks in the women's 800m to the No. 5 spot with a time of 2:04.24.
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Over the two days of competition, the Aggies registered 25 personal-best performances with 18 on the track and seven in the field.
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Up Next
The Maroon & White return home to the host the 44 Farms Team Invitational April 5-6 at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
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Coach's Quotes
Head coach Pat Henry on the team's performance over the weekend…
"There were a lot of impressive performances this weekend. I thought we competed very well in a tough field and saw our group take a step forward. If we continue to improve this is going to be a very good team."
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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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Sam Whitmarsh put the nation on notice in his season debut of the 800m. The junior ran 1:44.46 which is the collegiate leading time, the mark also ranks as No. 2 on the Texas A&M all-time list, the eighth-fastest time in NCAA history and No. 4 mark in the world this year.Â
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The one-two punch of Ja'Qualon Scott and Connor Schulman continued to dominate in the hurdles, as they ran the top-two times in the country this year. Scott claimed the event title in a personal-best time of 13.34 which moved him up to No. 3 on the all-time list, while Schulman ran a season-best 13.42 for second. The duo's marks also rank at No. 2 and No. 3 in the world this year.
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The women's 4x400m relay team of Nissi Kabongo, Jaydan Wood, Kennedy Wade and Jermaisha Arnold brought the team event win total to six, setting their season-best time of 3:29.51 which places the group second in the nation. The men's quartet of Scott, Jevon O'Bryant, Auhmad Robinson and Kimar Farquharson finished runner-up in a photo finish, crossing the line in 3:00.80. That mark ranks No. 7 in A&M history and second in the country this season.
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A trio of Aggies laid down top-five nationally ranking marks in the 400m events. Robinson and Farquharson both set personal bests in the event to place fourth (45.42) and fifth (45.70), respectively. The top-five finishers secured the five fastest-times in the nation this year. Arnold on the women's side placed second in her event, bringing it home in 51.24 and now ranks third in the country.
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Moving to the field, the Maroon & White secured four more top-five finishes. Abigail Martin broke her personal best in the discus with a throw of 56.92m/186-9. The mark ranks her as the No. 1 freshman in the country in the event and No. 11 overall. Kabongo entered the Aggie history books in the high jump at the No. 9 spot, finishing third in the event soaring over 1.80m/5-10.75, while Timara Chapman her a career day clearing 1.75m/5-8.75 for fourth. Carter Bajoit in the men's high jump event wrapped the top-five finishers, as he claimed third with a leap of 2.10m/6-10.75.Â
Carlie Weiser also added an all-time mark to the long list in the discus, tossing 51.32m/168-4 for ninth in the record book, while Bailey Goggans moved up the ranks in the women's 800m to the No. 5 spot with a time of 2:04.24.
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Over the two days of competition, the Aggies registered 25 personal-best performances with 18 on the track and seven in the field.
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Up Next
The Maroon & White return home to the host the 44 Farms Team Invitational April 5-6 at E.B. Cushing Stadium.
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Coach's Quotes
Head coach Pat Henry on the team's performance over the weekend…
"There were a lot of impressive performances this weekend. I thought we competed very well in a tough field and saw our group take a step forward. If we continue to improve this is going to be a very good team."
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.