Narumbe’s School Record Highlights Final Day of Corky Classic

Saturday, January 17

Lubbock, Texas

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

Corky Classic

Jan 17, 2026 | Track and Field

By: Sam Thornton, Athletics Communications

LUBBOCK – Texas A&M track & field's Peter Narumbe broke the 1,000m school record on the final day of the Corky Classic Saturday at Texas Tech's Sport Performance Center.

Setting the momentum for the day on the track was the freshman Narumbe, as he broke the third school record of the weekend, this time in the 1,000m. He crossed the line in 2:19.88 to top the A&M performers list and broke Luca Santorum's record which was also set at the Corky Classic last season. His time is the 17^th fastest in NCAA history and ranks third all-time among freshmen. Ondrej Gajdos and Reece Sharman-Newell also stood out, ensuring the podium sweep finishing second (2:23.30) and third (2:23.69), respectively. On the women's side Elise Smoot claimed third crossing the line in 2:47.95, while Sophia Bendet followed behind in sixth with a time of 2:49.36.

The women's pole vaulters had another impressive day, headlined by Magdalena Rauter's debut showing in the Maroon & White. The freshman cleared 4.06m/13-3.75 to win the event and rank at No. 10 in the A&M record books. She was followed closely by Ava Riche in second who recorded a personal-best clearance of 3.91m/12-10, while Ella Vajdos placed fifth with a mark of 3.76m/12-4.

The Aggies closed the meet on top, as both the men's and women's 4x400m relay teams won their respective events. The women were up first and the quartet of Sofia Yakushina, Camryn Dickson, Peace Nwaelehia and Jahnile Registre crossed the line in 3:31.72 to ensure the win. The men's group followed suit, as Eric Hemphill III, Kimar Farquharson, Auhmad Robinson and Lawson Jacobs finished in 3:04.05. Jacobs' anchor leg stood out among the rest, as he split 45.35 which was the fastest of any athlete in any heat.

The jumps group secured another four top-six finishes across two events, as Milena Chevallier was fifth in the women's high jump (1.71m/5-7.25) and Etoro Bassey was sixth in the men's event (2.10m/6-10.75). In the triple jump, both Jaydon Shield and Machaeda Linton finished sixth in the men's and women's events with leaps of 15.14m/49-8.25 and 12.90m/42-4, respectively.

Other strong showings in the oval came from Aysha Shaheed in the 200m, as she finished second in the 200m with a time of 23.50, while Blake Holland placed fifth in the men's event with a career-best mark of 21.07.

The men's mile group tacked on a pair of top-five results with Carter Gordy leading the Texas A&M contingent placing second with a personal-best time of 4:11.04, while Diego Heredia was fourth in 4:13.44.

Carlie Weiser opened her Spring campaign with a sixth-place result in the women's shot put with a toss of 15.16m/49-9, while Altwayne Bedward finished ninth in the men's event in his Aggie debut with a mark of 17.15m/56-3.25.

Next Up
The Aggies return home to host the Ted Nelson Invitational, Jan. 23-24, at the R.A. 'Murray' Fasken '38 Indoor Track & Field facility.

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