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Cherono Shatters 3,000m School Record at David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Feb 14, 2026 | Track and Field
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M track & field's Debora Cherono shattered the women's 3,000m school record by over 10 seconds on the final day of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational Saturday at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center.
Cherono secured her second indoor school record after downing the previous 14-year-old program best in the women's 3,000m. The sophomore ran a personal-best time of 9:02.81 in the invitational section of the event to place seventh among collegiate athletes and 13th overall. Following suit shortly after in the open section was Joyce Kemboi, who was the top collegiate finisher and second overall with a time of 9:03.17. Her mark also broke the previous school record and lands her second behind Cherono on the all-time performers list.
Flipping to the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in Albuquerque, Texas A&M's relay groups put on a dominant display, as the men captured the top two spots in the event. The Aggie A relay quartet of Eric Hemphill III, DeMarco Escobar, Musa Isah and Auhmad Robinson crossed the line first in 3:06.47, while the B relay team of Ja'Qualon Scott, Stefon Dodoo, Iliya Dryaba and Lawson Jacobs were right behind in second with a time of 3:06.56. The women kept the monetum rolling, as Jahnile Registre, Camryn Dickson, Lacarthea Cooper and Tyler Lowe finished first in a season-best mark of 3:31.17.
The Aggie hurdlers impressed on the day, as Jaiya Covington took second in the women's event with a season-best time of 8.03 which ranks fifth nationally in the event. Jasmine Harmon also had a productive day, clocking a personal-best time of 8.25 to take sixth and jump to No. 9 in the Aggie record books. Ja'Qualon Scott had a podium finish in the men's event, taking third in 7.64.
Freshman Richard Lee Jr. had a record-book showing in the 60m, as he clocked 6.65 in the final to take fifth in the event. Lee's mark was a personal best and entered him at No. 4 in the Aggie all-time performers list. Dickson in the women's event ran a season-best time of 7.29 to place seventh.
In the field, Machaeda Linton delivered a strong performance in the women's triple jump as she landed in the sand with a season-best mark of 12.95m/42-6 to rank No. 10 all-time and sixth in the event. In the women's pole vault, Lily Carlson cleared 4.25m/13-11.25 to place eighth among collegiate athletes, while Carlie Weiser added a season-best mark in the women's shot put as she tossed 15.39m/50-6 to take third.
The 800m groups tacked on a pair of podium finishes, as Grant Ashby placed second in 1:49.16, while Avery Perkins ran a career-best time of 2:10.38 which was good for third.
Next Up
The Aggies conclude their regular-season slate on the road at the Alex Wilson Invitational Feb. 21.
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
Cherono secured her second indoor school record after downing the previous 14-year-old program best in the women's 3,000m. The sophomore ran a personal-best time of 9:02.81 in the invitational section of the event to place seventh among collegiate athletes and 13th overall. Following suit shortly after in the open section was Joyce Kemboi, who was the top collegiate finisher and second overall with a time of 9:03.17. Her mark also broke the previous school record and lands her second behind Cherono on the all-time performers list.
Flipping to the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in Albuquerque, Texas A&M's relay groups put on a dominant display, as the men captured the top two spots in the event. The Aggie A relay quartet of Eric Hemphill III, DeMarco Escobar, Musa Isah and Auhmad Robinson crossed the line first in 3:06.47, while the B relay team of Ja'Qualon Scott, Stefon Dodoo, Iliya Dryaba and Lawson Jacobs were right behind in second with a time of 3:06.56. The women kept the monetum rolling, as Jahnile Registre, Camryn Dickson, Lacarthea Cooper and Tyler Lowe finished first in a season-best mark of 3:31.17.
The Aggie hurdlers impressed on the day, as Jaiya Covington took second in the women's event with a season-best time of 8.03 which ranks fifth nationally in the event. Jasmine Harmon also had a productive day, clocking a personal-best time of 8.25 to take sixth and jump to No. 9 in the Aggie record books. Ja'Qualon Scott had a podium finish in the men's event, taking third in 7.64.
Freshman Richard Lee Jr. had a record-book showing in the 60m, as he clocked 6.65 in the final to take fifth in the event. Lee's mark was a personal best and entered him at No. 4 in the Aggie all-time performers list. Dickson in the women's event ran a season-best time of 7.29 to place seventh.
In the field, Machaeda Linton delivered a strong performance in the women's triple jump as she landed in the sand with a season-best mark of 12.95m/42-6 to rank No. 10 all-time and sixth in the event. In the women's pole vault, Lily Carlson cleared 4.25m/13-11.25 to place eighth among collegiate athletes, while Carlie Weiser added a season-best mark in the women's shot put as she tossed 15.39m/50-6 to take third.
The 800m groups tacked on a pair of podium finishes, as Grant Ashby placed second in 1:49.16, while Avery Perkins ran a career-best time of 2:10.38 which was good for third.
Next Up
The Aggies conclude their regular-season slate on the road at the Alex Wilson Invitational Feb. 21.
To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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