To lighten the mood, here is a clip of our recruit launching a monster PB in the javelin making her US #1 and the good thing is that her little sister is a sophomore and US #3! Possibly another Sister jav duo like the Malone's!! That means we have signed the Boys US #1 in discus and shot put and the girls #1 in javelin!

Sodadude said:

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So what's the story here? What changed? What reason was given?

I'm a little shocked there were that many people on the team. Looking at the posted roster I see 71 men (for 12.6 scholarships) and 57 women (for 18 scholarships). And 6 coaches.

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I'm far from a diehard fan here but I appreciate those that follow the sport so closely and help keep those like me informed. The only tidbit that comes to my mind was Henry's quote after the Texas Relays where he said there were too many individuals more concerned with themselves than the team and that was going to change (obviously paraphrased). It's always been my impression that Henry expects every participant to improve each day. With 6 coaches and 100+ athletes, yes, a lot of individual initiative is a must. So, when you go to a meet and you have repeated fouls, scratches and poor performances in events, there could have been questions raised about who has been putting in the work. If you're there, whether you're getting individual coaching or not, you now have access to good facilities with which to work and improve and you're expected to do so. I'm not in a position to point fingers or speculate (even though I'm doing just that) but that's the inference drawn from what I've read. I hate to hear about what sounds sort of like a purge, but I have to put some stock in the fact that no A&M coach, ever, has come close to winning the titles Henry has.

JB:

Good thing you weren't on the team in the 70s. You would really be butt-hurt. Facilities, compared to now, were 3rd world. Basically no track to run on with the bubbles on Kyle's red track. All runways were ancient, rock hard asphalt. Not everyone got nice stuff like shoes, etc then either.

My first work out here was in the fall of 71. The track and the runways were tartan and did have a few bubbles in it. Most schools still had cinder tracks and I thought it was an honor for me to just run on it. Coming from a small town and even though it had only two decks Kyle was like a cathedral to me. Nothing in comparison to the facilities we have today but I have no complaints. I ran on grass in high school so it was a huge improvement for me.

Fred Kerley runs a 20.24 in an open 200 as he prepares for the Olympic Trials! Pro Aggies running really well!

I wasn't on the track team at A&M, I was past the grass age, and I only experienced a few cinder tracks. But I did once win a high school varsity high jump competition over several more accomplished jumpers because I handled the apron better. It was uphill with potholes. Some guys are so pampered.

Current look at qualifiers to "Regionals"

Event and current 32nd place time and ranking in the region.


100 Meters (Women) Current Cut line - 11.59
16 Aliu, Immanuela 11.41
20 Smith, Zhane 11.49
50 Robinson, Kaylah 11.69

200 Meters (Women) 23.56
13 Owens, Laila 23.21
19 Aliu, Immanuela 23.30

400 Meters (Women) 53.71
3 Young, Charokee 51.52
9 Robinson-Jones, Tierra 51.94
14 Richardson, Syaira 52.42
50 Reed, Jaevin 54.62

800 Meters (Women) 2:07.24
1 Mu, Athing 1:57.73

1500 Meters (Women) 4:20.70
8 Mu, Athing 4:16.06

5000 Meters (Women) 16:23.12
42 Fuller, Annie 16:27.89

100 Hurdles (Women) 13.48
7 Gittens, Tyra 13.14
13 Robinson, Kaylah 13.17
15 Thorpe, Summer 13.19
18 Smith, Kennedy 13.28

400 Hurdles (Women) 1:00.27
10 Mustin, Dominique 58.48

3000 Steeplechase (Women) 10:33.79
49 Bernardo, Rachel 10:47.66
57 Black, Julia 10:54.86

4 x 100 Relay (Women)
5 Texas A&M 43.87 Smith, Robinson, Owens, Aliu

4 x 400 Relay (Women)
2 Texas A&M 3:26.73 Robinson-Jones, Richardson, Young, MU

High Jump (Women) 1.75m
1 Gittens, Tyra 1.90m 6' 2.75"
2 Distin, Lamara 1.85m 6' 0.75"
37 Andress, Allyson 1.73m 5' 8"

Long Jump (Women) 6.13m
3 Gittens, Tyra 6.67m 21' 10.75"
7 Smith, Zhane 6.45m 21' 2"
10 Acquah, Deborah 6.43m 21' 1.25"
49 Milton, Taryn 6.03m 19' 9.5"
54 Brown, LaJarvia 6.02m 19' 9"
74 Stevenson, Ciynamon 5.94m 19' 6"

Triple Jump (Women) 12.80m
2 Acquah, Deborah 13.86m 45' 5.75"
9 Stevenson, Ciynamon 13.19m 43' 3.25"
13 Brown, LaJarvia 13.10m 42' 11.75"
15 Distin, Lamara 13.04m 42' 9.5"

Javelin (Women) 47.57m
41 Ellis, Jenna 46.20m 151' 7"

Heptathlon (Women) 5525
1 Gittens, Tyra 6274
49 Andress, Allyson 4777

100 Meters (Men) 10.40
15 Achane, Devon 10.30
20 Yeboah, Emmanuel 10.34
45 Comick, Jace 10.48
62 Martin, Ryan 10.53

200 Meters (Men) 21.02
1 Achane, Devon 20.31
16 Broome, Lance 20.86
51 Yeboah, Emmanuel 21.14
82 Comick, Jace 21.34

400 Meters (Men) 46.83
1 Deadmon, Bryce 44.62
18 Dixon, Devin 46.40
22 Etiwe, Omajuwa 46.61

800 Meters (Men) 1:49.75
4 Miller, Brandon 1:47.33
11 Orange, Carlton 1:48.40
20 Mpoke, Moitalel 1:49.07
73 Dixon, Devin 1:51.45

5000 Meters (Men) 13:56.13
85 Casarez, Eric 14:18.38

110 Hurdles (Men) 14.08
10 Schulman, Connor 13.76

400 Hurdles (Men) 52.16
3 Smith, James 49.95
4 Mpoke, Moitalel 50.01
40 Collins, Jr., Kirk 52.42
66 Waer, Ricky 53.35

3000 Steeplechase (Men) 9:04.37
45 Seagraves, Zephyr 9:10.24
55 Grant, Brady 9:14.41

4 x 100 Relay (Men)
2 Texas A&M 38.79 Comick, Yeboah, Achane, Broome

4 x 400 Relay (Men)
4 Texas A&M 3:03.72 Mpoke, Deadmon, Dixon, Etiwe

High Jump (Men) 2.10m
14 Bajoit, Carter 2.15m 7' 0.5"
23 Corbin, Mason 2.12m 6' 11.5"
26 Lamberth, Jake 2.11m 6' 11"

Pole Vault (Men) 5.20m
12 Clarke, Sean 5.41m 17' 9"
27 Schmuhl, Michael 5.21m 17' 1"
44 Davis, Zach 5.10m 16' 8.75"
55 Simons, Spencer 5.06m 16' 7.25"

Long Jump (Men) 7.47m
17 Clark, Darius 7.62m 25' 0"
47 McQuirter, Lagarious 7.38m 24' 2.5"

Triple Jump (Men) 15.34m
40 Stevenson, CJ 15.19m 49' 10"

Discus (Men) 54.14m
12 Brown, Josh 56.72m 186' 1"

Javelin (Men) 63.83m
22 Petersson, William 65.80m 215' 10"
23 Hankins, Sam 65.68m 215' 6"

400 Meter Specialist Fred Kerley goes 9.91 in the 100! Yup! Going for a low 43 in the 400 this summer

A&M signee Kennedy Wade goes 52.77 which is the 7th fastest time in Texas high school history in the 400 to advance to state, advances in the 800 as well! Bryce Foster advances in the shot put and discus, Maci Irons in both, Hunter Harrison in the discus, Caleb Murdock, Montana Welch, and Regan Ruffner in the pole vault, Emma Ellis in the 3200 Going to have a strong contingent of Aggies running and throwing at state!

Irons and the 3 pole vaulters are 4A regional champs, Ellis won the 6A region 3 meet along with Foster, and Wade, with Harrison is 5A!