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The Texas A&M Track & Field team lands two on the Bowerman Watchlist

Aggies track & field athletes Distin and Whitmarsh both find themselves on the pre-conference outdoor championship Bowerman Watchlist.

Both the Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s track squads have spent the majority of the outdoor season ranked as an NCAA top ten team. So, it’s no surprise that an Aggie representing each team has made the pre-conference outdoor championship Bowerman Watchlist. On the women’s side its All-American high jumper Lamara Distin and on the men’s runner Sam Whitmarsh.

Below you can find excerpts for each athlete from the official Bowerman website.

LAMARA DISTIN

Distin, who hails from Hanover, Jamaica, has two wins and a runner-up finish (same height as the winner) thus far outdoors. She leads this year’s outdoor collegiate list with a 1.96m (6-5) clearance that ties the No. 6 performance in outdoor collegiate history (she owns three of the Top-10 performances including efforts from previous years). Indoors, she became the first collegian to clear 2.00m (6-6¾) in winning the SEC Indoor Championships. She lost in a thrilling duel with co-Watch List member Glenn in finishing second at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where she scaled “only” 1.97m (6-5½) for the third time this past winter, with all three performances tying for the No. 5 collegiate indoor performance all-time. This is Distin’s 12th career Watch List appearance, increasing her total as the active leader among women.

SAM WHITMARSH

Whitmarsh, who hails from Lake Jackson, Texas, has rode a wave of momentum this outdoor season that began with his 800-meter clocking of 1:44.46 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou that made him the seventh-fastest performer in collegiate history. After setting a PR in the 1500 meters two weeks later at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, Whitmarsh recently anchored Texas A&M to victory in the College Men’s 4×800 Championship of America at the Penn Relays in 1:45.02.

 

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Texas A&M lands two Aggies on the SEC Athlete of the Week 4 honors selection

Texas A&M’s Timara Chapman and Abigail Martin earn SEC Athlete of the Week honors

The Outdoor track & field season has begun, and the SEC has announced their athletes of the week. Senior heptathlon athlete Timara Chapman was named the Women’s Co-field Athlete of the Week and freshman discus thrower Abigail Martin was named the Women’s Freshman Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row.

Below are the excerpts from the official SEC website announcing the weekly

honors:

Texas A&M’s Timara Chapman had a career day in her first heptathlon action competing for the Maroon & White. She totaled 6219 points which is the highest total in the nation this year and would have won the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2023. She put out four personal best performances on her way to the event win. Her career marks were in point total (6219), shot put (13.63m/44-8.75), 100m hurdles (13.50) and high jump (1.79m/5-10.5), her clearance in the high jump also moves her to No. 12 on the Texas A&M all-time performers list.

Texas A&M’s Abigail Martin broke her personal best for the third-straight week in the discus with a throw of 59.44m/195-0. The mark remains as the No. 1 freshman in the country, rose 10 spots to No. 7 overall and remained at No. 3 overall in the conference. Martin ranks 17 spots ahead of the next closest freshman nationally in the event.

Congratulations to both Chapman and Martin their acknowledgement from the SEC for their accomplishments in week one of the outdoor season.

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Watch: Texas A&M two sport star Bryce Foster takes gold at the 44 Farms Team Invitational

Texas A&M center Bryce Foster take home the gold in the shot put at the 44 Farms Invitational

The Texas A&M Track and Field team started the outdoor season strongly. Aggie football player Bryce Foster contributed to the team’s outstanding performance at the 44 Farms Team Invitational. He tossed a season-best 17.95m/58-10.75 for a gold medal finish.

There were some questions about Foster skipping the outdoor season to start getting work in with head coach Mike Elko and new offensive line coach Adam Cushing’s new system, but Elko confirmed before spring practice that his starting center would be with the track team.

Here is what head track and field coach Pat Henry said about the team’s overall performance.

“I thought we performed very well this weekend. There were some really high caliber marks across the board, and it was good to see our athletes compete at a high level.”

Congratulations to Foster for his first-place win over the weekend.

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SEC names Abigail Martin as the SEC Track & Field Athlete of the Week

Texas A&M’s Abigail Martin earns SEC Athlete of the Week honor

The SEC has announced their track and field athletes for week three and another Aggie has earned honors for their performance. Freshman thrower Abigail Martin was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after tossing a personal best 56.92m/186-6 in the discus. She is currently the No. 1 freshman in the SEC and No. 17 nationally.

Below is the excerpt from the official SEC website announcing the weekly honor:

Texas A&M’s Abigail Martin broke her personal best in the discus with a throw of 56.92m/186-9 at the Battle on the Bayou. The mark ranks her as the No. 1 freshman in the country, No. 17 overall and No. 3 overall in the SEC.

Congratulations to Martin for her acknowledgment from the SEC for their accomplishments in week three of the outdoor season.

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Texas A&M lands two Aggies on the SEC Athlete of the Week honors selection

Texas A&M’s Carter Bajoit and Lianna Davidson earn SEC Athlete of the Week honors

The Outdoor track & field season has begun, and the SEC has announced their athletes of the week. Senior high jumper Carter Bajoit was named the Men’s Field Athlete of the Week and junior javelin thrower Lianna Davidson was named the Women’s Co-Field Athlete of the Week.

Below are the excerpts from the official SEC website announcing the weekly honors:

Texas A&M’s Carter Bajoit recorded a personal best leap of 2.25m/7-4.5 in the high jump at the Carolina Spring Break Classic. It is the nation’s leading mark in the high jump and ranks No. 3 on the all-time Texas A&M list. Bajoit also tied the meet record.

Texas A&M’s Lianna Davidson threw a meet record mark of 57.28m/187-11 to win the javelin at the Carolina Spring Break Classic. It was one of six event wins on the final day of competition for the Texas A&M women. Davidson’s throw set the NCAA lead in the event.

Congratulations to both Bajiot and Davidson their acknowledgement from the SEC for their accomplishments in week one of the outdoor season.

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Texas A&M names its Whataburger Players of the month for February

February’s Whataburger Players of the month were recently announced.

Each month, Texas A&M athletics recognizes two athletes as the Whataburger Players of the Month for their achievements in their respective sports.

For February, A&M chose redshirt sophomore LHP Ryan Prager from the baseball team and senior high jumper Lamara Distin from the women’s track & field team. Check out their accomplishments below for February, earning them the honor of player of the month.

Ryan Prager – February Snapshot

  • Strikeouts – 19
  • Strikeout high – 10 (Wagner)
  • 11.2 innings pitched – 0 runs allowed – 1 walk
  • ERA – 0.00
  • Wins – 2

Lamara Distin – February Snapshot

  • Indoor High Jump record – 2m/6’6.75″
  • Indoor SEC Champion
  • NCAA Athlete of the Week
  • Women’s SEC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
  • The Bowerman Award Watchlist Leader

Congratulations to Prager and Distin for being named February’s Whataburger Players of the Month.

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Texas A&M high jumper named the NCAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week

Texas A&M All-American high jumper Lamara Distin earns NCAA honors after breaking the Indoor high jump record at SEC Indoor Championship

Texas A&M’s talented high jumper Lamara Distin was named NCAA Track & Field Athlete of the Week after breaking the NCAA Indoor high jump record.

Distin has been an elite high jumper for the past few years and on top of being NCAA Champions she represented Jamaica in the international competition. She made history during the SEC Indoor Championship last month when she became the first women’s collegian to clear the bar at the height of 2.00m/6-6.75′.

Now, with the SEC indoor championship complete, Distin is the 2024 Bowerman Watch list front-runner and focus on the NCAA Indoor Championship that will take place in Boston this weekend. She currently holds both the Indoor and Outdoor high jump records at Texas A&M and is in the top five all-time in the NCAA record book.

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Texas A&M track and field inks multiple athletes from 2024 recruiting class

Texas A&M loads up on talent as they sign high-end Track & Field athletes

Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country has one of the elite coaching staffs in the country with legendary Track & Field coach Pat Henry and recent Coach of the Year Wendel McRaven. That alone makes the University an attractive place to come and develop their talent, but there is also a brand-new Indoor Track Stadium.

This past month, Coach Henry has signed several talented athletes to the roster throughout November and now December. Below, you can see who signed and the official announcement via the Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country social media page.

Yierra Flemings – Cameron, TX – Heptathlon

Khybah Dawson – British Virgin Islands – Long Jump

Nico Signorelli – The Woodlands, TX – Pole Vault

Milena Chevallier – Farmington Hills, MI – High Jump

Tyler Lowe – Johns Creek, GA – 400M / 200M

Penny Gracy – The Woodlands, TX – 3200M

Gilbert Rono – Kericho, Rift Valley, Kenya – 1500M / 800M

Debora Cherono – Kericho, Rift Valley, Kenya – 1500M / 6K

Madison Peters – League City, TX – 1600M / 3200M

Congratulations to all of the signees, and we can’t wait to see them in the Maroon & White next season.

Texas A&M cross country coach named as the 2023 Coach of the Year

Off the heels of a successful season, Wendel McRaven was named Cross and Country Women’s Coach of the Year.

It was announced on Tuesday that Aggie Cross Country Coach Wendel McRaven was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross-Country South Central Region Women’s Coach of the Year.

Coach McRaven and his staff have led the women’s team to their best conference championship finish in nearly a decade and their first national championship birth in over two decades.

He said it was a team effort, and they showed a lot of consistency throughout the season:

“We stayed consistent all season long. Our group started the year strong and was able to continue to improve throughout the season. When we entered the postseason, I thought our women showed a lot of maturity at the SEC Championship, as they stuck to their plan and raced smart. I think that set us up well for the regional meet, where we stepped up once again and qualified for nationals.”

Congratulations to Coach Wendel McRaven on the achievement and the successful Cross-Country season. We look forward to what the future has for the program.

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