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Track & Field, Cross Country, 7/5/2009 Fabrice Lapierre wins Madrid long jump with 28-foot effortTexas A&M graduate Fabrices Lapierre defeated a pair of Olympic medalist in winning the long jump at the Madrid Grand Prix in Spain on Saturday, July 4. Lapierre produced the longest jump ever by an Australian.Track & Field, Cross Country, 6/28/2009 Simone Facey qualifies for World Championships in 200 at Jamaica ChampsThe final day of Championships produced a trio of World Championship qualifiers in Simone Facey (Jamaica), Muna Lee (US) and Wallace Spearmon (US) all in the 200 meters.Track & Field, Cross Country, 6/27/2009 Duncan, Beard and Merritt make international teams at US ChampsThird day of USA Senior and Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, place three more Aggies on U.S. teams competing internationally later this summer.Track & Field, Cross Country, 6/26/2009 Jessica Beard advances to 400 final, Muna Lee runner-up in 100 finalJessica Beard qualified for the USA Championship final in the 400. Muna Lee finished second in the 100 final and incoming frosh Wayne Davis won the US Junior title in the 110 hurdles.06/25/2009 Sharif eighth in triple jump final at USA ChampionshipsZuheir Sharif finished eighth in the triple jump final during the USA Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Jessica Beard and Muna Lee both reach the semifinals of the 400 and 100. 06/24/2009 Aggies well represented at USA Senior / Junior ChampionshipsTexas A&M athletes compete at the USA Senior and Junior Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon this weekend. The first final involving an Aggie is the triple jump with Zuheir Sharif. 06/22/2009 40th Anniversary of Curtis Mills world record NCAA victory40 years ago, on June 21, 1969, Texas A&M sophomore Curtis Mills won the 440 yard NCAA title with a world record time of 44.7 seconds and defeated 1968 Olympic medalists Lee Evans and Larry James in the process. 06/19/2009 30 USTFCCCA All-America honors earned by 21 Aggie athletesTexas A&M athletes were awarded a total of 30 All-America honors by USTFCCCA based on performances during the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas that led to a pair of national team titles for the Aggies. 06/19/2009 Texas A&M sweeps USTFCCCA coaching honorsPat Henry claims Men's and Women's National Head Coach of the Year honors from USTFCCCA while assistant coaches Vince Anderson (women's) and Jim VanHootegem (men's) earn National Assistant Coach of the Year honors. 06/13/2009 No. 1 Texas A&M captures two NCAA team titlesMen and Women both take the National Title in the 2009 NCAA Track & Field Championships |