Spring Break
A&M track takes top places in Big 12 meet
By: Patrick Hayslip
Issue date: 3/2/09 Section: Sports
The No. 1 ranked Texas A&M women's track team won its third Big 12 Indoor Championship at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium Saturday. The No. 6 ranked men placed third.
The women became the first women's track team to win the championship three consecutive years by accumulating 130 total team points. Texas Tech came in second with 103.5 and Nebraska finished third with 96.5.
"I think any time you win a Big 12 Championship, it takes a total team effort and you can see it took scoring in lots of places here this evening to win a championship, and our ladies got it done," said A&M Head Coach Pat Henry.
A&M sophomore Gabby Mayo and junior Porscha Lucas have battled throughout the year in the 60-meter dash, but Mayo edged Lucas with a personal record of 7.28 seconds, coming in first place. Lucas finished third with a time of 7.33 and senior Allison George was right behind her in fourth with a time of 7.42.
"I was very surprised. I got out, and I was like, where is everybody else," Mayo said. "I know we are coming back for nationals; it was just one race, it is behind me so I have to get ready for the next."
Mayo also won the women's 60-meter hurdles by more than two tenths of a second over Oklahoma Senior Latoya Heath with a time of 8.20. Mayo accumulated 23 of the team's points for the meet and Henry referred to her as the athlete of the meet at the team's meeting afterward.
"Anytime somebody has that kind of a performance, it is tremendous for the entire program," Henry said.
Lucas responded by taking first in the 200-meter dash with a season-best time of 22.94 seconds and Mayo came in sixth with a seasonal personal best time of 23.49. Sophomore Jessica Beard took fourth with a time of 23.35, another season best.
"It is so great winning at home, having the Aggie crowd behind us while we are running," Lucas said. "I felt confident coming in today and I have been working well in practice and ran well yesterday."
The women became the first women's track team to win the championship three consecutive years by accumulating 130 total team points. Texas Tech came in second with 103.5 and Nebraska finished third with 96.5.
"I think any time you win a Big 12 Championship, it takes a total team effort and you can see it took scoring in lots of places here this evening to win a championship, and our ladies got it done," said A&M Head Coach Pat Henry.
A&M sophomore Gabby Mayo and junior Porscha Lucas have battled throughout the year in the 60-meter dash, but Mayo edged Lucas with a personal record of 7.28 seconds, coming in first place. Lucas finished third with a time of 7.33 and senior Allison George was right behind her in fourth with a time of 7.42.
"I was very surprised. I got out, and I was like, where is everybody else," Mayo said. "I know we are coming back for nationals; it was just one race, it is behind me so I have to get ready for the next."
Mayo also won the women's 60-meter hurdles by more than two tenths of a second over Oklahoma Senior Latoya Heath with a time of 8.20. Mayo accumulated 23 of the team's points for the meet and Henry referred to her as the athlete of the meet at the team's meeting afterward.
"Anytime somebody has that kind of a performance, it is tremendous for the entire program," Henry said.
Lucas responded by taking first in the 200-meter dash with a season-best time of 22.94 seconds and Mayo came in sixth with a seasonal personal best time of 23.49. Sophomore Jessica Beard took fourth with a time of 23.35, another season best.
"It is so great winning at home, having the Aggie crowd behind us while we are running," Lucas said. "I felt confident coming in today and I have been working well in practice and ran well yesterday."
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