Texas A&M T&F lands SEC weekly honors following standout weekend

The Texas A&M track & field men’s team is holding on to a top 10 ranking during the indoor season, coming in at No. 8 in this week’s USTFCCCA rankings thanks in part to strong performances by a pair of Aggies.

On Tuesday, the SEC recognized two Aggies for their standout performances. Graduate student Ja’Qualon Scott was named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week after winning the 60m hurdles with the fastest time in the SEC. Freshman Peter Narumbe earned SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week honors following a gold‑medal effort in the 800m and logging the second fastest mark by a freshman.

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Below is the excerpt from the release from the conference officials:

Men’s Runner of the Week: Ja’Qualon Scott, Texas A&MTexas A&M’s Ja’Qualon Scott won the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational 60m hurdles with a time of 7.52. The mark ranks No.2 in the country this year and is No. 1 in the SEC. His time was also just shy of his own school record (7.51).

Men’s Co-Freshman of the Week: Peter Narumbe, Texas A&MTexas A&M’s Peter Narumbe won the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational 800m with a time of 1:46.13. His mark tied for the second fastest by a freshman in NCAA history and ranks seventh in the country this year and first in the SEC.