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Shelbi Vaughan captures AandM's first-ever NCAA women's discus title - Texas AandM Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.comPublished by
EUGENE – Texas A&M sophomore Shelbi Vaughan became the first Aggie to win the women’s discus in school history Thursday at Hayward Field as she topped the field by nine-plus feet with her winning toss of 196 feet, 11 inches (60.02). Casey Strong improved his school record in the hammer to 211-0 (64.33) to finish ninth and just missed a scoring position. In advancing from the semifinal races, A&M fared well once again in sending five more entries to the finals this weekend. Wayne Davis II led the 110 hurdle qualifying, Kamaria Brown and Olivia Ekpone advanced in the 200 meters and both Aggie 4x400 relays posted top times of 3:00.76 and 3:28.89. On Friday the heptathlon continues with Jena Hemann while field event finals are on tap for Devion Harris in the high jump and LaQue Moen-Davis in the triple jump. Track finals include the 400 hurdles, 100 and 400 meters for the Aggies. Team scores through the second day of the NCAA Championships have the A&M women tied for second place with 10 points behind 19 for Oregon. Also scoring 10 points on the women’s side are Florida, Boise State, Akron and Princeton. Read the full article at: www.aggieathletics.com
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