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Track and Field opens season with top finishes

Texas A&M track and field pulled together an impressive outing Saturday culminating with three first-place finishes at the OU Classic at the Mosier Indoor Track Facility in Norman, Okla.
Senior Joe Peschel took the gold in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a time of 8.16 seconds. Freshman Justin Estill clocked a time of 8.35 seconds to finish in second.
The men also swept the vertical jump events as sophomore Fabrice Lapierre won the long jump with a leap of 24-8.50, and senior Ellison Collins won the triple jump with a distance of 46-3.50.
The women also impressed with freshman Ashley Robbins’ secondlace finish in the high jump and junior Jennifer Johnson’s runner-up finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.78 seconds.
The Aggies will next be in action Friday in Houston.

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