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Aggie Roundup

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:05:00 GMT

SOCCERA&M signs seven new players: The Texas A&M soccer team added seven players Wednesday including A&M Consolidated's Katherine Bartley.Others signed were McKinney's Kimberly Castleberry, Humble's Lyndsey Gnatzig, Belton's Chelsea Jones ...

Aggie men's swimming edged by Mustangs

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

There were a lot of mixed emotions for Texas A&M men's swimming coach Jay Holmes and the Aggies on Friday night -- and not just because it was the last home dual meet for the seniors.A&M and SMU went down to the last lap of the last race befo ...

Aggies help swim team with hard work

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Jason Bergstrom and Balazs Makany have more in common than swimming for the Texas A&M men's swimming and diving team.Both men owe their success to a simple formula: hard work and focus.Granted, every athlete at the collegiate level works hard. B ...

Aggie Roundup for January 29

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BASEBALLDeggs named associate head coach: Texas A&M baseball assistant Matt Deggs has been promoted to associate head coach, Aggie head coach Rob Childress announced Wednesday. Entering his fourth season as the third base coach at A&M, Deggs ...

UT's quick start sinks A&M women's swim team

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Texas A&M's women's swim team knew coming in it was going to have to win the close races if it was going to extend its string of two straight victories in dual meets over No. 3 Texas.So when the Longhorns started by winning the 400-yard medley re ...

Aggie swimmer went from walk-on to All-American

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The words "leaps and bounds" aren't often used in swimming. Tenths of seconds are considered marked improvements in a sport where the winners are often separated by hundredths of seconds.Texas A&M sophomore Maria Sommer is the exception to the ru ...

Aggie Roundup for January 17

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

SOFTBALLAggies third in Big 12 preseason poll: The Texas A&M softball team was selected to finish third in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches' Softball Poll in a vote of the league's head coaches announced Friday. Oklahoma was chosen as the preseason f ...

Aggie swimmer turned healthy season into Olympic bronze

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

For Christine Marshall, swimming is not about times. It's about timing."I'm more of how you feel mentally and physically," Marshall said of her approach to meets. "I know [opponents], and I know how they swim. Times and stats don't really bother me. ...

Aggie Roundup

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

SWIMMING & DIVINGNo. 8 Aggie women beat No. 18 SMU: DALLAS -- The eighth-ranked Texas A&M swimming and diving team beat No. 18 Southern Methodist 163-137 at Perkins Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.The Aggies (6-0) won 11 of 16 events, openin ...

Aggie Roundup

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

SWIMMING & DIVINGAggie women travel to SMU: The eighth-ranked Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team will face No. 18 Southern Methodist at Perkins Natatorium in Dallas at 1 p.m. Saturday.The Aggies (5-0) haven't swam in a dual meet since ...

Aggie Roundup

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLJunior Aggie Club Clinic set for today: The Texas A&M women's basketball team will host a Junior Aggie Club Clinic at the women's basketball practice from 8-9:30 a.m.Saturday.Junior Aggie Club members and parents may enter via the front ...

2008 a year of A&M bests

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The further along a team or individual advances into the postseason, the more disheartening it is when the run finally comes to an end.So with 2008 being a banner year for Texas A&M athletics, many of its more memorable moments were ones of disap ...

Aggie Roundup

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

FOOTBALLThree Aggies to play in Shrine Game: Three Texas A&M seniors -- defensive end Michael Bennett, fullback Jorvorskie Lane and quarterback Stephen McGee -- will play for the West in the 84th Annual East-West Shrine Game set for 3 p.m. Jan. 1 ...

Aggie Roundup for December 23

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

BASEBALLA&M ranked fifth nationally in baseball attendance last season: Texas A&M's baseball team drew 176,723 fans last season, ranking it fifth in the nation for total attendance. LSU led the country with 311,187 fans, followed by Arkansas ...

Aggie Roundup

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLStarks on Naismith Trophy watch list: ATLANTA -- Texas A&M's Takia Starks is one of 50 women's college basketball players on the Naismith Trophy early season watch list.Starks, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, is averaging a team-high 12.9 poin ...

Aggie Roundup

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLLuncheon for women's team today: The Texas A&M women's basketball team will have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Room 301 of Reed Arena.The luncheon will be highlighted by head coach Gary Blair and his players' annual 12 Days of Chr ...

Aggie Roundup

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

SWIMMINGAljand breaks Estonian 50-meter freestyle record: RIJEKA, Croatia -- Texas A&M senior Triin Aljand finished off a record-breaking weekend at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships with two more record swims.Aljand set a new ...

Aggie Roundup for December 14

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

SWIMMING & DIVINGAljand sets second national record at European Championships: RIJEKA, Croatia -- Texas A&M senior Triin Aljand set an Estonian national record in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championship ...

Aggie Roundup

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:05:00 GMT

FOOTBALLFour Aggies earn honors: Four members of the Texas A&M football team were recognized Friday as CollegeFootballNews.com revealed its 2008 All-Freshman and All-Sophomore teams. True freshman defensive back Trent Hunter was named to the CFN ...

Aggie Roundup for November 27

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

FOOTBALLFour Aggies, former Consol player named All-Academic: Four Texas A&M football players and former A&M Consolidated standout Drew Dudley have been named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference team, the conference office announced Wednesd ...

Aggie Roundup for November 24

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

CROSS COUNTRYAggies set for NCAA Championships: TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- For just the sixth time in the program's history, Texas A&M's men's team will compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course ...

Aggie Roundup

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

EQUESTRIANBaylor upsets Aggie riders: WACO -- The second-ranked Texas A&M equestrian team dropped its first match of the season, losing 15-5 to fourth-ranked Baylor on Saturday at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.Baylor (5-1) beat A&M (5-1 ...

Aggie Roundup

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLSFA to induct Blair into Hall of Fame: Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Gary Blair will be inducted into the Stephen F. Austin Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony scheduled for halftime of A&M's road game against the Ladyjac ...

Aggie Roundup

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

CROSS COUNTRYSongok, Waters receive postseason honors: Texas A&M senior Shadrack Songok and Aggie assistant coach Dan Waters each received postseason regional honors from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCC ...

Aggie Roundup for November 6

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

BASKETBALLA&M women ranked 10th by coaches: The Texas A&M women's basketball team is ranked 10th in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' Top 25 preseason poll, which is the best starting spot in school history.A&M will play the Houston Jaguars at ...