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tracksters the rest of the country is
trying to match.
Most recently, Ramzy dominat
ed the Texas Relays in Austin. In the
triple jump Ramzy posted an auto
qualifying mark of 52-0 1/2.
“It is nice to know that this year 1
am the one they need to beat,”
Ramzy said. “Before I was always
trying to catch other people and
match their time. Now I’m the one
everyone is trying to catch. I can run
the show,”
While the timing of Ramzy’s
success is a surprise, it was not un
expected. In his sophomore season
he advanced all the way to the semi
finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the
NCAA Outdoor Championships.
His consistency at triple jump has
always made him a threat in that
event, seldom failing to reach the 50-
foot mark in the event.
Ramzy’s versatility makes him a
prime fit into the 18th-ranked Texas
A&M men’s squad.
See Bursting on Page 15.
BY REECE FLOOD
The Battalion
Seven teams will travel to College Sta
tion this weekend to take part in the Texas
A&M Invitational on Saturday at the Frank
B. Anderson Track and Field Complex.
The 14th-ranked University of Texas,
Rice University, Prairie View A&M Univer
sity, Texas Southern University, Southwest
Texas University, Sam Houston State Uni
versity and University of Texas Pan-Amer
ican will all compete along with 18th-ranked
host Texas A&M University.
The action will begin with field events,
starting with the women’s long jump at noon
and ending with the men’s triple jump at 3
p.m. The running events will begin with the
women's 3000 meter run at 3:30 p.m. and
end with the men’s 1600 meter relay heats at
8:35 p.m.
Coach Ted Nelson said his team is in
good condition and is anticipating success
this weekend.
“We’re pleased with where we are right
now,” Nelson said. “On our men’s side,
we’re fortunate that we’ve kept most of our
men healthy. They’ve performed really well.
The women that have performed have done
a good job, but we’ve got so many injuries
on the sideline on that side. So they haven’t
been quite as productive as the men.”
Both A&M men’s and women’s teams
are coming into the Invitational ranked
fourth and tenth individually.
“We’re very pleased with that and think
that Saturday we may step up and do some
things that will increase the rankings a little
bit,” Nelson said.
The Aggies will have to have strong per
formances from a few key weapons in order
to move up any higher in the rankings.
On the women’s side, the team will
look to junior Christina Ohaeri to have a
good time in the 100 meter hurdles and the
mile relay.
There will be some tough competition for
Ohaeri to face. But according to her, she is
her toughest opponent.
“Me and myself are the biggest match up,”
Ohaeri said. “It’s all about me. It could be
Gail Devers out here running with me, and I
may be able to run with here. But if 1 don’t
think that, if I just shut down, then I’m not go-
STUART VILLANUEVA/Thk Battalion
A&M senior Jon Nance practices pole vaulting during practice. The Aggies host
the Texas A&M Invitational at the Frank G. Anderson Track and Field Complex.
ing to be able to run with an eighth grader.”
Ohaeri is looking forward to running at
A&M and thinks the Aggies may have a
home-track advantage.
“It’s our track, so we practice here every
day,” Ohaeri said. “It’s where we make our
mistakes, and it’s where we do it right a
whole bunch of times.”
On the men’s side, the team is expecting
several athletes to have a strong perfor
mance. A&M already has four men auto
matic qualifiers in six events.
Superstar junior Bashir Ramzy will
see limited action this weekend, only par
ticipating in the long jump and the 400
meter relay.
“We’re really going to rest Bashir a lit
tle bit from things he’s been doing because
he is our guy that kind of makes our team
go and does so many things for us,” Nel
son said.
Taking his place in the hurdle events will
be freshman Mike Mills. Sophomore Bran
don Evans will participate in the long jump
and the triplejump, while junior Mike Hum
mel will run the 800 meter dash.
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