2012 Track Medie Guide (pdf file) - Texas A&M Kingsville

Texas A&M-Kingsville
Track & Field
R o b e r t A
r m s t r o n g
Jumps/Hurdles
Sophomore • 6-2 • 205 • 1L
Cuero, TX
Cuero HS
2011: 110 Hurdles (15.37); Long Jump
(23-6.25). High School: Armstrong
played football and track at Cuero HS.
In track, he was a member of two Texas
3A state championship teams. He had
personal bests of 6-8 in the high jump
and 23-2 in the long jump. He was also
a member of the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay teams. Armstrong
played both wide receiver and corner back for the Gobblers. He earned
3A all-state honors at both positions while also earning First Team alldistrict,
all-area and all-region honors. He made 63 catches for 1,028
yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior. He led Cuero to back-to-back
state semi-final appearances. He was an academic all-district selection.
Personal: Armstrong is the son of Deborah Armstrong and is studying
Kinesiology with a minor in Business. He is also a member of the
Javelina football team.
B r e t t A
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Distance
Sophomore • 5-8 • 145 • SQ
Kingsville, TX
H.M. King HS
2011: Indoor 800 (2:01.73); Indoor Mile
(4:34.18); 800 (2:00.98); 1500 (4:09.54);
5,000 (16:16.37). 2010: Arredondo
red-shirted his first year at Texas A&M-
Kingsville. High School: Arredondo
was a three-time Regional qualifier in
track and two-time Regional qualifier in
cross country. He was the most valuable player on the cross country and
track teams at H.M. King HS. Personal: Arredondo is the son of Alde
Arredondo and Esther Vela and is studying Human Nutrition. He is also
on the Javelina cross country team.
J e r o m e B
r o o k s
Sprints
Senior • 5-8 • 165 • TR
San Antonio, TX
Oklahoma City University
Previous: Brooks ran track for one
season at Oklahoma City University
and earned All-American honors in the
4x100 relay. He had season bests of
10.79 in the 100 meters and 22.07 in
the 200 meters. High School: Brooks
was an all-district performer in the
4x400 meter relay and was second in the district in 400 meters. He had
personal bests of a 50.2 in the 400 meters and 22.8 in the 200 meters.
Personal: Brooks is the son of Tina Brooks and is studying Education
with a minor in Health.
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Multi/Pole Vault
Sophomore • 6-1 • 154 • SQ
Victoria, TX
Memorial HS
2011: Pole Vault (14-1.25); Javelin (153-
2); Decathlon (5,147); 2010: Brown
red-shirted his first year at Texas A&M-
Kingsville. High School: Brown played
football and track at Victoria Memorial
HS. He earned honorable mention
All-Area honors in the pole vault as a
senior and was named the Male Athlete of the Year in 2009 at VMHS.
He was a regional qualifier in the pole vault in 2009. Personal: Brown is
the son of Laddy and Connie Brown and is studying Kinesiology.
21.80 in the 200 meters.
J a r v o u s B
r y a n t
Sprints
Junior • 5-10 • 175 • TR
Dallas, TX
Neosho County CC
Previous: Bryant Neosho County
Community College where he posted
times of 6.86 in the 60 meters, 10.65
in the 100 meters and 21.73 in the 200
meters. High School: Bryant attended
Carter High School. He had personal
bests of 10.50 in the 100 meters and
M a t t B
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Multi
Sophomore • 6-3 • 190 • 1L
Corpus Christi, TX
Incarnate Word Academy
2011: Decathlon (5,914); 400 (51.74).
2010: Busker red-shirted his first year
at Texas A&M-Kingsville. High School:
Busker competed in cross country,
basketball and track at Incarnate Word
Academy. He earned TAPPS all-state
cross country honors twice and was a
part of three state championship teams. He earned all-South Texas and
all-state honors in basketball while leading the team to four straight playoff
appearances. In track he was a member of a school record 4x400meter
relay team en route to earning all-South Texas honors. He was
named the Homecoming King and Most Athletic of his senior class. He
was the recipient of the Caspar Wenzel Athletic Scholarship. Personal:
Busker is the son of Mark and Annie Busker and is studying Mechanical
Engineering.