courtesy A&M Media Relations

A sweep of the sprint events and relays propelled the Texas A&M women to its eighth consecutive Big 12 track and field championship, including indoor titles, since its first ever conference title in 2007.

"To win eight times at anything is truly special," noted Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. "This is a big win for Texas A&M and our program.

"We have some depth on the women's side and some people stepped up. Jeneba Tarmoh and Jessica Beard each had a tremendous meet. Porscha Lucas came back after being out for about three weeks and had a great meet for us."

Combined the Aggie men and women totaled 12 victories on the third and final day of the Big 12 conference meet hosted by the University of Missouri on another wet and cold afternoon at Walton Stadium.

The Aggie women compiled a total of 157 points, scoring 124 in nine events on the final day. Nebraska placed second with 102 points while Texas finished third with 93.

By finishing above Texas in both the men's and women's competition, the Aggies took home two points in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown to close out the year. The final score of this year's Showdown was Texas 10, Texas A&M 9.

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