CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer of 2013, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2012-13 school year.
Every Thursday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Tuesdays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Performance #2: Roger De La Cruz Wins SLC Indoor High Jump Title
Roger De La Cruz broke history for the second time during the 2013 Islanders track and field indoor season and accomplished a feat no other Islander has done before. The San Antonio, Texas, native clinched first place in the men's high jump on Feb. 23 at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in Norman, Okla.
The senior led the Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's and women's track and field teams on the final day of competition with a clearance of 2.10m (6' 10¾"), to win the indoor high jump title at Mosier Indoor Track.
After winning the indoor title he finished in second place in the high jump at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round. Throughout his senior season he garnered three titles in the high jump and recorded six top-five finishes with four of them coming during the outdoor season.
After four years of competition as an Islander, De La Cruz will leave his mark as the top high jumper in Texas A&M - Corpus Christi history. He holds the outdoor school record with a mark of 2.15m (7' 0½"), set at the 2012 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships and an indoor school-record of 2.14m (7' 0¼"), set at the Red Raider Open in 2013.
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Top Performances:
June 6 – #10: Jasmine Boutte Shines at SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships
June 13 – #9: Johnathan Jordan's Double-Double at Lamar
June 20 – #8: Vanessa Johnson at Southland Championship
June 27 – #7: Brandi Huff's Second-Half Outburst vs. McNeese State
July 4 – #6: Logen Bourque Posts Second Triple-Double in Islanders History
July 11 – #5: Trevor Foss Mows Down UT-Pan American
July 18 – #4: Jonathan Gonzales Goes Off at Texas State
July 25 – #3: Nagy Leads Men's Tennis to HEB Tournament of Champions Title
Aug. 1 – #2: Roger De La Cruz Wins SLC Indoor High Jump Title
Top Moments:
June 11 – #10: Dance Places 11th at NDA Collegiate Championships
June 18 – #9: Men's Basketball Shoots Lights Out vs. Southeastern La.
June 25 – #8: Islanders Softball Walk-off Win Over SHSU
July 2 – #7: Women's Golf Takes Second at Harold Funston Invitational
July 9 – #6: Men's Cross Country Clocks School Best at Chile Pepper Festival
July 16 – #5: Women's Tennis Starts 8-0 to Enter Rankings
July 23 – #4: Baseball's Wild Win on Senior Day
July 30 – #3: Women's Basketball Knocks Off McNeese State
