Islanders Return to Houston for Robert Platt Invitational

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A week after starting the season, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's track and field program is gearing up for a return to Houston for the Robert Platt Invitational. The meet is scheduled to start Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Yeoman Fieldhouse.
 
"They know the facility and the competition will be along the same lines," said head coach Brent Ericksen about returning to Houston. We're going to run a few more people on the distance side and have some people in other events we didn't get to last week." 

Other teams at the meet will include Central Arkansas, Houston Christian, Lamar, Prairie View A&M, Rice, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UTRGV, and UTSA.
 
Last week at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite, hosted by Houston, the Islanders saw a multitude of athletes compete in the season opener.
 
Faith Bett, a graduate student, earned the highest finish for A&M-Corpus Christi last week with a runner-up finish in the 800m dash with a time of 2:19.60. Junior Riley Cowan ran for a fifth-place finish in the same event, shortly behind Bett at 2:22.07.

As a team, the Islanders have set three top-ten program records thus far in the season, aiming to set more with three regular-season meets left to go in the indoor season.
 
Field events are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. with running events slated for 2:30 p.m., beginning with the distance medley relay.
 

Coach Ericksen ahead of the Robert Platt Invitational#ShakasUp // #GoIslanders pic.twitter.com/eb04mppwMs

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2023 Season Notes
- Sophomore Jamal Dawson and senior Spencer Bigner tied for eighth all-time in program history with 1.95m marks. Jaiyah Hodge earned an all-time mark in eighth as well for the women at 1.55m.

- A&M-Corpus Christi finished fifth, sixth and eighth in the 60m hurdles, placing senior Trpimir Siroki, graduate student Ke'Tavion Humber and senior Daniel Armstrong, respectively.

- The Islanders are coming off their first competition of the season and look to see more athletes make appearances this weekend.
 
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