GOLF
Aggie assistant named Houston head coach: HOUSTON -- Texas A&M assistant men's golf coach Jonathan Dismuke has been hired as head coach at the University of Houston.
Dismuke joins the Cougars after helping lead the Aggies to their first NCAA title in May.
A native of Calhoun, Miss., Dismuke was the 1997 Mississippi State Junior Champion and was the Mississippi Junior Player of the Year in 1998. As a four-year letterman at Auburn, he competed in four NCAA regionals and three NCAA Championships and was a member of the 2002 Tiger team that won the SEC championship.
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Peck advances at Public Links: NORMAN, Okla. -- Texas A&M freshman-to-be Cameron Peck defeated Midland's Tommy Sikes 2 and 1 Wednesday to advance to the second round of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at the Jimmie Austin/OU Golf Club.
Peck, the reigning U.S. Junior champion, will play Korea's Jake An on Thursday. The championship match is Saturday, with the winner earning a spot in the 2010 Masters.
TRACK & FIELD
Dykes makes pro debut: LUCERNE, Switzerland -- Texas A&M's Chris Dykes made his professional debut with impressive performances in a pair of European races Wednesday.
Racing in the 100 meters, Dykes won a B heat in 10.35 seconds, establishing a career best mark.
In the 200 final, Dykes finished second among an Aggie trio in the A heat with a clocking of 20.56. Texas A&M volunteer assistants Wallace Spearmon (20.31) and Kelly Willie (20.74) placed first and third.
In the women's 100, Aggie NCAA champion Simone Facey placed fourth in 11.39.
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Reid, Facey named to Jamaica squad: KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Texas A&M sophomore Julian Reid and former NCAA 200 champion Simone Facey have each been named to the team Jamaica will take to Berlin in August for the World Championships.
Reid won the triple jump during the Jamaican Championships in June and placed second in the long jump. Facey finished third in the 200.
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Three A&M men named All-Academic: NEW ORLEANS -- Texas A&M track and field athletes Seth Lowery, Kevin McNab and Michael Preble have each received All-Academic honors from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association.
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field team, the athlete mush have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either the NCAA Indoor qualifying standard or the NCAA Outdoor regional or national qualifying standard in their event.
-- Eagle Staff Reports
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Posted by: miller58 On: 7/16/2009
Comment Title: AFTER 3 SHERMAN SIGNING CLASSES AND A SEASON OF BLOWOUT LOSSES< HOW BAD OFF ARE WE REALLY?
My personal opinions:_____WORSE THAN TERRIBLE, IS THE SIMPLE ANSWER!_____Facts are tu has 16 difference makers in the current class, and we are way behind with only 5 today!_____Facts are tu has 73 difference makers on their squad and we are years behind with only 25 today?_____Sherman has made A&M football much worse, A&M finances much worse and we could spend Sherman's almost $5000 dollars per day 24/7/365 and have a much better coach and recruiter!_____miller58