AUSTIN- A historic day at the 81st Texas Relays resulted in first-ever relay victories for the Aggie women in two relays as well as the University 100 meters.

“We’re very pleased with those wins,” Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry said. “Those wins are great for our program. Texas A&M left a mark here today. That will set up some things for us in the future.

“We’ve got to pretty pleased with everything that happened today. The environment here is such that if you’re not at your best you’re not going to do much of anything. We needed to be where we are at this time of the year.”

The first victory for the Texas A&M women came in the 4 x 200 relay when the quartet of Jessica Beard, Khrystal Carter, Katie Baker and Allison George held off six-time champion LSU at the finish, 1:33.46 to 1:33.58.

“It was wonderful,” noted Baker of the significant moment. “I was so excited when we found out. I’m so happy that we accomplished it. Plus this is the first time we did this well as a team at the Texas Relays, so it’s great to be part of that.”

A second relay crown for the Aggie women soon followed in the 4 x 100 relay, where a school record of 42.98 earned the victory over LSU’s 43.10. In the process A&M broke its previous best mark of 43.05 they set in winning the NCAA Championship last season.