Frogs Ready For Night of Champions
2/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 25, 2003
The annual TCU Night of Champions is set for Thursday, February 27, in the Walsh Complex on the TCU campus. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. and is a precursor to the start of spring practice.
"The Night of Champions is a culmination of our off-season conditioning program," said TCU Strength and Conditioning Coach Don Sommer. "It's a showcase event where the some of our strongest athletes compete in the bench press, incline, squat and power clean lifts. We expect some records to fall on Thursday."
The players compete for the coveted Iron Frog Award, which is based on a Power Index (PI). The PI is determined by adding the combined weight lifted in the bench press, squat and power clean, divided by the player's weight. The award is given in four categories: down players (under 260 pounds), down players (over 260 pounds), standup players (fullbacks, tight ends and linebackers) and skill players (quarterbacks, tailbacks, receivers, defensive backs and kickers). Last year's recipients were Anthony Alabi, Jason Goss, Reggie Holts and John Turntine.
Here are the scheduled competitors for Thursday's Night of Champions:
BENCH PRESS: John Glud, Shane Sims, Zach Bray, Tye Gunn, Ricky Madison, Marvin Godbolt and Robert Pollard.
INCLINE: Cody McCarty, Jackson Naponic, Reggie Harrell and Kevin Brown.
SQUAT: Brandon Johnson, Mark Walker, Martin Patterson and Michael Toudouze.
POWER CLEAN: Tyrone Sanderson, Stanley Moss, Devon Davis and Bo Schobel.
The Horned Frogs will officially begin spring practice on Saturday, March 1Drew Harris. That will mark the first of 15 spring practices, culminating in the annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 5.
Here is the complete spring schedule (all dates subject to change):
Saturday, March 1 Practice #1
Monday, March 3 Practice #2
Tuesday, March 4 Practice #3
Wednesday, March 5 Practice #4
Thursday, March 6 Practice #5
Tuesday, March 18 Practice #6
Thursday, March 20 Practice #7
Saturday, March 22 Practice #8
Tuesday, March 25 Practice #9
Wednesday, March 26 Practice #10
Thursday, March 27 Practice #11
Saturday, March 29 Practice #12
Tuesday, April 1 Practice #13
Thursday, April 3 Practice #14
Saturday, April 5 Practice #15; Spring Game
The annual Football Banquet celebrating the 2002 Conference USA and AXA Liberty Bowl Champions is set for Saturday, April 5. The silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner starting at 8 p.m. at the Amon G. Carter Exhibits Hall, Round Up Inn, Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3400 Burnett-Tandy Drive in Fort Worth. Tickets are $30 per person with tables of ten available for $300. Contact the football office at 817-257-7970 for more information.
