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NCAA Outdoor Championships
TCU Battles Weather at NCAA Championships
6/11/2009 12:00:00 AM
June 10, 2009
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Flyin' Frogs opened competition at the 2009 NCAA Championships advancing three individuals and the men's 4x100 at a rain soaked John McDonnell Field on Wednesday.The competition, which was suspended for over three hours Wednesday night, resumed action at 10:15 p.m. at John McDonnell Field.
In the men's 4x100 semifinals, the Flyin' Frogs unit of Mark Barnes, Otis McDaniel, Mychal Dungey and Justyn Warner clocked a seasonal-best time of 39.41 seconds to finish fourth in their heat and ninth overall to advance to Friday's final round of action in Fayetteville.
"The men's 4x100 team figured out a way to make the final today," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "We had a mishap in what we had been running, but they were able to move forward with Mark Barnes running for Andon Mitchell and get into the final. That is really all that matters at this point."
Jessica Young, a three-time All-American, opened the day recording a preliminary time of 11.21 seconds in the 100 meters to advance to the semifinals. The South Carolina native came back later to win her semifinal heat with a time of 11.38 seconds, which was the second-fastest semifinal time, to qualify for the 100-meter finals.
"Jessica Young made it into the finals after a two-hour delay, so I was pleased that she was able to come back like she did after sitting in the basketball arena for almost two hours with the tornado delay. This was a major step for her in her development as a domninate sprinter. The next step for her will be Friday," said Anderson.
Senior Kishelle Paul advanced to the semifinals of the women's 400-meter hurdles by crossing the finish line in third-place in heat No. 4. Overall, Paul clocked a time of 58.01 seconds to record the 11th-fastest time in preliminary action on Wednesday.
"I thought Kishelle Paul ran well today and I was pleased with her efforts in advancing in the 400-meter hurdles," said Anderson.
Whitney Gipson closed the night qualifying for the finals in the women's long jump by soaring 19 feet, 11 ¾ inches in preliminary competition to place 12th overall.
"I thought Whitney Gipson did some really good things for us today in qualifying for the finals in her first NCAA Championships," said Anderson.
The Flyin' Frogs will open competition tomorrow at 4:45 p.m. with the finals of the women's long jump.
