TCU
Mountain West Indoor Championships
Flyin' Frogs Shine At MWC Indoor Championships
2/27/2010 12:00:00 AM
Feb. 27, 2010
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Overall, TCU placed second on both sides in the final team standings. BYU won the women's competition with 193 points, followed by TCU (129.5), San Diego State (87), Utah (63), New Mexico (48), Colorado State (46.5), Wyoming (37), Air Force (34) and UNLV (25). The Cougars also claimed the men's title with 159.5 points, followed by TCU (135), New Mexico (123.5), Wyoming (98), Air Force (83.5) and Colorado State (57.5).
"This arguably might be the best meet we have had as a collective whole since I've been here at TCU," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "We had a lot of conference titles and seasonal-best marks today, which is always great. I thought from top to bottom our kids really competed and did an exceptional job. I am very pleased with the outcome of this weekend, but we have to keep our foot on the gas and keep moving forward."
Following action inside the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday, Anderson received the Mountain West Conference Men's Coach of the Year award. The honor for Anderson is his second MWC Coach of the Year accolade in three years.
Earning NCAA provisional marks on Saturday were Larissa Matthews (60-meter hurdles), Chaniqua Corinealdi (60 and 200 meters), Kristal Juarez (400 meters), Neidra Covington (triple jump), Kelsey Samuels (shot put), the men's 4x400, Skye Dawson (60 meters), Clemore Henry (200 meters), Mychal Dungey (200 meters) and Matthew Love (men's 400 meters).
Matthews opened the day blazing to gold medal honors in the women's 60-meter hurdles, clocking an NCAA provisional and personal-best time of 8.41 seconds to capture her first conference title of her young career.
On the men's side, Jordan Pitts, a junior from Greenville, continued his domination at the conference championships, bringing back to Fort Worth the conference title for a third-straight year with a time of 8.08 seconds. Pitts leaned at the line to take first-place accolades over New Mexico's De'Vron Walker who recorded a time of 8.09 seconds.
In the women's 60 meters, Corinealdi led the Flyin' Frogs, blowing by the competition on Saturday with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.33 seconds to place first overall. Corinealdi's time was the third-fastest time ever recorded in TCU history. It also currently ranks No. 10 overall in the NCAA. Teneshia Peart followed in fourth-place with a time of 7.52 seconds. The Flyin' Frogs have now won four-straight conference titles in the women's 60 meters.
Corinealdi came back later in the day to cross the finish line in second-place in the women's 200 meters with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 23.67 seconds. Corinealdi's time is the 14th-fastest time recorded in the nation this season. Peart finished third overall with a seasonal-best time of 23.91 seconds.
In the men's 60 meters, Dawson edged fellow freshman Charles Silmon to capture first-place with an NCAA provisional and personal-best time of 6.69 seconds. Dawson's gold medal time is currently No. 14 overall in the NCAA and is the third-fastest time ever recorded in MWC Championship history. Silmon earned runner-up honors in the event with a time 6.75 seconds. The win by Dawson marked the fourth-straight season in which TCU has crossed the finish line in first-place at the MWC Championships in the 60 meters.
Henry and Dungey blazed to first and second-place honors in the men's 200 meters, respectively. Henry won his first conference title with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.02 seconds, while Dungey crossed the finish line in second-place with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.05 seconds. Henry's time, which broke the previous meet record, is the No. 8 ranked time in TCU history and currently sits No. 11 in the NCAA. Dungey, who was clipped down the backstretch by Henry, clocked the nation's No. 12 ranked time and the ninth-fastest time in Flyin' Frog history. Finally, OJ Stoneham and Dell Guy finished fourth and fifth overall on Saturday, respectively.
In the women's 400 meters, Kristal Juarez crushed the school record in the event, clocking an NCAA provisional and personal-best time of 53.43 seconds to earn runner-up honors in the event. By clocking a seasonal-best time of 53.43 seconds, the junior broke former Flyin' Frog great Nathandra John's school record of 53.80, which she set in 2007.
On the men's side, Matthew Love, a junior from Ohio, captured his first conference title in the 400 meters, winning with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 47.08 seconds. Henry and Guy followed in third and fourth-place with times of 47.35 and 47.57 seconds, respectively. Love's time is currently No. 8 all-time in TCU history and the No. 21 ranked time in the NCAA.
In the field events, Covington led TCU in the women's triple jump, soaring 41 feet, 11 ½ inches to earn runner-up honors with an NCAA provisional qualifying jump.
Not to be outdone, Kelsey Samuels, a freshman from Mesquite, collected second-place accolades in the women's shot put on Saturday, tossing the shot 50 feet, 9 1/4 inches, to place second overall. Samuels toss, which is a personal-best and NCAA provisional mark, is the third-best throw in TCU history. Junior Stormy Harrison recorded third-place honors in the event, while freshman Sara Talley placed fifth out of 16 competitors to close the TCU scoring in the shot put.
Freshman Cameron Tabor led TCU on the men's side, placing fourth overall with a personal-best throw of 56 feet, 8 ¼ inches. Marcus Cannon followed in fifth-place with a personal-best toss of 55 feet, 7 inches, while Tommy Killen finished seventh with a personal-best throw of 53 feet, 11 ¾ inches.
Overall, five out of the six TCU throwers posted personal-best marks on the final day of competition in Albuquerque.
Other highlights on the day included, Rose Tanui, who captured the women's 5,000-meter title on Friday, placing second overall in the women's 3,000-meter run. Tanui clocked a time of 9:56.18 to place second overall.
On the men's side, Festus Kigen, who also won the 5,000 meters on Friday, just missed an NCAA provisional in the 3,000 meters, crossing the finish line in second-place with a time of 8:22.54 seconds.
TCU closed the day winning both the men's and women's 4x400 relay. The men's 4x400 quartet of Guy, Dungey, Pitts and Henry clocked an NCAA provisional time of 3:09.73, while the women's 4x400 captured first-place with a time of 3:41.57.
Overall, TCU has now won the men's 4x400 four times in the last five years, while the women have claimed five-straight 4x400 crowns.
"We have a chance to really be special during the outdoor season. The future looks extremely bright on both sides, but we have to use this as a trampoline into our future," said Anderson. "Overall, I am very pleased with how we did this weekend."
For the weekend, the Flyin' Frogs won 10 conference titles, posted 16 NCAA provisional marks, set two meet records and broke one school and complex record in Albuquerque.
TCU will next be in action at the Iowa State Last Chance Meet next weekend.
