Breakdown Of The 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships
3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM
March 9, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The following is a breakdown of the Horned Frogs that will compete at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this week in Fayetteville, Ark.
Women's Breakdown
60 and 200 Meters
Chaniqua Corinealdi
Corinealdi will represent TCU in both the women's 60 and 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In the 60 meters, Corinealdi breezed by the competition recently at the conference championships, clocking a personal and seasonal-best time of 7.33 seconds to place first overall. Corinealdi's time when converted, which was the third-fastest time ever recorded in TCU history, is currently ranked No. 21 overall in the NCAA heading into nationals.
The Killeen native also brings a personal and seasonal-best time of 23.67 seconds in the 200 meters into the Randal Tyson Track Center this week. At the Mountain West Conference Championships, Corinealdi collected runner-up accolades in the event with the nation's No. 21 ranked time.
Overall, she claimed the final spot in both the 60 and 200 meters on the national performance list.
400 Meters
Kristal Juarez
Juarez will look to make a name for herself in the women's 400 meters after blazing to a personal-best and new school record time of 53.13 seconds to place first overall in the women's 400 meters at the Iowa State NCAA Qualifier last Saturday afternoon. Juarez heads to nationals with the nations No. 11 ranked time amongst competitors competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Long Jump
Whitney Gipson
Gipson heads to her first NCAA Indoor Championships after soaring 20 feet 9 ¾ inches on her final attempt to place first overall last weekend at the Arkansas Last Chance Meet. The sophomore's seasonal and personal-best leap, which just missed an NCAA automatic, is currently the No. 15 ranked leap in the NCAA heading into nationals. It is also the second-best jump ever in program history and 14th amongst student-athletes competing in the women's long jump at nationals.
Triple Jump
Neidra Covington
Covington will look to close her indoor career in style this week after claiming first-place accolades in the women's triple jump last weekend in Fayetteville with a seasonal-best jump of 43 feet, 2 1/2 inches. The senior, who is a three-time All-American, currently sits No. 11 in the NCAA. Overall, she comes into nationals with the ninth-best leap amongst competitors competing inside the Randal Tyson Track Center this week.
Men's Breakdown
5,000 Meters
Festus Kigen
Coming off a conference championship, Kigen will be competing in his first NCAA Indoor Championships this week in Fayetteville. The Kenya native claimed first-place honors in the men's 5,000 meters at the conference championships with a seasonal-best and converted time of 13:51.72. His time, which broke the previous meet record, was also an Albuquerque Convention Center record. By winning the event, Kigen captured the first Mountain West Conference title in the 5,000 meters in TCU history and the first conference 5,000-meter title since former Horned Frog great Kip Kangogo won Conference USA in 2005. Finally, Kigen's time sits No. 12 in the NCAA heading into the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Men's 4x400
The unit, which consists of Dell Guy, Clemore Henry, Mychal Dungey and Matthew Love, heads to Fayetteville after crossing the finish line in first-place at the Iowa State NCAA Qualifier last weekend with an NCAA automatic time of 3:06.27. The quartet's seasonal-best time, which is currently the No. 5 ranked relay in the NCAA, is the fourth-fastest time ever recorded in TCU history. It also currently sits No. 7 in the IAAF World Standings.
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