Cross Country Travels to UT Arlington Season Opener
9/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
Sept. 8, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU cross country program will continue its 2010 season this Saturday morning at the UT Arlington Season Opener.
Start time for the women's two-mile race is set for 8:00 a.m., while the men's four-mile race will follow directly after at Vandergriff Park. The meet, which will take place at the Gerald Richey Course, also features a high school division. Collegiate teams competing this weekend include regionally ranked North Texas, host school UTA and several others.
"We want to leave better than when we got there," said distance coach Shawn Winget. "I want to see them continue to improve and compete hard. This will be our last race before we go to Oklahoma State, so we want to use this as a stepping stone to prepare for the heart of our season."
Follow The Horned Frogs
Fans not able to attend this Saturday's meet in Arlington can follow it by logging onto www.gofrogs.com. Results, photos and a full recap will be posted following the conclusion of the men's race.
TCU Opens Strong In Waco
Competing against the likes of regionally ranked No. 1 SMU, No. 4 Baylor and No. 15 North Texas, the TCU women fared very well this past weekend, collecting runner-up accolades at the Bear Twilight Invitational. The second-place performance marked the fourth-straight season under distance coach Shawn Winget in which the Horned Frogs have finished within the top 3 in the final team standings at a meet during the early portion of their schedule.
Kemboi Comes Out Strong
Sophomore Agnes Kemboi opened her 2010 cross country season in fine fashion last Friday night, placing third overall out of 99 competitors. By crossing the finish line in third-place with a time of 14:08.1, the Kenya native posted her highest finish of her young career. Kemboi's previous high was a 16th-place showing at the Mountain West Conference Championships last fall.
Throckmorton Continues Impressive Streak
During the last two seasons, TCU has had a freshman place within the top 10 at its season opening meet. Freshman Amanda Throckmorton continued that trend last weekend at the Bear Twilight Invitational, placing sixth overall with a time of 14:12.8. In 2009, now sophomore Tricia Terry opened the 2009 TCU Season Opener clocking a third-place finish, while Katie Dalton followed in fifth-place in Fort Worth.
Men Begin Strong In Waco
With a fourth-place finish this past weekend at the Bear Twilight Invitational, the TCU men posted its highest finish in Waco since winning the season-opening Baylor meet in 2005. For the second-straight season, Jeff Pels led the TCU contingent during a season-opening meet, finishing 12th overall in Waco. Pels, a senior from Coppell, posted a runner-up performance last fall at the TCU Season Opener.
Frogs Ranked In South Central
The TCU men's cross country team enters this weekend ranked in the top-15 of the South Central Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The TCU men open the season at No. 11 in the South Central Region.
TCU Prominent On Mountain West Conference Top-Times List
Agnes Kemboi currently leads the Mountain West Conference this fall in the women's 4K after her third-place season opening performance, while freshman Amanda Throckmorton heads into this weekend ranked third overall in the MWC top-times list. Overall, TCU has clocked three out of the top 5 times this fall, including four out of the top 10.
Last Time Out
Sophomore Agnes Kemboi opened her 2010 cross country season in fine fashion last Friday night, crossing the finish line in third-place at the Bear Twilight Invitational.
As a team, the TCU women, who earned second-place accolades in the final team standings with 43 points, finished ahead of No. 1 regionally ranked SMU and No. 15 North Texas. Host school Baylor captured the women's title with 22 points. On the men's side, the Horned Frogs placed fourth overall with a total of 111 points. The Bears also won the men's team title on Friday with a total of 29 points.
Kemboi just missed clocking a second-place performance at the Baylor Intramural Fields, placing third overall in the women's 4K with a time of 14:08.1.
Jeff Pels had a solid day for the TCU men in Waco, clocking a 12th-place finish with a time of 19:23.5.
Up Next
TCU will have a week off before traveling to Stillwater, Okla., for the Cowboy Jamboree.
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