TCU Track & Field Ready For Razorback Invitational
1/27/2011 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 27, 2011
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU track and field program will return to action with the two-day Razorback Invitational, Jan. 28-29, in Fayetteville, Ark.
The women's field this weekend will include six teams ranked in the top 25, starting with No. 3 LSU and followed by No. 6 Arkansas, No. 14 Florida State, No. 17 Nebraska, No. 18 Texas and No. 19 Arizona. On the men's side, The 10-team field will feature seven of the top-20 teams ranked in the Jan. 25 release of the national poll. TCU's men will get the chance to run with No. 1 LSU, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Florida State, No. 11 Nebraska, No. 13 Arkansas, No. 18 Texas and No. Oklahoma State.
FOLLOW THE HORNED FROGS
Fans not able to attend this weekend's meet at Arkansas can follow the results live from the link above. The meet will also have updates on the official Twitter page of TCU Track & Field (@TCUTrackField). Following the action in Fayetteville on both days, GoFrogs.com will have a full recap and final results.
ARKANSAS STATE OF MIND
The Frogs are making one of three trips to Fayetteville this indoor season. TCU will return to the Arkansas campus for the Tyson Invitational, Feb. 11-12, and again on March 5 for a last chance meet. The Purple and White have enjoyed outstanding success in the past, writing 16 program indoor records in the Natural State.
TCU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Despite having only one indoor meet under their belt, the Frogs have registered some of the best times in the nation this season. Senior Jessica Young recorded an NCAA automatic time in the 60 meters (7.23) that stands as the No. 2 clocking in the country. Young also teamed up with Quinterra Charles, Kristal Juarez and Teneshia Peart to turn in the fastest 4x400 relay performance (3:35.97) on the women's side. Also, redshirt freshman Tricia Terry's winning time of 17:13.00 in the 5,000 meters sits at No. 6 heading into this weekend.
LAST TIME IN TOWN: 2010 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Horned Frogs' last trip to Fayetteville was a memorable weekend for the program, rolling into town for the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships last March. The women's team earned its third-highest finish in program history at the NCAA Indoor Championships, highlighted by three athletes garnering All-American accolades. Neidra Covington placed sixth overall in the triple jump for the best finish by a Frog in the event, while Kristal Juarez became the first TCU woman to earn All-American honors in the 400 meters with a new school record time of 52.94 seconds to finish seventh overall. As a sophomore, Whitney Gipson soared a sixth-place finish to pick up her second career All-America nod.
On the men's side, Festus Kigen cruised to a sixth-place finish on Friday night, crossing the finish line with a personal-best and new school record time of 13:50.21. By placing sixth overall, Kigen became the first Horned Frog in TCU history to earn All-American accolades in the men's 5,000 meters. He also posted the highest-finish in program history in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Overall, Kigen simply crushed Glenn LeGros' former school record of 14:10.17, which was set in 1992.
SILMON AND YOUNG HONORED BY CONFERENCE
TCU sprinters Charles Silmon and Jessica Young were Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week selections following TCU's opening indoor meet in College Station. Silmon, a sophomore from Waco, Texas, earned runner-up honors in the men's 60-meter dash, clocking a time of 6.73 seconds to lead TCU at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational.
Young recorded the fastest time in school history to win the women's 60-meter dash earning a first-place finish in the event with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 7.23 seconds. The senior also helped TCU edge out Texas A&M to win the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:35.97. Teaming with Quinterra Charles, Kristal Juarez and Teneshia Peart, Young ran the anchor leg of the race, coming from behind in the final 100 meters to lead the Horned Frogs to victory.
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