TCU Names its Athletes of the Week
5/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
May 3, 2011
FORT WORTH - TCU athletes Whitney Gipson and Kyle Winkler have been honored as the TCU Athletes of the Week, it was announced Tuesday.
Gipson the first female student-athlete in TCU history to win the long jump at the historic Penn Relays with a wind-aided leap of 21 feet, 11 ½ inches. The mark is the longest mark hit by a female in the 117 years of the Penn Relays and the history of Franklin Field. The previous meet and venue records were set by Auburn's Elva Goulbourne at 21 feet, 10 inches in 2003.
By winning the women's long jump, the Newark, Texas, native not only became the first female in TCU history to win the event in Philadelphia, but also became only the third student-athlete ever at TCU to win a long jump title at the Penn Relays. Gipson is only the second female to win a jumps title at the historic meet after Neidra Covington earned the triple jump honor last season.
On the men's side, Winkler took home the honor after starting on the mound for the Horned Frogs last Thursday against BYU. He picked up his eighth win in the outing and led TCU to a 12-6 win in Provo, Utah. Winkler has not dropped a decision since a series-opening loss to UNLV on March 18.
The right hander from Sugar Land, Texas, tossed seven scoreless innings against the Cougars. While giving up only five hits, Winkler fanned 13 and allowed one walk.
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