Track & Field Set for West Prelims
5/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Outdoor Track
Meet Notes 
| Men's Start List | Women's Start List | Live Results
FORT WORTH, Texas – Thirteen individuals and two relay teams from the TCU track and field teams look to punch their ticket to Eugene, Oregon, as they compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries from May 28-30 in Austin, Texas.
Meet Schedule
Day one of the meet will kick off with the men's long jump at 1:30 p.m., while the first running event (men's 400 hurdles) will start at 5 in the afternoon.
The second day begins with the women's 100 hurdles, also starting at 5 p.m.
Day three starts with the men's triple jump at 6 p.m., followed shortly by the men's 4x100 relay at 6:15.
Here is a link to the full meet schedule - http://bit.ly/PrelimSchedule.
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Select races and field events are also posted to YouTube at this link - http://bit.ly/1JesAFb.
Live results are available at this link - http://bit.ly/PrelimLiveResults.
A full recap from each of the day of the regional meet will be posted to GoFrogs.com following the end of competition.
The Field & Meet Format
Competitors from over 100 universities will be in attendance looking to punch their ticket to Eugene for the NCAA Championships this weekend. The meet features the top 48 individuals in each event and the top 24 relay teams.
In individual running events, the top three advance from each of the six heats, plus the next six times to the quarterfinals. From there, the top three from each quarter, plus the next best three times advance to Eugene, totaling 12 individuals.
The field events follow a single round, three attempts per individual format, with the top 12 placers from final advance to Eugene.
In the relays, the top three from each heat plus the next three times advance to Eugene.
Quotables from TCU Director of Track & Field Darryl Anderson
On the West Prelims
"It's a fun time of the season. We like running in Austin. Obviously, we have to go in there and execute, but we feel pretty good about ourselves going into the regionals. On the men's side, we anticipate everybody who is going will get out and make it in the top 12 and advance to Eugene, Oregon. We're excited about that. On the women's side, we're excited about the possibilities for those who are going to see if they can make it to Eugene. It's an exciting time. The regional meet is a great meet, a very competitive meet and it takes it all to a different level."
How They Stack Up
Men's 100-Meter Dash
Ronnie Baker – the Louisville, Kentucky, native has been put together an incredible junior campaign in the 100 meters. The seven-time All-American has improved his time in each of the last four races, setting personal-bests in three of those four. Last weekend at the Big 12 Championships, he claimed the top time among qualifiers in the prelims behind a wind-legal PR of 10.05. In the finals, he posted a wind-aided mark of 9.99, becoming the eighth TCU sprinter to break the 10-second barrier under any condition during their career, the most of any university. His mark of 10.05 is tied for the fifth-best in school history among legal marks with two-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Frater. His wind-aided mark of 9.99 is the third-best time at TCU under any conditions. The 2015 NCAA Indoor 60-meter dash champion comes into the preliminaries with the sixth-best time in the 100-meter dash this season in the West region.
Kolby Listenbee – the sophomore from Arlington joins Baker in the 100 meters. At the Big 12 Championships, he set a new PR at 10.16 in the prelims and went on to finish fifth overall in the event. He's improved his mark by a tenth of a second at each of the last three meets beginning with the Tom Jones Memorial (10.37), then the Horned Frog Invitational (10.27) and last week at the conference meet (10.16). He ranks 13th on the West list.
Women's 100-Meter Dash
Iphona-Clemence Paiement – Paiement, a sophomore from Montreal, Canada, led the team this season in the event. At the Horned Frog Invitational on May 2, she posted a new PR in the event at 11.59 seconds.
Men's 200-Meter Dash
Sam Watts – a junior from London, England, Watts set a seasonal-best last weekend at the Big 12 Championships. In the prelims, he notched a time of 20.68 and recorded a fifth-place finish in the finals of the event. During the indoor season, he grabbed an eighth-place time at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, garnering First Team All-America accolades.
Men's 400-Meter Dash
Joshua Washington – the senior from Crowley, Texas, leads the team this season in the 400 meters. At the Wes Kittley Invitational, he recorded a personal-best of 46.28 in the event, ranking him at No. 15 in the West. Last weekend at the Big 12 Championships, he finished seventh in the event.
Women's 400-Meter Dash
Tiffany Terry – a sophomore from League City, Texas, Terry also posted a seventh-place mark at the Big 12 Championships last weekend. Her top mark in the event this season came at the Michael Johnson Classic at a time of 53.61 seconds.
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
Brianna McGhee – from Omaha, Nebraska, the junior tallied a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships last weekend. In the prelims, she notched a new wind-legal PR of 13.35 and followed it up with a wind-aided best of 13.25 in the finals. She ranks second all-time in the event in the TCU record books and her time put her at No. 12 among West regional competitors.
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
Lavon Collins – a senior from Houston, Texas, Collins recorded a fifth-place time at the Big 12 Championships last weekend in Ames. His top time this season came at the Michael Johnson Classic behind a mark of 51.61 seconds. He ranks sixth in school history in the event.
Men's 4x100 Relay The Horned Frogs rank fourth among qualifying times in the men's 4x100 relay. The team of Cameron Echols-Luper, Ramone Bailey, Ronnie Baker and Kolby Listenbee recorded the time of 39.18 at the Horned Frog Invitational. At the Big 12 Championships, the quartet of Bailey, Sam Watts, Baker and Listenbee won the conference crown behind a time of 39.28 seconds. It was the ninth time in the last 10 years that the Horned Frogs have won the event at their respective conference championship meet.
Men's 4x400 Relay
The men's 4x400 relay sits at No. 5 among teams that qualified for the West region. At the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, the team of Lavon Collins, Joshua Washington, Kevin McClanahan and Ronnie Baker set the time of 3:05.40. Last weekend at the Big 12 Championships, the same team finished second in a tight race that saw Baker post the fastest split of any competitor of 44.98. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Horned Frogs put together a fifth-place finish that had Kolby Listenbee (third) and Baker (anchor) post the fastest splits for their respective legs at 46.66 and 45.49, respectively.
Men's Long Jump
Ramone Bailey – the Kingston, Jamaica, native led the team in the men's long jump this season. At his final home meet of his TCU career, he set a personal-best with a mark of 7.80m (25-7.25). His distance ranks him as the eighth-best on the West list and is tied for third in program history. Last weekend at the Big 12 Championships, he finished second overall.
Cameron Echols-Luper – a sophomore from Auburn, Alabama, joins Bailey in the long jump. The 2015 Big 12 Indoor Champion in the event hit a seasonal-best distance of 7.73m (25-4.5) at the Horned Frog Invitational. During the NCAA Indoor Championships, he finished fifth overall to earn First Team All-America honors. He placed fourth last weekend at the Big 12 Championships in the event.
Women's Long Jump
Anna Robinson – from Desoto, Texas, qualified for the women's long jump. At the Horned Frog Invitational, the sophomore notched a personal-best with a distance of 5.97m (19-7). The jump put her tied for seventh in the outdoor TCU record books.
Men's Triple Jump
Scotty Newton – a freshman from Bakersfield, California, Newton solidified his spot in the prelims with a strong performance at the Big 12 Championships last weekend. He recorded a fourth-place finish in Ames behind a mark of 15.37m (50-5.25). He sits at No. 7 in the TCU outdoor record books.
Women's Hammer Throw
Paola Miranda – the sophomore from Asuncion, Paraguay, qualified for the women's hammer throw event. Miranda set the school record in the hammer throw at the TCU Invitational with a distance of 59.39m (194-10). At the Big 12 Championships, she placed fifth overall.
Who's Next?
TCU's rich history in the sprints division has produced seven athletes to have posted a wind-legal time under 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash, the most of any university. At the Big 12 Championships, junior Ronnie Baker went sub-10 for the first time in his career behind a wind-aided time of 9.99, becoming No. 8 to accomplish the feat under any-conditions. The day before, he posted a wind-legal PR of 10.05 seconds. With his performances at the meet, it marked the fourth-straight race that he had improved his time. Sophomore Kolby Listenbee has also dropped his times by a tenth of a second at each of the last three meets, putting up a PR of 10.16 at the conference meet.
Knock Knock Knockin' on 38's Door
In only their second meet of the season, the men's 4x100 relay team posted a time of 39.15 seconds in Austin at the Texas Relays. It's the fastest time since the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships, when the Horned Frogs put up the same mark in the prelims to finish sixth and qualify for the finals. The mark moves them closer to TCU's all-time top 10 in the event, which starts at 38.80 set in 1991. At the conference meet, the Horned Frogs claimed the Big 12 title in the event, making it nine of the last 10 years they have won their conference crown, behind a time of 39.28 seconds. The team consisted of senior Ramone Bailey, juniors Sam Watts and Ronnie Baker and sophomore Kolby Listenbee. The No. 1 time in TCU history is also the collegiate record, set in 1998, at a time of 38.04 seconds.
Rising Fast
Junior Brianna McGhee has quickly climbed her way up the TCU record books this season in the 100-meter hurdles. The Omaha, Nebraska, native ranks No. 2 in school history in the event thanks to her performance at the Big 12 Championships. In the prelims, she notched a wind-legal PR of 13.35 seconds to put her in the second position. In the finals, she tallied an all-conditions personal-best at 13.25, which is also the second-fastest mark in school history under any conditions by 0.01.
Etched In History
Miranda is the latest Horned Frog to rewrite the TCU record books, crushing the previous best in the women's hammer throw by over 18 feet. Her toss of 59.39m (194-10) topped Kelsey Samuels' mark set in 2013 53.85m (176-8) and earned her first at the TCU Invitational on March 19.
Ronnie Baker set the standard on the biggest state of the indoor season, at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the men's 60 meters with a time of 6.52 seconds. His NCAA championship time broke Kim Collins' record set on March 10, 2000, also in Fayetteville.
The first school record to fall in 2015 came in the women's distance medley relay at the Tyson Invitational. The team of Bailey Sullivan, Tiffany Terry, Anna Cozart and Arin Rice (three freshman and a sophomore), paced to a time of 11:42.32, almost eight seconds faster than the previous record set in 2001.
Seeing Gold
At the NCAA Indoor Championships, junior Ronnie Baker brought home the 60 meters crown behind a time of 6.52 seconds. It was the fourth consecutive year the program has registered an individual national championship and is the seventh under director of TCU track and field Darryl Anderson. It was the 20th national title in program history and is the second in the 60 meters, the other coming from Kim Collins in 2001. TCU is one of seven schools in Division I to have an individual win a national title in each of the last four years (2012, 13, 14 & 15).
