Frogs Head To Jim Click Shootout
4/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Outdoor Track
For live updates during the meet, follow @TCUtrackfield on Twitter. Live results will be available via FinishedResults.
The Field
TCU will be competing against Big 12 foe Oklahoma State, Arizona, Iowa and Northern Arizona.
Back-To-Back NCAA Champion
Senior Ronnie Baker took home gold in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships for the second-straight year. Baker's time of 6.47 broke the NCAA meet record, school record, and is the third-fastest time in NCAA history.
Shattered Records
Senior Brianna McGhee broke her own school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays after finishing at 13.19. McGhee's effort ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 10 in the NCAA this season. Her previous record of 13.24 was also set at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Throughout the indoor season, McGhee went on to bring her personal best and school record 60-meter hurdles time down to 8.14. Overall, McGhee improved on the previous school record by .16 seconds.
Freshman Fellan McGuigan broke the school record in the hammer throw after throwing for a first-place mark of 205-7 (62.66m) at the Romo Ricardo Invitational. McGuigan's mark is currently the best in the Big 12 this season and is ranked No. 10 on the 2016 NCAA Division I West Outdoor Qualifying List
In the outdoor season opener, senior Megan Smith broke a 23-year-old school record in the shot put as she placed first with a mark of 17.21m (56-05.75). Her effort took down Stevanie Wadsorth-Ferguson's program record of 56-4.75, set in 1993. Smith's mark is also the farthest ever recorded at the Lowdon Complex in Fort Worth.
Baker's NCAA Championship time of 6.47 broke his own school 60 meters record of 6.51, which was set at the Big 12 Championships two weeks prior to take home gold. Before the season started, the previous record of 6.52 was set by Baker at last year's NCAA Championships. Baker currently leads the NCAA in the 100 meters with a time of 9.95.
Athlete of the Year
Baker was named the South Central Athlete of the Year for the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor season after running a nation-leading time of 6.51 at the Big 12 Championships in February. In all, Baker earned nine first-place finishes throughout the indoor campaign.
Road To The Bowerman
Baker was named to the Bowerman Watch List before the season began, and he has held his spot in each watch list since. The Bowerman is awarded every year to the top male and female collegiate athlete in NCAA track & field. It is the highest individual honor in the sport. The next edition of The Bowerman Men's Watch List will be published on Thursday, April 21.
2016 Medals and Honors
Ronnie Baker:
UTSFCCCA South Central Athlete of the Year
NCAA Indoor Champion - 60 meters (6.47)
Big 12 Indoor Champion - 60 meters (6.51)
Big 12 Athlete of the Week - Feb. 3, March 23, April 6
Most Outstanding Performer - Texas Relays
