Preview: NCAA West Prelims
5/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Outdoor Track
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The TCU track and field team is set to compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend in Sacramento, Calif., with spots at the NCAA Outdoor Championship on the line. The top 12 individuals from each event and top 12 relays will advance to Eugene, Ore.
MEET INFO
TCU qualified 19 athletes in 13 events for the prelims. The meet begins on Thursday, May 24, and concludes on Saturday. Day one will feature the first rounds for several TCU events, including the 400 hurdles, 100m, 400m, and men's long jump. TCU's full schedule can be found below.
Live results are available via NCAA.com, while FloTrack will provide a live stream of the event.
TCU SCHEDULE (All times are Central)
Day One | Thursday, May 24
| 12 PM | Hammer Throw (M) | Fellan McGuigan & Justin Sanchez |
| 4:30 PM | Long Jump (M) | Scotty Newton |
| 5 PM | 400 Hurdles First Round (W) | Lexi Aitken |
| 6:30 PM | 100 Meters First Round (M) | Jalen Miller & Emeilo Ferguson |
| 7:20 PM | 400 Meters First Round (M) | Derrick Mokaleng & Emmanuel Ogwo |
Day Two | Friday, May 25
| 12 PM | Discus (M) | Ryan Camp |
| 5 PM | 100 Hurdles First Round (W) | Brittney Trought & Yasmin Brooks |
| 5:30 PM | 400 Meters Quarterfinal (M) | TBD |
| 6 PM | 100 Meters Quarterfinal (M) | TBD |
| 7:15 PM | 400 Hurdles Quarterfinal (W) | TBD |
| 7:30 PM | 200 Meters First Round (M) | Darrion Flowers & Tinotenda Matiyenga |
Day Three | Saturday, May 26
| 4:30 PM | Shot Put (M) | Isaiah Rogers |
| 6 PM | 4x100 Meter Relay Quarterfinal (M) | TBD |
| 7:20 PM | 100 Hurdles Quarterfinal (W) | TBD |
| 7:30 PM | Triple Jump (M) | Scotty Newton & Chengetayi Mapaya |
| 7:35 PM | 200 Meters Quarterfinals (M) | TBD |
| 8:45 PM | 5000 Meters Semifinal (W) | Evelyn Mandel |
| 9:25 PM | 4x400 Relay Quarterfinal (M) | TBD |
ROAD TO SACRAMENTO
TCU has seven entries in five events ranked in the top 12 at the preliminary round. Big 12 outdoor triple jump champion Scotty Newton enters the meet with the second highest ranked triple jump in the country. In Waco, Newton reached a school-record mark of 16.85m (55'3.5"), securing his second conference title of his career. Newton also enters the meet seeded ninth in the long jump with a mark of 7.88m (25'10.25"). NCAA indoor triple jump bronze medalist Chengetayi Mapaya brings the seventh ranked jump in the west. At the National Relay Championships, the freshman reached 16.25m (53' 3.75").
In the 400m, indoor All-American Derrick Mokaleng brings a mark of 45.02 which ranks fifth in the west and ninth in the country. Mokaleng took home silver at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship.
Both of TCU's relays enter the meet seeded in the top eight. The men's 4x400 relay ran 3:03.74 at the National Relay Championships which ranks sixth in the west. TCU swept the Big 12 in the 4x400 this year, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles. TCU's 4x100 is seeded eighth with a mark of 39.44, which earned the team third place at the Big 12 Championships.
Ryan Camp ranks eighth in the west in the discus. At the Sun Angel Classic, Camp threw 58.55m (192' 1") and finished second.
In the hammer throw, Fellan McGuigan brings a throw of 64.46m (211' 6") and is seeded No. 13. Justin Sanchez saved his best throw of the season until the end, throwing a personal-best 60.26m (197'8") at the Big 12 Championship and finishing fifth.
In addition to Sanchez, multiple Horned Frogs had their best showings of the season at the conference meet which led to berths to the regional meet. Darrion Flowers and Tinotenda Matiyenga ran their top marks of the season in the 200m running 20.69 and 20.71 respectively. Emmanuel Ogwo ran 46.62 in the 400m prelims. In the 100 hurdles, Brittney Trought matched her career best with a 13.28 mark, while Lexi Aitken ran a personal-best 58.72 in the 400 hurdles.
TCU also has a pair of senior sprinters in the men's 100m. Jalen Miller's best mark came at the season opener when he ran 10.29 at the TCU Invitational. Emeilo Ferguson ran 10.40 at the Roadrunner Invitational. Both were named second-team All-Americans in the 60m at the end of the indoor season.
The women's team qualified a pair of freshmen as well. Evelyn Mandel will run the 5000m after running 16:27.80 at the Mt. SAC Relays. Yasmin Brooks will join Trought in the 100 hurdles, entering the meet with a 13.61 mark from the Sun Angel Classic.
For the second time in his career, sophomore Isaiah Rogers reached the preliminary round in the shot put. Rogers' top throw of the season was at the Roadrunner Invitational where he threw 17.71m (58'1.25").
FOLLOW THE FROGS
Fans are encouraged to follow the team on Twitter at @TCUTrackField for live updates. A recap with full results will be posted at the end of each day of competition.
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