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Texas Tech Shootout
Preview: Texas Tech Shootout
2/13/2020 1:46:00 PM | Men's Indoor Track, Women's Indoor Track
FORT WORTH — TCU's men's and women's track and field teams hit the road for the fourth consecutive week to compete at the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock, Texas, from Feb. 14-15.
Meet Day Information:
Date: Feb. 14-15, 2020
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Venue: Texas Tech Sports Performance Center
Teams attending: Abilene Christian, Alabama, Angelo State, Arizona, BYU, Colorado – Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines, Eastern New Mexico, Hardin-Simmons, Indiana Tech, Incarnate Word, Iowa, Lubbock Christian, McMurry, New Mexico Jr College, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Pratt, South Plains, University of Southwest, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M – Commerce, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, Tulane, UTA, Virginia Tech, Wayland, Western Texas, and West Texas A&M.
Live Stream: http://bit.ly/36CYryk
Live Results: http://pttiming.com/events/87931749
Advancement Procedure: Seeding will be done by times/distances submitted. Finals will be determined according to the following criteria.
Running Events: 60m/60m hurdles, top 8 times from prelim rounds. All other running events – run in seeded sections against time.
Field Events: top 9 from prelim round to final round.
Individual Scoring : 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Relay Scoring: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Events Contested: 60, 60 hurdles, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1 mile, 3000, DMR, 4x400, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Weight Throw
USTFCCCA Rankings
TCU's men's track and field program was ranked No. 24 in the nation by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association's (USTFCCCA) Rankings third update. The Horned Frog men entered the indoor season at No. 17.
Top 10
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya made his indoor season triple jump debut at the New Mexico Team Open. The junior jumped 16.27m (53' 4.5") which ranks 3rd nationally.
Destiny Longmire jumped 6.40m (21' 0") and placed second in the women's long jump at the Red Raider Invitational. Her jump ranks 5th nationally and is the top Big 12 distance jumped this season by .8m.
Derrick Mokaleng clocked in at 46.35 in the 400m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, a mark that ranks 7th in the NCAA.
Top 20
TCU's men's 4x400 team consisting of Jostyn Andrews, Mokaleng, Simbarashe Maketa, and Tinotenda Matiyenga clocked in at 3:08.24 at the Red Raider Invitational, which ranks 14th in the nation this season.
Matiyenga's time of 21.03 in the 200m at the New Mexico Team Open lists him at 20th nationally.
Record Breaker
Sophomore Tysen Townsend broke fellow teammate Kendahl Shue's pole vault record by clearing 12-11 3/4 at the Red Raider Invitational.
Returning Indoor All-Americans
Destiny Longmire - First-Team - Long Jump
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First-Team - Triple Jump
Derrick Mokaleng - First-Team - 400m
Returning Outdoor All-Americans
Destiny Longmire - First-Team - Long Jump
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First-Team - Triple Jump
Derrick Mokaleng - Second-Team - 400m
Andrews, Bender, Matiyenga and Mokaleng - Second-Team - 4x400
Returning Big 12 Champions
In last year's Big 12 Indoor Championship, Mapaya rose to the occasion, taking home the title with a school-record jump of 16.83m (55-2.75). His jump also broke Scotty Newton's conference meet record from 2017-18.
Mapaya led last season's outdoor Big 12 field from the opening jump, reaching 16.54m (54-2.5) and never trailed. That jump was all he needed as he held on to win his second career conference title. TCU has dominated the triple jump in the Big 12 the last two seasons. Newton won both the indoor and outdoor titles in 2017-18, while Mapaya finished third at both meets and won both indoors and outdoors in 2018-19.
TCU's mile relay capped off the 2018 Big 12 Championship indoor meet with a title as well. Jostyn Andrews, Tinotenda Matiyenga, Glenn Bender and Derrick Mokaleng teamed up for the first time and ran a season-best 3:04.86 for the win. It was the third 4x400 conference title for TCU in the last two seasons, adding to the titles from the 2018 indoor and outdoor conference meets.
Senior Destiny Longmire took women's indoor long jump a year ago en route to her first Big 12 Conference title. Longmire set the standard for the field with her opening jump, setting a personal-best 6.39m (20-11.75). That jump was all she needed as she never trailed in the meet. The Moreno Valley, Calif. native also won a Mountain West title in the long jump while she was at San Jose State.
Just Du It
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya returns for his junior campaign to defend his national title in the outdoor triple jump. He also garnered a bronze medal at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships as well. As a freshman in 2018, Mapaya reached the championship in the triple jump and finished third with a 16.38m (53-9) jump.
Mapaya secured the national championship in the most dramatic fashion possible. Going into his sixth and final jump of the night, Mapaya was in third place after a jump of 16.94m (55-7) in his fifth attempt. On the final jump of the competition, Mapaya jumped 17.13m (56-2.5) passing up event leader Jordan Scott of Virginia (17.01m, 55-9.75) and winning the national championship. It was TCU's first national title in track and field since Ronnie Baker won the 60m dash in 2016.
Mapaya, who also earned First Team All-America Honors, shattered his own school record of 16.64m (54-7.25), which was set earlier in the season at the National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Harare, Zimbabwe native is a four-time All-American.
The Bowerman
Mapaya was named to The Bowerman's Preseason Watch List. He is the third student-athlete from TCU to appear on the watch list (Ronnie Baker, 2016) (Whitney Gipson, 2012). Charles Silmon was a semifinalist for the award in 2013, but did not appear on a watch list -- a distinction that is announced after the season is over.
The Bowerman is the highest honor bestowed to collegiate track & field's most outstanding athletes of the year. This is the 12th year of the award program, having started in 2009.
Only ten men and ten women will be on the official watch list during each update. Semifinalists from the previous year are automatically on the preseason watch list provided they are returning.
TCU Indoor History
TCU has a tradition of national success during the indoor season. One year ago, the Horned Frogs left the NCAA meet with a third-place finisher, three First-Team All-America individuals and one Second-Team honor. Two years ago, TCU left the NCAA meet with a third-place finisher, four total First-Team All-America honors, and three additional Second-Team honors.
Players Mentioned
