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Texas Relays
Preview: Texas Relays
3/24/2021 3:03:00 PM | Men's Outdoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track
FORT WORTH — TCU's track and field squads travel to Austin, Texas, for the 93rd edition of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, one of the nation's premier annual meets.
Twenty-nine Horned Frogs qualified for the meet.
Meet Day Information
Date: March 25-27, 2021
Location: Austin, Texas
Venue: Mike A. Myers Stadium
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Best of the Best
A pair of Horned Frogs were honored as Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week following their standout performances. Robert Gregory Jr. was tabbed the Men's Athlete of the Week, while Destiny Longmire earned Women's Athlete of the Week.
Gregory clocked a 20.67 to win the men's 200m. His mark ranks No. 1 in the nation and sixth in the world. The freshman was also the anchor of TCU's NCAA-leading 4x100 relay that ran a 39.39.
Longmire, a senior, set a personal best in the long jump, leaping 6.59m (21-7.5) en route to a first-place finish at the TCU Invitational. Her mark is also first in the country.
Top-25 Marks in the NCAA
Men's 100m
T-No. 12 TJ Brock (10.41)
T-No. 17 Kundai Maguranyanga (10.50)
Men's 200m
No. 1 - Robert Gregory Jr. (20.67)
Men's 400m
No. 5 - Derrick Mokaleng (46.60)
Men's 4x100
No. 1 - Brock, Phillips, Maguranyanga, Gregory (39.39)
Men's 4x400
No. 7 - Bender, Seete, Andrews, Mokaleng (3:09.12)
Men's High Jump
T-No. 13 - Mason Buckmaster (2.10m)
Men's Discus
No. 21 - Ryan Camp (53.47m) (175'5")
Women's 4x100
No. 17 - Glenn, Longmire, Brown, Williams (45.80)
Women's Long Jump
No. 1 - Destiny Longmire (6.59m) (21-7.5)
Women's Triple Jump
T-No. - 12 Tosin Alao (12.80m) (42-0)
Horned Frog Texas Relays Record Holders
Former Frog Sean Zurko owns the 800m university/college men's meet record after running a 1:50.03 in 2010.
Horned Frog Texas Relays Most Outstanding Teams
TCU's 1988, 1991, 2000 and 2001 men's squad garnered most outstanding team honors.
Horned Frog Texas Relays Most Outstanding Performers
TCU has collected four most outstanding performer honors thanks to three Horned Frogs.
Percival Spencer (1997)
Kim Collins (2000, 2001)
Ronnie Baker (2016)
USTFCCCA Rankings
The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) ranked TCU's men's track and field team No. 25 at the conclusion of indoor season. The first set of outdoor rankings debut on March 29.
Just Du It
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya returns for his senior campaign to defend his national title in the outdoor triple jump from 2019 (16.83m / 55-2.75). He also garnered a silver medal at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships (16.95m / 57-7.5) and a bronze medal at the 2019 indoor edition (16.61m / 54-6) as well. As a freshman in 2018, Mapaya reached the indoor championship in the triple jump and finished third with a 16.38m (53-9) jump. His worst finish at the national meet came during outdoor season as a freshman in 2018 when he jumped 16.42m en route to 5th place and First-team All-America honors.
Mapaya secured his 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.
The Harare, Zimbabwe, native is a six-time All-American.
Record Breaker
Mapaya's silver medal mark (16.95m / 55-7.5) broke Ndabazihle Mdhlongwa's Zimbabwe indoor triple jump record from 1998 (16.89m), as well as TCU's school record.
His jump also noted a new indoor personal best for the Harare, Zimbabwe, native. The senior's previous best indoor jump was 16.85m (55-3.5) at the Texas Tech Shootout that set a TCU record earlier this year.
The Bowerman
Mapaya received votes in the Mid-Indoor Watch List for The Bowerman.
Mapaya was also named to The Bowerman's Preseason Watch List in 2020. 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 13th 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.
2021 Indoor All-Americans
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First-Team - Triple Jump
Robert Gregory Jr. - Second-Team - 200m
Tinotenda Matiyenga - Second-Team - 200m
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
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