Friday, February 25
Ames, IA
3:00 PM
TCU
at
Big 12 Championships
Preview: Big 12 Championships
2/24/2022 2:27:00 PM | Men's Indoor Track, Women's Indoor Track
The Horned Frogs return to Iowa for the conference championships
FORT WORTH – The Horned Frogs look to continue their successful indoor season at the Big 12 Championships from Feb. 25-26 in Ames, Iowa. Day One begins at 3 p.m. for TCU and Day Two starts at noon.
Meet Information
Date: Feb. 25-26, 2022
Location: Ames, Iowa.
Teams competing: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Live Stream: The meet will be broadcasted on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Live Results: Click here
Last Time Out
The Frogs wrapped up the regular season at the Iowa State Classic. TCU's sprinters shined at the meet as TCU took the top three spots in the 60m with Tinotenda Matiyenga placing first (6.71) Robert Gregory Jr. placing second (6.76) and Bryson Stubblefield finishing third (6.82).
The men's 4x400 team of David Seete, Gregory, Matiyenga and Ethan Brown clocked a time of 3:07.97, the No. 27 time in the country, to win the event. In the triple jump, Jaren Holmes took first with a mark of 15.10m (49' - 6.50"). Coming in second was Patrick Sylla with a jump of 14.65m (48' - 0.75").
Seete ran a time of 47.75 in the 400m to finish fourth overall. On the women's side, Asiah Fields and Tatianna Martinez finished fifth and sixth in the 400m with times of 55.61 and 56.61, respectively.
Khyasia Caldwell finished second in the 60m with a time of 7.64. She advanced to the finals with a prelims time of 7.67.
Tosin Alao placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 12.15m (39 - 10.50").
Top-35 Marks in the Nation
Men's Triple Jump
No. 1 Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - 16.80m (55' - 1.50")
No. 25 Jaren Holmes - 15.72m - (51' - 7.0")
Men's 200m
No. 8 Robert Gregory Jr. - 20.60 (20.67@)
No. 16 Tinotenda Matiyenga - 20.69 (20.76@)
Men's 4x400 Relay
No. 18 David Seete, Tinotenda Matiyenga, Kundai Maguranyanga, Robert Gregory Jr. - 3:06.30 (3:06.74@)
No. 27 David Seete, Robert Gregory Jr., Tinotenda Matiyenga, Ethan Brown (3:07.97)
Women's Triple Jump
No. 16 Grace Anigbata - 13.36m (43' - 10.0")
Women's Long Jump
No. 27 Khyasia Caldwell - 6.26m (20' - 6.50")
Returning Indoor All-Americans
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First Team - Triple Jump
Tinotenda Matiyenga - Second Team - 200m
Robert Gregory Jr. - Second Team - 200m
Returning Outdoor All-Americans
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First Team - Triple Jump
Robert Gregory Jr. - First Team - 200m
Tinotenda Matiyenga, Robert Gregory Jr., Kundai Maguranyanga - Second Team - 4x100 relay
Tinotenda Matiyenga - Second Team - 200m
2020-21 Indoor Season Success
At the 2020-21 Big 12 Indoor Championships, Mapaya won his second indoor triple jump championship. His jump of 16.55m (54-3.75) on his first attempt to win the gold.
Collecting a silver medal was Matiyenga as he ran a personal-best 6.66 in the 60m to earn second. Him, along with Blake Hennesay, David Seete and Ethan Brown placed second in the men's 4x400 relay with a time of 3:07.33.
Matiyenga rounded out his Big 12 indoor performance with a bronze medal in the 200m with a time of 20.77. Brown also picked up a bronze medal after running a 46.62 in the 400m.
Rainey Anderson also finished third in the 60mH with a time of 7.96.
Mapaya leaped his way to a second-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 16.95m (55-7.5). Matiyenga andGregory both collected second team All-America honors after finishing ninth and 12th overall in the 200m, respectively.
Du It Again
Mapaya returns for his final indoor season to defend his national title in the outdoor triple jump from 2019. 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.
He broke the school record in the triple jump at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 16.95m (55-7.5). He currently holds both the indoor and outdoor TCU triple jump records.
Meet Information
Date: Feb. 25-26, 2022
Location: Ames, Iowa.
Teams competing: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Live Stream: The meet will be broadcasted on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Live Results: Click here
Last Time Out
The Frogs wrapped up the regular season at the Iowa State Classic. TCU's sprinters shined at the meet as TCU took the top three spots in the 60m with Tinotenda Matiyenga placing first (6.71) Robert Gregory Jr. placing second (6.76) and Bryson Stubblefield finishing third (6.82).
The men's 4x400 team of David Seete, Gregory, Matiyenga and Ethan Brown clocked a time of 3:07.97, the No. 27 time in the country, to win the event. In the triple jump, Jaren Holmes took first with a mark of 15.10m (49' - 6.50"). Coming in second was Patrick Sylla with a jump of 14.65m (48' - 0.75").
Seete ran a time of 47.75 in the 400m to finish fourth overall. On the women's side, Asiah Fields and Tatianna Martinez finished fifth and sixth in the 400m with times of 55.61 and 56.61, respectively.
Khyasia Caldwell finished second in the 60m with a time of 7.64. She advanced to the finals with a prelims time of 7.67.
Tosin Alao placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 12.15m (39 - 10.50").
Top-35 Marks in the Nation
Men's Triple Jump
No. 1 Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - 16.80m (55' - 1.50")
No. 25 Jaren Holmes - 15.72m - (51' - 7.0")
Men's 200m
No. 8 Robert Gregory Jr. - 20.60 (20.67@)
No. 16 Tinotenda Matiyenga - 20.69 (20.76@)
Men's 4x400 Relay
No. 18 David Seete, Tinotenda Matiyenga, Kundai Maguranyanga, Robert Gregory Jr. - 3:06.30 (3:06.74@)
No. 27 David Seete, Robert Gregory Jr., Tinotenda Matiyenga, Ethan Brown (3:07.97)
Women's Triple Jump
No. 16 Grace Anigbata - 13.36m (43' - 10.0")
Women's Long Jump
No. 27 Khyasia Caldwell - 6.26m (20' - 6.50")
Returning Indoor All-Americans
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First Team - Triple Jump
Tinotenda Matiyenga - Second Team - 200m
Robert Gregory Jr. - Second Team - 200m
Returning Outdoor All-Americans
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya - First Team - Triple Jump
Robert Gregory Jr. - First Team - 200m
Tinotenda Matiyenga, Robert Gregory Jr., Kundai Maguranyanga - Second Team - 4x100 relay
Tinotenda Matiyenga - Second Team - 200m
2020-21 Indoor Season Success
At the 2020-21 Big 12 Indoor Championships, Mapaya won his second indoor triple jump championship. His jump of 16.55m (54-3.75) on his first attempt to win the gold.
Collecting a silver medal was Matiyenga as he ran a personal-best 6.66 in the 60m to earn second. Him, along with Blake Hennesay, David Seete and Ethan Brown placed second in the men's 4x400 relay with a time of 3:07.33.
Matiyenga rounded out his Big 12 indoor performance with a bronze medal in the 200m with a time of 20.77. Brown also picked up a bronze medal after running a 46.62 in the 400m.
Rainey Anderson also finished third in the 60mH with a time of 7.96.
Mapaya leaped his way to a second-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a mark of 16.95m (55-7.5). Matiyenga andGregory both collected second team All-America honors after finishing ninth and 12th overall in the 200m, respectively.
Du It Again
Mapaya returns for his final indoor season to defend his national title in the outdoor triple jump from 2019. 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.
He broke the school record in the triple jump at last year's NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 16.95m (55-7.5). He currently holds both the indoor and outdoor TCU triple jump records.
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2021 Big 12 Indoor Champion Chenegtayi (Du) Mapaya
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