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TCU Invitational
Preview: TCU Invitational
3/18/2022 10:55:00 AM | Men's Outdoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track
The meet begins at 5 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday
FORT WORTH – The TCU track & field teams are set to host the annual TCU Invitational March 18-19 at Lowdon Track & Field Complex.
The discus starts at 5:00 p.m Friday and Saturday's events begin at 9:30 a.m.
Meet Information
Date: March 18-19, 2022
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Lowdon Track & Field Complex
Live results can be found here.
The full TCU Invitational Schedule can be found here.
Teams competing: Baylor, Northwestern State, Oklahoma, SMU, TCU, North Texas, UT-Arlington
Last Time Out
The Horned Frogs shined at the NCAA Indoor Championships with the men's team finishing 10th overall with a team score of 20 points.
Robert Gregory Jr. was named the national runner-up in the 200m with a time of 20.77 and Tinotenda Matiyenga followed closely behind him by finishing third with a time of 20.84. Both Frogs earned First Team All-America honors.
Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya was named a First Team All-American after earning bronze in the triple jump with a mark of 16.51m (54-2).
First Outdoor Meet
Prior to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the Frogs competed at the Longhorn Invitational to kickoff the outdoor season.
Kasey Staley broke the school record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.20m (13-9.25) and finished first in the event. Also picking up wins was Andreas Nava in the hammer throw (51.50) Rainey Anderson in the 110mH (14.20) and Ethan Brown in the 400m (47.51).
The Frogs also notched several top 5 finishes. David Seete placed second in the 400m with a time of 47.77. In the discus, Devin Roberson notched the fifth furthest throw in TCU history as he finished second overall with a mark of 55.69m.
Jada Roundtree placed second in the 400m with a time of 55.99 and Alex Burns placed second overall in the triple jump with a leap of 12.07m.
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
2021 Outdoor Season Success
Four returning Frogs shined at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships last season. Mapaya won the triple jump with a mark of 17.01m and the 4x100 team of Gregory, Matiyenga, Maguranyanga and TJ Brock placed first with a time of 39.75. Gregory also won a silver medal in the 200m with a time of 20.69.
At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Mapaya finished third in the triple jump and earned First Team All-America honors with his leap of 16.74m. As a freshman, Gregory also garnered First Team All-America honors in the 200m as he finished eighth with a time of 21.74.
The men's 4x100 team of Gregory, Matiyenga, Maguranyanga and Brock earned Second-Team All-America honors as they finished 11th overall and Matiyenga was named a Second Team All-American by finishing 12th overall in the 200m.
Du It Again
Mapaya returns for his final outdoor 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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