TCU Wins Three Gold Medals on Final Day of Big 12s

Sunday, May 15

Lubbock, TX

5:30 PM

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Big 12 Championships

TCU Wins Three Gold Medals on Final Day of Big 12s

5/16/2022 12:14:00 AM | Men's Outdoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track

Complete Results

Mapaya, Roberson win individual titles, 4x100 team takes first

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Horned Frogs collected three gold medals and broke a meet record on Day Three of the Big 12 Championships.

The men's 4x100 team shined once again as they placed first and broke the meet record with a time of 38.50. The squad of Bryson Stubblefield, Tinotenda Matiyenga, Kundai Maguranyanga and Robert Gregory Jr. ran a 38.50 (38.62@), the fourth fastest time in the NCAA this season. The Horned Frogs are back-to-back champions in the 4x100.

Recording his third Big 12 Outdoor title was Chengetayi (Du) Mapaya. The senior jumped 16.84m (55-3) (1.9w) to place first and notch the second best mark in the NCAA this season. He only needed one jump to claim his third Big 12 Outdoor Championship in three seasons.

In the men's discus, Devin Roberson became TCU's first Big 12 Champion. Heading into his final throw, he was in fourth place. On his final attempt, Roberson threw a mark of 57.36m (188-2) to secure the win and add 10 points to TCU's team score.

Gregory continued his outstanding sophomore season by garnering a bronze medal in the 200m with a time of 20.00 (20.07@) (3.8w). It's the second consecutive year he's medaled in the 200m, earning a silver medal last year.

Also notching a bronze medal was the 4x400 relay team. David Seete, Maguranyanga, Simbarashe Maketa and Ethan Brown placed third with a time of 3:05.02 (3:05.46@).

Collectively, the Horned Frogs earned three gold medals and three bronze medals throughout the Big 12 Championships.

In the 1500m, Gracie Morris placed fourth overall with a time of 4:24.00. Jaren Holmes notched fifth-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 16.09m (52-9.50) (1.5w). Together, Holmes and Mapaya accounted for 14 team points.

Both of TCU's relays on the women's side earned sixth-place finishes. In the 4x100, Tatianna Martinez, Imani Udoumana, Khyasia Caldwell and Teleda Williams clocked a 45.34 (45.36@). In the 4x400, Martinez, Williams, Asiah Fields and Lailah White ran a time of 3:39.93 (3:40.37@).

Matiyenga finished seventh overall in the 200m finals with a time of 20.30 (20.37@) (3.8w). In the women's triple jump, Grace Anigbata earned herself a spot at the podium as she finished eighth with a jump of 12.92m (3.6w).

Fernando Martinez broke the school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.11m (16-9.25) on this way to a ninth-place finish.

Up Next
The Frogs head to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA West Regional from May 25-28.