Women's Outdoor Track
- Title:
- Director of Track & Field and XC | 13th Season
- Email:
- d.anderson3@tcu.edu
- Phone:
- 817-257-7983
Darryl Anderson begins his 17th year in charge of the TCU track & field program during the 2020-21 season. Anderson was named TCU’s head coach on November 18, 2004.
Career Coaching Highlights:
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Anderson has coached nine National Champions, 29 individual Big 12 Champions, 104 All American selections across 62 student-athletes.
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His teams have won three Conference Championships
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Has coached 8 Olympians
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2012 South Central Region Women’s Head Coach of the Year and MWC Women’s Coach of the Year
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2010 Mountain West Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year
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2008 South Central Region and Mountain West Coach of the Year
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2004 MONDO Men’s National Assistant Coach of the Year
Top Athletes Coached:
Chengetayi Mapaya (TCU)- was named a 2020 All-American before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2019 NCAA Outdoor Triple Jump National Champion Du Mapaya (56-2.5/17.13m), 2019 Big 12 Champion in the triple jump. At the 2019 Big 12 Indoor Championship, Mapaya rose to the occasion, taking home the title with a school-record jump of 16.83m (55-2.75), breaking Scotty Newton's conference meet record from 2017-18. In 2018 he finished third in the triple jump at the NCAA indoor meet and finished third at both conference meets. At the NCAA outdoor meet, Mapaya finished one spot behind Newton and finished fifth.
Lorraine Ugen (TCU) - 2x NCAA Champion, 2014 Big 12 Champion in the long jump, qualified for three world championships (2012, 2014, 2016), made the British Olympic team in 2014, earned a bronze medal at the 2016 world indoors. Had the top long jump in the world in 2018 reaching 7.05m (23-1).
Scotty Newton (TCU) - 2x Big 12 triple jump Champion, two-time First-Team All-America honors in 2018, and set the school record for both seasons, finished fourth at the NCAA meet in 2018. In 2017, Newton earned the first Second-Team All-America honors of his career in the outdoor long jump, outdoor triple jump, and indoor triple jump. In 2016, he placed runner up and third at conference. As a freshman Newton finished third and fourth in the triple jump at the Big 12 indoor and outdoor championships.
Jordan Moore (TCU) - Big 12 Champion, TCU Record Holder in the 110 Meter hurdles
Charles Silmon (TCU) - NCAA 100m champion, Big 12 Champion in the men’s 4x100 relay, nine time All American
Virgil Hodge (TCU) - Olympian, Mountain West Conference Champion in the 50,100,and 200m, five time All American, TCU record holder in the 100 and 200m
Justyn Warner (TCU) - Olympian, Three Time All American, Mountain West Conference Champion in the 100m
Ronnie Baker (TCU)- Big 12 Champion in the men’s 4x100 relay, 12 time All American, TCU 100m record holder, two time NCAA champion in the 60m, USA Indoor Championships 60m champion
Raymond Bozmans (TCU)- Big 12 Champion in the men’s 4x100 relay, three time All American,
Harvey McSwain (TCU)- Big 12 Champion in the men’s 4x100 relay, three time All American
Jessica Young (TCU) - TCU record holder in the 60, 100, and 400m, 12 time Mountain West Conference Champion in the 100m, 200m, and 4x400m relay, NCAA Championship Appearances
Jackson Langat (TCU) - TCU record holder in the 800m
Whitney Gipson (TCU) - TCU record holder in long jump, seven time All American, two time NCAA Champion
Lewis Banda (TCU/ASU) - Olympian, Zimbabwean record holder in the 400m, three time all american
Jackie Johnson (ASU) - Olympian, seven time NCAA Heptathlon Champion, 2008 Honda Sports Award winner for best female collegiate track and field athlete
Marcus Brunson (ASU)- 2001 PAC 10 Athlete of the year, NCAA record holder in the 60m, ASU record holder in the 55, 60, and 100m dash, Runner up in the 60m at the 1999 NCAA Championship, two time All American
Tim Harden (Kentucky)- NCAA Indoor Track and SEC athlete of the year in 1995 and 1996, 2001 indoor world champion, 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the 4x100 relay
Dwight Phillips (Kentucky/ASU) - 2004 Olympic gold medalist in long jump, two time NCAA Championship runner up, five time USA Outdoor champion in long jump, 2001 USA Indoor champion in long jump,
Connie Teaberry (KSU) - Olympian, six time All American, three time Big Eight conference title winner, KSU record holder in high jump, current Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach at NIU
Coaching Experience:
TCU- Head Coach, 2004-present
Arizona State - Assistant Coach, 1996-2004
University of Kentucky - Assistant Coach, 1989-1996
Olympic Festival - Coach, 1995
Kansas State University - Assistant Coach, 1983-1989
Personal:
Anderson graduated from Kansas State in 1983 and earned his master's degree from the school in 1985. He and his wife, Claire, have three children, daughters Kandance and Jasmine, and a son, Isaiah. Kandace and Isaiah are both TCU graduates.
