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TCU has strong showing at Bobby Lane Invitational
March 29, 2008
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Flyin' Frogs recorded 10 NCAA regional qualifying marks on Saturday at the 32nd annual Bobby Lane Invitational on the campus of UT Arlington.
Earning NCAA regional qualifying marks on the men's side were the men's 4x100, 4x400, Tommy Killen (Discus) and Joe Brown (Javelin). On the women's side, Neidra Covington (Long Jump), Candis Kelley (Shot Put), Stormy Harrison (Shot Put), Virgil Hodge (100 meters), the 4x100 and 4x400 earned regional qualifying marks. "Overall, we were steady today. We came off a hard week of practice and had some sore bodies today, but we stood up and got through the day," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "All-in-all, we are making steps and we just have to keep taking those steps every week to move us towards the conference and NCAA meet." In the field events, Brown, a senior from Overland Park, Kan., crushed the regional qualifying mark by throwing 215 feet, 9 inches to finish in first-place. Brown, who saw his first action of the spring season, currently has the ninth best toss in the nation. In the women's shot put, Kelley and Harrison placed second and third overall with regional qualifying tosses of 48 feet, 8 ¾ inches and 47 feet, 11 inches, respectively. Harrison threw 150 feet, 5 inches in the women's discus to finish in sixth-place. "I thought Joe Brown did a great job today in his first time out this outdoor season," said Anderson. Killen once again had a strong day in the ring, tossing 178 feet, 7 inches to win the men's discus competition at Maverick Stadium. Finally, Covington posted an NCAA regional qualifying leap by soaring 20-00.25 (6.10m) in the women's long jump. The sophomore, who posted the second best leap in the nation on Saturday, won her first event of the spring season after capturing All-American honors in both the long and triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships. On the men's side, Jonathan Jackson leaped to a third-place finish by soaring 23-09.50 (7.25m). His jump is currently the top mark in the Mountain West Conference this spring. "Tommy Killen had some big-time throws in the discus that were called foul, but overall he did a great job," said Anderson. "Neidra Covington did what she had to do today and got her regional qualifying mark. She had a good day." The Flyin' Frogs were victories in both the men's and women's 4x100. On the men's side, TCU crossed the finish line in 40.60, while the women posted a season-best time of 44.61. Both times were NCAA regional qualifying marks. In the men's 4x400, the Flyin' Frogs clocked a time of 3:10.45 to finish first overall, while the women were clipped down the backstretch by Oklahoma to finish second overall in the event with a regional qualifying time of 3:41.61. Other highlights on the day included, Hodge who won the women's 100 meters by clocking a regional qualifying time of 11.73. Her mark is currently the 15th best time in the nation and second fastest time in the Mountain West Conference this season. Jessica Clarke followed in second-place with a time of 11.85 seconds. Andon Mitchell led TCU on the men's side, clocking a time of 10.56 to place first overall. The junior just missed his second regional qualifying mark of the season. Freshman Mychal Dungey also had a strong showing in the event, crossing the finish line in fifth-place with a time of 10.64 seconds. In the men's 400, Matthew Love finished in second-place with a time of 47.72. He was followed by Dell Guy and Clemore Henry who posted times of 47.89 and 48.13, respectively, to place third and fourth overall. On the women's side, Kristal Juarez led TCU by turning in a time of 57.38 to clock a fourth-place finish. In the men's 800, freshman Sean Zurko just missed an NCAA regional qualifying mark by running a time of 1:50.78. Zurko, a Las Vegas native, placed second overall in the event. In the 100-meter hurdles, Kishelle Paul placed third overall with a time of 14.11 seconds, while Meaghan Peoples, who won the women's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday, followed in fourth-place by clocking a time of 14.77 seconds. On the men's side, Jordan Pitts won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.49 seconds. Finally, Dell Guy and Justyn Warner placed sixth and seventh overall in the men's 200 meters. On the women's side, Brittany Blaylock posted a time of 24.19 seconds to finish in third-place. Blaylock currently has the seventh fastest time in the conference this spring season.
TCU will be in action next week at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. Action begins on April 3.
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