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TCU heads to John Jacobs Invitational
April 11, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU track and field team will continue its outdoor season on Saturday with the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla. The meet will feature a high school division on Friday, while collegiate competition will begin Saturday morning.
"This meet will be a good meet for us to see where we are at. There is going to be a lot of competitive teams at Oklahoma this weekend," said head coach Darryl Anderson. "We have to continue to get better and keep improving day-by-day. The kids have had a good couple of days of practice so hopefully we will go into this weekend and continue to get some regional qualifiers." The Flyin' Frogs will open competition Saturday in Norman with the women's javelin. Start time is set for 10 a.m. at the John Jacobs Complex. Running events are set to begin at 1 p.m. with the women's 4x100 relay, while the men will take to the track at 1:10 p.m. with the men's 4x100 relay. In it's last outing, TCU's Kishelle Paul placed second overall in the women's 400-meter hurdles and the men's 4x100 unit recorded the eighth fastest time in the NCAA this spring to lead TCU on the final day of the 81st annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Overall, the Flyin' Frogs posted eight NCAA regional qualifying marks in Austin on Saturday. Earning NCAA regional qualifying marks at Mike A. Myers Stadium were Kishelle Paul (400-meter hurdles), Candis Kelley (Shot Put), Virgil Hodge (100 meters), the men's and women's 4x100, Jonathan Jackson (Triple Jump) and the men's and women's 4x400 relay unit. Complete results at the conclusion of the meet and live results of the John Jacobs Invitational can be viewed on Saturday at www.gofrogs.com.
Information For This Weekend
Men Ranked No. 24 Nationally
Flyin' Frogs Against The World
Purple And White Showing Up In World Rankings On the women's side, Kishelle Paul currently has the 16th fastest mark in the women's 400-meter hurdles. Both the 4x100 and 4x400 are ranked in the top 25 at No. 16 and No. 22, respectively, in the world standings.
Paul Honored By MWC
Getting Off To A Fast Start On the men's side, Jonathan Jackson leads the Flying Frogs at No. 4 overall in the triple jump. Freshman Mychal Dungey is currently ranking fifth overall in the men's 200, while Che Chavez currently sits at 19th overall in the 400. Finally, Tommy Killen entered the rankings after a solid weekend in Austin. Killen sits at No. 12 in the discus. The men's 4x400 is currently the eighth best unit in the nation, while the 4x100 unit is No. 8 in the NCAA. In the throws, Joe Brown makes his second appearance at No. 23 in the javelin. On the women's side, senior Virgil Hodge currently sits at No. 10 in the women's 100, while Kishelle Paul leads all individuals at No. 3 in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Both of TCU's relays are currently ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA, while sophomore Neidra Covington currently has the 18th best jump in the nation in the long jump. Finally, Candis Kelley is sitting at No. 23 in the women's shot put.
TCU In The MWC Overall, the Flyin' Frogs have the top times in the 100, 200, 110m high hurdles, 4x100, 4x400, triple jump and long jump on the men's side. The Purple and White women claim the top spot in the 100, 100m high hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100, 4x400 and shot put.
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