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2008 Season 2008 Cross Country Competed in both the long and triple jump during the indoor season ... Posted a top Andrews was a steady performer for the Flyin' Frogs distance team in 2008 ... She mark of 39 feet, 11 1/4 inches at the Mountain West Conference Indoor finished the North Texas Opener with an 11th-place finish, which ranked in the top- Championships in the triple jump, placing seventh ... During the outdoor season, 25 in the MWC during the fall campaign ... Clocked a 16:03.97 at the Baylor Anderson finished first in preliminary action at the MWC Championships in the triple Twilight to finish 39th overall ... Competed at the South Central Regional for TCU jump with a personal record leap of 39 feet, 8 3/4 inches ... She also placed fifth at the in 2008. John Jacobs Invite in Norman, Okla. 2008 Creekview High School Saw action at the Texas Tech Invite, competing in the women's 3,000 meters dur- Competed in one of the toughest regions in the entire state at Creekview High school ing the indoor season ... Gained valuable experience in both the 1,500 and 3,000 ... Was a three-time regional qualifier in track and field, recording personal best marks meters during outdoor competition ... Ran the 10,000 meters during the Mountain of 40 feet, 4 1/4 inches in the triple jump and 19 feet in the long jump ... Also excelled West Conference Championships, placing 16th overall ... Her top-finish in the in volleyball and basketball at Creekview ... Led the basketball squad to the district 5,000 meters was during the Horned Frog Invitation in which she crossed the fin- championship during her junior campaign. ish line in sixth-place.

2007 Cross Country Was one of TCU's most consistent runners in 2007 ... Finished 12th overall at the UNT Invite by running 20:01.68 ... Finished in 48th-place at the Texas A&M Invite by clocking a time 19:54 ... Followed with a 50th-place finish at the MWC Championships ... Competed in every meet for the Horned Frogs this fall.

2007 Did not compete.

2006 Cross Country Top finish was 40th at North Texas Invitational 2-mile run ... Competed with Amanda Foust at Bear Relays where the duo finished fourth among TCU teams with a time of 33:51.02.

2006 Did not participate in any meets.

2005 Cross Country Competed in the first three meets of the year ... Joined forces with Amanda Foust to finish 22nd at the Baylor Relays ... Also saw action at the UNT Invitational.

High School Lettered all four years in three sports - track & field, cross country and basketball at Channing High School, graduating in 2005 ... Was a state qualifier in cross country for two years.

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2008 Cross Country 2008 Cross Country Baity came on during the 2008 season with her top-finish being a fifth-place showing The junior competed at the North Texas Opener in 2008, clocking a 24th-place fin- at the North Texas Opener ... The junior placed in the top-50 at the MWC ish. Championships, while also competing at the South Central Regional. 2008 2008 Only competed at the Texas Tech Invite during the Indoor season, running the Did not compete in 2008 during the indoor season ... Came back in the spring to par- women's 3,000 meters ... Saw action during the outdoor season at both the Horned ticipate in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters for TCU ... Placed ninth overall at both the Mean Frog Invitational and TCU Invite, clocking times in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters Green Twilight and TCU Invitational in the 1,500 meters, recording a personal best ... Her top-finish was at the Mean Green Twilight in which she posted a fifth-place fin- time of 5:01.13 at the UTA Invite in the event ... Finished in fourth-place at both the ish in the 5,000 meters. Horned Frog Invite and UTA Open in the 3,000 meters. 2007 Cross Country 2007 Cross Country Was a solid contributor for TCU in 2007 ... Placed 23rd overall at the UNT Invite with Did not compete in 2007. a time of 20:56.59 ... Clocked a time of 20:49 at the Texas A&M Invitational to finish in 66th-place ... She ran 16:34 at the season-opening Bear Invite to place in the top- 2007 60 in Waco. Competed in the 1500 and 3000 meters during the outdoor season and ran the mile run indoors ... Placed sixth in the mile run at the Texas Tech Open with a personal-best 2007 time of 5:27.27 ... Logged personal-record time of 5:01.53 in the 1500 meters at the Did not compete. UTA Invitational ... Also notched personal-best mark of 11:18.21 to place seventh in the 3000 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Finished seventh in the 1500 meters at High School the North Texas Classic (5:07.77). Lettered in four sports at Marshalltown HS in Marshalltown, Iowa ... Three-time letterwinner in soccer and swimming ... Lettered in cross country, where she was 2006 Cross Country coached by Doug Bacon ... Also lettered in track ... Voted Most Improved Senior on Named to Fall 2006 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team ... Competed in cross country team in 2004 ... Came in 24th in the Urbandale Invitational (4km) with every meet ... Best finish was 27th at the North Texas Invitational 2-mile run ... a time of 18:02. Finished 40th at Mountain West Conference Championships with time of 23:30.7 in 6,000 meters ... Finished in a time of 23:26.8 in 6,000 meters to finish 72nd at South Central Regional ... Finished 43rd at Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 19:16 in 5,000 meters ... Finished the 6k at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in a time of 22:59 to finish 214th.

High School First team All-State cross country and track selection in 2004 and 2005 ... Named second team All-State in cross country and track in 2003 ... A four-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track ... Holds school record in 1600 and 3200 ... Named one of the Class 3A Best of the Best as a senior by the Rocky Mountain News.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 100: 11.61 | 200: 23.75 1500: 5:11.88 | 5000: 19:55.00

2008 2008 Cross Country Blaylock had a solid indoor season, in which she earned all-conference honors in the Carlisle was a solid contributer for TCU in 2008 as she competed at both the MWC women's 60 meters and 200 meters after placing second and third, respectively, in Championship and South Central Regional ... Her top-finish on the year was a 21st- both events in Colorado Springs ... Posted personal best marks of 7.50 in the 60 place finish to open the season ... Came back the next week to place in the top-50 meters and 24.12 in the 200 meters ... Earned third-place honors in both the 100 at the Baylor Twilight ... Closed out the season, finishing 79th overall at the South meters at the TCU Invitational, recording a personal-best time of 11.61 seconds ... In Central Regional in Waco. the 100, Blaylock placed fifth in the at the MWC Championships with a time of 11.67 ... Finally, Blaylock placed fourth overall in the 200 at the Mountain West Conference 2008 Outdoor Championships, clocking a time of 23.80 seconds ... Competed at the Carlisle finished in the top-25 at the Texas Tech Invite during the indoor season in Midwest Regional in the 100 meters, finishing 14th overall in preliminary action ... Was the women's 3,000 meters ... She came back during the outdoor portion of the sea- part of a 4x100 squad that placed sixth at the Penn Relays with a time of 44.21 sec- son to gain valuable experience in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters ... Her top- onds ... At the Texas Relays, Blaylock helped the unit turn in a regional qualifying time performance on the season was a fifth-place finish in the women's 5,000 meters at of 44.22 to place fourth overall ... The women's 4x100 was ranked for most of the out- the TCU Invitational. door season both nationally and in the world rankings ... Also, was part of the 4x400 unit that placed sixth at the Texas Relays and fifth in preliminary action at the Penn 2007 Cross Country Relays with a regional time of 3:37.35 ... Closed out the 2008 season, collecting aca- Carlisle ran at every meet this past fall ... She finished 18th overall at the UNT Invite demic all-conference honors. after crossing the finish line in 58th-place at the season-opening Bear Invite ... Posted an 88th-place finish at the Cowboy Jamboree by running 20:41 ... Also com- 2007 peted at the Chile Pepper and MWC Championship, placing 57th in Albuquerque, Member of 4x400 relay team that won the MWC Outdoor title with a time of 3:35.42 ... N.M. Named to the All-MWC Outdoor Team in the 4x400 relay ... Part of mile relay team that placed fourth at the Midwest Regional with a season-best time of 3:33.37 ... Member 2007 of 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that finished first in both events at the Horned Frog Did not compete. Invitational ... Ran leg on the 4x100 relay team that finished first at the UTA Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 100 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships. 2006 Cross Country Competed at the North Texas Invitational ... Finished 50th in the two mile. High School Attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas ... State champion in 100 2006 meters in 2004 ... Also finished third in 200 meters at 2004 state championships ... Did not participate in any meets. 2004 regional champion in 100 and 200 meters ... District champion in 100 and 200 meters in 2004 ... Her personal record in the 100 meters stands at 11.70 while her time High School of 23.97 is a personal best in the 200 ... Coached by David Hill. Named Most Improved member of cross country team ... Also named Most Dedicated and Most Valuable Runner in cross country ... Received the Lady Hawk award in track.

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2008 2008 Collected all-conference honors in the women's 200 meters during the indoor season Covington closed out the indoor season, earning All-American honors in both the by posted a personal-best mark of 24.02 seconds to place second overall in the event long and triple jump ... The St. Petersburg, Fla., native, soared 6.22m (20-05.00) to ... Overall, placed sixth at the championships in the 60 meters, recording a time of place ninth overall in the long jump at nationals ... She followed by leaping 13.04m 7.58 seconds .. Also, collected all-conference honors as part of the women's 4x400 (42-09.50) in the women's triple jump to finish eighth in her flight and 14th overall in that won the conference championships in Colorado Springs ... Helped the women's the event in Fayetteville ... Collected all-conference honors in both events after win- 4x400 record a seasonal-best time of 3:39.01 at the Tyson Invitational ... Clarke made ning the conference championship in both the long and triple jump ... Successfully her first appearance at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the women's 400 defended her MWC crown with an NCAA automatic leap of 13.41m (44-00.00) in the meters, posting a time of 54.44 seconds in Des Moines ... The junior who went into triple jump ... By soaring 13.41m (44-00.00), the sophomore broke her own school nationals with the 13th fastest time in the nation collected conference champion hon- record in the event and posted the fifth-best mark in MWC women's championship ors in the 400 meters by winning the event title with the fifth-fastest time in champi- history ... Her leap at that point was tied for the seventh best jump in the NCAA ... At onship history .. Her blazing regional qualifying time of 52.52 at that time was the sev- the MWC championships, she won the long jump with an NCAA provisional and per- enth-fastest time in the nation and ranked in the top-50 in the world standings .. sonal best leap of 6.26m (20-06.50) ... Was selected as the Mountain West Clarke, who qualified for nationals as an at-large, recorded a time of 53.62 to finish in Conference women's indoor track and field athlete of the week on Feb. 19 by finish- seventh-place at the Midwest Regional ... Made the all-regional squad following coming first overall in the women's long jump with an NCAA provisional mark of 6.13m petition in the 400 and 4x400 in Lincoln, as well as being named all-conference in the (20-01.50) at the Tyson Invitational ... She followed by placing seventh overall in the 200 and 400 meters, as well as the 4x100 and 4x400 ... In the 200, Clarke placed sec- women's triple jump, leaping to an NCAA provisional mark of 13.11m (43-00.25) in ond in the event at the MWC Championships with a personal-best time of 23.30 sec- Fayetteville ... Covington's long jump mark at the Tyson Invitational was the second onds ... She was also part of a 4x400 unit that won the conference championship with longest in MWC history ... During the outdoor season, the sophomore earned runner- a time of 44.36 seconds ... Finally, Clarke helped TCU win the college division of the up honors in the championship division of the women's triple jump at the Penn 4x400 at the Penn Relays by recording an NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:39.72 Relays, soaring 43 feet, 3 3/4 inches ... Her regional qualifying mark broke her own ... The 4x400 unit also qualified for the finals of the NCAA Midwest Regional by col- school record and was the third-best leap in MWC history ... Covington also led TCU lecting a seasonal-best time of 3:36.98 to place fourth overall in preliminary action ... in the long jump at the Penn Relays by leaping 19 feet, 8 inches to place sixth over- Helped the women's 4x100 post a seasonal-best time of 44.21 at the Penn Relays to all in a highly competitive field at Penn ... For her effort in Philadelphia, Covington place sixth-overall ... At the Texas Relays, the unit finished in fourth-place with a time was named the conference athlete of the week ... At the MWC Outdoor of 44.22 seconds ... Helped both relay teams rank in the national and world standing Championships in Fort Worth, Covington broke the former MWC Championships throughout the 2008 season and win conference championships. meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 43 feet, 1 3/4 inches to place second overall in the event ... She competed at the Midwest Regional in the women's triple Central Arizona jump. Clarke transfers to TCU following back-to-back National Championship at Central Arizona where she competed in both the 100 and 200 meters ... Was a regional cham- 2007 pion in 2007 in both the 100 and 200 ... Earned six letters at Murry Bergthaum High Earned Female Freshman of the Year honors at the MWC Indoor Championships ... School in New York ... Clarke was a three-time state champion in the 200 meters, Qualified for the Midwest Regional in the long jump and triple jump ... Won the MWC while also winning the state championship four different times ... She also collected Indoor title in the triple jump with a leap of 42-09.75 (13.05m) ... Placed fourth in the the 200 meters indoor championship while in high school. long jump at the MWC Indoor Championships with a leap of 19-11.75 (6.09m) ... Finished third in the triple jump at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a personal-best jump of 42-00.50 (12.81m) ... Won the long jump competition at the Horned Frog Invitational with a leap of 19-04.75 (5.91m) ... Posted personal-record leap of 19-08.25 (6.00m) to finish fourth in the long jump at the TCU Invitational ... Placed second in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational ... Finished second in the triple jump at the TCU Invitational with a jump of 41-01.00 (12.52m).

High School Attended Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg, Fla. ... Won the long jump at the USA Junior Track and Field Championships with a jump of 20'.25" ... Placed fifth in the long jump at US Junior Nationals ... Holds school record in long jump with a 20'5.50" and triple jump with a leap of 41'10 ... Conference champion in long jump and triple jump ... Top triple jump of 40'5 in 2006 ranked eighth nationally ... Named Pinellas County Student Citizen of the Month ... Coached by Eileen Givens.

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2008 2008 Cross Country Recorded a personal-best throw in the javelin of 123-07 (37.67m) at the UTA Open Foust competed in a total of two races during the 2008 cross country season with to place third overall ... Finished the outdoor season by turning in a fifth-place finish her top-finish being a 22nd-place finish at the North Texas Opener ... She also com- in the women's javelin ... Overall, placed fourth in the event at both the TCU peted at the Chile Pepper Festival. Invitational and Mean Green Twilight. 2008 2007 Only saw action during the indoor season at the Texas Tech Invite ... During the out- Competed in the javelin throw for the Frogs ... Placed third in javelin at Horned Frog door portion of the season, gained valuable experience in both the 3,000 and 5,000 Invitational with season-best toss of 106-11 (32.60m) ... Finished fifth at the TCU meters ... Her top-finish was a fourth-place finish at the TCU Invitational and Mean Invitational with a throw of 103-11 (31.67m) ... Earned second-place finish at North Green Twilight in the 5,000 meters. Texas Classic with a throw of 94-03 (28.73m) ... Finished 13th in the javelin at UTA Invitational. 2007 Cross Country Had a solid sophomore campaign at TCU ... She opened the year placing 56th at High School the Bear Invite by clocking a time of 16:26.2 ... Finished 76th overall at the Texas Attended Nolan Catholic High School ... Two-year letterwinner in track, volleyball and A&M Invitational ... Closed out the 2007 season placing 61st at the MWC basketball ... Finished third in the shot put at state ... Also placed second in shot put Championships with a time of 26:00. in district ... Named first team All-State in volleyball as a senior ... First team All- District in basketball as a junior ... Earned the Most Coachable award in track. 2007 Did not compete.

2006 Cross Country Paired with Shannon Andrew to open the season at the Bear Relays where the duo finished in a time of 33:51.02 ... Finished 45th at North Texas Invitational.

2006 Did not participate in any meets.

2005 Cross Country Competed in the Frogs' first three cross country meets ... Combined efforts with Shannon Andrew to finish 22nd at the Baylor Relays ... Ran in the two mile race at the UTA Invitational ... Also saw action at the UNT Invitational.

High School Lettered four years in both track & field and cross country at Midway High School ... Also lettered in swimming & diving for three years ... Named MVP in cross country and swimming & diving ... Received the Heart Award in track.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS SHOT PUT: 52-2.50 | DISCUS: 160-2 1500: 4:45.09 | 3000: 10:41.00

2008 2008 Cross Country Had a banner freshman year in which she was the Mountain West Conference Ivandic once again led TCU in every regular-season meet this fall ... She won the Champion in the women's shot put ... Harrison won the women's shot put title with the North Texas Opener with a time of 11:34.00, while placing in the top-15 at the Baylor second longest throw in Mountain West Conference Championship history ... She Twilight ... Overall, the sophomore had the top-time of 14:43.76 in the Mountain West blasted the shot 52 feet, 2 ½ inches, to set a new Lowdon Track and Field Complex Conference in the 4K ... Led TCU at the MWC Championships, clocking a time of record and at that time post the No. 20 throw in the NCAA ... Her toss was a personal 22:38 in San Diego to place 23rd overall ... Her top-time in the women's 6K was the best toss and a regional qualifying mark ... Had the farthest throw for an American Chile Pepper Festival in which she posted a time of 22:08.01, which ranked in the top- freshman in the nation in 2008 ... During the indoor season, Harrison won her first col- 30 in the conference for most of the fall season. legiate event with an NCAA provisional mark and seasonal-best toss of 15.32m (50- 3.25) ... Harrison crushed the school discus record by tossing 160 feet, 2 inches on her 2008 third throw to finish fifth overall in the event at the John Jacobs Invite. Harrison's toss Earned all-conference honors as part of the women's distance medley squad that broke Zelma Wade's throw of 157 feet, 11 inches set in 2005 ... Finally, placed first placed third overall in the event at the Mountain West Conference Championships in overall at the Horned Frog Invitational in the discus. Colorado Springs ... Earned experience as an individual in the mile and 3,000 during the indoor season, placing sixth at the Texas Tech Invite in the mile ... During the out- High School door portion, Ivandic placed fourth at the TCU Invitational in the 800 meters with a Harrison will bring solid throwing experience to TCU following an all-state career at time of 2:21.90 ... Clocked a seasonal-best time to finish 12th overall in the 1500 Cisco High School ... She earned all-state honors during her junior and senior seasons meters at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Fort Worth ... Finally, fin- ... Threw personal best marks of 45 feet, 11 inches in the shot, while throwing 149 feet, ished third overall at both the UTA Open and Horned Frog Invitational in the 3,000 8 inches in the discus ... Harrison was a four-time state champion in the shot, while meters. also collecting state medalist honors in the discus ... Finally, earned regional and champion honors in both throw areas all four years of her high 2007 Cross Country Led TCU at every meet this fall except one as a true freshman ... Her top finish was second-place at the UNT Invite where she ran 19:11.51 ... Placed 36th at the Texas A&M Invite and 31st at the Cowboy Jamboree ... Closed out an impressive first year by crossing the finish line in 33rd-place at the MWC Championships ... In Albuquerque she ran 23:42 to lead all TCU runners at the conference championships.

High School Ivandic came to TCU after a solid high school career at Fort Worth Southwest ... She was a two-time all-region selection as a junior and senior and a district champion in both the 800 meters and 1,600 meters ... Earned four letters in both track and cross country at Southwest ... Was also an all-area top runner her senior season ... Also earned one letter in basketball.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 400: 54.00 SHOT PUT: 51-3.75 | DISCUS: 146-6

2008 2008 Closed the indoor season posting runner-up honors at the MWC Indoor Won the Mountain West Indoor shot put title for the third-straight year ... During the Championships in the 400 meters, clocking a personal-best time of 54.98 seconds ... outdoor season, recorded first-place finishes in the shot put in five different meets Was also part of the indoor conference champion 4x400 relay squad ... She gained ... Earned All-Region recognition after tossing the shot put 50 feet, 4 1/2 inches to valuable experience during the outdoor season in both the 200 and 400 ... Her top- finish in eighth-place in Lincoln at the Midwest Regional ... Kelley captured the finish was a second-place finish in the 400 at the Horned Frog Invitational, recording women's shot put title with a throw of 51 feet, 3 ¾ inches at the Penn Relays ... a time of 56.01 seconds. With the win, Kelley won the first shot put title at the Penn Relays since 1992 and became only the third individual in TCU history to win a shot put title in Philadelphia High School ... Tossed an NCAA regional qualifying mark to win section B of the women's shot Juarez finished No. 2 in the state of Texas in the 400 meters during her senior sea- put at the 81st annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ... Finished second to team- son ... She also finished No. 5 in the nation in the 400 meters with a time of 54 sec- mate Stormy Harrison at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships. onds ... Juarez broke two high school records while at Irving high school ... Also excelled academically by being named the DECA president and collecting honor roll 2007 honors ... Overall, she earned four letters in track and field during her high school Won the MWC Indoor and Outdoor Title in the shot put for the second straight sea- career. son ... Notched regionally qualifying tosses in the shot at all six meets leading up Midwest Regional ... Named MWC Female Athlete of the Week on Feb. 13 ... Finished first in the shot put six times ... Placed seventh at the Midwest Regional ... Just missed earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Posted personal-best toss of 51-01.75 (15.59m) to finish first at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Also set personal best in the shot put during indoor season with a throw of 50-06.25 (15.40m) at the Tyson Invitational ... Selected to All-MWC Indoor and Outdoor Team ... Finished fourth at the Penn Relays with a personal- best toss of 51-01.75 (15.59m) ... Finished first in the shot put at the Texas Tech Open, Arkansas Invitational, TCU Invitational, Horned Frog Invitational and both MWC Championships.

2006 Won the Mountain West Conference title in the shot put at both the indoor and outdoor championships ... Won the conference indoor title by tossing a 48-07.50 ... Threw a season-best 50-06.25 to claim the MWC outdoor title ... Won the Wes Kittley 6 Way and Wes Kittley Open with throws of 48-01.25 and 50-00.00, respectively ... Won the Dr. Pepper Invitational with a toss of 49-03.00 ... Also won the Bobby Lane UTA Invitational and TCU Invitational.

High School Texas Relays Champion in shot put in 2004-05 ... 2004 State shot put champion ... Runner-up at 2005 state meet in 2005 ... Placed fifth in the discus at the same meet ... 2004 Golden Wes Invitational runner-up ... Nationally ranked in the shot put by Track & Field News in 2004-05 ... Lettered four years in track at A&M Consolidated High School ... Coached by Lucious Clemmons ... Personal bests are 47-9 in the shot put and 146-6 in the discus.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 1500: 4:49.36 | 3000: 10:29.41 100M-HURDLES: 13.64 | 400M-HURDLES: 57.70

2008 Cross Country 2008 Millerick has a steady senior season as she competed in every race during the fall sea- Coming off a Midwest Regional championship, Paul competed in the women's 400- son ... Her top-finish was a fourth-place finish at the North Texas Opener ... Also meter hurdles at nationals ... The junior recorded a seasonal best time of 57.81 sec- placed 21st overall at the Baylor Twilight, while placing in the top-200 at the Chile onds to win the Midwest Regional ... Her time at that point was ranked No. 15 in the Pepper Festival ... Millerick competed at both the MWC Championships and South NCAA and was the top mark in the Mountain West Conference heading into the Central Regional in 2008. NCAAs ... Paul earned third-place honors in the 100-meter hurdles with a regional qualifying time of 13.84, while also breaking the previous complex record in the 2008 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.84 seconds to place second overall at the Gained valuable experience during the indoor season in both the 3,000 and mile run Mountain West Conference Championships ... She finished in second-place at the ... Overall, placed eighth at the Arkansas Invite and Texas Tech Invite in the mile run Texas Relays in the women's 400-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 57.84 seconds ... During the outdoor portion, posted a personal-best of 10:39.41 at the UTA Open to ... In the prelims of the conference championships, Paul locked a personal-best finish in second-place in the 3,000 meters ... Also placed second overall at the Horned mark of 13.64 in the 100-meter hurdles to place first in preliminary action ... Overall, Frog Invitational, while placing ninth at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Competed at the finished first in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles three different times ... Was a mem- MWC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 meters, finishing 21st in the event. ber of both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads that won the conference championship ... Helped win the 4x400 title at the Penn Relays, while placing fourth at the 2007 Cross Country 2008 Midwest Regional with a season-best time of 3:36.98 ... As a member of the Competed in every meet for the Horned Frogs this fall ... Placed 56th at the Texas A&M 4x100 unit, helped the Flyin' Frogs post winning marks at the MWC Championships, Invite by running 20:12 in College Station ... Crossed the finish line in 13th-place at the UTA Invite, TCU Invite and Horned Frog Invite. North Texas Invitational by logging a time of 20:03.56 ... Placed third overall among TCU runners at the MWC Championships by clocking a time of 24:28 to finish in 46th- 2007 place. Earned All-America honors as a member of the 4x400 relay team that placed sixth and set a school record with a time of 3:34.75 at the NCAA Indoor Championships 2007 ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles after Did not compete. placing third at the Midwest Regional with a school-record time of 57.70 ... Selected MWC Female Athlete of the Week on May 2 ... Named to All-MWC Outdoor Team 2006 Cross Country in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles and the mile relay ... Won the MWC Competed at North Texas Invitational. Outdoor Title with a personal-best time in the 100-meter hurdles (13.71) ... Member of 4x400 relay team that won the MWC Indoor and Outdoor Titles ... Placed second 2006 in the 400-meter hurdles at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 58.48 Competed in the 1500 meters in two meets during outdoor season ... Finished 22nd in ... Also named to All-MWC Indoor Team in the 60-meter hurdles, 200 meters and the 1500 meters at the North Texas Classic and TCU Invitational with times of 5:14.24 4x400 relay ... Also finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the MWC Indoor and 5:13.27, respectively. Championships with a personal-best time of 8.59 ... Finished 24th in the prelims of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAAs. High School 2006 Four-year letterwinner in basketball, soccer, cross country and track at Sherman High Returning All-American from the 4x400 relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA School ... Regional qualifier in track and cross country all four years ... All-Region play- Outdoor Championships with a school-record 3.30.00 ... Member of 4x400 relay er in basketball and soccer. team that won the indoor title at the Mountain West Conference Championships ... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the MWC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.62 ... Won the 100-meter hurdles at the MWC Championships with a mark of 13.79 ... Part of 4x400 relay team that set a school record with a time of 3:39.39 at the Arkansas Invitational ... Part of 4x100 relay squad that won the MWC Outdoor titles ... Named All-Midwest Region as a member of 4x100 relay team that finished second at Midwest Regional and qualified for NCAA Championships ... Part of 4x100 team that won three titles and set three meet records at the North Texas Classic, TCU Invitational and MWC Championships. High School Set a school record in 300 hurdles (42.4) ... Member of Atlanta All Star team in 2004 and 2005 ... MVP all four years ... Cobb Country Athlete of Year 2005, Marietta Daily Journal Athlete of Week (2005), Cobb Country Athlete of Month.

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2008 2008 Peoples crushed her previous school record in the women's heptathlon to finish sixth Ross competed in both the long and triple jump during the indoor season ... Gained overall in the event with 4,974 points on the second day of competition at the Mountain valuable experience during outdoor in the sprints, placing fourth in preliminary West Conference Outdoor Championships ... During the outdoor season, she placed action at the MWC Championships in the 200 with a personal-best time of 24.34 ... fourth overall at the Penn Relays in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a seasonal-best Collected all-conference honors after being a member of both the 4x100 and 4x400 time of 1:00.56 ... Also competed in the 100-meter hurdles with her top-performance squad ... Competed on the women's 4x400 squad that posted a seasonal-best time being fourth at the UTA Open with a time of 14.23 seconds ... Place second overall in of 3:36.98 at the Midwest Regional. the 800 at the John Jacobs Invite ... Was a member of the women's 4x400 that won the Penn Relays and Horned Frog Invitational ... Overall, competed in eight difference High School events during the 2008 outdoor season ... During indoor, she placed fourth in the pen- Ross was a multi-sport standout at Greenville High School, competing in both bas- tathlon at the MWC Championships and earned all-conference honors as a member ketball and track and field ... She posted personal best marks of 19 feet, 8 1/4 inch- of the women's distance medley squad. es in the long jump, while also soaring 38 feet in the triple jump ... Ross also recorded a time of 55.10 in the 400 meters and 24.10 in the 200 ... Earned honorable 2007 mention honors in basketball, while collecting two letters on the hardwood. Competed in five events during the outdoor season and three during the indoor season ... Qualified for the Midwest Regional in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.39 at the Penn Relays ... Finished 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Midwest Regional with a personal-best time of 1:00.17 ... Placed seventh in the heptathlon at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Competed in the shot put at the North Texas Classic ... Also competed in the 100-meter hurdles at two meets ... Finished sixth in the pentathlon at the MWC Indoor Championships with 3,447 points ... Member of distance medley relay team that placed fifth at the MWC Indoor Championships (12:47.64).

Iowa State Joined track program during the 2007 indoor season after transferring from Iowa State.

High School Attended Weatherford High School ... 5A regional record holder in 300 hurdles ... Two- time state runner-up in 300 hurdles ... First Team All-District selection from 2002-04 ... Finished second at the 2003 State 5A meet with a time of 43.22 in the 300-meter hurdles ... Top time of 42.36 in 300 hurdles and 14.2 in 100 hurdles ... Earned four letters in track and three in volleyball in high school ... 2000-01 Volleyball Newcomer of the Year.

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2008 2008 Cross Country Ryan saw action during the indoor season in the 400 meters, competing at both the The junior closed the 2008 season, clocking a 6K time of 22:02.9 at the South Arkansas Invitational and Texas Tech Invite ... Garnered all-league honors after being Central Regional to finish 30th overall and lead the TCU attack ... Her top-finish a member of the distance medley squad that placed third at the MWC Indoor during the fall was a sixth-place finish at the North Texas Opener, while she fin- Championships ... Competed in the high jump and 400-meter hurdles during the out- ished 31st overall at Baylor and 54th at the Chile Pepper Festival, respectively ... door portion of the year, placing first overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mean Selner also crossed the finish line in the top-60 at the Cowboy Jamboree and Green Twilight and second at the John Jacobs Invite ... Also competed in the high MWC Championships. jump, recording second-place recognition at the Horned Frog Invitational. 2008 Central Arizona Earned all-conference honors as a member of the third-place distance medley Ryan comes to TCU after an All-American career at Central Arizona ... Overall, she relay at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Also competed in the mile and 3,000 collected All-America honors as a freshman and sophomore in the 400 meters hurdles, meters during the indoor season, placing fifth at the Arkansas Invitational with a 4x800 relay and heptathlon ... Posted a personal best at the NJCAA Region I Outdoor time of 5:07.67 ... During the outdoor season, Selner ran the 1,500 at the MWC Track and Field Championships, running 1:02.30 in the 400-meter intermediate hur- Outdoor Championships, placing 15th overall ... Recorded an eighth-place finish dles ... Posted a top-time of 58.96 in the 400 meters. at the Texas Relays in the 1,500 ... She opened the season with a first-place finish in the event at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Also won the 3,000 meters in Fort High School Worth. Earned letters in track and field, cross country and soccer at Lake Havasu High School ... Earned all-state honors in the 200 meters and 400 meters following her senior sea- 2007 Cross Country son after collecting second-team all-state in the 100 and 400 as a sophomore and jun- Had an impressive 2007 season in which she finished second among TCU runners ior. in four different meets, including the final three meets of the season ... Top finish was sixth overall at the UNT Invite by running 19:28.40 ... Placed 36th overall at the Cowboy Jamboree by clocking a time of 19:27 ... Closed out the year recording a time of 23:58 to place 38th at the MWC Championships.

2007 Ran the 800 and 1500 meters during the outdoor season and the mile run, 3000 meters and distance medley relay during the indoor season ... Placed first in the 3000 meters at the Razorback Invitational with a personal-best time of 10:08.42 ... Finished fifth in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 5:05.89 ... Notched personal-best time of 4:45.30 to finish seventh in the 1500 meters at the Texas Relays ... Finished third in the Horned Frog Invitational ... Placed fifth in the distance medley relay with a time of 12:47.64 at the MWC Indoor Championships.

2006 Cross Country Named to Fall 2006 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team ... Competed in every meet for the Horned Frogs ... Teamed with Calandra Stewart at season- opening Bear Relays ... Duo placed third with a time of 28:27.09 ... Top finish was 14th at North Texas Invitational (11:46.77) ... Placed 23rd in 5,000 meters at Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 18:52 ... Finished 36th at Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 23:20.2 ... Finished 39th at South Central Regional with a time of 22:18 in the 6,000 meters.

High School Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Kingwood HS in Houston, Texas ... Coached by John Barr ... Named All-State in cross country all four years ... Qualified for state track and field meet all four years ... A member of the National Honors Society ... Named Most Improved Runner in cross country in 2002 ... Three-time MVP of cross country team from 2003-2005 ... Posted top times of 4:54 in 1600, 10:36 in 3200 and 2:15 in 800.

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2008 2008 Cross Country Gained valuable experience during the indoor season in both the sprints and 4x400 Did not compete during the 2008 cross country season. relay ... posted a personal-best of 24.55 in the 200 at the UTA Open ... Finished fifth overall in the prelims of the 200 meters at the MWC outdoor Championships ... Also 2008 ran the 400 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational and UTA Open ... Was a mem- Did not compete during the indoor season ... Opened the outdoor portion of the ber of the conference champion 4x400 relay as well as the Midwest Regional squad schedule placing first overall in the 800 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Also that placed fourth overall in Lincoln with a seasonal-best time of 3:36.98 ... Earned placed first in the event at the TCU Invite and third at the Mean Green Twilight ... all-conference and all-region honors as a member of the 4x400 unit ... Helped the Closed out the season recording a sixth-place finish at the MWC Championships. squad place first overall at the Penn Relays. 2007 Cross Country High School Finished second among TCU runners in three different races ... Top finish was 10th Wilkinson finished off her high school career holding individual school records in overall at the UNT Invite ... Recorded a time of 19:46.19 in Denton ... Placed 37th at both the 100 (11.61) meters and 200 (24.10) meters ... She was the state champi- the Texas A&M Invitational ... In College Station, ran a time of 19:29, while in on in the 100 meters her sophomore and junior seasons at Broken Arrow ... Also Stillwater posted a time of 19:59. collected state championship honors in the 200 meters her junior season ... Wilkinson excelled in basketball at Broken Arrow, earning three letters. 2007 Competed in the 800 meters, mile run and distance medley relay ... Set personal record in 800 meters with a time of 2:13.56 at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Placed third in the 800 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the North Texas Classic ... Placed third in the 800 meters at the Texas Tech Open ... Member of distance medley relay team that placed fifth at MWC Outdoor Championships.

2006 Cross Country Named to Fall 2006 Academic All-MWC team ... Competed in four meets for the Horned Frogs ... Top finish was 20th at North Texas Invitational ... Finished 35th at Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 19:13 in the 5,000 meters ... Finished 60th at South Central Regional with a time of 23:03.4 ... Finished 211th at NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:57.

2006 Placed seventh in 800 meters at Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:17.69 ... Finished seventh at the Bobby Lane UTA Invite with a time of 2:20.98.

2005 Cross Country Had a solid freshman campaign for the TCU cross country squad ... Finished the two mile race at the UTA Invitational in 11:46 ... Claimed a 17th place finish at the UNT Invitational ... Logged a season-best 6K time of 23:24 at the Pre-National Invitationals ... Placed 59th at the MWC Cross Country Championships ... Was the Frogs' third finisher at the NCAA South Central Regional.

High School Lettered two years in both cross country and track & field at Lewisville High School ... 2004 TAAF State Champion in the 800 meters and 1600 meters ... Named to 2005 All-Denton County First-Team in cross country ... Received Academic All-State honors senior year ... Was tabbed All-State in cross country by Texas Girls Coaches Association ... qualified for 2004 National Junior Olympics in 800 meters ... Selected as U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegate in her senior year ... Heavily involved in school as Student Body President, Class President, Young Life President, Presidents' Club and National Honor Society. www.gofrogs.com | 67 2009 TCU Track and Field book.qxd:0344 TCU Track and Field book 3/6/09 2:05 PM Page 68

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JESSICA YOUNG | RSJR. | SPRINTS | COLUMBIA, S.C. ADAM BENZ | SR. | SPRINTS | ST. LOUIS, MO. PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 200: 23.30 | 400: 52.25 100: 10.78 | 200: 21.74 2008 Redshirt Year 2008 One of the fastest sprinters in the nation, Young redshirted in 2008 ... Tthe junior During the outdoor season, Benz came on late, finishing seventh overall in the clocked a time of 52.25 seconds to place second overall in the women's 400 meters 100 meters at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Fort Worth ... at the North Texas Open .... Her time, which would have set a new TCU record, at that Recorded a personal-best time of 10.78 in the 100 in preliminary action at the time was ranked in the top-10 in the country ... Young also won the women's 200 MWC Championships to place fourth in his heat ... Also competed in the 200 meters with a time of 23.30 seconds at UNT ... During the indoor season, Young meters during the outdoor season, posting a personal-best mark of 21.74 at the placed fifth overall in the 60-meter dash at the 2008 AT&T Track and Field MWC Championships in preliminary competition ... Closed out the 2008 outdoor Championships with a time of 7.25 ... Earlier in 2008, the Columbia, S.C., native, season finishing eighth overall in the 200 meters at the conference champi- clocked a time of 7.19 seconds to finish first overall in the event at the Tyson onships. Invitational ... Her time at that point was tied for the eighth fastest time clocked in the world. 2007 Competed in the 100 and 200 meters ... Finished seventh in 200 meters at Richmond Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... Placed eighth in the finals Young transfered to TCU following an All-America career at the University of Richmond of the 100 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships. ... As a sophomore, she earned All-America honors during the indoor season at the NCAA's ... She also ran at the World Junior Championships as a freshman ... Young 2006 posted personal best marks of 11.7 in the 100 meters, 23.5 in the 200 meters and 52.4 Did not participate in any meets. in the 400 meters. High School High School Attended Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, Mo. ... Earned one Earned four gold medals as a senior at Ridge View High School ... Went undefeated letter in track and one in football ... Member of 4x100 team that was selected All- in the 400-meter dash as a senior and was ranked seventh in the nation among all high State in 2005 ... Ran the 100 meters in a time of 11.1 and the 200 meters in a time school seniors. of 22.9 ... Named the team's Most Valuable Sprinter in 2005 ... Coached by Chris Scott.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS DID NOT COMPETE IN 2008 100: 10.37 | 200: 20.68

2008 Cross Country 2008 Finished the 2008 season ranked in the top-12 of the conference standings in the Closed out the 2008 season earning All-America honors as a member of the men's 6K ... Finished North Texas Opener in 20th-place, while also competing at the 4x100 relay squad that placed seventh overall at the NCAA Championships ... Cowboy Jamboree and Chile Pepper Festival ... Closed out the 2008 campaign plac- Also posted All-America honors by finishing ninth overall in the 200 meters ... ing 47th overall at the MWC Championships in San Diego. Overall at the NCAA's, Dungey crossed the finish line in 20.95 to place second in his first round heat and ninth overall in the 200 meters ... Dungey, who qualified 2008 for nationals as an at-large in the men's 200 meters, recorded the 19th fastest Saw lone action of the indoor season at the Texas Tech Invite, competing in the mile time in event heading into Des Moines ... The newcomer recorded all-regional run ... Did not compete during the outdoor season. honors at the Midwest Regional by placing sixth overall with a time of 20.91 in the 200 in Lincoln ... Dungey, an Austin native, crossed the finish-line at the MWC 2007 Cross Country Championships in second-place with a time of 20.86 in the 200 ... He cruised to Dalrymple opened the 2007 season by finishing 68th overall at the Bear Invitational ... a second-place finish with a time of 20.68 seconds at the TCU Invitational in the At the Texas A&M Invitational, he finished in 65th-place with a time of 27.49 ... 200, while posting a personal-best time of 10.37 in a third-place finish in the 100 Dalrymple closed out the year at the MWC Championships by crossing the finish line ... His mark at that time was the fourth fastest time in the NCAA and the 14th 32:31 in Albuquerque, N.M. fastest mark in the world ... Won the conference championship in the 200 meters during the indoor season by crossing the finish line with a time of 21.17 seconds High School ... Collected all-conference honors by doing so ... Was part of a 4x100 unit that Dalrymple came to TCU following a solid senior season at Loyola High School in clocked the sixth fastest collegiate time at the Texas Relays in a field that includ- Pasadena, Calif. ... Earned one letter in track and field at Loyola ... Recorded time of ed the likes of Tyson Gay and several other world-class Olympic athletes ... The 1:59.88 in the 800 meters. unit, who's time was ranked in the top 15 in the world for most of the outdoor season, recorded a seasonal best time of 39.70 seconds to finish fourth overall ... Was also part of a 4x200 unit that clocked a seasonal best time of 1:23.21 to earn runner-up honors in the event in Austin ... That mark ranked in the top-10 in the world for most of the outdoor season.

High School Dungey comes to TCU following a solid career at Austin High School ... Dungey, who was named a USA Today All-American following his junior and senior seasons, was a 2007 Nike Outdoor National 200 meters runner-up ... Dungey was named an All-American by USA Track and Field News after posting the fourth fastest 200 time in the naton ... Was also the 5A state champion in the 200 meters, while also winning the 2007 Southwest and Golden West 200 meter championships ... Dungey also competed in football at Austin High School where he was an all-district honorable mention selection as a junior.

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2008 2008 Closed out the indoor season as part of the men's 4x400 relay that blazed to a run- The sophomore mainly competed in the 400 meters during the indoor season ... At ner-up performance at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships ... the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships, Henry placed fifth overall Individually, placed third at the MWC Indoor Championships in the 400 meters to earn ... Became a solid force on the men's 4x400 unit, which posted runner-up honors all-conference honors with a time of 47.32 ... Also ran the 200 at the Arkansas Invite, at the NCAA Championships with a seasonal-best time of 3:06.19 ... Was also part placing third overall with a time of 21.76 ... Finally, was part of a conference champi- of the 4x400 unit that won the conference championship with a time of 3:14.13 ... onship 4x400 unit that qualified for nationals by clocking a time of 3:07.03 ... Opened During the outdoor season, came on late in the year to clock a time of 21.08 sec- the outdoor season, posting a regional qualifying time of 47.08 seconds in the 400 ... onds to place first overall in preliminary action of the 200 meters at the MWC Was part of a 4x400 squad that crossed the finish line in 3:07.83 to capture the 4x400 Championships in Fort Worth ... Henry's mark was a personal best at that time and title at the Penn Relays ... The unit collected TCU's first title since 2000 and only the an NCAA regional qualifying mark ... In the finals, Henry earned all-conference second 4x400 title in TCU's prestigious history at the Penn Relays ... Also competed honors by placing third overall with a seasonal-best time of 20.94 ... Was part of in the 200 during the outdoor season, recording a seasonal-best time of 21.26 sec- the 4x400 unit that crossed the finish line in 3:07.83 to capture the 4x400 title at onds at the UTA Open to place seventh overall ... Earned all-conference honors by the Penn Relays ... At the Midwest Regional, Henry's 4x100 unit opened the day being a part of the 4x400 unit that won the MWC Championships in Fort Worth ... clocking a seasonal best time of 39.70 to qualify for the NCAA Championships by Competed at the Midwest Regional in both the 400 and 4x400, while also competing placing third overall in the event in Lincoln ... Competed at the NCAA at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 ... Finally, was part of a 4x200 unit that Championships in Des Moines in the 4x400 ... The unit had the seventh fastest ranked in the top-5 of the world standings for most of the year by recording a second- time in the nation going into nationals following a conference championship ... place finish at the Texas Relays. Henry's 4x400 unit closed out the Texas Relays clocking a season best time of 3:04.78 to finish fourth overall in the event in Austin. 2007 Named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year at both the Indoor and Arkansas Outdoor MWC Championships ... Anchored 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams that com- Henry came to TCU following a successful freshman campaign at Arkansas ... At peted at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Selected to All-MWC Outdoor team in the Razorback Invitational, he ran the second leg of the distance medley relay that the 200 and 400 meters and as a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams ... Also clocked a NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 9:44.17 ... He also finished 14th in named to All-MWC Indoor team after placing third in the 400 meters ... Qualified for the 60 meters with a time of 7.00 ... Henry was the second leg of the winning DMR Midwest Regional in 400 meters ... Finished 13th in the Midwest Regional prelims with at the New Balance Collegiate Invite with a combined time of 9:47.13 ... At the a time of 47.03 ... Set personal records in the 200 and 400 meters at the MWC Indoor SEC Championships, he clocked a prelim time of 21.54 in the 200 meters Outdoor Championships ... Placed third in each event with season-best marks of and ran the second leg of the DMR that earned runner-up honors with a time of 21.47 in the 200 meters and 46.78 in the 400 meters ... Notched personal-best indoor 9:49.79 ... During the outdoor season he made his outdoor debut at the Texas marks of 21.39 in the 200 meters and 47.06 in the 400 meters at the MWC Indoor Relays as the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay that clocked a time of 41.01 and Championships ... Placed first in the 400 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational with finished eighth ... At the Mt. SAC Relays he competed in the open 400 meters, fin- a time of 47.04 ... Finished second in 400 meters at TCU Invitational with a mark of ishing sixth with a 48.05 ... At the Arkansas Twilight, he clocked a season- and per- 47.11 ... Member of 4x100 relay team that posted season-best mark of 39.67 to place sonal-best time of 47.56 in the 400 meters ... He later competed in the 200 meters, third at Midwest Regional ... Part of 4x400 relay team that finished ninth in the prelims the 400 meters and the 4x100-meters at the SEC Championships ... Finally, Henry at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a season-best mark of 3:06.34 ... Member posted a personal-best time of 21.24 in the prelims of the 200 meters and finished of 4x400 relay team that won the Arkansas Last Chance meet with a time of 3:10.62 12th, narrowly missing a trip to the finals ... At the 2007 NCAA Mideast Regional ... Placed third in 4x200 relay at Penn Relays (1:23.19). Championships, he ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay that punched a tick- et to the NCAA Championships with a runner-up finish and a season-best time of High School 39.77 ... At the NCAA Championships, the 4x100-meter relay clocked a time of Attended Western High School in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Was a four-year letterwinner in 40.15 in the prelims and narrowly missed advancing to the finals. track and field and also earned a letter in football ... Four-time state champion, including back-to-back titles in the 200 meters ... 2006 Nevada Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year ... 2006 Nevada state champion in the 100 and 200 ... 2005 Nevada state champion in the 400 and 200 ... Holds the state record in the 400 with a time of 47.52 ... Has personal bests of 10.69 in the 100, 21.34 in the 200 and 46.60 in the 400.

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2008 Cross Country 2008 Cross Country Hollingsworth closed out the 2008 season by posting a 48th-place finish at the Kigen closed out the 2008 season representing TCU at the NCAA Championships where MWC Championships ... He finished the fall ranked No. 9 overall in the MWC he finished 136th out of 252 competitors ... Overall, he led TCU in every meet this fall and in the men's 6K ... Crossed the finish line in 28th-place at the North Texas finished 4th overall in the region ... Kigen, who was named to the all-region squad, finished Opener, while also placing in the top-200 at both the Cowboy Jamboree and with a time of 30:35.0 to record TCU's highest men's finish since 2005 at the regional ... Chile Pepper Festival. Kigen earned runner-up honors at the MWC Championships ... He crossed the finish line in 24:25 to earn the highest-finish for a Horned Frog on the men's side in MWC history ... 2008 Kigen picked up conference Athlete of the Week honors with a personal-best 8K time of Saw limited action during the 2008 outdoor season, competing at the TCU and 24:18 at the Cowboy Jamboree ... Posted a time of 29:44.11 at the Chile Pepper Festival, Horned Frog Invitational ... Overall, placed eighth overall in the 1,500 meters which was the third-fastest 10K time in the MWC. at the TCU Invitational ... Also, crossed the finish line in 11th-place in the 3,000 meters in Fort Worth ... Finally, ended the 2008 season competing in the 5,000 2008 meters at the Mean Green Twilight. Earned all-conference honors in the 1,500 meters after placing second overall at the Mountain West Conference Championships with a time of 3:48.28 ... Also crossed the fin- 2007 Cross Country ish-line in second-place in the 5,000 meters at the championships ... Kigen placed first Hollingsworth came on late in the year to compete at the final four meets of overall in the men's section A of the 1500 meters at the Texas Relays, crossing the finish the season, including the MWC Championships ... Overall, his best perform- line with a then personal best time of 3:50.30 ... At the Mt. SAC Relays, he placed second ance was at the Texas A&M Invite where he posted a time of 28:54 ... He fol- overall in the men's 5,000 meters by crushing the NCAA regional qualifying mark with a lowed by finishing in the top-40 at the MWC Championships. time of 14:03.61 in the university division of the 5,000 meters ... At that time, Kigen's time was the second fastest time in the Mountain West Conference and ranked in the top 20 of High School the NCAA ... Clocked a time of 14:07.51 at the Midwest Regional to place eighth overall in Graduated from Kingwood High School ... Was a three-time team captain in the 5,000 ... During the indoor season, he won the Rod McCravy Invite in the men's 3,000 cross country ... Collected 11 letters in track and field ... Was part of a state meters ... Kigen also placed third at the conference championships in the 3,000, while qualifying cross country squad his senior season. recording a personal-best mark of 8:05.05 to finish in second-place in the event at the Arkansas Invite. 2007 Cross Country Kigen, a Kenya native, closed out the season representing TCU at the NCAA Championships ... Overall, he led TCU in every meet and finished 10th overall at the South Central Regional ... His 15th-place effort at the Mountain West Championships led TCU in Albuquerque, N.M., while his 10K time of 30:04.03 at the regional ranked second in the Mountain West Conference ... Was named to the 2007 South Central Region cross country team. 2007 Competed in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters during the indoor season and the 800, 1500 and 5000 meters during the outdoor season ... Finished fourth in the 1500 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships with personal-record time of 3:51.10 ... Placed ninth in the 5000 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Won the 1500 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational (3:56.30) Won the 800 meters at the TCU Invitational with a personal-best mark of 1:52.93 Placed second in the 800 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Placed fifth in the 3000 meters and 10th in the 5000 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Posted personal-best time of 8:16.79 in the 3000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational. 2006 Cross Country Won first collegiate cross country meet by winning the Texas A&M Invitational ... Named conference Athlete of the Week on Sept. 19 ... Finished 13th at MWC Championships in the 8k ... Finished 23rd at South Central Regional.

High School Attended Kericho HS in Kenya, where he was coached by Moses Chepkwory.

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2008 2008 During the indoor season, Killen placed third overall in the shot at the Mountain West Kline placed seventh in the high jump at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Conference Indoor Championships with a toss of 16.19m ... He also finished in sec- Championships ... He also competed in the long jump during the indoor season, col- ond-place in the shot put at the Arkansas Invitational ... Had an amazing string during lecting seventh-place honors at the Arkansas Invitational ... Competed in the long the outdoor season in which he won five of six competitions in the men's discus ... At jump during the outdoor season, placing fourth at the MWC Championships and the John Jacobs Invite, Killen won the men's discus in Norman, tossing a career best third at the Horned Frog Invitational. mark of 192 feet, 10 inches, which was an NCAA regional qualifying mark ... His throw broke Jordan Reynold's previous school record of 190 feet, 8 inches, set in 1990 ... High School Killen's toss was one inch off the Olympic Trials standard ... Killen, a sophomore from Comes to TCU as the Michigan state record holder in the long jump ... Posted a per- New Iberia, La., tossed 179-03 (54.65m) to place first overall in the event at the TCU sonal best leap of 24 feet, 2 inches in the long jump ... Also recorded a personal best Invitational ... Killen's toss at that point was currently the seventh best toss in the jump of 6 feet, 7 inches in the high jump. Midwest Region ... Also claimed the discus title at the UTA Open, tossing the discus 181 feet, 3 inches to place first overall with a regional qualifying mark ... Killen tossed a regional qualifying mark of 179 feet, 2 inches to win the men's discus at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Killen tossed 179-02 (54.61m) to place first overall in the event ... His mark was the sixth best toss in the NCAA at that point in time of the outdoor season ... Was a 2008 Midwest Regional participant.

2007 Redshirted during the outdoor season ... During the indoor season, Killen placed fifth at the Mountain West Championships with a personal best toss of 53-05.00 in the shot put.

2006 Qualified for NCAA Championships in the discus ... Finished seventh at the NCAA Regionals with a 183-03 effort ... Had the longest throw in the nation by a freshman ... Named Mountain West Conference Athlete of the Week on April 26 ... Won the discus at the Dr. Pepper Invitational with a throw of 178-10 ... Earned second straight win in the discus with a throw of 176-09 at the Bobby Lane UTA Invitational ... Placed second in the discus at the TCU Invitational with a toss of 189-11 ... Finished fourth in the discus at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 172-09 ... Finished fourth in the shot put at the Mean Green Twilight with a throw of 50-03.50 ... Placed third in shot put at Wes Kittley Open with a toss of 52-01.75 ... Finished seventh in shot put at MWC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 49-08.50 ... Placed fourth in the shot put at the Wes Kittley 6 Way with a throw of 49-09.25.

High School All-American High School Track & Field team ... Track & Field All-State sophomore through senior year in discus ... Set the Louisiana state record in the discus with a toss of 201-1 ... As a senior, won the Nike Outdoor National Championships in the discus (204-10) ... Also lettered in football as a lineman for Catholic High School ... Coached by Ossie Blaise.

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2008 2008 Earned All-America honors by helping the men's 4x400 unit finish second overall at Was a participant at the 2008 Midwest Regional in the men's 400-meter hurdles ... the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Also helped the 4x400 unit collected the confer- Macklin earned all-conference honors by turning in a fourth-place finish at the MWC ence indoor championship by posting a time of 3:14.13 ... Individually, posted a top- Championships in the event ... In Forth Worth, he clocked a time of 52.48, which time of 48.44 seconds in the men's 400 in preliminary action at the MWC was a regional qualifying and seasonal-best mark ... Placed first overall in the 400- Championships, while placing fourth in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Invitational ... meter hurdles at the Horned Frog Invitational, while also placing third in the event Excelled during the outdoor season, placing eighth overall at the Midwest Regional at the UTA Invitational. by clocking a time of 46.46 seconds ... Collected runner-up honors at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 47.36 seconds ... In the 200 Chabot College meters, Love clocked a top-time of 21.36 at the Horned Frog Invitational ... A key com- Macklin was the NorCal Champion in the 400-meter high hurdles with a time of ponent on the men's 4x400, Love helped the unit place first overall at four different 53.37 ... He finished 8th in the nation. meets during the outdoor season, including the conference championship ... His 4x200 and 4x400 units were ranked in both the national and world rankings for most High School of the outdoor season. Macklin competed in track and field at Redwood Christian where he was voted most inspirational for two-straight years ... He was also a team captain for the track and High School field program, while also being named first-team all-league after his senior season Love earned two letters at Cleveland Heights ... He competed at the Midwest Meet of ... Macklin earned three letters in track and posted a top time of 40.8 seconds in the Champions ... Was a high school All-American selection by Track and Field News. 300-meter hurdles.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 100: 10.22 | 200: 20.35 DID NOT COMPETE IN 2008

2008 2008 Cross Country McDaniel headed back to the NCAAs in the 200 meters and 4x100 ... Was part of the men's 4x100 unit McDonald competed at the North Texas Opener where he finished that earned All-America honors by crossing the finish line in seventh-place with a time of 39.60 sec- 30th overall in Denton. onds ... Crossed the finish line at the Midwest Regional in fifth-place with a time of 20.86 seconds in the 200 meters to qualify for nationals ... McDaniel won the conference title in the 200 meters with a 2008 seasonal best time of 20.60, while also posting runner-up honors in the 100 meters ... McDaniel, who Did not compete during the 2008 season. headed to nationals with the 14th-fastest time in the nation in the 200, also ran on the 4x100 at the NCAA Championships ... Was a key component on both the sprint medley and 4x100 units that ranked 2007 Cross Country in the top-10 of the world standings for most of the outdoor season ... At the Penn Relays, the 4x100 McDonald gained valuable experience this fall as he competed in unit clocked a regional qualifying time of 40.25 to finish second overall in the event ... The unit clocked every meet for the Horned Frogs ... Finished 27th overall at the UNT the sixth fastest collegiate time during spring at the Texas Relays ... The unit, who's time was ranked Invitational with a time of 29:53.76 ... In a tough field, he posted a in the top 15 in the world, recorded a seasonal best time of 39.70 seconds to finish fourth overall ... 75th-place finish at the Texas A&M Invite, while also competing at During the indoor season, McDaniel earned all-conference honors after placing second in the 60 and the MWC Championships as a true freshman where he placed in the 200 meters with times of 6.72 and 21.28, respectively. top-40 in Albuquerque. 2007 Redshirt season High School Graduated from Thomas B. Doherty High School ... Was a four-time 2006 letterwinner in both track and cross country ... Collected honorable Won gold in the 200 at the NACAC Under 23 Track & Field Championships with a meet-record time of mention all-Colorado honors following senior cross country season 20.61 ... Returning All-American from the 4x100 relay team that placed fourth at the NCAA ... Picked up numerous awards in both cross country and track, Championships with a time of 39.19 ... Lone returnee from 4x400 relay team that earned All-America including the top-scholar athlete award his senior year. honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships by finishing eighth (3:08.82) ... Named Outstanding Performer at the MWC Championships ... Won the 100 and 200 meters at MWC Outdoor Championships and was a member of the 4x100 relay team that won conference title ... Set the conference and meet record en route to winning the 200 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 20.35 ... Won the 100 meters at the MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 10.29 ... Part of 4x100 relay team that won the MWC title with a time of 39.52 ... Placed third in 60 meters at MWC Indoor Championships with a time of 6.86 ... Finished second in 200 meters at MWC Indoor Championships with a time of 21.27 ... Named to the Regional team in 100 meters after placing fifth with a time of 10.22 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200 meters. 2005 PanAm Junior Champion in the 200 meters and 4x100 relay ... Recorded a seventh place in the 200 at the C-USA indoor meet ... Logged a personal-best time of 10.56 to finish fifth in the 100 at the UTA Invitational ... Tied for ninth in the same event at the Penn Relays with a 10.83 ... Ran the opening leg of the gold-medal winning 4x100 unit at the Dr Pepper Invitational ... In the 200, clocking a personal- best time of 20.89 in the prelims of the C-USA Outdoor Championships before placing fifth in the finals ... Also helped the sprint-relay squad to a bronze medal ... Silver medalist at the USATF Junior National Championships in the 200 meters in 2005 ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Junior National team, where he captured gold in 200 meters at 2005 Pan American Junior Championships with a 20.67 clocking ... Ran on gold medal 4X100 relay team. High School Lettered three times in football and three times in track & field ... Was the 2004 Texas 5A state champion in the 200 meters, clocking in a personal best time of 21.15 ... Later matched that clocking at the Golden West Invitational ... Turned in a personal best time of 10.44 for 100 meters at the Regional meet ... His 10.44 ranked eighth among all prep athletes in 2004 ... Finished third in the state 100- meter dash in 2003 with a time of 10.52 ... Also was sixth in the 200 (21.55) and eighth in both the long jump and triple jump ... Won the 100 and 200 at the regional meet while placing second in both the long and triple jumps ... Named the San Antonio Express-News 2003 Field Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the Track Athlete of the Year.

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ANDON MITCHELL | SR. | SPRINTS | MT. CRAVEN, GRENADA JEFF PELS | SO. | DISTANCE | COPPELL, TEXAS PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 100: 10.30 | 200: 20.96 800: 1:55.06 | 1500: 4:05.23

2008 2008 Was part of the men's 4x100 unit consisting of Justyn Warner, Mychal Dungey, Gained valuable experience in the 800 meters and distance medley relay during Mitchell and Otis McDaniel who earned All-America honors by crossing the finish line the indoor season ... Came back during the outdoor season to finish 14th over- in seventh-place with a time of 39.60 seconds ... Mitchell, who competed in both the all in the prelims of the 800 meters at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor 100 meters and the 4x100 at national, collected a seasonal best time of 10.30 sec- Championships ... In the 1,500 meters, placed third overall twice at the TCU onds at the Midwest Regional in the 100 meters to place fourth overall ... The nations Invitational and Meen Green Twilight. No. 21 ranked sprinter made his first apperance at the NCAAs in a Flyin' Frog uni- form ... Mitchell earned all-conference honors in the event after finishing in third- 2007 Cross Country place with a time of 10.55 at the MWC Championships ... Also competed in the 200 Pels had a solid freshman campaign at TCU ... He finished 14th overall at the meters, placing fourth at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... UNT Invite by running a time of 20:39.42 ... Overall, he finished third in the first Won the conference indoor championship in the 60 meters with a personal-best time three meets this fall ... Closed out the year running 30:57 at the MWC of 6.70 seconds ... Overall, placed first in the 60 meters at the Arkansas Invitational Championships. ... Was a key component on both the sprint medley and 4x100 units that ranked in the top-10 of the world standings for most of the outdoor season ... In the college High School men's 4x100 at the Penn Relays, the unit clocked a regional qualifying time of 40.25 Pels collected first team all-district honors in cross country ... He was also a two- to finish second overall in the event ... The unit which consisted of Mitchell, Otis time all-district selection in track and field ... Was district champion in both the McDaniel, Justyn Warner and Mychal Dungey clocked the sixth fastest collegiate 400 meters and 800 meters ... Earned three letters in track and field and cross time during spring at the Texas Relays in a field that included the likes of Tyson Gay country at Jesuit Prep. and several other world-class Olympic athletes ... The unit, who's time was ranked in the top 15 in the world, recorded a seasonal best time of 39.70 seconds to finish fourth overall.

Central Arizona Mitchell comes to TCU following an All-America career at Central Arizona ... was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the 100 meters during the 2005 indoor season ... finished as the school record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters .. posted personal records of 10.50 in the 100 meters, while also running 21.40 in the 200 meters ... Mitchell also competed for the Grenada national and junior squad from 2002-2005.

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PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 110M-HURDLES: 14.07 | 400M-HURDLES: 51.94 400M-HURDLES: 51.42

2008 2008 Participate at the 2008 Midwest Regional in the men's 400-meter hurdles ... Earned Did not compete during the 2008 track and field season. all-conference honors in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles ... In the 110-meter hurdles, Pitts crossed the finish line in 14.12 seconds to win the event with a regional 2007 qualifying time ... He came back later in the day to claim the 400-meter hurdle title Won the league title in the 400-meter hurdles at MWC Outdoor Championships with with a personal best and regional qualifying time of 51.94 seconds ... At the TCU a time of 51.42 ... Member of 4x400 relay team that posted a season-best mark of Invitational, Pitts recorded a personal best mark of 14.07 to place second overall and 3:06.34 to finish ninth in the prelims at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Ran record his first regional mark in the 110-meter hurdles ... His mark at that time was opening leg on mile relay team that won the MWC Outdoor Championship with a time ranked in the top 40 of the NCAA and was the top mark in the Mountain West of 3:08.09 ... Named to All-MWC Outdoor team in 400-meter hurdles and mile relay Conference ... Also placed first overall in the hurdles at the UTA Invitational, while ... Part of 4x400 relay team that finished first at the TCU Invitational ... Placed sec- crossing the finish-line in second-place at the UTA Open and Horned Frog ond in the 400-meter hurdles at the TCU Invitational ... Competed in the 200 meters, Invitational. 400 meters and mile relay during the indoor season ... Placed fifth in the 400 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 48.24 ... Ran open- Greenville High School ing leg on 4x400 relay team that won the Arkansas Last Chance meet with a time of Pitts brings an impressive list of credentials to the TCU track and field program ... He 3:10.62. was a three-time track and field MVP at Greenville, while breaking the school record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.8 ... Was a two-time state qualifier after being High School crowned district champion in the 110 hurdles from 2005-2007 ... Also competed in Attended Southlake Carroll High School ... Was the 5A state champion in 300-meter football at Greenville. hurdles as a senior and runner-up as a sophomore and junior ... Had the second- fastest time in the 300-meter hurdles in the country in 2006 (36.25) ... Named the Dallas-Fort Worth 2004 Football Newcomer of the Year and the 2003 Track Newcomer of the Year ... Also plays football at TCU ... A member of the Star Telegram's State Top 100 recruits in football ... Helped lead Carroll to back-to-back state titles with a combined 32-0 record over his junior and senior years.

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JUSTYN WARER | SR. | SPRINTS | MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA JACOB WOMELDORF | SO. | DISTANCE | NORTHFIELD, MINN. PERSONAL BESTS PERSONAL BESTS 100: 10:23 | 200: 21.13 1500: 4:16.08 | 5000: 9:10.22

2008 2008 Cross Country Was part of the men's 4x100 unit consisting of Warner, Mychal Dungey, Andon Led TCU at the North Texas Opener with an 8th-place finish ... Was the second- Mitchell and Otis McDaniel that earned All-America honors by crossing the finish line best runner for TCU at the Baylor Twilight, Cowboy Jamboree, MWC in seventh-place with a time of 39.60 seconds at nationals ... Was a key component Championships and Chile Pepper Festival ... Closed out the 2008 season by fin- on both the sprint medley and 4x100 units that ranked in the top-10 of the world stand- ishing in the top-50 at the MWC Championships ... His 6K time of 20:36 ranked as ings for most of the outdoor season ... In the college men's 4x100 at the Penn Relays, the No. 2 time in the conference during the 2008 season right behind teammate the unit clocked a regional qualifying time of 40.25 to finish second overall in the event Festus Kigen. ... Warner won the 100 meters with a personal best and regional qualifying time of 10.23 at the TCU Invite ... He also posted an NCAA regional time of 21.27 seconds in 2008 the 200 at the TCU Invitational to earn MWC Conference Athlete of the Week honors Gained valuable experience during the outdoor season, placing first overall in the ... Won the conference title in the 100 meters by crossing the line in 10.44 seconds ... 5,000 meters at the TCU Invitational ... Also finished in seventh-place in the 3,000 During the indoor season, placed third overall at the conference championships in the meters at the Horned Frog Invite. 60 meters, while placing fifth in the 200 ... Warner's personal-best mark in the 100 was tied for the eighth fastest time in the NCAA. 2007 Cross Country Womeldorf ran in every meet this fall ... Finished in 61st-place at the season open- 2007 ing Bear Invite by clocking a time of 20:57.44 ... Posted his best performance of the Won the 100 meters at the Midwest Regional with a time of 10.30 ... Became the first season at the UNT Invitational by placing 22nd overall with a time of 28:06.24 ... male to win the 100 meters at regionals since Michael Frater in 2003 ... Participated Finally, closed out the year placing 37th at the MWC Championships, running a in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Advanced time of 29:01. to the semifinals of the 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 10.29 ... Named to the All-MWC Outdoor team in the 100 meters High School and 4x100 relay ... Member of 4x100 relay team that won the MWC Outdoor title Womeldorf comes to TCU after collecting all-conference honors in cross country ... (40.39) ... Helped 4x100 relay team place third at the Midwest Regional with a sea- was team captain and MVP in cross country ... earned five letters in cross country son-best mark of 39.67 ... Placed second in the 100 meters at the MWC Outdoor and three in golf at Northfield ... also competed in basketball and golf during his Championships with a time of 10.42 ... Selected to All-MWC Indoor team in the 60 high school career. meters ... Placed second in the 60 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a personal-best time of 6.74 ... Finished fourth in the 200 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Placed third in the 100 meters at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Member of 4x200 relay team that finished third at the Penn Relays with a time of 1:23.19.

2006 Placed second in the 100 meters at the IAAF Junior Championships with a time of 10.39 ... Returning All-American from the 4x100 relay team that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 39.19 ... Named MWC Freshman of the Year at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Won the 60 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a time of 6.77 ... Part of 4x100 relay team that won the MWC title with a time of 39.52 ... Also named to All-MWC Outdoor Team in 100 meters by placing second (10.43) ... Won the 55 meters at the Wes Kittley Open with a time of 6.33 ... Won the 100 meters at the North Texas Classic with a time of 10.37 ... Finished second in the 55 meters at the Wes Kittley 6 Way with a time of 6.36 ... Part of 4x100 relay team that won the Dr. Pepper Invitational and North Texas Classic ... Finished eighth in 200 meters at MWC Outdoor Championships with a time of 21.61.

High School Set Canadian Junior Record in 100 meters (10:26) ... Won provincial championships in 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m ... Represented Canada at the 2005 Pan American Junior Championships, winning silver in the 100 meters ... Broke an 11-year-old national junior record held by Carlton Chambers since 1994 in the 100.

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SEAN ZURKO | SO. | SPRINTS | LAS VEGAS, NEV. PERSONAL BESTS 800: 1:50.17

2008 Cross Country Season Did not compete during the 2008 season.

2008 Was part of the conference champion 4x400 relay squad that recorded a time of 3:10.77 in Fort Worth ... Saw extensive action in the men's 800 meters ... Recorded a top-time of 1:50.78 to place second overall at the UTA Invitational ... Also finished third overall at the Texas Relays in the 800, while claiming seventh-place honors in the event at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... During the indoor season, Zurko recorded an NCAA provisional time of 1:50.17 in the 800 to place third overall at the Rod McCravy Invite ... Collected a second-place finish at the Tyson Invitational and Arkansas Invitational in the 800 ... Closed out the 2008 indoor season, placing fifth at the MWC Indoor Championships.

High School Zurko was a four-time regional cross country champion at Silverado ... He also crowned state champion in the 800 meters in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Led Greenville to the 4x800 state championship three-straight years ... Finished first at the Mt. Sac in the 800 ... Posted a personal best in the 400 meters of 47.7 seconds, while also running 1:51.3 in the 800 meters.

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Nimitz High School Bishop Lynch High School Was a three-sport athlete at Nimitz High School in Houston, competing in cross country, An accomplished vaulter, Burgress earned runner-up honors in the pole vault basketball and track and field ... Buckner, who earned four letters on the track, was a at the state meet during her senior season after placing third in the event a two-time Academic All-District selection, while also earning Most Valuable Runner hon- year earlier ... Burgress, who placed fifth in the pole vault at the Texas Relays, ors during her senior season ... Posted personal-best leaps of 17 feet, 7 inches in the was also a dominating force in the pool qualifying for the Eastern Nationals long jump and 37 feet, 7 inches in the triple jump. three-straight years ... Has posted a personal-best of 11 feet, 3 inches.

2008 Cross Country 2008 Cross Country Did not compete during the 2008 cross country season. Dawson proved to be a big addition to the cross country lineup in 2008, finishing third at the North Texas Opener with a time of 11:50.86 ... Overall, she fin- Spring Valley High School ished in the top-3 runners for TCU in every race this fall ... Closed out her Chevaller enters her freshman campaign following a standout career at Spring Valley freshman season by placing 35th overall at the South Central Regional with a High School in Las Vegas ... She was part of a 3200-meter relay that captured the state 6K time of 22:08.1 ... Placed second amongst TCU runners at the MWC championship in 2008 ... Chevaller, who was a scholar-athlete in both cross country Championships, clocking a time of 23:13 to place 38th overall. and track and field, earned four letters in both track and cross country ... The two-time senior award winner was named Spring Valley's Outstanding Athlete in track and field in Keller High School 2005, while mainly running the 800 and 1500 meters. Dawson comes to TCU following a solid career at Keller High School in Keller, Texas ... Dawson earned letters in both track and field and cross country ... A cross country all-state selection in 2006, she posted a top-time of 5:17.00 in the mile and 11:19.00 in the two-mile.

Birdville High School 2008 Cross Country Gipson, a three-time all-area sprinter and jumper from Birdville, Texas, comes to TCU Mayfield competed in only one meet during the fall season .... Overall, she after competing in the long and triple jump for Birdville High School ... She posted a top crossed the finish line in 20th-place in Denton. leap of 19 feet, 10 inches in the long jump and a personal best mark of 40 feet in the triple jump ... A talented sprinter, Gipson has also posted a top time of 24.01 in the 200 Father Lopez High School ... Overall, she placed second in both the long and triple jump at the 2008 4A Texas Was a five-sport standout at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach, State Championship ... Also excelled on the hardwood earning MVP honors following Fla. ... During her career, she collected a total of 12 letters, earning five district play in 2008 ... She was invited to play in the DFW All-Star basketball game after between cross country and track and field ... A four-time MVP between cross earning four letters on the court ... Has posted personal-best jumps of 19 feet, 10 inches country and track and field, Mayfield was a 2007 state qualifier in cross coun- in the long jump and 40 feet in the triple jump, while clocking a time of 24.01 in the 200. try, while also earning the scholar-athlete award in track and field ... Clocked a personal-best time of 19:48 seconds in cross country ... Also excelled in basketball earning four letters and collecting MVP honors in 2004.

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Lancaster High School DeSoto High School Miller was a two-time all-state selection in track and field at Lancaster ... She Shade holds the DeSoto High School record in the 200 meters and as a helped lead Lancaster to eight-consecutive state championships in track and member of the women's 4x100 and 4x400, respectively ... She also helped field ... Finished second overall at the 2008 4A state meet in the 800 meters, DeSoto win the 2007 Texas 5A State Championship, while leading the clocking a time of 2:15.87 ... Was also part of a 4x400 unit that placed first Eagles to a 4x400 title. overall in Austin with a time of 3:40.41 ... Her personal-best in the 800 meters is 2:12.00.

2008 Cross Country 2008 Cross Country Stow competed in one meet during the 2008 season, clocking a 30th-place Did not compete in 2008. finish at the North Texas Opener. Cy-Fair High School Plano West High School Trapani excelled in three sports at Cy-Fair High School ... Overall, she earned Collected all-district honors in cross country as a senior ... Was also a regional letters in soccer, cross country and track and field ... A 2007 team captain in qualifier in 2007 and helped Plano West collect two-straight district champi- cross country, Trapani was nominated with the 2006 top-runner award ... She onships ... Stow earned one letter in both cross country and track and field at also earned academic all-district honors in 2007. Plano West ... Was a member of a squad that was a Region II 5A finalists.

ALLIE WYATT | FR. | DISTANCE | FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS

2008 Cross Country Wyatt had a successful freshman season as she competed at both the Baylor Twilight and Cowboy Jamboree ... In Waco, she finished 37th overall, which was her top-finish during the 2008 season.

Flower Mound High School A four-time state qualifier, Wyatt was a two-time district champion in cross country ... She also was a two-time regional qualifier, while earning all-region and all-area honors during her career at Flower Mound ... In track and field, Wyatt won the district championship in both the 1,600 and 3,200 ... Overall, she earned seven letters between cross country and track and field during her high school career.

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Klein Forest High School 2008 Cross Country Barnes was one of the top track and field athletes in the state of Texas ... The freshman Davis had a solid freshman season earning a 23rd-place finish at the North finished third in the 100 and second in the 200, respectively, at the 2008 state meet ... Texas Opener ... Overall, he competed in four meets during the fall, posting a Barnes' top-times posted were 10.39 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.06 seconds in top-50 performance at the MWC Championships in San Diego. the 200 meters ... He was also a member of a 4x100 unit that led the nation with a time of 40.56 seconds in 2007 ... His 4x200 unit finished 2007 with the nations third-best Albuquerque Academy time, clocking a time of 1:24.09. Davis comes to TCU following four letters at Albuquerque Academy in New Mexico ... Overall, Davis placed 11th at district competition, while also recording a 25th-place finish in cross country at regionals ... Davis helped Albuquerque place third overall at the Nike Team Nationals.

2008 Cross Country Nimitz High School Did not compete during the 2008 season. Knotts is coming off an All-American career at Nimitz High School in Houston ... He earned two All-America honors in the long jump during his high school St. Thomas High School career ... Overall, he placed second at the 2008 Texas 5A State Meet with a A three-time all-state selection in cross country, Hill competed at St. Thomas leap of 23 feet, 10 inches ... Knotts also holds the Texas 5A Region III long High School in Houston ... Hill, who was a two-time all-state selection in track jump record with a leap of 24 feet, 8 inches ... Has posted personal-best and field, closed out his career, winning the state championships in the 800 marks of 24 feet, 8.25 inches in the long jump and 10.74 seconds in the 100 meters and as a member of the 4x400 ... The freshman set a new school meters. record in the 800 as a senior, clocking a time of 1:54.75.

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2008 Cross Country Trinity Christian High School Did not compete during the 2008 season. Competed in both football and track and field at Trinity Christian ... Earned the Wendy's High School Heisman award following his senior season ... Holds the Flower Mound High School state record in both the 100 and 200 meters for TAPPS competition, while also O'Brien claimed first-place honors at the TAPPS 4A State meet his senior season after holding the school record ... Overall, earned four letters in both track and field earning runner-up honors the previous year ... A team-captain in track and field, O'Brien and football. also excelled on the gridiron, claiming second-team all-district honors as a senior.

Scottsboro High School 2008 Cross Country A talented javelin thrower, Storey finished sixth overall at the 5A state meet ... Earned Tijerina's top-finish was a 17th-place showing at the North Texas Opener ... all-state honors following his senior season in track and field, while also collecting all- Overall, placed 38th at the Baylor Twilight, while collecting a 49th-place finish area honors on the hardwood in basketball ... Overall, earned five letters at Scottsboro at the MWC Championships in San Diego ... Also competed at the Chile High School in Alabama ... Has posted a personal-best of 176 feet, 6 inches. Pepper Festival and Cowboy Jamboree ... He closed out the 2008 rankings No. 5 in the MWC Standings for 6K time.

Saint Joseph Academy Tijerina excelled both in track and field and cross country ... He was a two- time all-state selection in cross country, while also being a member of the 2007 TAPPS 6A first-team all-state in track and field ... A three-time cross country runner of the year at St. Joseph's, Tijerina clocked a top-time of 16:36 in the 5K and 9:48 in the 3200 meters.

TIM WANG | FR. | DISTANCE | THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS

2008 Cross Country Did not compete during the fall season.

The Woodlands High School Wang comes to TCU following a standout career in high school ... Overall, Wang earned two letters in cross country and one in track during his time at The Woodlands High School ... He helped the Highlanders finish fourth in the nation in cross country, while capturing three state championships.

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2009 COACHING STAFF | TCU FLYIN’ FROGS

DARRYL ANDERSON | HEAD COACH SHAWN WINGET | DISTANCE COACH

JOHN KENNESON | THROWS COACH JEFF PETERSMEYER | JUMPS COACH

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