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Flyin' Frogs Record Six Regional Marks In Austin
May 2, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas - TCU closed out its regular season on Saturday night recording six NCAA regional qualifying marks at the Texas Invitational. "We had a very productive day today," said throws coach John Kenneson. "We were able to get a lot of regional marks out of the way heading into the Mountain West Conference Championships, which is great." Earning NCAA regional qualifying marks on Saturday were Dell Guy (200 Meters), Tommy Killen (Discus), Otis McDaniel (200 Meters), Andon Mitchell (100 Meters) and Justyn Warner (100 Meters). On the women's side, Whitney Gipson posted her first NCAA regional qualifying mark in the triple jump. Killen, a junior from New Iberia, La., claimed the men's discus title with a seasonal-best and NCAA regional qualifying mark of 180 feet, 11 inches in Austin. Killen's toss is currently the top-throw in the Mountain West Conference. Mitchell led the Flyin' Frogs in the 100 meters, clocking a seasonal-best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 10.49 seconds to place 15th overall. Warner, a senior from Canada, followed in 16th-place with a seasonal-best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 10.50 seconds at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday night. In the men's 200, Guy blazed to a seasonal-best time of 21.32 seconds to cross the finish line in 18th-place, while McDaniel recorded a seasonal-best time of 21.35 seconds to finish 20th overall. Both times are NCAA regional qualifying marks. Marcus Cannon led TCU in the men's shot put, finishing third overall with a personal-best throw of 54 feet, 4 inches, while Killen followed in fifth-place on Saturday. In the women's triple jump, Gipson soared 40 feet, 7 ¾ inches to claim sixth-place honors with a personal-best leap and her first NCAA regional qualifying mark this spring.
The Flyin' Frogs will have a week off before heading to Laramie, Wyo., for the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championships.
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