Notes on a Scorecard
3/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | General
March 18, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPION!
We have another national champion! Congratulations to Ronnie Baker on capturing the 60 meters at this past weekend's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships! Ronnie's winning time was a school record 6.52. As my college coach once told me, "You can't teach speed."
TOP PERFORMANCES
Ronnie Baker's 60-meter title led our men into an overall tie for seventh at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. We also had several other performances of note. Rifle finished third at the NCAA Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, while our 18th-ranked men's tennis program blanked No. 4 Illinois, 4-0, on Monday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
Congrats also to Cody Jones! Our senior outfielder was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after going 8-of-9 at the plate as our top-ranked baseball program opened conference play with a three-game sweep of Baylor.
POSTSEASON HOOPS
We're very proud of our women's basketball program reaching the postseason for the 13th time in the last 15 seasons. We'll be hosting Stephen F. Austin in a first-round WNIT game on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Rec Center.
Our men's basketball program made great strides this season, closing the campaign at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship with a win over Kansas State and then a tough loss in the final minute to Kansas. We're extremely proud of the effort and thank a terrific senior class of Kyan Anderson, Amric Fields and Trey Zeigler for laying the groundwork for future success.
DESIGN THE COURT
Speaking of hoops, we've already received over 20 submissions in our Design the Court contest. As we continue to seek your input on the court at our new TCU basketball home next season, please remember you can submit as many entries as you like. Please visit our website (www.GoFrogs.com) to download a blank court template and start your design work. There will be some required logos and elements that must appear. Other than that, have at it! The winner will be invited to see the design being applied to the new court, as well as receiving four lower-level tickets to both the men's and women's home openers in the new facility!
TIME CHANGE
Please note that we have a timechange for Saturday's game in this weekend'shome baseball series with Oklahoma State. While Friday remains a 6:30 p.m. start, the first pitch for Saturday has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Sunday is at 2 p.m.
UPCOMING BASEBALL PROMOTIONS
If you were one of the first 500 fans at last night's baseball game versus UTPA, we hope you enjoyed your commemorative TCU St. Patrick's Day hat. For tonight's 6:30 p.m. contest with the Broncs, we'll have Walking Taco Wednesday. At Friday's 6:30 p.m. series opener with Oklahoma State, our leftfield tailgate (Lot 13) for all fans will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday's game, with its new start time of 6:30 p.m., will be National Corn Dog Day. Celebrate with a corn dog at Lupton Stadium. Sunday's 2 p.m. series finale is Superhero Day. The first 300 fans will receive a TCU cape. We'll also have prizes for the best-dressed fans. Sunday is also Kids Day with inflatable games and face painters as well as the ability to run the bases and get autographs after the game. Additionally, Sunday features $1 hot dogs.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
There's no better place to celebrate a birthday than at a TCU baseball game. Starting at $200, packages include 10 tickets, 10 cupcakes and 10 gift bags. We also have Party Porches available. They include 25 tickets along the first or third baseline. To make your reservation, please call (817) 257-4786.
COODY CLASSIC NEARING
Please mark your calendar for Monday, April 20, as our popular TCU Coody & Coaches Classic, presented by SODEXO, will be held at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless. Join our head coaches and TCU's own Masters champion Charles Coody for a day of fun to benefit scholarships for student-athletes. To register, please call (817) 257-7700 orCLICK HERE. This event is an annual sellout.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We'll be hosting the Big 12 Equestrian Championships March 27-28 at our home facility at Turning Point Ranch in Springtown. Volunteers are needed for help in various capacities, beginning with set up on Wednesday, March 25. Tasks would range from assisting judges to arranging the arenas and clean up. If interested, please contact T. Ross Bailey, TCU Senior Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations, at r.bailey@tcu.edu or (817) 257-7009.
ON THE DOCKET
It's another full slate for the Horned Frogs. In addition to baseball and women's basketball mentioned above, we will host the TCU Invitational at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex. The college meet is Thursday and Friday with the high school portion on Saturday. As seen in the below photo, the meet will also mark the first opportunity to experience our new bleachers that were recently installed.
We have a trio of men's tennis home matches this weekend. We host Louisiana-Lafayette on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and a doubleheader on Saturday with Dartmouth at 1 p.m. and UTA at 5 p.m. Women's tennis, with a 2-0 Big 12 record after wins last weekend at Kansas State and Kansas, continues on the road Friday at Texas and Sunday at Baylor. Friday's 2 p.m. match in Austin will be televised on the Longhorn Network.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: Ben Stiller, as our favorite male model Derek Zoolander, said, "What is this? A center for ants?"
This Week: "I'm in a glass case of emotion."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Stutter Step is a freshman track and field student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Stutter is receiving a full athletic scholarship during the 2014-15 academic year. The OSU football coaches have talked to Stutter about playing football next year. If Stutter plays football during the 2015-16 academic year and receives athletic aid, does he have to count as an initial counter in the sport of football since he received athletic aid the previous year for a different sport?
Yes. NCAA Bylaw 15.5.9.1.1 states that a counter who previously has not been counted in football shall be considered an initial counter even though the student-athlete already has received countable financial aid in another sport.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Please let us know if you ever have any questions or concerns regarding our program. This is also your program and we value your feedback. We welcome all calls and emails.
Go Frogs!
Christopher M. Del Conte
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
We have another national champion! Congratulations to Ronnie Baker on capturing the 60 meters at this past weekend's NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships! Ronnie's winning time was a school record 6.52. As my college coach once told me, "You can't teach speed."
TOP PERFORMANCES
Ronnie Baker's 60-meter title led our men into an overall tie for seventh at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. We also had several other performances of note. Rifle finished third at the NCAA Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, while our 18th-ranked men's tennis program blanked No. 4 Illinois, 4-0, on Monday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
Congrats also to Cody Jones! Our senior outfielder was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after going 8-of-9 at the plate as our top-ranked baseball program opened conference play with a three-game sweep of Baylor.
POSTSEASON HOOPS
We're very proud of our women's basketball program reaching the postseason for the 13th time in the last 15 seasons. We'll be hosting Stephen F. Austin in a first-round WNIT game on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Rec Center.
Our men's basketball program made great strides this season, closing the campaign at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship with a win over Kansas State and then a tough loss in the final minute to Kansas. We're extremely proud of the effort and thank a terrific senior class of Kyan Anderson, Amric Fields and Trey Zeigler for laying the groundwork for future success.
DESIGN THE COURT
Speaking of hoops, we've already received over 20 submissions in our Design the Court contest. As we continue to seek your input on the court at our new TCU basketball home next season, please remember you can submit as many entries as you like. Please visit our website (www.GoFrogs.com) to download a blank court template and start your design work. There will be some required logos and elements that must appear. Other than that, have at it! The winner will be invited to see the design being applied to the new court, as well as receiving four lower-level tickets to both the men's and women's home openers in the new facility!
TIME CHANGE
Please note that we have a timechange for Saturday's game in this weekend'shome baseball series with Oklahoma State. While Friday remains a 6:30 p.m. start, the first pitch for Saturday has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Sunday is at 2 p.m.
UPCOMING BASEBALL PROMOTIONS
If you were one of the first 500 fans at last night's baseball game versus UTPA, we hope you enjoyed your commemorative TCU St. Patrick's Day hat. For tonight's 6:30 p.m. contest with the Broncs, we'll have Walking Taco Wednesday. At Friday's 6:30 p.m. series opener with Oklahoma State, our leftfield tailgate (Lot 13) for all fans will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday's game, with its new start time of 6:30 p.m., will be National Corn Dog Day. Celebrate with a corn dog at Lupton Stadium. Sunday's 2 p.m. series finale is Superhero Day. The first 300 fans will receive a TCU cape. We'll also have prizes for the best-dressed fans. Sunday is also Kids Day with inflatable games and face painters as well as the ability to run the bases and get autographs after the game. Additionally, Sunday features $1 hot dogs.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
There's no better place to celebrate a birthday than at a TCU baseball game. Starting at $200, packages include 10 tickets, 10 cupcakes and 10 gift bags. We also have Party Porches available. They include 25 tickets along the first or third baseline. To make your reservation, please call (817) 257-4786.
COODY CLASSIC NEARING
Please mark your calendar for Monday, April 20, as our popular TCU Coody & Coaches Classic, presented by SODEXO, will be held at Texas Star Golf Course in Euless. Join our head coaches and TCU's own Masters champion Charles Coody for a day of fun to benefit scholarships for student-athletes. To register, please call (817) 257-7700 orCLICK HERE. This event is an annual sellout.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We'll be hosting the Big 12 Equestrian Championships March 27-28 at our home facility at Turning Point Ranch in Springtown. Volunteers are needed for help in various capacities, beginning with set up on Wednesday, March 25. Tasks would range from assisting judges to arranging the arenas and clean up. If interested, please contact T. Ross Bailey, TCU Senior Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations, at r.bailey@tcu.edu or (817) 257-7009.
ON THE DOCKET
It's another full slate for the Horned Frogs. In addition to baseball and women's basketball mentioned above, we will host the TCU Invitational at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex. The college meet is Thursday and Friday with the high school portion on Saturday. As seen in the below photo, the meet will also mark the first opportunity to experience our new bleachers that were recently installed.
We have a trio of men's tennis home matches this weekend. We host Louisiana-Lafayette on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and a doubleheader on Saturday with Dartmouth at 1 p.m. and UTA at 5 p.m. Women's tennis, with a 2-0 Big 12 record after wins last weekend at Kansas State and Kansas, continues on the road Friday at Texas and Sunday at Baylor. Friday's 2 p.m. match in Austin will be televised on the Longhorn Network.
NAME THE MOVIE QUOTE
Last Week's Answer: Ben Stiller, as our favorite male model Derek Zoolander, said, "What is this? A center for ants?"
This Week: "I'm in a glass case of emotion."
COMPLIANCE CORNER
Stutter Step is a freshman track and field student-athlete at Ocean State University (OSU). Stutter is receiving a full athletic scholarship during the 2014-15 academic year. The OSU football coaches have talked to Stutter about playing football next year. If Stutter plays football during the 2015-16 academic year and receives athletic aid, does he have to count as an initial counter in the sport of football since he received athletic aid the previous year for a different sport?
Yes. NCAA Bylaw 15.5.9.1.1 states that a counter who previously has not been counted in football shall be considered an initial counter even though the student-athlete already has received countable financial aid in another sport.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Please let us know if you ever have any questions or concerns regarding our program. This is also your program and we value your feedback. We welcome all calls and emails.
Go Frogs!
Christopher M. Del Conte
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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