Friday, March 8
Birmingham, Ala.
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NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship
Preview: NCAA Indoor Championships
3/7/2019 5:13:00 PM | Men's Indoor Track, Women's Indoor Track
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – TCU track and field will send four entries to the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, scheduled for March 8-9 at the Birmingham Crossplex. Big 12 Champions Chengetayi Mapaya and Destiny Longmire, as well as All-Americans Derrick Mokaleng and the 4x400 Relay will represent TCU in Birmingham.
MEET INFO
The meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday March 8-9. Friday will feature Longmire in the long jump, scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and Mokaleng in the 400m semifinals, scheduled for 6:42 p.m. On Saturday, Mapaya will compete in the triple jump at 5 p.m. and the 4x400 relay finals are scheduled for 6:55 p.m.
Flash Results will provide live results and WatchESPN will stream the meet.
PATH TO BIRMINGHAM
Despite being only a sophomore, Mapaya is no stranger to the national stage. As a freshman in 2018, Mapaya reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the triple jump and finished third with a 16.38m (53-9) jump. In the outdoor season, he qualified for the national meet where he finished fifth and earned First-Team All-America honors. So far in 2019, Mapaya has broken and extended the TCU triple jump record, won the Big 12 title, and ranked no lower than sixth nationally. His conference winning jump of 16.83m (55-2.75) earned him the third seed at the national championships.
In only her first season as a Horned Frog, Longmire has made a tremendous impact for TCU. The San Jose State-transfer brought national championship experience to TCU, earning Second-Team All-America status in the long jump at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships. At the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Longmire jumped a personal-best 6.39m (20-11.75), which earned her the conference title and moved her up to No.5 on the TFRRS national performance list.
Mokaleng returns to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400m for his second-consecutive season. Last season, Mokaleng earned First-Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish. So far this season, Mokaleng matched Lewis Banda's school record in the 400m with a 45.67 mark at the Texas Tech Shootout and finished second at the Big 12 Championships in the 600-yard. Entering the national championships, Mokaleng ranks No.9 nationally.
TCU's 4x400 relay will also return to the national indoor meet for the second year in a row. Last year's group of Jostyn Andrews, Kevin McClanahan, Emmanuel Ogwo and Mokaleng finished seventh at the championship meet and earned First-Team All-America honors. Earlier in the season, the Horned Frogs ran 3:04.25, one of the fastest times of the season nationally. This season, TCU returns most of its group from a year ago, adding in Tinotenda Matiyenga to the rotation. The current group of Flowers, Matiyenga, Ogwo, and Mokaleng earned a spot at the national meet with a 3:05.73 finish at the Big 12 Championships, which moved them from No.14 to No.11 in the national performance list.
TCU INDOOR HISTORY
TCU has a tradition of national success during the indoor season. A year ago, TCU left the NCAA meet with a third-place finisher, four total First-Team All-America honors, and three additional Second-Team honors. The last time the NCAA indoor championships were held at the Birmingham Crossplex, Ronnie Baker won his second national title in the 60m and set the collegiate record with a time of 6.47. In the history of the indoor NCAA meet, TCU ranks No.3 all-time in the men's 60m with 119 points and four national titles, No. 8 in the women's long jump, No.11 in the men's 200m, No.17 in the men's 4x400 relay, and No. 21 in the women's 60m.
MEET INFO
The meet is scheduled for Friday and Saturday March 8-9. Friday will feature Longmire in the long jump, scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and Mokaleng in the 400m semifinals, scheduled for 6:42 p.m. On Saturday, Mapaya will compete in the triple jump at 5 p.m. and the 4x400 relay finals are scheduled for 6:55 p.m.
Flash Results will provide live results and WatchESPN will stream the meet.
PATH TO BIRMINGHAM
Despite being only a sophomore, Mapaya is no stranger to the national stage. As a freshman in 2018, Mapaya reached the NCAA Indoor Championships in the triple jump and finished third with a 16.38m (53-9) jump. In the outdoor season, he qualified for the national meet where he finished fifth and earned First-Team All-America honors. So far in 2019, Mapaya has broken and extended the TCU triple jump record, won the Big 12 title, and ranked no lower than sixth nationally. His conference winning jump of 16.83m (55-2.75) earned him the third seed at the national championships.
In only her first season as a Horned Frog, Longmire has made a tremendous impact for TCU. The San Jose State-transfer brought national championship experience to TCU, earning Second-Team All-America status in the long jump at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships. At the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Longmire jumped a personal-best 6.39m (20-11.75), which earned her the conference title and moved her up to No.5 on the TFRRS national performance list.
Mokaleng returns to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 400m for his second-consecutive season. Last season, Mokaleng earned First-Team All-America honors with a seventh-place finish. So far this season, Mokaleng matched Lewis Banda's school record in the 400m with a 45.67 mark at the Texas Tech Shootout and finished second at the Big 12 Championships in the 600-yard. Entering the national championships, Mokaleng ranks No.9 nationally.
TCU's 4x400 relay will also return to the national indoor meet for the second year in a row. Last year's group of Jostyn Andrews, Kevin McClanahan, Emmanuel Ogwo and Mokaleng finished seventh at the championship meet and earned First-Team All-America honors. Earlier in the season, the Horned Frogs ran 3:04.25, one of the fastest times of the season nationally. This season, TCU returns most of its group from a year ago, adding in Tinotenda Matiyenga to the rotation. The current group of Flowers, Matiyenga, Ogwo, and Mokaleng earned a spot at the national meet with a 3:05.73 finish at the Big 12 Championships, which moved them from No.14 to No.11 in the national performance list.
TCU INDOOR HISTORY
TCU has a tradition of national success during the indoor season. A year ago, TCU left the NCAA meet with a third-place finisher, four total First-Team All-America honors, and three additional Second-Team honors. The last time the NCAA indoor championships were held at the Birmingham Crossplex, Ronnie Baker won his second national title in the 60m and set the collegiate record with a time of 6.47. In the history of the indoor NCAA meet, TCU ranks No.3 all-time in the men's 60m with 119 points and four national titles, No. 8 in the women's long jump, No.11 in the men's 200m, No.17 in the men's 4x400 relay, and No. 21 in the women's 60m.
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