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track takes first, third in 100-meter dash Senior sprinter Kim Collins did not compete at the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station Saturday, so he could rest for this weekend’s TCU Invitational. But that did not stop the men’s track team from grabbing first and third place in the 100-meter dash at its fourth meet of the outdoor season. The men’s track and field team swept the meet’s sprinting events, winning the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes. Both senior Lindel Frater and younger brother, freshman Michael Frater, ran their fastest 100-meter dash times of the year. Lindel Frater finished first with a time of 10.21, while Michael Frater finished third with a time of 10.28. Both times qualified as NCAA provisional times. “Racing against everyone from training made the event fun, but I think that made it more intense than the Texas Relays,” Michael Frater said. Lindel Frater agreed. “It was a good race,” he said. “I was comfortable running against my teammates, and it was good to see my brother do well.” The Frogs swept all three spots in the 200, with three sprinters all finishing in provisional times, less than a quarter-second apart. Senior Darvis Patton won the event in 20.52, followed by junior Steve Slowly at 20.65. Senior Kendrick Campbell finished third with a time of 20.73. Slowly said he was pleased with his time, especially because it was his first time to compete in the 200-meter. “It felt good,” Slowly said. “I was expecting to do that well, and that was just my first outdoor 200.” Junior David Spencer took first place in the 400 with a time of 47.97. TCU still managed a second-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay. The “B” squad, consisting of junior Mario Ponds, Michael Frater, Campbell and Spencer, finished with a time of 40.35. Despite having no first-place finishes in any of the women’s events, the Frogs still had several impressive performances. Running in her first 200-meter dash, sophomore Monica Twum, who typically runs the 100-meter dash, ran a provisional time of 23.59 to finish in second place. With her finish, Twum said she is looking forward to future opportunities to run the 200. “I’m not really happy (with my time),” she said. “My time was good for the first time (running the 200) but not really impressive.” Also for the women, sophomore Carla Poole captured third place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.20, and freshman Allie Koons was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event, finishing in 11:23.13. Two other men also earned second-place finishes in their events: Freshman Jared Bradley sped his way to a 51.77 finish in the 400 hurdles, and sophomore Brandal Lawrence bounded 15.66 meters in the triple jump. The Frogs are hosting this weekend’s meet at the Lowden Track and Field Complex in the second annual TCU Invitational.
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