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Twum receives C-USA award for second time

Senior sprinter Monica Twum has been selected as the Conference USA women’s outdoor track and field Athlete of the Week for the weekend of April 19.

Twum finished first in 100 meter dash (11.29) and second in the 200 meter dash (23.12), notching career-best times in both events at the TCU Invitational Saturday. She also ran the anchor leg on TCU’s winning 4x100-meter relay unit. All three marks were better than the NCAA Regional qualifying standards.

Twum, a three-time all-American, shared the award a week ago with East Carolina’s Terri Davenport.

Twum will be competing in three events this weekend as the Frogs take part in the 109th running of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

— courtesy of (www.gofrogs.com)

Men’s track team ranked 20th by Trackwire poll

The TCU Horned Frogs men’s track team is back among the nation’s elite, according to the latest Trackwire Top 25 poll. The Frogs are slated to score 14 points at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing them in 20th in this week’s poll.

Trackwire predicts a second place finish by the Flyin’ Frogs in the 4x100 meter relay (8 points), a sixth place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (3 points), a seventh-place finish from Aundre Edwards in the long jump (2 points) and a eighth-place finish from Jackson Langat in the 800 meters (1 point). Michael Frater is also ranked among the nation’s “Dandy Dozen” in the 100 (12th).

— courtesy of (www.gofrogs.com)