TCU Track & Field Ranked 10th in the Nation

Cleavon Dillon

The TCU men's outdoor track and field team has moved up five notches for the second straight week and is now tied for 10th place in the latest Trackwire Top 25 outdoor poll, released late Tuesday. The tie for 10th marks the highest ranking for TCU during the outdoor season. The Frogs are expected to score 19 points in the NCAA Outdoor Championships later this month.

Defending outdoor champion Tennessee continues to lead the poll with 93 points, while LSU, the host school for the outdoor national meet, is right behind with 87. TCU is the only representative from C-USA. The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 29-June 1 in Baton Rouge, La.

The Frogs have recorded five NCAA automatic qualifying marks and an additional six NCAA provisional marks on the men's side. The TCU women have logged three NCAA provisional marks.

The Frogs will not be in action this week as they begin preparations for the Conference USA Championships, which will take place in Louisville, Ky., May 10-11.

Trackwire Men's Top 25

1. Tennessee 93

2. LSU 87

3. Arkansas 42

4. Nebraska 32

5. Stanford 28

6. SMU 27

Clemson 27

8. Alabama 20

Florida 20

10. TCU 19

Georgia 19

Mississippi State 19

13. South Carolina 18

14. UTEP 17

Auburn 17

16. Texas 16

Notre Dame 16

18. UCLA 15

Colorado 15

Idaho 15

21. Baylor 13

22. USC 12

23. BYU 11

Georgetown 11

Boise State 11

2002 NCAA Outdoor Qualifiers

Automatic Marks (Men)

100-Meter Dash (10.16)

Michael Frater 10.05 (2)

200-Meter Dash (20.50)

Steve Slowly 20.27 (2)

Long Jump (7.95)

Cleavon Dillon 8.01m (3)

Aundre Edwards 8.00m (4)

4x100 Meter Relay (39.20)

TCU 39.17 (4)

Provisional Marks (Men)

100-Meter Dash (10.16/10.34)

Kimton Coleman 10.29 (19)

200-Meter Dash (20.50/20.85)

Michael Frater 20.64 (T9)

Jermaine Joseph 20.64 (T9)

Kimton Coleman 20.78 (20)

4x400 Meter Relay (3:04.00/3:07.50)

TCU 3:07.22 (19)

Triple Jump (16.30/15.70)

Brandal Lawrence 15.81m (18)

Provisional Marks (Women)

100-Meter Dash (11.30/11.55)

Monica Twum 11.45 (8)

La' Toya White 11.55 (T20)

4x100 Meter Relay (44.00/45.10)

TCU 44.74 (11)

(NCAA Rank in parenthesis)