2010 TCU Track and Field Media Guide

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TRACK & FIELD | TCU FLYIN’ FROGS

HORNED FROG PROFILES

Jordan

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PITTS

RENFRO

JR. | SPRINTS/HURDLES | GREENVILLE, TEXAS

JR. | SPRINTS/HURDLES | SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS

PERSONAL BESTS

PERSONAL BESTS

110-METER HURDLES: 14.07 | 400-METER HURDLES: 51.76

400-METER HURDLES: 51.42

2009 For the second-straight year, Pitts claimed first-place honors in the men's 60-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in 8.03 seconds in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Also helped the men's 4x400 win a conference championship with a time of 3:09.06 ... Was part of the indoor 4x400 that qualified for nationals with a seasonal-best time of 3:07.50 seconds at the ISU NCAA Qualifier ... Competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships on the 4x400 unit ... Pitts was also victorious for the second-consecutive season in the 110-meter hurdles during the outdoor season with a time of 14.44 seconds at the MWC Outdoor Championships ... Captured the 110-meter hurdles title at the Horned Frog Invitational with a seasonal-best time of 14.21 seconds ... Dominated the field at the LSU Relays in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 51.76 seconds ... Also won the 400-meter hurdle title at the TCU Invitational with a time of 52.34 seconds ... Was a member of the men's 4x400 that won the conference championship as well as place fifth overall at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:04.87 seconds ... Participated at the 2009 Midwest Regional in the men's 400-meter hurdles for the second-consecutive season. 2008 Participate at the 2008 Midwest Regional in the men's 400-meter hurdles ... Earned all-conference honors in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles ... In the 110-meter hurdles, Pitts crossed the finish line in 14.12 seconds to win the event with a regional qualifying time ... He came back later in the day to claim the 400-meter hurdle title with a personal best and regional qualifying time of 51.94 seconds ... At the TCU Invitational, Pitts recorded a personal best mark of 14.07 to place second overall and record his first regional mark in the 110-meter hurdles ... His mark at that time was ranked in the top 40 of the NCAA and was the top mark in the Mountain West Conference ... Also placed first overall in the hurdles at the UTA Invitational, while crossing the finish-line in second-place at the UTA Open and Horned Frog Invitational. Greenville High School Pitts brings an impressive list of credentials to the TCU track and field program ... He was a three-time track and field MVP at Greenville, while breaking the school record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.8 ... Was a two-time state qualifier after being crowned district champion in the 110 hurdles from 2005-2007 ... Also competed in football at Greenville.

2009 Did not compete during the indoor season ... Mainly ran on relays during the outdoor season, helping the quartet cross the finish line in second-place at the LSU Relays with a time of 3:08.63 seconds ... Also ran a leg on the Flyin' Frogs Sprint Medley Relay at the Texas Relays, crossing the finish line in third-place with a time of 3:19.50. 2008 Did not compete during the 2008 track and field season. 2007 Won the league title in the 400-meter hurdles at MWC Outdoor Championships ... Member of 4x400 relay team that posted a season-best mark of 3:06.34 to finish ninth in the prelims at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Ran opening leg on mile relay team that won the MWC Outdoor Championship with a time of 3:08.09 ... Named to All-MWC Outdoor team in 400-meter hurdles and mile relay ... Part of 4x400 relay team that finished first at the TCU Invitational ... Placed second in the 400-meter hurdles at the TCU Invitational ... Competed in the 200 meters, 400 meters and mile relay during the indoor season ... Placed fifth in the 400 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a personal-best mark of 48.24 ... Ran opening leg on 4x400 relay team that won the Arkansas Last Chance meet with a time of 3:10.62. Southlake Carroll High School Attended Southlake Carroll High School ... Was the 5A state champion in 300-meter hurdles as a senior and runner-up as a sophomore and junior ... Had the second-fastest time in the 300-meter hurdles in the country in 2006 (36.25) ... Named the Dallas-Fort Worth 2004 Football Newcomer of the Year and the 2003 Track Newcomer of the Year ... Also plays football at TCU ... A member of the Star-Telegram's State Top 100 recruits in football ... Helped lead Carroll to back-to-back state titles with a combined 32-0 record over his junior and senior years.

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