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HORNED FROG PROFILES
Katie
VANCE SO. | DISTANCE | GARLAND, TEXAS
PERSONAL BESTS
Jessica
YOUNG SR. | SPRINTS | COLUMBIA, S.C.
PERSONAL BESTS
DID NOT COMPETE DURING THE 2009 SEASON.
100: 11.06 | 200: 23.16 | 400: 52.20
2009 Cross Country Did not compete during the 2009 cross country season.
Four-Time All-American | 2009 MWC Outstanding Performance Award | 2009 U.S.A. Relay Pool Selection 2009 Young closed out one of the most impressive seasons in TCU women's track and field season history earning runner-up honors in the women's 100 meters with a time of 11.21 seconds at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Young's second-place finish in the 100 ties Flyin' Frog great Beverly McDonald for the highest finish ever by a TCU sprinter in the women's 100 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Young went into the NCAA Championships having automatically qualified in the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 ... The junior, who won the Mountain West Conference Championship in the 100, 200 and 4x100, posted a runner-up time of 11.18 seconds in the 100 meters at the Midwest Regional in Norman, Okla. ... She also clocked a personal-best time of 23.16 seconds in the 200 meters at the Midwest Regional ... Young helped the 4x400 qualify for nationals with a seasonal-best time of 3:32.82, which sat at No. 5 in the nation ... At the MWC Outdoor Championships, Young continued her domination on the track, breezing past the competition in the 100 meters with a complex record and NCAA regional qualifying time of 11.25 seconds ... The junior from South Carolina also won the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 23.17 seconds at the conference championships ... Was selected as the Mountain West Conference women's outdoor track and field athletes of the week following her first-place performance in the 100 meters (11.24 seconds) at the Horned Frog Invitational ... Was the anchor to TCU's dominating relays, leading the 4x100 to a conference championship and third-place honors at the Midwest Regional with a time of 44.10 seconds ... Overall, helped the 4x100 place first in four different meets ... In the 4x400, Young anchored the relay to a time of 3:32.82 seconds at the regional in Norman, Okla. ... Closed out the outdoor season at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she clocked then the 12th-fastest time in the world to place seventh overall in the 100 meters with a personal-best time of 11.06 seconds ... She was selected to the United States 4x100 relay pool for the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin ... During the indoor season, Young earned two All-America awards at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Young captured All-America honors by crossing the finish line in fourth-place with a time of 7.27 seconds ... Also anchored the women's 4x400 to All-America recognition with a time of 3:36.51 ... At the conference championships, Young recorded a seasonal-best time of 7.26 seconds to win the Mountain West Conference ... Young collected the Women's Outstanding Performance Award at the MWC Indoor Championships ... Young continued her domination on the track at the conference meet in the women's 400-meter dash, collecting first-place honors with an NCAA provisional time of 53.81 seconds ... Helped the women's 4x400, which also won the conference title, blaze to first-place honors with then the second-fastest time in the NCAA and the world at the Iowa State NCAA Qualifier.
2009 Did not compete during the 2009 season. 2008 Did not compete during the 2008 season. Bishop Lynch High School Was a standout on the golf course during her time at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas ... Was the 2008 TAPPS 6A State Champion ... Earned all-state honors in 2007, while also collecting all-district recognition twice.
2008 Redshirted during the 2008 season. Richmond Young transfered to TCU following an All-America career at the University of Richmond ... As a sophomore, she earned All-America honors during the indoor season at the NCAA's ... She also ran at the World Junior Championships as a freshman. Ridge View High School Earned four gold medals as a senior at Ridge View High School ... Went undefeated in the 400-meter dash as a senior and was ranked seventh in the nation among all high school seniors.
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