The TCU track and field team looks to follow its strong performance at the Arkansas Invitational with an even stronger season, the team’s head coach said.

The men’s and women’s teams finished with 21 top-five finishes at the season-opening indoor meet Jan. 11 in Fayetteville, Ark., five of which were first place marks.

Despite the team’s early success, head coach Darryl Anderson doesn’t want to get carried away with the strong opening.

“I don’t look at it from this perspective at this time of year,” Anderson said. He said the team’s goals lie further on in the season.

“We want to be competitive at the conference level and be a good team nationally,” Anderson said. “We’re trying to get into the top 20 nationally.”

Senior Jonathan Jackson won first place in the men’s triple jump with a career-best distance of 15.77 meters, setting an NCAA provisional mark, a qualifying standard for the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Freshman Stormy Harrison won her first NCAA event at the meet, taking women’s shot put with a toss of 15.32 meters, also good for a provisional mark.

Junior sprinter Andon Mitchell won the men’s 60 meters with a time of 6.75 seconds.

In the men’s 200 meters, sophomore Dell Guy came in third with a time of 21.75 seconds, while freshman Matthew Love came in fourth with a time of 22.12.

Senior Virgil Hodge captured first in both the women’s 60- and 200-meter sprints, with times of 7.38 and 23.63, respectively. Both are NCAA provisional marks.

Hodge and Jackson were honored as the Mountain West Conference men’s and women’s indoor track and field athletes of the week for their performance in Arkansas.

“I ran the fastest I’ve ever run opening (the season),” Hodge said. “Things are going to be really good this season. I’m looking forward to running even faster times as the season progresses.”

Hodge also has high hopes for the team’s success.

“We have a great opportunity to win conference this year,” Hodge said. “We have a great sprinting group this year, and if we can stay mentally strong, we can actually go in and win conference. In terms of the national meet, I think we have a chance of getting in the finals of the relays and even going in and winning the relays.”

Next up for the Flyin’ Frogs will be the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock on Jan. 26.