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Lady Frogs fall to Utes in overtime at MWC title tournament

Lady Frogs fall to Utes in overtime at MWC title tournament

Published Mar 13, 2011

Seniors Helena Sverrisdottir, Emily Carter, Micah Garoutte, and Rachel Rentschler may have ended their TCU basketball career with a hard fought 52-47 overtime loss to Utah Saturday afternoon in the finals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The first half was all Utes (18-16, 7-9 MWC), who jumped out to an early 16-2 lead in the first 8:29 of play and traded baskets in the remainder of the period to enter the locker room with a 30-20 lead.

Rifle team finishes third at NCAA Championships

Published Mar 13, 2011

The TCU women's rifle team improved one spot in the standings to finish third at the NCAA Championships hosted by Columbus State. The Horned Frogs shot a 2,351 in air rifle Saturday to finish third in the discipline. Sarah Scherer had the best individual day, taking home a fourth place finish individually.

Scherer was in second place going into the air rifle finals after firing a 595 in the third relay. In the finals, she shot a 102.0 for a final score of 697.0 which was good enough for a fourth place finish.

Frogs take first game of series against Houston Baptist 7-1

Published Mar 13, 2011

The Huskies (0-14) may have drawn first blood with an unearned run in the first inning, but the Frogs quickly took control of the game as TCU (9-4) beat Houston Baptist 7-1 at Lupton Stadium Friday.

Junior pitcher Kyle Winkler pitched for six innings in his fourth straight start. He is now 4-0 for the season. Winkler had 55 strikes on 83 pitches for the night. He has now gone 28 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run.

Divers compete at NCAA Region ?D? Diving Championships

Published Mar 13, 2011

TCU divers Kyle Callens and Katie Lybbert closed the 2011 season over the weekend at the NCAA Region "D" Diving Championships inside the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.

Callens, the TCU record holder on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, finished 15th overall on the 1-meter board with a cumulative score of 567.00. The Deer Park, Texas, native scored a 290.75 in the prelims to qualify for the finals before notching 276.25 points in the finals.

Frogs put on a show at NFL Pro Day

Published Mar 11, 2011

After a stressful week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Andy Dalton, Wayne Daniels, Marcus Cannon and several other TCU seniors returned to Fort Worth to put on a pro day for scouts.

Over 20 TCU seniors competed to drills for NFL scouts such as new 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Jay Gruden of the Cincinnati Bengals. The early story of the day was Malcolm Williams putting up a 40 inch vertical jump and 10 feet 6 inches in the broad jump.

Former Frogs measure up for scouts at NFL Pro Day

Former Frogs measure up for scouts at NFL Pro Day

Published Mar 11, 2011

Twenty former Horned Frogs showed off their skills and athleticism to NFL scouts at Friday's Pro Day.

Friday offered the opportunity for any Frog to impress scouts before the upcoming NFL Draft.

Pro Day began at 9 a.m. Friday in the weight room. Players' official measurements were taken, including height, hand size, wingspan and weight.

Following measurements, players showcased their bench-pressing skills.

Frogs weekend sports preview

Published Mar 10, 2011

Men's golf The TCU men's golf team will head west to play in the Las Vegas Invitational for the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. The Horned Frogs tied for 11th place at the John Hayt Collegiate...

Let past experiences fuel positive change

Published Mar 10, 2011

Life experiences can be used in a variety of ways. A negative life experience can become a stepping stone for motivation to change. A positive life experience can assist in directing one's next endeavor.

Life experiences often result in change for the good 8212; when in the right hands, that is.

Brigitte Gabriel, an individual known for her activism against radical Islam, has decided to use her past life experiences, which were negative, to form generalizations.

University receives necessary permit to house horned frogs on campus

Published Mar 10, 2011

After receiving the necessary permit from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TCU will be able to house two live horned frogs on campus after it finalizes designs for their habitat, Student Body President Jackie Wheeler said.

Preston Patry, a senior political science major, said by having the horned frogs on campus, students could see what a real horned frog looks like and show support for the university.

"I'm pretty proud to be a Horned Frog and would love to have [them] on campus," Patry said.

No. 2 seed TCU begins MWC tournament Friday

No. 2 seed TCU begins MWC tournament Friday

Published Mar 10, 2011

No. 2 seeded TCU is set to begin Mountain West Conference Tournament play Friday when the Lady Frogs take on No. 7 New Mexico in the semifinal round today at 4:30 p.m. The Frogs' regular season performance of 21 wins and nine losses earned the team the No. 2 seed as well as a bye into the semifinals. The winner of the tournament automatically advances to the NCAA Tournament. TCU's performance will go a long way in determining whether or not the Frogs receive an invitation to the NCAA's.

Frogs fall  64-58 to BYU

Frogs fall 64-58 to BYU

Published Mar 10, 2011

TCU took the lead into halftime against the Mountain West's top-seeded Brigham Young, but No. 8 BYU came up with the key plays in crunch time during a 64-58 Cougar victory in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The loss put an end to TCU's season as the Frogs finished with an 11-22 overall record. BYU, which improved to 29-3, advanced to the MWC semifinals, where it will face New Mexico, which defeated Colorado State in its quarterfinal game.

Every student deserves a stable living arrangement

Published Mar 10, 2011

Tyler Clementi killed himself by jumping off the 213-foot tall George Washington Bridge. Clementi's heterosexual roommate at Rutgers University had been secretly broadcasting Clementi's homosexual encounters in their dorm room.

On Sept. 21, Clementi's roommate Dharun Ravi posted, "Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12. Yes it's happening again," according to an abcnews.com article. In this instance, gender-neutral housing may have spared Tyler Clementi's life.