TCU Athletics: Record-breaking Performances
Joel McFarlane shattered the TCU heptathlon school record, earning a sixth-place finish at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a new record of 5,383 points. This was McFarlane's first heptathlon as a Horned Frog, breaking the previous record set in 2021 by Sam Corley.
By the Numbers- McFarlane finished the second day with an eighth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.46) and tied for 11th in the pole vault (4.30m).
- Benjamin Kirbo recorded a new personal best of 5.25m (17-2.75) in the pole vault, breaking his own record.
- The women's 4x400 team ran the fourth-fastest time in TCU history with a time of 3:36.67.
- The men's 4x400 team finished with a time of 3:08.25 to secure a second-place finish.
- Several TCU athletes achieved top 10 finishes in various events.
- Nine new times were added to TCU's all-time program list in the distance events.
- London Culbreath set the fifth-fastest time in indoor history with a time of 9:38.46.
- Ryan Martin achieved the third-fastest time in TCU history with a personal-best 1:48.82 in the 800m.
- TCU travels to Texas Tech for the Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 9-10) in Lubbock, Texas.
Joel McFarlane's record-breaking performance and the overall strong showing by TCU's track and field team set high expectations for future competitions and reflect the team's potential for continued success.
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