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GoFrogs: From The Desk of #ADJD
SPRING FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SET
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, March 28! We will have a spring football scrimmage in Amon G. Carter Stadium. More details will be coming soon. Following the football scrimmage, our baseball team will host Oklahoma with a 2 p.m. first pitch.
LEGENDS CLUB AND SUITES UPDATE
Our Amon G. Carter Stadium Legends Club and Suites are nearing completion. While we are sold out of suites and loge boxes, we still have a limited number of club seats available at all three priority levels. Please CLICK HERE if you are interested and would like to be contacted about Legends Club seating options for the 2020 season.
WELCOME NEW HORNED FROGS!
One of my favorite events is our annual February Signing Day reception. It was another sold-out crowd as our football staff talked about our 21 newcomers and their journey to TCU. However, we had a different twist this year. With our regular "Voices of the Horned Frogs" Brian Estridge and John Denton in Stillwater for our men's basketball game at Oklahoma State, I was honored to serve as the evening's emcee. Yes, I'm on the depth chart below Brian and John. It was fun, and I appreciate all of you in attendance being a very kind audience to me.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE OFFICE CAMPUS VISIT
We had some very distinguished guests on campus last week. We were honored to host Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and his leadership team for a great visit with our coaches, administration and student-athletes on a variety of topics specific to each group. We also enjoyed some fellowship in strengthening our relationship with a conference we are proud to call our home.
SURVEY RESULTS
We very much appreciate all of you who completed our football season ticket holder survey. Your feedback is very important! There were some things that indeed caught our eye and, as always, we will find ways in which we can make those improvements. Overall, it was apparent that the new game day changes were well received but we need to find more ways to effectively communicate those so that everyone can enjoy the "new" aspects of game day. Be on the lookout for even more positive adjustments for the 2020 season!
IT'S OFFICIAL
Thank you to all the Horned Frogs and everyone worldwide who cast their votes through UNISWAG and made our Nike Fierce Red Uniform the winner as "Uniform of the Year" for the 2019 football season. Nike did an incredible job in its concept and design of the uniform which we wore in our 37-27 win over Texas. It's safe to say you just might see this look again in the near future!
TICKET NOTES
It's busy times in the Parrish Family Athletics Ticket Office. We are in the midst of football season ticket renewals. Thank you to those who have already done so! If you haven't renewed yet, just CLICK HERE for a quick video on how easy the process is.
If you are a baseball season ticket holder, you should have received your tickets. The season starts this Friday – see you at the ballpark!
HORNED FROGS HITTING KC
Kansas City is not just home to the Super Bowl champions. It is also the site of this year's Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. Yes, our teams will be playing simultaneously in the City of Fountains. The men will again be downtown at the Sprint Center, while the women will be just down the street at the Memorial Auditorium.
If you haven't been to Kansas City for this event, please add it to your bucket list. I've been to a lot of conference basketball tournaments and no one does it better than the Big 12 and city of Kansas City in its Power & Light District.
SPEAKING OF CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our rifle program will be hosting the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships Saturday and Sunday. We will welcome league rivals Air Force, Alaska Fairbanks, Ohio State and UTEP to campus and Fort Worth. We are hoping to begin the new decade in the same manner we closed the last one – winning a national title!
IN THE WIN COLUMN
How about our women's basketball program! Predicted to finish eighth in the Big 12, we are currently 8-2 and in sole possession of second place. We are also just outside the AP Top 25. Based on votes received, we are 27th.
Baseball, ranked as high as 20th in preseason polls, is one of six sports we currently have in the national top 25. Rifle is No. 2, equestrian No. 7, men's tennis 11th, beach volleyball 15th and men's indoor track and field at No. 21.
If you need some Valentine's Day plans, make a point to drop by Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium at Williams-Reilly Field for our 2020 baseball opener against Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. This year's First Pitch Banquet was a memorable one as we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of our first College World Series appearance. In case you have not seen our documentary on that special season, please CLICK HERE.
STUDENT-ATHLETE RECOGNITIONS
We recognize TCU Student-Athletes of the Week each week. Please see below for our January recipients:
January 8 – RJ Nembhard (men's basketball) and Michelle Berry (women's basketball)
January 15 – Desmond Bane (men's basketball) and Lauren Heard (women's basketball)
January 22 – Adeola Akomolafe (women's basketball) and Stephanie Grundsoee (rifle)
January 29 – Alastair Gray (men's tennis), Kevin Samuel (men's basketball) and Kianna Ray (women's basketball)
Our January Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Month were Alastair Gray (men's tennis), Casey Lutz (rifle) and Kianna Ray (women's basketball).
Additionally, Lauren Heard was named Monday as the Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in our wins over Oklahoma State and Kansas State. Desmond Bane was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Award, recognizing the nation's top shooting guard. Alastair Gray from men's tennis received Big 12 Player of the Week honors. Our men's and women's swimming and diving programs were both recognized as College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America teams for the fall semester, while Dusan Babic was a Big 12 Swimmer of the Week after wins in the 100 and 1,000 Free against West Virginia. We also had equestrian's Claire Dittrich earn NCEA Rider of the Month accolades.
HORNED FROGS NETWORKING NIGHT – WOMEN LEADERS
A responsibility of collegiate athletics is preparing student-athletes for life after athletics. In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we had a special evening Tuesday as our Student-Athlete Development Office presented our inaugural Horned Frogs Networking Night: Women Leaders. The program was one of several this year focused on networking, identity and life after sport. Emceed by Emily Haag and Catherine Miller from our national champion rifle program, the event had nearly 200 female student-athletes participate. Former women's golfer Camille (Blackerby) Barton, graduated soccer players Alexis Harris and Michelle Prokoff and women's basketball greats Zahna Medley-Kindred and Adrianne Ross took part in a panel discussion moderated by Head Women's Basketball Coach Raegan Pebley. Among the topics covered were transitioning out of sport, women in the workforce and the application of transferable skills as a former student-athlete. Following the panel, the student-athletes had the opportunity to network with the panelists and 50 other women from the Fort Worth community who were in attendance.
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GoFrogs: From The Desk of #ADJD
SPRING FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SET
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, March 28! We will have a spring football scrimmage in Amon G. Carter Stadium. More details will be coming soon. Following the football scrimmage, our baseball team will host Oklahoma with a 2 p.m. first pitch.
LEGENDS CLUB AND SUITES UPDATE
Our Amon G. Carter Stadium Legends Club and Suites are nearing completion. While we are sold out of suites and loge boxes, we still have a limited number of club seats available at all three priority levels. Please CLICK HERE if you are interested and would like to be contacted about Legends Club seating options for the 2020 season.
WELCOME NEW HORNED FROGS!
One of my favorite events is our annual February Signing Day reception. It was another sold-out crowd as our football staff talked about our 21 newcomers and their journey to TCU. However, we had a different twist this year. With our regular "Voices of the Horned Frogs" Brian Estridge and John Denton in Stillwater for our men's basketball game at Oklahoma State, I was honored to serve as the evening's emcee. Yes, I'm on the depth chart below Brian and John. It was fun, and I appreciate all of you in attendance being a very kind audience to me.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE OFFICE CAMPUS VISIT
We had some very distinguished guests on campus last week. We were honored to host Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and his leadership team for a great visit with our coaches, administration and student-athletes on a variety of topics specific to each group. We also enjoyed some fellowship in strengthening our relationship with a conference we are proud to call our home.
SURVEY RESULTS
We very much appreciate all of you who completed our football season ticket holder survey. Your feedback is very important! There were some things that indeed caught our eye and, as always, we will find ways in which we can make those improvements. Overall, it was apparent that the new game day changes were well received but we need to find more ways to effectively communicate those so that everyone can enjoy the "new" aspects of game day. Be on the lookout for even more positive adjustments for the 2020 season!
IT'S OFFICIAL
Thank you to all the Horned Frogs and everyone worldwide who cast their votes through UNISWAG and made our Nike Fierce Red Uniform the winner as "Uniform of the Year" for the 2019 football season. Nike did an incredible job in its concept and design of the uniform which we wore in our 37-27 win over Texas. It's safe to say you just might see this look again in the near future!
TICKET NOTES
It's busy times in the Parrish Family Athletics Ticket Office. We are in the midst of football season ticket renewals. Thank you to those who have already done so! If you haven't renewed yet, just CLICK HERE for a quick video on how easy the process is.
If you are a baseball season ticket holder, you should have received your tickets. The season starts this Friday – see you at the ballpark!
HORNED FROGS HITTING KC
Kansas City is not just home to the Super Bowl champions. It is also the site of this year's Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. Yes, our teams will be playing simultaneously in the City of Fountains. The men will again be downtown at the Sprint Center, while the women will be just down the street at the Memorial Auditorium.
If you haven't been to Kansas City for this event, please add it to your bucket list. I've been to a lot of conference basketball tournaments and no one does it better than the Big 12 and city of Kansas City in its Power & Light District.
SPEAKING OF CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our rifle program will be hosting the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships Saturday and Sunday. We will welcome league rivals Air Force, Alaska Fairbanks, Ohio State and UTEP to campus and Fort Worth. We are hoping to begin the new decade in the same manner we closed the last one – winning a national title!
IN THE WIN COLUMN
How about our women's basketball program! Predicted to finish eighth in the Big 12, we are currently 8-2 and in sole possession of second place. We are also just outside the AP Top 25. Based on votes received, we are 27th.
Baseball, ranked as high as 20th in preseason polls, is one of six sports we currently have in the national top 25. Rifle is No. 2, equestrian No. 7, men's tennis 11th, beach volleyball 15th and men's indoor track and field at No. 21.
If you need some Valentine's Day plans, make a point to drop by Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium at Williams-Reilly Field for our 2020 baseball opener against Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. This year's First Pitch Banquet was a memorable one as we celebrated the 10-year anniversary of our first College World Series appearance. In case you have not seen our documentary on that special season, please CLICK HERE.
STUDENT-ATHLETE RECOGNITIONS
We recognize TCU Student-Athletes of the Week each week. Please see below for our January recipients:
January 8 – RJ Nembhard (men's basketball) and Michelle Berry (women's basketball)
January 15 – Desmond Bane (men's basketball) and Lauren Heard (women's basketball)
January 22 – Adeola Akomolafe (women's basketball) and Stephanie Grundsoee (rifle)
January 29 – Alastair Gray (men's tennis), Kevin Samuel (men's basketball) and Kianna Ray (women's basketball)
Our January Male and Female Scholar-Athletes of the Month were Alastair Gray (men's tennis), Casey Lutz (rifle) and Kianna Ray (women's basketball).
Additionally, Lauren Heard was named Monday as the Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in our wins over Oklahoma State and Kansas State. Desmond Bane was selected as one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Award, recognizing the nation's top shooting guard. Alastair Gray from men's tennis received Big 12 Player of the Week honors. Our men's and women's swimming and diving programs were both recognized as College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America teams for the fall semester, while Dusan Babic was a Big 12 Swimmer of the Week after wins in the 100 and 1,000 Free against West Virginia. We also had equestrian's Claire Dittrich earn NCEA Rider of the Month accolades.
HORNED FROGS NETWORKING NIGHT – WOMEN LEADERS
A responsibility of collegiate athletics is preparing student-athletes for life after athletics. In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, we had a special evening Tuesday as our Student-Athlete Development Office presented our inaugural Horned Frogs Networking Night: Women Leaders. The program was one of several this year focused on networking, identity and life after sport. Emceed by Emily Haag and Catherine Miller from our national champion rifle program, the event had nearly 200 female student-athletes participate. Former women's golfer Camille (Blackerby) Barton, graduated soccer players Alexis Harris and Michelle Prokoff and women's basketball greats Zahna Medley-Kindred and Adrianne Ross took part in a panel discussion moderated by Head Women's Basketball Coach Raegan Pebley. Among the topics covered were transitioning out of sport, women in the workforce and the application of transferable skills as a former student-athlete. Following the panel, the student-athletes had the opportunity to network with the panelists and 50 other women from the Fort Worth community who were in attendance.
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