TCU: AHEAD OF THE CURVE

TCU’s institutional advertising is an integrated, strategically planned campaign consisting of a variety of media including print ads; local theater programs; bus signs and billboards; a national TV spot; radio; movie screen ads; mall displays; and social networking. The featured creative elements of the campaign include the Schieffer School of Journalism; Campus Commons and the 24/7 University Experience; Study Abroad; and the Energy Institute/Institute for Environmental Studies. The national TV spot features four 15-second spots, two of which will run together on each nationally televised football game. Another component of the national TV spot is a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the commercial. TCU students participated and Red Productions, owned and operated by alumni, produced and directed the spot. A new aspect of the advertising campaign includes social media activities, focusing around the launch of new creative in October through the football season. The social media activities include postings on Facebook and Twitter, where comments and feedback will be encouraged. The national TV spots and the documentary are also featured on TCU’s YouTube page. The entire advertising campaign, including stories about each of the featured areas of the campaign, are found here at www.ahead.tcu.edu.

Garcia has her first International Cap for Mexico

Kaylie Garcia appeared in the 80th minute in the match between the Mexico and United States national teams over the weekend giving her the first international cap of her career. The game was aired live on Fox Soccer Channel, in which the United States beat Mexico. Everyone here at TCU would like to congratulate Garcia on this achievement and wish her the best of luck in her next match vs the US on Wednesday night.

Alumni Game over the weekend

The annual TCU Alumni Game was held at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium this past Saturday night. The alumni included former players such as: Caroline Starns, Jessi Moore, Angie Nickens, and many others who all had a great impact on the program, however, despite their best efforts the alumni were dominated by the girls in a rout 7-2 loss. Kim Castleberry and Brittany Slyman both had multiple goals in the game while Katie Taylor and Nikki Wilbur's defensive effort only allowed three shots during the game. 

Thank you for Alumni for everything you do to continue to make TCU Soccer a special program. 

Business School Honored in Princeton Review

The Neeley School of Business at TCU is among only 15 schools in the nation named in the Operations Supply Chain second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” list. The list appears in the April 2010 issue of Entrepreneur. 

Compiled by The Princeton Review, the education services company, the “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” covers six categories: operations (supply chain management), accounting, finance, general management, global management and marketing. Each list names the 15 graduate schools of business that were rated the highest by their students evaluating their MBA program. 

The business schools appear in alphabetical order and are not ranked 1 to 15. The lists are posted atwww.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges and www.PrincetonReview.com/studentopinionhonors.aspx

TCU Athletics get AM/FM Radio Deal

TCU and Athletic Director Chris Del Conte have announced today that WBAP 820 AM and 96.7 FM will broadcast TCU Athletics for the next five years. This especially unique to TCU because only a few schools in the nation has their athletic programs broadcasted on both AM and FM stations at the same time, furthermore, 38 states including Mexico and Canada will now be able to hear live broadcasts about TCU athletics. Brian Estridge "Voice of the Frogs" and Hal Jay will continue to be the upcoming radio shows in not only the metroplex but across the nation now. 

Spring Flowers at TCU

Every spring TCU plants tulips all around campus, using a variety of different colors to the highlight beautiful campus.Studying actually sounds pleasurable if I can sit out in the sun on one of TCU’s expansive lawns.

This is the time of year when TCU really comes alive. Usually, the campus seems dead on the weekends but during spring the students come alive along with the flowers.

During the spring there are always students sitting outside, eating in Sadler Mall, or playing a game of frisbee.

This atmosphere is what college is all about. This is one of the only times in our lives where we have so much free time and so many people nearby to socialize with. Why not take it outside and enjoy the fresh air?

TCU Summer Academy

The Academy of Horned Frog Soccer has announced its summer dates. Horned Frog Soccer provides a top notch academy that is unique and develops a true passion for the game for boys and girls across the United States. Jato and One Premier will continue their partnership with TCU this summer to provide an environment that is dynamic, passionate, and unique. 

The Academy has:

 a Juniors Program for ages 4-10 and include half or full days. (June 14-17, July 12-15)

 Advanced Program for ages 10-18 which can be overnight or commuter. (June 13-17, July 11-15)

Elite Program for ages 13-18 and can be overnight or commuter. (July 11-15)

Extension is a new program that includes College Game Days. (July 15-16)

GoalKeeper Program that can be overnight or commuter. (June 13-17, July 11-15)

The Academy is staffed by the TCU Coaching Staff, One Premier, Jato, TCU Soccer Players, and guest college coaches from around the nation. The training sites for The Academy are all at TCU such as: Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium and the Sam Baugh Indoor Facility. 

For additional information and registration go to www.hornedfrogsoccer.com 

Horned Frog Invitational

The Track & Field programs are hosting the Horned Frog Invitational this weekend at the Lowdon Track and Field Complex. GoFrogs.com has provided this exclusive video to highlight the upcoming event. 

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Women's Basketball going to NCAA Tournament

TCU was selected for an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Monday, marking the program’s ninth bid in the last 10 years. The Frogs were anointed the No. 9 seed in the Memphis regional and will face No. 8 seed Dayton on Saturday, March 20 in Knoxville, Tenn. The contest, which tips off at 1:30 p.m. CT, will be televised live by ESPN2.

The winner of the TCU-Dayton game will face the winner of the first-round matchup between No. 1 seed Tennessee and 16th-seeded Austin Peay on Monday. 

The Frogs posted a 22-8 overall record this season and won their first Mountain West Conference regular-season championship with a 12-4 league mark. The team was eliminated from the MWC Tournament last Wednesday by Utah in the semifinal round.

Dayton posted a 24-7 overall record this season and finished second in the Atlantic 10 Conference with an 11-3 mark. Three of the team's losses have come to A-10 champion Xavier, which is ranked No. 5 in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. Like the Frogs, the Flyers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA field after falling in the semifinals of their conference tournament.

TCU and Dayton share no common opponents this season and will be meeting for the first time ever on the hardwood in Knoxville.

The NCAA Tournament bid is the ninth all-time for TCU, which has reached the second round of the tournament in five of its previous eight trips to the Big Dance, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. The squad fell to seventh-seeded South Dakota State in the first round of the Raleigh Regional a year ago as the No. 10 seed, 90-55, in its last NCAA appearance.

KAYLIE GARCIA NAMED TO MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM

TCU junior Kaylie Garcia recently received word that she has been selected to play for the Mexican National Team. Kaylie is leaving today for training camp in Mexico City.

Mexico will battle the United States in consecutive-matches in San Diego and Salt Lake City, respectively, to close the month of March. The first match against the U.S. is set for March 28 at Torero Stadium on the campus of San Diego. The 4 p.m. CT contest will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel. The second match, which will be shown live on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. CT, will take place on March 31 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah.

Congrats Kaylie, and good luck!

CONGRATS TO TCU RIFLE -- NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

A dominating performance in air rifle Saturday helped the TCU Rifle team claim its first-ever overall NCAA National Championship. The Horned Frogs defeated Alaska 4,675-4,653, erasing a six-point deficit coming into the day. TCU was also crowned the air rifle National Champion after posting a team score of 2,361 on Saturday.

Three of the Frogs' four shooters qualified for the air rifle finals. In her final event at TCU, Erin Lorenzen capped an outstanding career with a second place finish in air rifle, firing a 104.4 in the finals for a score of 697.4. Sarah Scherer tallied a sixth place finish after shooting a 102.2 in the finals for a score of 693.2. Caitlin Morrissey rounded out the final with an eighth place finish after firing a 99.7 in the finals. She totaled 689.7 on the day.

The Frogs trailed Alaska by six points entering the day, but an impressive showing by Morrissey (590) and Lorenzen (593) in the first air rifle relay Saturday morning turned the six-point deficit into a 15-point advantage. Beard, who narrowly missed the finals, fired a 587 and Scherer shot a 591 to wrap up the National Championship in the final relay of the day.

TCU has become a national power in rifle the last four years under head coach Karen Monez. They have two third place finishes (2007 and 2009) as well as a fifth place finish in 2008.
The last team NCAA national championship in school history was the women's golf team in 1983. Football was also crowned national champions in 1935 and 1938.

Tennis Coach Inducted into Hall of Fame

TCU Men's Tennis Coach Dave Borelli will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Hall of Fame. Borelli is only one of three male coaches to receive this honor, putting him in a very select group of talented and committed individuals. Before Borelli became the men's tennis coach here at TCU; he spent 14 years as the women's coach of his alma mater USC, where he lead them to 7 national championships, 3 runner up finalists, and 10 conference championships, furthermore, he lead 25 athletes to 56 all-american awards. 

Congratulations Coach Borelli on this prestigious award, all of your hard work and dedication is duly noted with this award and we wish you and the tennis teams the best of luck in the rest of the spring season. 

Purple & White Kicked Off Today

The annual Purple & White Spring Competition kicked off today. This is a competition that goes on during the spring practices two seniors, Jackie Torda and Chelsea Cody, picked their respected teams to compete against one another and. Torda represents the Purple Team and Cody is the White team the winner gets their team put on the coveted plaque of past winners that will be up in the new locker room. The two teams will compete once a week in a variety of games such as Soccer Tennis, Two Minutes Two Goals, and small sided games. 

Today the Purple team took the lead in the overall standings by winning 5 small sided games and 3 soccer tennis matches. Due to Kira Michelson-Bartlett's serves in soccer tennis the Purple team was able to take the very important second point in today's competition. The White team will be looking to come out strong on the next day of competition to get on the scoreboard, after everyone enjoys some time off for Spring Break. 

Track & Field headed to Indoor National Championships

TCU Track&Field team will send 5 athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Arkansas this weekend.Chaniqua Corinealdi,Kristal Juarez,Whitney Gipson,Neidra Covington,Festus Kigen, and the men's 4x100 relay team will all be competing for national championships. All of these athletes are ranked in the nations top 20 for their respected events. 

We wish these Flying Frogs the best of luck this weekend. GO FROGS!!

Strong wins in Okalahoma

This past weekend we traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma for two games against Oral Roberts University and Central Oklahoma at the Oklahoma State Soccer Complex. The girls came out flying in the first game against Oral Roberts scoring three goals in the first 15 minutes. After a good lunch the girls came out even stronger and faster in the second game against Central Oklahoma scoring three goals again in the first 10 minutes and then adding a fourth in the second half. On the weekend the girls scored 7 goals in two games and only conceded 2 goals the whole weekend. Numerous frogs saw the back of the net including: Kim Castleberry, Alex Mechalske, Kaylie Garcia, and Jackie Torda. 

Strong Start to the Year for Baseball

The Horned Frogs are 6-1 in their first seven games moving up to #7 in the national rankings. The baseball team swept their home series against Sam Houston State and then went out west to battle then #6 Cal State Fullerton. The Frogs returned home after taking 2 out of the 3 games against Cal State Fullerton and continued their dominant ways with another win over UTSA Tuesday night. The Horned Frogs look to continue building for another conference championship this weekend when they go to Houston to play at Minute Maid Park with games against: Texas Tech, Rice, and Missouri. 

Good Luck Frogs!!

Lady Frogs Win MWC Title

The Lady Frogs won their first Mountain West Conference title last night with a win over New Mexico on senior night; the Frogs clinched the title with one more game to go at BYU and with an overall record of 22-6 and 12-3 in the MWC. The Lady Frogs were just the second team in conference history to finish undefeated at home with a record of 15-0 giving them the program's first unbeaten home record ever. 

Congrats Lady Frogs!!

Frogs for the Cure

TCU was highlighted on The MTN. Network last night for their involvement in raising awareness and support for breast cancer research and concerns. The feature showed the variety of TCU employees that are involved with Frogs for the Cure including: Dean Mary Patton of Education, Dr. Jacque Lambiase of the Schieffer School, Dr. Ellen Broom of Psychology, and Ann Louden of the Chancellor's Office.  The student body was also highlighted for their Frogs for the Cure football game where all of the student's wore pink shirts in an effort to have a "pink out" football game. 

FROGS CHANGE SPRING SCHEDULE

The TCU women's soccer spring match against LSU, which was slated for this weekend, has been cancelled. Instead, TCU will travel to Stillwater, OK to take place in two spring contests against Oral Roberts University and the University of Central Oklahoma.

TCU will then continue its spring contests with its annual alumni game on March 27. On March 28, the Frogs head down the interstate to Denton to take on Texas Women's University and Tyler Junior College.

The Horned Frogs will open the month of April on Saturday, April 10 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium against Texas Tech and Arkansas.

The Frogs will put the wraps on its spring slate on April 24 at home against North Texas. The Mean Green went 12-7-2 this fall.

FROGS RETURN FROM AUSTIN

The first spring games of the semester occurred in Austin this past Saturday against St. Edwards and Oklahoma State. The first game against St. Edwards saw a lot of girls see action and almost pulled off a from behind win 1-2. In the afternoon the girls played very strong and dominated Oklahoma State winning 2-0. Stay tuned this week for changes in the schedule the LSU game has been cancelled and there might be a new addition added to the schedule.