Thursday, September 20, 2001
Sports

Top choice for coaching vacancy to visit campus
Koonts to attend cross country meet Saturday
By Brandon Ortiz
Sports Editor

The favorite to fill the men’s and women’s cross country team’s coaching vacancy will be at the Baylor Invitational in Waco Saturday to meet athletes and staff, head track and field coach Monte Stratton said.
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Waters left Frogs high and dry
By Rusty Simmons
Skiff Staff

One contestant tumbled out of the starting gate, and two of his teammates turned back to help the fallen one. The three runners linked arms and crossed the finish line together.
This notion of team unity occurred at the 1976 Special Olympics in Spokane, Wash., and track coaches around the world still tell the story today. But no anecdote will undo Dan Waters’ damage to the team cohesion in the TCU track and field program.
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Young safeties surpass early season expectations
By Kelly Morris
Skiff Staff

After losing free safety Curtis Fuller and strong safety Russell Gary to graduation, head TCU football coach Gary Patterson had some worries surrounding those positions at the start of this season.
But in just three games, senior weak safety Charlie Owens, junior free safety Kenneth Hilliard and redshirt freshman strong safety Marvin Godbolt are showing Patterson and the Frogs that they should not have been so concerned.
Patterson said he is impressed with the progress the safeties are making.
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Volley Frogs expect another win
Player predicts victory in first C-USA match
By Colleen Casey
Skiff Staff

Coming off their second victory of the season, the Volley Frogs will play their first Conference USA match of the year against Southern Mississippi tonight with confidence, outside hitter Stephanie Watson said.
The Frogs, 2-6, captured their second win Tuesday night against North Texas on the same night Southern Miss, 5-4, lost to Mississippi State.
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