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Former
Florida assistant named volleyball head coach
The
TCU Athletics Department has named Prentice Lewis the new women’s
volleyball head coach, Athletics Director Eric Hyman announced Tuesday.
Lewis,
29, spent the past two years at the University of Florida where
she served as the assistant coach. She was the offensive coordinator
for the Gators, assisting in all areas of recruiting, serving as
a staff liaison and as the summer camp coordinator.
“I’m
very excited about the opportunity to work for the Horned Frogs,”
Lewis said. “The program is very young in its development.
A lot of hard work and dedication will be going into the program.”
Hyman
said in a released statement that Lewis’ experience at a top-notch
university will be the most benefit for the program.
“Prentice
will be a wonderful addition to the coaching staff at TCU,”
said Hyman. “As a coach,
she comes from one of the most respected volleyball programs in
the country, which has consistently competed on the national level.
As an athlete and as a coach, she comes from nationally prominent
programs and has the ability to take us to the next level.”
Florida
posted a 28-2 record last season while advancing to its 11th consecutive
Sweet 16 showing. The seventh-ranked Gators were eliminated by second-ranked
Nebraska, 3-2, in the round of the Elite Eight. Florida placed a
record five athletes on the first-team All-SEC squad and on the
AVCA All-South Region team.
Lewis
is the second coach in the program’s six-year history. She
is replacing former coach Sandy Troudt who was fired at the end
of this past volleyball season.
TCU
triple jumper breaks school record over weekend
TCU
Flyin’ Frog junior Brandal Lawrence was selected Conference
USA co-male athlete the weekend of February 2, C-USA officials announced
today. Lawrence is from DeSoto High School and posted a TCU indoor
school record triple jump of 15.97 meters as he improved his NCAA
provisional mark at the Third Annual Tyson Pre-National Indoor Classic
held Saturday. His previous indoor best was 15.69 meters, set at
the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock earlier this year. The old TCU
indoor record was 15.96 meters, set by Abdul Rasheed last March.
Juan
Gonzalez to return in Rangers’ lineup
ARLINGTON
(AP) — Juan Gonazlez officially returned to the Texas Rangers
on Tuesday.
Nearly
a month after the two sides agreed on a $24 million, two-year deal,
the Rangers said the contract had been finalized.
Gonzalez
spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Texas, winning the AL
MVP award in 1996 and 1998. He was traded to Detroit in a nine-player
deal after the 1999 season, struggled in his one season with the
Tigers and then rebounded to hit .325 with 35 homers and 140 RBIs
last year in Cleveland.
The
Rangers announced Jan. 8 that they had reached an understanding
of the terms with Gonzalez. The outfielder completed a physical
that included a series of tests Jan. 23-24, and the final terms
were worked out in the last few days with Gonzalez and his agent,
Jeff Moorad.
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