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Ben Kirbo competing in an outdoor meet. (Photo courtesy of gofrogs.com)
Ben Kirbo: TCU's pole vault prodigy is springing new heights
By Madeleine Thornhill, Staff Writer
Published Apr 25, 2024
TCU sophomore pole vaulter Ben Kirbo has already set new program records, but he says he is far from done.

Women’s team wins invitatitional tourney

The women’s golf team brought home the title from the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational with a 21-stroke margin of victory yesterday, while the men’s golf team took 11th place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.The women shot 287-283-299-869 (+5) to beat out second place Nebraska at the par-72, 6,046-yard Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kan.

Catherine Matranga finished third with a 74-68-75-217, followed closely by junior Camille Blackerby and Stacey Bieber, who tied for fourth. Kansas State’s Helene Robert took first place with a 75-70-70-215.

The No. 21-ranked men’s team placed 11th out of 12 teams shooting a 290-291-284-865 at the Old Overton Golf Club in Birmingham, Ala.

“Of course, we’re disappointed we didn’t win, but we’ve got a young team and we’re making progress,” men’s golf coach Bill Montigel said.

Sophomore Franklin Corpening was TCU’s outstanding player Tuesday, shooting a 68 while the rest of the team shot 72, Montigel said.

No. 2-ranked Georgia Tech took top honors and top-ranked Georgia placed second.

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