Baylor Track & Field: Miller Sets School Record in 800 Meters

Sat Apr 17 23:35:07 CDT 2021

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 17, 2021

Baylor Track & Field: Miller Sets School Record in 800 Meters
Maxwell Willis wins the men’s 200 meters with a time of 20.95

*COMPLETE RESULTS ATTACHED*

WACO, Texas – Aaliyah Miller set the Baylor school record in a historic 800 meters to highlight the second and final day of the Michael Johnson Invitational Saturday at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium.

“Thanks for all of the work that people put in to make it a nice meet,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “Thanks to all of the teams that came, and all of our officials. The weather wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great. It’s hard out there for the officials two days in those elements, so you really take your hats off to them.”

In what will go down as one of the greatest 800-meter races in collegiate history, Miller finished as the runner-up in a school record time of 2:00.87 behind only Athing Mu of Texas A&M, who set the collegiate record with a time of 1:57.73. Miller now holds both the indoor and outdoor school records in the 800 meters.

Both the men’s and women’s 4x100-meter relay teams took home victories to kick off the action-packed evening session.

The women’s team of Caira Pettway, Demitra Carter, Sydney Washington and Mariah Ayers recorded a time of 44.50 to win the title, while the men’s squad of Maxwell Willis, Isaiah Cunningham, Ryan Croson and Kamden Jackson won in a time of 40.15.

Willis was just getting started, as he placed fifth in the 100 meters with a season-best time of 10.39 before coming back and winning the 200 meters with a time of 20.95.

In the women’s 200 meters, Mariah Ayers recorded the second-best collegiate time (23.56) to place fourth overall.

Howard Fields III made a strong push down the stretch in the men’s 400 meters, finishing as the runner-up with a time of 46.28.

It was a strong day for Cole Hardan and Mikayla Deshazer in the shot put. Hardan placed second in the men’s premier shot put with a mark of 58-00.25 (17.68m), while Deshazer was the runner-up in the women’s open shot put with a throw of 45-5.75 (13.86m).

Deshaun Jones (14.03) took second in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, while Eli Morris (14.17) placed third.

Ackera Nugent and Kavia Francis finished in fourth place in their respective events, as Nugent clocked in at 13.41 in the women’s 100-meter hurdles while Francis registered a time of 54.00 in the women’s 400 meters.

To close the day, the men’s 4x400-meter relay team of Chris DuPree, Ryan Croson, Dillon Bedell and Hasani Barr took second in a time of 3:09.56.

“Our athletes competed hard,” Harbour said. “We had some good performances. Some of them were impacted by the weather. It was tough for some of them to overcome. Some of them had to compete in the rain, and it’s tough in the throwing events, pole vault, sprints, etc. There were some solid performances, but maybe the times weren’t what you would like to see because it was just cold. But we had some great performances.”

Next up for Baylor track & field is the LSU Alumni Gold April 23-24 in Baton Rouge, La.

For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.

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Kellen Coleman | Associate Director of Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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