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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">April
18, 2019</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Track & Field Hosts Michael Johnson Invitational</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Meet will take place Friday and Saturday at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium.</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72"><a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Baylor track & field hosts the 2019 Michael Johnson Invitational Friday and Saturday
(April 19-20) at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium in what will be the final home meet for the 2019 senior class as well as Coach Hart.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“It’s another great opportunity for our athletes,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “A home meet, and it’s always one of the top invitationals in the country. It’s proven that over
the last few years, and it will be that again this year. There are a lot of neat things on the side with the retirement dinner for Coach Hart on Friday, the pavilion dedication and senior recognition on Saturday. We have a lot of good things going with the
meet, and the meet is going to be outstanding.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With the meet extended to two days this season, things will get started at noon CT Friday with the men’s hammer throw. Friday’s field events will conclude with the women’s javelin
at 6 p.m. CT, and the evening will kick off running events for the weekend with the women’s and men’s 5,000m beginning at 7 p.m. CT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saturday will be an event-filled day as the men’s discus open gets things started at 9:30 a.m. CT. Running events will begin at 1 p.m. CT with the women’s and men’s 1500m open.
The Baylor senior recognition will begin at 4:30 p.m. CT, Coach Hart’s retirement recognition will be at 5:50 p.m. CT, and the Legends Award will be announced at 7:30 p.m. CT. The meet will conclude at 7:40 p.m. CT with the women’s’ and men’s 4x400-meter relays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Baylor men’s team enters the weekend No. 12 in the country, while the women’s team is ranked No. 25. The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked schools on the men’s’ side (Texas Tech, Texas
A&M) will be in Waco, as well as the No. 2-ranked Texas A&M women’s team. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Texas (No. 13) and Arkansas (No. 24) are also in the men’s rankings, while Kansas State (No. 11), Texas (No. 15) and Texas Tech (No. 18) are all ranked on the women’s side. Abilene
Christian, SFA, Sam Houston State, Northern Illinois (women), TCU, and Barton County CC will also be in action in one of the most competitive fields in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We have quite a few ranked teams, and it’s going to be great competition across the board in all of the events,” Harbour said. “We’re very excited and ready to go. Looks like
the weather is going to be super, so can’t wait to get this meet weekend here.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tickets to the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2019 Michael Johnson Invitational
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">can be purchased at BaylorBears.com/MJtickets.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The meet will be streamed live for paid subscribers at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.flotrack.org/live/8756-2019-michael-johnson-invitational/signup?utm_campaign=2019michaeljohnsoninvitational&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=baylorbears.com&utm_content=website&rtid=4102&coverage_id=6255508">https://www.flotrack.org/live/8756-2019-michael-johnson-invitational/signup?utm_campaign=2019michaeljohnsoninvitational&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=baylorbears.com&utm_content=website&rtid=4102&coverage_id=6255508</a>,
and live results will be provided at deltatiming.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026">Kellen Coleman</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">| Associate Director of Communications</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">O: 254-710-4049 | C: 254-749-6507</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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