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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">February
13, 2020</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Track & Field Splits to Fayetteville, Ames</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This weekend is the final tune-up before the Big 12 Indoor Championships.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#954F72">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Baylor track & field is set to take the national stage again Friday and Saturday
as the Bears split to both the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa.<br>
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The Tyson Invitational will feature 17 schools between the men's and women's programs ranked in the top 25 of the
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">USTFCCCA</span> National Rating Index. The majority of the Baylor roster will be competing in Fayetteville.<br>
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"It's always a great meet," head coach Todd <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Harbour</span> said. "It serves different purposes for different athletes right now. We have some who are trying to improve their standing in the Big 12. It's our last tune-up before
the Big 12 meet. It's your last opportunity to compete, get on boards, run faster. We also have a few that are sitting just on the edge of the NCAA meet. This is an opportunity for them to improve on that. Just becoming a better team for the conference meet
in two weeks and the NCAA meet."<br>
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The men's <span class="scayt-misspell-word">4x400-meter</span> relay of Maxwell Willis, Ryan
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Croson</span>, Matthew <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Moorer</span> and Howard Fields III is ranked sixth in the NCAA headed into the meet, and the Bears have another group at No. 14. Alex
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Madlock</span> is ninth in the women's triple jump, and Alyssa Miller is
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">16th</span> in the women's high jump looking to improve upon those marks at Arkansas.<br>
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The Baylor pole vaulters and throwers will make the journey to Iowa State, two weeks before the Big 12 Championships take place at the same facility. KC
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Lightfoot</span> is currently ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in the men's pole vault, while
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Tuesdi</span> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Tidwell</span> is fourth in the women's pole vault.<br>
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"We have the group that's going to Iowa State, the pole vaulters and the throwers,"
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Harbour</span> said. "It will get them in the rings where they are going to throw and get the vaulters on those runways to give them some help. The South Dakota vaulters will be there at Iowa State, so that's going to be good
as well. There will be great competition at both places."<br>
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The 2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships will take place Feb. 28-29 at the Lied Recreation Center in Ames.<br>
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“We want to continue to get athletes performing at a high level, stay healthy, and try to improve our standing as a national team and as a Big 12 team,” <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Harbour</span> said. “We’re trying to get better as a team, and to do
that you have to have individuals that step up. That’s our goal every week: to become better and be better prepared, do the little things that add up. The preparation will help you achieve what you want to on the track.”<br>
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Friday's portion of the Tyson Invitational will be available on SEC Network +. The long jump will get things started at 1 p.m. CT, while running events start at 3 p.m. CT with men's 60-meter hurdles qualifying. Live results can be
<a href="https://flashresults.com/2020_Meets/Indoor/02-14_Tyson/">found on Flash Results</a>. The Iowa State Classic
<a href="https://www.flotrack.org/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F19206-2020-iowa-state-classic&utm_campaign=14031iowastateclassic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=cyclones.com&utm_content=website&rtid=14031&coverage_id=6598391">
will be streamed on FloTrack</a>, with live results on <a href="http://pttiming.com/events/87931750">
Prime Time Timing</a>. The men's weight throw and men's pole vault get the meet underway Friday at 12 p.m. CT.<br>
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For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @<span class="scayt-misspell-word">BaylorTrack</span>.<br>
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<strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Track & Field NCAA Rankings</span></u></strong><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Men</span></em><br>
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>4x400-Meter</b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Relay</span></strong><br>
6. Maxwell Willis, Ryan <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Croson</span>, Matthew <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Moorer</span>, Howard Fields III – 3:06.93<br>
14. Maxwell Willis, Matthew <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Moorer</span>, Jayson
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Baldridge</span>, Howard Fields III - 3:09.89<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pole Vault</span></strong><br>
2. KC <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Lightfoot</span> - 19' 0.25" (5.80m)<br>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Women</span></em><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">High Jump</span></strong><br>
16. Alyssa Miller – 5' 10 ½" (1.79m)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pole Vault</span></strong><br>
4. <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Tuesdi</span> <span class="scayt-misspell-word">
Tidwell</span> - 14' 9" (4.50m)<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Triple Jump</span></strong><br>
9. Alex <span class="scayt-misspell-word">Madlock</span> - 43' 9 ¼" (12.98m)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Kellen Coleman</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#18481F"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">|
</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>
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