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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
19, 2020</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: Lightfoot Sets Big 12 Record With Third Weekly Award</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">Sophomore</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> has earned the Big 12 weekly honor four times in his career.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, <a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a></span><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;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor sophomore<b>
</b>KC Lightfoot has set a conference record with his third<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season, the league office announced
Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Another great award for an outstanding young man,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “It has been a blessing to watch KC progress the last two years.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Lightfoot
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the NCAA over the weekend, winning a battle of the top-two ranked pole vaulters in the NCAA by breaking his own school record with a mark of 19-1
½ (5.83m) at the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa. The sophomore from Lee's Summit, Mo., defeated defending NCAA outdoor champion Chris Nilsen of South Dakota (18-6 ¾, 5.66m) with a school and facility-record mark to take over the top spot previously held
by Nilsen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“It’s an honor to receive Big 12 Athlete of the Week every time,” Lightfoot said. “Knowing that I have a lot to work on keeps me excited for the rest of the season. It wouldn’t
be possible without all of the support that I have surrounding me every day.”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Lightfoot is the only multiple winner in Baylor indoor history, earning the Big 12 weekly award four times in his career (Jan. 29, 2020; Jan. 22, 2020; Feb.
20, 2019).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> He trails only
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Ryan Crouser of Texas (five from 2012-16) for most weekly selections in an indoor career. Lightfoot’s latest honor gives Baylor 13 men's indoor track & field athlete of the
week awards in program history. It is the 44th overall conference athlete of the week honor (men's and women's indoor/outdoor) for the Bears’ track & field program since 2002.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">“Back in high school my nickname for KC was ‘Mr. Consistency’ and he’s just being ‘Mr. Consistency’ this indoor season,” pole vault coach Brandon Richards said.
“Jumping 5.80 three times is really something special. We just need to carry it on through conference. This award is really something special. We’re very honored.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Lightfoot has cleared 19 feet in three consecutive weeks and is currently No. 4 in the World rankings. He is tied for the No. 5 performer spot in collegiate
history and holds the top seven marks in Baylor history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lightfoot was also<span style="background:white"> named National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday</span>
for his performance in Iowa, the first-ever Baylor athlete to claim that award.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Lightfoot and the Bears are set for the 2020 Big 12 Indoor Championship Feb. 28-29 at the Lied Recreation-Athletic Facility on the campus of Iowa State University.
More information on the Big 12 meet </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://big12sports.com/tournaments/?id=763"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white">can be found here</span></a><span style="background:white">.</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> </span><br>
<span style="background:white">For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">All-Time Baylor Big 12 Indoor Athletes of the Week<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Feb. 19, 2020 – KC Lightfoot, So.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 29, 2020 – KC Lightfoot, So.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 22, 2020 – KC Lightfoot, So.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Feb. 20, 2019 – KC Lightfoot, Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 20, 2019 – Wil London, Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Feb. 21, 2018 – Maxwell Willis, So.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 27, 2016 – George Caddick, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 29, 2014 – Felix Obi, So.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 15, 2008 – Quentin Iglehart-Summers, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 16, 2007 – Reggie Witherspoon, Sr.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 24, 2006 – Jacob Norman, Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Feb. 16, 2004 – Darold Williamson, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Jan. 26, 2004 – Jeremy Wariner, So.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<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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