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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
12, 2021</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: Fields III Highlights Day One in Lubbock</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">Senior
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">cruised to a season-best 46.88 in just his second 400 meters of the indoor season.</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*COMPLETE RESULTS ATTACHED*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LUBBOCK, Texas -</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Howard Fields III finished as the runner-up in the men’s
400 meters to highlight day one for Baylor Track & Field at the Texas Tech Shootout.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“I thought everyone competed well,” associate head coach Michael Ford said. “The effort was there for the group overall. We had a few PRs.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fields III cruised to a season-best 46.88 in just his second 400 meters of the indoor season to take home the title.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Trey ran well,” Ford said. “I was glad to see him back. He missed the first two meets with a hamstring. He felt a lot better, and I thought he ran
a lot smarter this time. Going into Big 12s, he’s in a good spot mentally and physically. I was really pleased with him.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the women’s pole vault, Tuesdi Tidwell placed third with a mark of 14-0 (4.27m), while Alex Kubicek recorded a personal-best mark of 13-8.25 (4.17m)
to finish fourth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Tuesdi finished third with a solid performance,” Ford said. “It was definitely good to see Alex come back with another PR, too.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kennedy Bailey took fourth in the women’s 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.35, while Deshaun Jones placed fifth in the men’s 60-meter hurdles (8.12).
Earlier in the day, Alyssa Miller just missed the women’s final after running a personal-best 8.63.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“I was happy with Alyssa’s PR in the hurdles,” Ford said. “She just missed the finals, and Kennedy made another final.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“We were pleased with the (hurdles) guys. They dropped some times. I thought the prelim race was better than the final race, but we were happy to
see them get two races in.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the women’s 400 meters, Lily Williams won heat three with an indoor-best 54.46 to finish fifth overall. Kavia Francis placed eighth with a personal-best
54.97.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Kavia did well in the quarter,” Ford said. “She ran faster than she did last time we came out here. Also, Lily dropped almost half a second in the
quarter. That was big for her.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Bears are back at it in Lubbock on Saturday, beginning with the women’s shot put at 11 a.m. CT. At the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, Saturday
action gets underway for the Bears at 12:30 p.m. CT with the women’s mile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Overall, I thought everything was good,” Ford said. “I thought they competed well. Now, we have to try to get it done tomorrow.”<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">Live results from Lubbock are located at </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://pttiming.com/event.php?mid=77"><span style="color:#154734;background:white">https://pttiming.com/event.php?mid=77</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
while live results from Ames can be found at </span><a href="https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2122"><span style="color:#154734;background:white">https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2122</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></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"><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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