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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 10, 2021</span></b><span style="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 Set for NCAA Indoor Championships</span></b><span style="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">Nine student-athletes will represent the Bears in Fayetteville.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Nine
Baylor track & field student-athletes will compete for national honors at the 2021<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NCAA Indoor Championships Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“We’re taking a very quality group up there,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “We’re extremely grateful and thankful to get to compete. For us to be here, we’re humbled.
We’ve battled like every other team on campus. It’s been a season like no other. To be where we are and have a shot, we’re thankful.”</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">KC Lightfoot, Tuesdi Tidwell, Ackera Nugent, Aaliyah Miller, Arria Minor, Kavia Francis, Lily Williams, Mariah Ayers and Sydney Washington will compete at the Randal
Tyson Track Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lightfoot is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in the men's pole vault, holding the collegiate record at 19-8.25 (6.00m). The junior from Lee's Summit, Mo., is the three-time
reigning Big 12 Champion, a two-time indoor All-American and is ranked No. 3 in the world.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Tidwell earned All-America honors a season ago after qualifying for the NCAA meet. The senior from Early, Texas, holds the No. 2 women's pole vault in the NCAA with a mark of 14-7.5 (4.46m).</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Nugent is No. 2 in the NCAA in the women's 60-meter hurdles, holding an adjusted time of 7.93. The freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, is the school record holder and equaled the best U20 in world history with her 7.91 time in the
prelims of the Big 12 Championship.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Miller holds the No. 5 spot in the NCAA in the women's 800 meters with a school-record time of 2:02.35, set at the Iowa State Classic. The senior from McKinney, Texas, will also represent the Bears on the 4x400-meter relay.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Minor is ranked No. 9 in the women's 200 meters with an adjusted time of 23.10. The sophomore from Denver, Colo, will run on the Baylor 4x400-meter relay, as well.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Miller, Minor, Williams, Francis, Ayers and Washington are the representatives on the Bears' 4x400-meter relay team that has a Big 12-best adjusted time of 3:32.34 and is ranked No. 8 amongst teams competing at nationals.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The 2021 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be streamed live on ESPN3. Live results from the championships can be found </span><a href="https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Indoor/2021/index.htm"><span style="color:#154734;background:white">here</span></a><span style="background:white">.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor NCAA Schedule</span></u></b><span style="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">Friday, March 12</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">6:15 p.m. CT: Women’s Pole Vault Final (Tidwell)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7:15 p.m. CT: Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles Semifinal (Nugent)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7:55 p.m. CT: Women’s 800 Meters Semifinal (Miller)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">8:25 p.m. CT: Women’s 200 Meters Semifinal (Minor)</span><span style="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">Saturday, March 13</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">12:30 p.m. CT: Men’s Pole Vault Final (Lightfoot)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">7:20 p.m. CT: Women’s 4x400-Meter Relay Final (Francis, Minor, Miller, Williams, Washington, Ayers)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</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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