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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">May
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: Nugent Named Big 12 Athlete of the Week</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">Freshman from Jamaica
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">pulled off the double win at this past weekend’s Aggie Invitational</span></i><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">Ackera Nugent earned her first-career Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Athlete of the Week award, the conference 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;color:black;background:white">“That’s an outstanding honor for Ackera,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “She’s had an amazing season, so we’re proud of her and ready to head into
this championship season.”<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">Nugent pulled off the double win at this past weekend’s Aggie Invitational, posting two wind-aided marks to win the 100 meters and 100-meter hurdles. The freshman
from Kingston, Jamaica, recorded 12.95 in the 100m hurdles and 11.21 in the 100 meters.<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">“You aren’t enough, so make room for God to do the new things He has planned for your life,” Nugent said.<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">Nugent, the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Outstanding Freshman of the Year, gives Baylor its</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
27th Big 12 outdoor award to go along with 24 indoor awards. This is the 51<sup>st</sup> weekly league honor in program 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;color:black;background:white">The Bears are on their way to the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Friday through Sunday in Manhattan, Kan.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><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="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">All-Time Baylor Big 12 Outdoor Athletes of the Week</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b><span style="background:white">May 12, 2021 – Ackera Nugent, Fr.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 21, 2021 – Aaliyah Miller, Sr.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
March 31, 2021 – KC Lightfoot, Jr.<br>
<b>April 25, 2018 – Aaliyah Miller, So.</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">March 29, 2017 – Ryan Womack, So.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 29, 2017 – Cion Hicks, Sr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 13, 2016 – Wil London III, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 13, 2016 – Taylor Bennett, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 22, 2015 – Bryce Grace, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 1, 2015 – Trayvon Bromell, So.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 25, 2015 – Tiffani McReynolds, Sr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 2, 2014 – Trayvon Bromell, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 26, 2014 – Trayvon Bromell, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 18, 2013 - Skylar White, Sr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 10, 2013 – Felix Obi, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 18, 2012 – Skylar White, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 28, 2012 – Tiffani McReynolds, So.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 12, 2011 - Tiffani McReynolds, Fr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 21, 2009 – Trey Harts, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 21, 2009 - Erin Bedell, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 31, 2009 – Chris Gowell, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 26, 2005 – Darold Williamson, Sr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 19, 2004 – Darold Williamson, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 19, 2004 - April Holiness, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 12, 2004 – Jeremy Wariner, So.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">March 22, 2004 - Lakadron Ivery, Jr.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">April 14, 2003 – Jeremy Wariner, Fr.</span></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>
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