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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 30, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor T&F Ready for DeLoss Dodds Invite
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears to compete in third indoor meet of the season, first outside the state of Texas<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
</span><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">MANHATTAN, Kansas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor track & field heads out of state for the first time of the 2025 season
and it makes its way to the DeLoss Dodds Invite hosted by Kansas State at the Cliff Rovelto Indoor Track from Friday to Saturday.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor will compete against eight teams over the weekend in the Little Apple with Big 12 foes Kansas State and Oklahoma State, as well as Northern Iowa, San Diego State and
South Dakota. Other teams sending athletes to compete in the women’s pentathlon and men’s heptathlon are Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Wichita State.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In the first combined events meet of the year, the multis will start competition on Friday at 12 and 12:20 p.m. with the pentathlon 60 meter hurdles. The field events will
begin at 5:30 p.m. ahead of the six tracks events starting at 6:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor women’s track & field looks to continue its successful start to the indoor season as the first USTFCCCA rankings of the season had the women’s squad at No. 15 in the
nation and No. 5 in the South Central Region. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">At Baylor’s last meet at the Corky Classic, the Bears walked away with a multitude of PRs, two events won and two program records broken. Tiriah Kelley clocked the world’s
No. 1 time of the season in the women’s 200m at 22.73. Molly Haywood broke her indoor PR mark in the women’s pole vault to win gold in her second consecutive meet at 14-5.5. In the men’s shot put, JL Van Rensburg made his collegiate debut with a bang, breaking
the indoor program record at 62-3 and finished in third. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Kelley and Van Rensburg return to the track this weekend alongside Alexis Brown in the women’s long jump and the 60m. In the opening meet of the 2025 season, Brown broke the
indoor program record and her PR in the long jump with a 21-10.25 mark. The following meet in Lubbock, Brown competed in the 60m and advanced all the way to the finals to finish fourth overall. Brown will take on both the long jump and the 60m sprint this
weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Making their collegiate debuts in the Green and Gold are Igor Olaru in the men’s weight throw and Rickeisha Simms in the 1000m and the 400m.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Fans can follow live results at the event through
<a href="https://flashresults.com/2025_Meets/Indoor/01-31_DeLossDodds/index.htm">
Flash Results.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">EVENT ROSTER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friday’s Events:
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pentathlon:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Shaye Feely, Kiara Wesseh, Logan Todorovich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1000m:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ethan Wrase, Jackie Addy, Lucy Benton, Rickeisha Simms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">200m:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Aren Spencer, Tyler Honeyman, Austen Diggs, Abbas Ali, Jack Jackson, Ricquan Graham, De’montray Callis, Laurenz Colbert, Summer Sergeant, Michaela Francois, Aaryona Kinchen, Sameena Mathew,
Tiriah Kelley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Long Jump:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Isabella Copeland, Nikayla Fitzgerald, Iyanna Webb, Janae De Gannes, Alexis Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pole Vault:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tenly Kuhn, Alencia Lentz, Molly Fitzgerald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">High Jump:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sydney Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Weight Throw:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Igor Olaru<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Saturday’s Events:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60mH:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Demario Prince<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60m:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Austen Diggs, Laurenz Colbert, Ricquan Graham, De’montray Callis, Tiriah Kelley, Michaela Francois, Alexis Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">400m:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer, Abbas Ali, Demar Francis, Tyler Honeyman, Dillon Bedell, Lucy Benton, Rickeisha Simms, Aaryona Kinchen, Summer Sergeant, Sameena Mathew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Mile:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Jack Sterrett, Nick Hruskoci, Ethan Wrase, Ella Perry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">600y:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Sima Lucero, Jasmine Gryne, Calisha Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">4x400:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tyler Honeyman, Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer, Ricquan Graham, Abbas Ali; Aaryona Kinchen, Calisha Taylor, Sameena Mathew, Tiriah Kelley, Sima Lucero, Summer Sergeant
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Triple Jump:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Bella Copeland, Iyanna Webb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Shot Put:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">JL Van Rensburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pole Vault:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Parker Brannon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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