Baylor Track & Field Will Send Nine to NCAA Indoor Championships

[Coleman, Kellen]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 4, 2020

Baylor Track & Field Will Send Nine to NCAA Indoor Championships
KC Lightfoot will kick things off Friday, March 13, with the men’s pole vault at 5:15 p.m. CT.

For more information contact: Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, Kellen_Coleman at baylor.edu<mailto:Kellen_Coleman at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – KC Lightfoot, Tuesdi Tidwell, Alex Madlock and the men’s 4x400-meter relay will represent Baylor track & field March 13-14 at the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., the NCAA officially announced Wednesday.

“We have a great group of young people headed to a great city,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “We’re looking forward to a great finish to our indoor season.”

Lightfoot is the No. 2-ranked men’s pole vaulter in the NCAA, holding a season-best mark of 19-1.5 (5.83m). The sophomore from Lee’s Summit, Mo., is the Baylor indoor school record holder and claims the top eight jumps in school history.

Tidwell enters the NCAA meet ranked No. 4 in the country with her mark of 14-9 (4.50m), which is the Baylor indoor record. The junior from Early, Texas, has five of the top 10 vaults in school history.

Madlock holds a season-best triple jump of 43-9.25 (13.34m), which ranks No. 13 in the NCAA. The junior from Bangs, Texas, is the No. 2-ranked indoor performer in Baylor history.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay is ranked 14th in the NCAA with a time of 3:06.93. The Bears will travel Ryan Croson, Maxwell Willis, Matthew Moorer, Howard Fields III, Jayson Baldridge and Hasani Barr to the championships.

“There have been a lot of great performances this year,” Harbour said. “Hopefully, we can cap it off with a good one out there in Albuquerque. We’re looking forward to a great weekend.”

Baylor’s action at the Albuquerque Convention Center will begin Friday, March 13, with the men’s pole vault at 5:15 p.m. CT. The women’s triple jump (3:30 p.m. CT), women’s pole vault (4 p.m. CT), and men’s 4x400-meter relay (6:40 p.m. CT) will all take place Saturday, March 14. The meet will be streamed on ESPN3, and live results can be found at https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Indoor20/index.htm.

For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.



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Kellen Coleman | Associate Director of Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-4049 | C: 254-749-6507

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