Baylor T&F: Brackins moves to No. 2 at BU in Larry Wieczorek Day 1

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 21, 2022

Baylor T&F: Brackins moves to No. 2 at BU in Larry Wieczorek Day 1
Bears record 5 gold medals after Friday’s competition.

For more information contact: Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1 at baylor.edu

THE RUNDOWN
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Baylor track and field opened up competition in Iowa City, Iowa, Friday afternoon with an impressive five-win day.

The Larry Wieczorek Invitational began with women’s weight throw in the afternoon. Baylor ended in back-to-back places with Hannah Link and Samone Turner finishing eighth and ninth, respectively. Link threw for a final measurement of 54 feet, 4 inches, with Turner shortly behind with 50-2 ¾.

Moorea Long put on a show in the high jump after clearing 5-5 ¾ on her first attempt. This length tied her personal-best performance in collegiate indoor competition. That was good enough to give Long her first-ever gold medal.

Caira Pettway won the bronze medal in the long jump and finished second amongst collegiate competitors, after making a length of 19-4 ¾ on her third attempt. Alexandra Rutenis followed behind, finishing in tenth place with 17-4 ¼.

In Johnny Brackins’ second collegiate indoor meet, the freshman walked away with gold after a 25-6 ¼ performance. This length ties Brackins with the No. 3 all-time jump as a Bear, next to Lee Miles’ jump in 1991. It also moves him to the No. 2 slot for jumpers at the school.

Mikayla Deshazer set a new PR with a 48-10 ¼ throw in the shot put, good enough to land her fifth-place in the competition.

Seven of the 13 competitors in the women’s open 200-meter dash hailed from BU, so it was only fitting that Michaela Francois won gold after finishing in 24.72 seconds. Summer Sergeant finished fourth with 24.94 seconds, Bria Bullard in sixth with 25.19, TT Sanders in seventh with 25.44, Briana Garcia in 10th with 25.65, Jasmine Gryne in 11th with 25.87 and Cierra Wash in 12th with 26.23.

In the men’s edition of the open 200-meters, Jayson Baldridge won gold with a 21.86 race. Dillon Bedell was shortly behind in second with a time of 22.12, followed by Laurenz Colbert’s fourth-place performance of 22.35.

Kavia Francis finished second in the premier 200-meter dash with a time of 24.22 seconds. She was followed closely by Mariah Ayers in third, only two hundredths of a second behind Francis, in 24.24. Sydney Washington came in fifth and Arria Minor in 10th.

Matthew Moorer earned his second 200-meter gold medal of the season Friday in the premier race with behind a 21.22-second showing. Isaiah Cunningham followed behind in fifth place after 21.76, Kamden Jackson finished seventh in 21.78, Trey Fields (Howard Fields III) finished eighth in 21.81, De’montray Callis finished in finished 10th and Nathaniel Ezekiel followed in 12th.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Moorea Long won the high jump for the first time with a 5-5 ¾ clearance and tied a personal best.
  *   Mikayla Deshazer earned a new PR, throwing 48-10 ¼ in the shot put.
  *   Michaela Francois and Jayson Baldridge swept gold in the 200-meters for Baylor.
  *   Matthew Moorer won gold after a 21.22 performance in the premier 200-meters.

STAT OF THE DAY
25-6 ¼ – Gold-medal long jump by freshman Johnny Brackins, which moves hum to No. 2 on Baylor’s all-time performer list

TOP QUOTES
Michael Ford on Friday’s performance…
“I was happy with the 200-meter group on the track tonight. I was glad to see Jayson Baldridge back after missing the first meet to win the 200-meter open division. Overall, I feel we got some work done on the track and in the field, and I am looking forward to tomorrow.”



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Colin Pirtle | Communications Intern (Interim-T&F/XC)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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