No. 8/8 Baylor Track and Field Readies for NCAA West Preliminaries

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 24, 2022

No. 8/8 Baylor Track and Field Readies for NCAA West Preliminaries
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1 at Baylor.edu


WACO, Texas – Baylor track and field is set to compete at the west preliminary rounds of the NCAA Championships, beginning Wednesday, May 24, at the Jack McDonnell Field on the campus of the University of Arkansas.



On Thursday, the NCAA announced that a program-record 43 entries belonged to the Bears for the meet, breaking the previous record of 36 set in 2010.



Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi (javelin throw), Johnny Brackins (long jump) and Nathaniel Ezekiel (400mH) all enter the meet ranked No. 1 in the region, followed by 19 Bears in the top-12.



Student-athletes that finish the quarterfinal rounds in the top-12 advance to the NCAA Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore, held June 8-11.



The meet will be streamed on SEC Network +. A meet schedule<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/5/18/2021_22D1XTO_ScheduleofEvents_Fayetteville.pdf>, meet information<https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/2022-ncaa-west-preliminary-round/> and live results<https://flashresults.ncaa.com/OutdoorRegionals/2022/West/index.htm?xd_co_f=MjNiMDhhYmUtZjEzOC00YmEyLTg2NzMtODJiMDM1M2YzMDFi> are also available online.


For the latest news on the Baylor track and field team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack.



www.BaylorBears.com

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

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