Baylor T&F Student-Athletes Headed Worldwide for National Championships

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – July 5, 2023

Baylor T&F Student-Athletes Headed Worldwide for National Championships
BU represented at USA, Nigerian and Jamaican meets
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – Baylor track and field opens the national championship season around the world on Thursday with entries in the United States, Nigeria and Jamaica.



The Bears will send four current student-athletes to compete at the 2023 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field.



Mariah Ayers (200m), Kamden Jackson (200m) and Matthew Moorer (400m) get the chance to qualify to this year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, held August 19-27.



Moorer kicks off BU’s portion of the meet at 7:23 p.m. CT for the first round of the men’s 400 meters. Jackson’s first round of the 200 meters begins at 6:43 p.m. on Saturday and is followed by Ayers at 7:09.



Gary Moore Jr. is the only Bear in the U20 competition and is entered in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw competitions. The hammer throw leads off his time in Oregon at 7:30 p.m. CT on Friday, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday with the shot put at 3:15 and discus at 5:00.



Former Bears Trayvon Bromell (100m), Wil London III (400m), Aaliyah Miller (800) and KC Lightfoot (pole vault) all will compete at the senior championships en route to an entry at the World Championships. Bromell was the bronze medalist in the 100 at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene and Lightfoot recently broke the American record (6.07m) in the pole vault in Nashville last month.



Live results for the USATF Outdoor Championships can be tracked online and the meet will be available on CNBC and Peacock. All events (including multi events) will be available on USATF.tv<https://www.usatf.tv/>.



In the Nigerian meet, Imaobong Uko will race in the 400 meters and will be followed by Nathaniel Ezekiel in the 400-meter hurdles. The two will head to Lome, Togo, shortly after for the CAA Region II Seniors Athletics Championships in the 4x400 for a chance to qualify to the World Athletics Championship.



BU has five entries in the Jamaican national meet, with Ricquan Graham in the 100 and 200 meters, Kavia Francis and Demar Francis in the 400 meters and Gontse Morake in the 400-meter hurdles. The JAAA National Senior & Junior Championship begins on Thursday and meet information can be found online<https://athleticsja.org/>.



To stay up to date throughout the year on all things Baylor track and field, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorTrack.



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

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