Baylor TF Closes Indoor Regular Season Saturday at Tiger Paw Invitational

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 10, 2024

Baylor TF Closes Indoor Regular Season Saturday at Tiger Paw Invitational
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


CLEMSON, S.C. – Baylor track and field wrapped up the regular season on Saturday evening with the conclusion of the Tiger Paw Invitational at the Rock Norman Track and Field Complex. A handful of Bears recorded season-best marks, while Koi Johnson (triple jump), Makayla Long (shot put) and Gary Moore Jr. (shot put) each qualified to the final three attempts in their respective field events.



THE RUNDOWN

The women’s 4x400-meter relay squad of Imaobong Uko, Mariah Ayers, Gontse Morake and Tiriah Kelley improved their season-best time to 3:36.18 to close the meet on Saturday, finishing ninth overall. The ‘B’ team of Summer Sergeant, Jasmine Gryne, Sima Lucero and Kourtney Kennard easily won their heat at 3:48.08 for 24th.



Leading the Baylor women throughout the 20-section 200 meters, Kelley clocked her best time of the season in 23.44 seconds for 12th place. One heat later, Ayers took 32nd place with a 23.90. Kayla Hunt finished 41st with a personal best in front of Bria Bullard in 45th.



In another 20-section 200-meter race for the men, Demar Francis led the Bears competing in eighth place with a 20.88 for eighth. De’montray Callis ran a 21.20 for 17th and Kamden Jackson crossed the finish in 40th place.



Johnson got a shot in the women’s invitational triple jump finals, where she finished in fourth place. Her third attempt landed at 43-0 ¼, her second-best mark this year.



After qualifying for the women’s shot put finals, Long hit a 50-3½ throw to take fourth in the event. With another finalist in the men’s competition, Moore Jr. added another fourth-place finish for the Bears. Cooper Mack hit his best mark of the season at 52-5 ½ to finish 16th.



In the high jump, Aïcha Moumin crossed one bar to take 15th place in 5-3, while Ukurugenzi Kojo took 16th at 6-6 ¾.



The 800-meter crew opened up the day on the track at noon ET with Jackie Addy as the lead Bear in 16th place. Hayden Gold and Rosanna Pugh finished 20th and 22nd, respectively. Nicholi Brown recorded an indoor personal-best 1:54.82 in the event to finish 15th.



In other field events, freshman Parker Brannon cleared one bar at 15-10 in the pole vault invitational section to finish 10th. Bella Copeland, another freshman in her first collegiate indoor season, jumped to 39-2 ½ in the women’s open triple jump for 14th place.



UP NEXT

The Bears have a week off before the 2024 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Texas Tech’s Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas, on Feb. 23-24.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F/XC, MTEN, FB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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