Baylor T&F Concludes Day One at Battle on the Bayou

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 28, 2025

Baylor T&F Concludes Day One at Battle on the Bayou
Long jumper Janae De Gannes claims No. 1 spot in NCAA
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



BATON ROUGE, La. – Baylor track & field finished its first day at the Battle on the Bayou at the Bernie Moore Stadium.



Despite a minor rain delay, the Bears had success with nine top-10 finishes, including freshman jumper Janae De Gannes taking home the gold in the women’s long jump. De Gannes’ 21-6.75 mark broke the meet record and ranks No. 1 in the NCAA this outdoor season. De Gannes now hold the No. 4 mark in Baylor program history.



THE RUNDOWN

Starting in field events, Igor Olaru led off the day in the hammer throw. The program record holder threw for a 206-6 mark, just shy of his PR to earn a ninth place finish. Alongside De Gannes in the women’s long jump, Iyanna Webb finished ninth at 19-2.5.



In the running events, Sima Lucero and Jasmine Gryne grabbed a two-three finish in the 400-meter hurdles. Lucero earned a new PR at 58.13 to finish second with Gryne right behind at 58.39.



In the 200m, Tiriah Kelley made her outdoor debut of the 2025 season with a sixth place finish of 22.96, just 0.24 seconds behind her PR. In the men’s, De’montray Callis led the Bears in 13th place at 21.14.



Ruth Kimeli led the way for the distance Bears, running past the meet record and her PR at 16:31.55 in the women’s 5000m. In the men’s 5000m, Jack Sterrett and Aiden Ramshaw both finished inside the top-10 with Sterrett finishing in sixth at 14:49.49 and Ramshaw in eighth at 14:52.14, a new personal best.



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears continue competition on the final day in Baton Rouge on Saturday with field events beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT and running events beginning at 11:35 a.m. CT.



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