T&F: Kelley Caps Final Season with Bookend All-America Honors

[Hill, Jerry]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS June 13, 2026

T&F: Kelley Caps Final Season with Bookend All-America Honors
Senior sprinter finishes 8th in 200 meters out of Lane 9
For more information contact: Jerry Hill; 254-709-4994, jerry_hill at baylor.edu<mailto:jerry_hill at baylor.edu>

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS<https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Outdoor/06-10_NCAA/index.htm>

EUGENE, Ore. – It certainly didn’t come easily, but senior Tiriah Kelley capped off her final collegiate season with bookend All-America honors, finishing eighth in the finals of the 200 meters Saturday night at the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field.

Drawing a difficult Lane 9 assignment, Kelley wasn’t able to keep up with record-setting Georgia freshman sprinter Adaejah Hodge, who completed the 100-200 double with a collegiate and meet-record time of 21.68.

Kelley, who struggled in the last 50 meters, nipped USC’s Christine Mallard to finish eighth in 22.54. That is the eighth-fastest time in program history and gives Kelley eight of the top 11 marks all time.

With Kelley’s point added to the combined five by Molly Haywood and Tenly Kuhn in the pole vault, the Baylor women tied for 38th with six points.

Baylor’s only other competitor on the final day of the NCAA Championship was sophomore Logan Todorovich in the heptathlon. After a difficult first day, Todorovich bounced back to score well in the long jump, javelin and 800 meters to finish 20th with 5,533 points, the third-best total in program history.

Starting the day in 21st (out of 24), Todorovich moved up two spots with a long jump season best of 19 feet, 9 ½ inches and climbed another spot to 18th with a javelin best of 125-0 on her first attempt.

In the closing 800 meters, Todorovich ran a time of 2:25.11 to pick up another 755 points.

The Baylor women lose their three All-Americans (Haywood, Kuhn and Kelley), but they bring back a group that includes second-team All-Americans Janae De Gannes (long jump), Serafima Lucero (400-meter hurdles), Ruth Kimeli (10,000 meters) and 4x100 relay legs Royaltee Brown, Jada Edwards and Hannah Lowe.

Overall, Baylor earned first- or second-team All-America honors in eight of the 11 entries that it took to this year’s national championship.

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SATURDAY’S RESULTS

WOMEN

200 meters: Tiriah Kelley, 8th, 22.54

Heptathlon
Logan Todorovich

Long jump: 9th, 19-9 ½ (859 points)
Javelin: 11th, 125-0 (631 points)
800 meters: 20th, 2:25.11 (755 points)
Overall: 20th, 5,533 points (third-best all-time)


FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Molly Haywood, 5th, pole vault, 15-0 ½ (career best)
Tenly Kuhn, 8th, pole vault, 14-8 ¾
Demario Prince, 6th, 110-meter hurdles, 13.25
Tiriah Kelley, 8th, 200 meters, 22.54


SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Women’s 4x100 relay (Royaltee Brown, Tiriah Kelley, Jada Edwards, Hannah Lowe), 13th, 43.52
Janae De Gannes, 12th, long jump, 20-11 ¾
Serafima Lucero, 13th, 400-meter hurdles, 56.54
Ruth Kimeli, 15th, 10,000 meters, 32:44.13


Jerry Hill | Director of Sports Journalism (T&F/XC/MG/WG)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-4994

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