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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">January
29, 2020</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Track & Field: Lightfoot Earns Back-to-Back Big 12 Awards</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sophomore
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">is the 11</span></i><i><sup><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">th</span></sup></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> men's
pole vaulter in collegiate history to clear 19 feet indoors.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#954F72">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">For the second-consecutive week,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor sophomore
KC Lightfoot<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">is the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“What can you say? You kind of run out of words,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “We’re so proud of KC. All that he accomplished the first week, he
just went and did above and beyond that the second week. Breaking the school record again, getting the Olympic standard. It was just another great weekend for KC. We just have to keep working hard, stay humble and keep jumping high.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lightfoot became the 11</span><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> men's
pole vaulter in collegiate history to clear 19 feet indoors, jumping 19-0.25 (5.80m) at the Texas A&M Invitational to set the meet record, facility record and school record in addition to attaining the Olympic qualifying standard. The sophomore from Lee's
Summit, Mo., also maintained his No. 1 spot in the NCAA this season while taking home yet another victory. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It’s an honor to receive the award any time, but getting it back-to-back
is really special to me,” Lightfoot said. “I’m glad the season is starting off strong, and hopefully it continues on this path.”<b><span style="color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">It is Lightfoot's third career Big 12 weekly award (Jan. 22, 2020/Feb. 20, 2019), and the 12th men's indoor track & field athlete of the week in
program history. It is the 43rd overall conference athlete of the week award (men's and women's indoor/outdoor) for Baylor track & field since 2002.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“That’s an incredible honor,” pole vault coach Brandon Richards said. “He deserves it. We’re very gracious to receive that two weeks in a row.”<br>
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<span style="background:white">Lightfoot and the Bears are set for their third meet in as many weeks as they travel to the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31-Feb.1) in Lubbock.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts all season long: @BaylorTrack.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734">Kellen Coleman</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#18481F"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">|
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">O: 254-710-4049 | C: 254-749-6507</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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