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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">July
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor Track & Field: 10 Bears Named All-Academic Athletes</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Both men’s and women’s teams were named All-Academic Teams by the USTFCCCA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Kellen Coleman, 254-749-6507, <a href="mailto:Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Kellen_Coleman@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><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">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Ten Baylor track & field student-athletes have been named 2021 NCAA Division I All-Academic
Athletes, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ian Braxton, Ben Conacher, Ryan Croson and Eli Morris made the men’s list, while Briana Garcia, Alex Kubicek, Aaliyah Miller, Tuesdi Tidwell, Sydney Washington and Lily Williams
were represented on the women’s side.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Overall, there were more than 850 men and more than 1,100 women who were named All-Academic Athletes in NCAA Division I Track & Field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To qualify, student-athletes had to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either
NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to the 10 individuals, both the Baylor men’s and women’s teams were named All-Academic Teams as the men held a 3.17 GPA while the women posted a 3.45 GPA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For the teams to qualify, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes on the institution’s NCAA Squad List for Indoor and/or Outdoor Track and Field must be 3.0 or higher on
a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period, certifiable by either NCAA Faculty Rep or NCAA Compliance Coordinator or Registrar’s Office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For continued updates on the Baylor Track & Field team, follow the team's social media accounts: @BaylorTrack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="color:black"><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">|
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Associate Director of Communications</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">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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