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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – February 10, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor Track & Field to Compete in Lubbock and Nashville<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<h2 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal">Bears split meets to wrap up indoor regular season</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1@Baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor track and field is set to compete in both the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock and the Indoor Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn., this Friday and Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Aaliyah Miller, Ellie Friesen, Ryan Day and Ryan Hodge, alongside distance coach David Barnett, make the trip to Vanderbilt, while the rest of the squad heads to Lubbock
for any last tune-ups before the conference meet in two weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Red Raiders are set to host Angelo State, BYU, Eastern New Mexico, Incarnate Word, Lubbock Christian, New Mexico Junior College, Northern Colorado, North Texas, Northwestern
State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Purdue, Prairie View A&M, SMU, South Plains College, Tarleton, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas State, UNLV, UT Arlington, Wayland, Western Texas and West Texas A&M in this weekend’s Texas Tech Shootout.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears currently sit with nine student-athletes ranked in the national top-25 lists in their respective events, as well as both men’s and women’s 4x400 relay teams.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ackera Nugent returns to the 60-meter hurdles with the No. 4 time in the nation, set in Iowa City three weeks ago. Tuesdi Tidwell, No. 10, aims to record her sixth career
gold medal in pole vault at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Matthew Moorer looks to repeat gold in the 200-meters for the second time this season at Texas Tech, while freshman Johnny Brackins is set to compete in the long and
triple jump, ranked No. 10 in the long jump with 25-8. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The action in Nashville will be streamed on SEC Network+ with a
<a href="https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FINAL-Indoor-Music-City-Challenge-Feb-11-12-Meet-Schedule.pdf">
meet schedule</a> and <a href="https://pttiming.com/event.php?mid=772&pt=schedule">
results</a> to be found online.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Those wanting to follow the results out of Lubbock can find a
<a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/2/8/TTShootout_Meet_Schedule.pdf">
meet schedule</a> and <a href="https://pttiming.com/event.php?mid=558">results</a> online, with both days of competition streamed by Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is the last regular-season meet for the Bears before they head to Ames, Iowa, for the indoor Big 12 Championship on February 25-26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the latest news on the Baylor track and field team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">__________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026">Colin Pirtle</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0A5026"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Communications Intern (Interim-T&F/XC) </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 940-564-0351</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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