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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 25, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor TF Racks Five Wins in Day Two of Clyde Hart Classic</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor track and field closed the Clyde Hart Classic on Saturday evening at the Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium. The squad combined for five wins on the day, including the men’s 4x100
and women’s 4x400-meter relays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ricquan Graham, Demar Francis, Kamden Jackson and De’montray Callis opened up the day for the Bears on the track in style, taking the win in the 4x100-meter relay behind
a 39.78-second race. That squad featured Jackson and Callis, who both set the program record in the event at the 2022 NCAA Regional meet in Fayetteville, Ark.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Baylor’s last win of the day came from Imaobong Uko, Kavia Francis, Gontse Morake and Lily Williams on the track in the 4x400-meter relay. The group opened the season with
a 3:34.40.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dillon Bedell and Mariah Ayers swept the title in the quartermile on Saturday, as Bedell won the men’s event with a 46.27, while Ayers took the women’s title after 53.32
seconds. Williams was next up in the women’s race and was followed by Kourtney Kennard, while the men had Nicholi Brown finish ninth, Preston York 11<sup>th</sup> and Luke Anthony 28<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Noah Monroy had a strong, late kick in the last 200 meters of the men’s 3,000-meter race, to take first place in the event. The transfer from UC San Diego clocked an 8:29.39,
while Devin Duran followed in 10<sup>th</sup> at 9:12.45.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Senior Ben Conacher earned the silver medal from a jump-off in the pole vault competition on Saturday with a 17-2 ¾ clearance. Nate Butler finished fifth, followed by Luke
Anthony in ninth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the women’s pole vault, Lillianna Ifft led the Bears for a fifth-place finish, while Kierstyn Ballard had her 2023 season debut for seventh place.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jackson was the silver medalist in the men’s 100 meters, boasting a 10.31, before Graham finished in fifth, Aren Spencer in 17<sup>th</sup> and Nicolas Rodriguez in 26<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">There was a tie for silver in the women’s high jump between two Bears, as Aïcha Moumin and Moorea Long both crossed 5-6 successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For two more silver medal finishes, Cole Hardan and Mikayla Long both took home second in their respective shot put competitions. Hardan hit 59-11 ¾ , leading Gary Moore
Jr. in third and Cooper Mack in seventh. Long threw for 50-1 ¾ in the women’s competition.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bria Bullard (11.71) led the Bears in fourth in the women’s 100 meters, leading Michaela Francois in fifth, Summer Sergeant in 11<sup>th</sup>, Koi Johnson in 16<sup>th</sup>
and Nikayla Fitzgerald in 22<sup>nd</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kade Hulett was the lone Bear finisher in the men’s 800 meters. In the women’s competition, Jackie Addy crossed in 10<sup>th</sup>, while Jordan Ledington was 13<sup>th</sup>,
Alaina Zamorano was 14<sup>th</sup> and Kate Avery was 17<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brooke Botha finished sixth in the women’s javelin throw with a 118-9 fling, while Rylie Smith finished in ninth.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ukurugenzi Kojo, a transfer from Ole Miss, made his green and gold debut with a seventh-place finish in the men’s high jump at 6-4 ¾.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The men’s 4x400 squad, who didn’t run any member of the NCAA Indoor All-American group, saw Jackson, Graham, York and Brown clock a 3:09.32 for third place.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">QUOTABLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Head coach Michael Ford<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On the meet…<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“I thought it was good. We got some rust off some kids that ran last at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. We needed to see where they were because next week, Texas Relays,
it’s kind of like a mini-nationals. Even though they didn’t win, I was really happy with the men’s 4x400 relay. With the guys we had on there with sprinters, a walk-on quarter-miler and a walk-on 800-meter runner, I thought they ran well. I was impressed with
the ladies, because we basically had three legs back from nationals on our relay. I was happy with Mariah [Ayers] and Dillon Bedell running a great quarter.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears travel to Austin for the 95<sup>th</sup> Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays March 29-April 1.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">_________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#073D1E">Colin Pirtle</span></b><span style="color:#073D1E"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F, XC, MTEN) </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><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:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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