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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 – April 15, 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 T&F’s Moumin Turns in a Top-Four Performance at Tom Jones Memorial</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">The transfer ties the fourth-best all-time high jumper in BU history<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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</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">GAINESVILLE, Fla. –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Baylor track and field’s wrapped up the Tom Jones Memorial on Saturday at
the James G. Pressly Stadium. Aïcha Moumin had a great outing on the day, placing third in the high jump while also tying the as the fourth-best BU high jumper of all time.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears in the men’s 400 all finished in a pack, as Hasani Barr led with a PB 45.56 and fifth place overall. Dillon Bedell was seventh with 45.68, Demar Francis was 10<sup>th</sup>
with 45.94 and Matthew Moorer followed for a 46.05-second race and 13<sup>th</sup> place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Moumin jumped to a new Baylor-best high jump mark on Saturday, crossing the 5-9 ¼ mark with ease to finish third and tie as the fourth-best outdoor BU high jumper of all
time. Moorea Long was two bar heights back, ending 10<sup>th</sup> with a days-best 5-6.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Makayla Long opened the day with a silver-medal worthy performance in the women’s discus throw. Long returned to the ring in one of the final field events of the meet to
make an outdoor PR of 50-3 ½ in the women’s shot put. That mark put her in sixth place for the event.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The men’s 800 meters featured three Bears in Nicholi Brown, Kade Hulett and Noah Monroy, who all hit new personal-bests in the two-lap race. Brown found the 62-second mark
at 1:52.11, while Hulett ran a 1:52.36. Monroy ran his first 800 ever for a 1:52.62 finish.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The women’s 400 meters saw Imaobong Uko in her outdoor quarter mile debut this season, finishing in 52.10 seconds for 13<sup>th</sup> overall. Mariah Ayers recorded a season-best
52.25 to close in 15<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">In the women’s 800, Sophia Leidner started near the end of the pack, but surged to take second in her heat with a 2:13.80 clocked finish.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Freshman Gary Moore Jr. threw for 14<sup>th</sup> place in the men’s discus throw, going 158-7 on his second attempt to miss the finals by only four spots.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the sand pit, Koi Johnson recorded a windy (+2.9 m/s) performance in the triple jump competition with a legal jump of 40-9 ¾. In the men’s event, Aren Spencer hit 46-1
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kamden Jackson and De’montray Callis finished back-to-back, 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup>, in the men’s 100 at 10.33 seconds. Jackson clocked a 10.328, while Callis
was a blink behind at 10.330.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Closing out the day, Moore Jr. threw a 57-0 ¼ in the shot put to make finals and finish fifth, while Cooper Mack closed in 12<sup>th</sup> at 52-flat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tenly Kuhn and Lillianna Ifft led the Bears’ pole vault squad on Saturday morning with a pair of 11-10 clearances. Kuhn finished tied for 16<sup>th</sup>, while Ifft tied
for 21<sup>st</sup>. Kierstyn Ballard followed behind, clearing 10-10 ¼ for 24<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bria Bullard and Michaela Francois finished under one-tenth of a second apart, clocking an 11.38 and 11.42 (+2.1), respectfully.
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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 return home for the Michael Johnson Invitational on April 21 and 22.
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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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