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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 6, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor T&F Returns to College Station for Charlie Thomas Invite<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears to compete at the R.A. 'Murray' Fasken '38 Indoor Track and Field facility for second time this season<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
</span><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor track & field return to Aggieland for the Charlie Thomas Invite
from Feb. 7-8 at the R.A. 'Murray' Fasken '38 Indoor Track and Field facility. Events begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears prepare for their fourth meet of the season, as the women lead the charge ranked 19th in the country by most recent USTFCCCA polls. The men hold at No. 33. Overall,
Baylor totes six marks inside the top-10 of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tiriah Kelley still reigns at No. 1 from her Corky Classic performance at 22.73 in the 200m. Her 200m time from the DeLoss Dodds Invite of 23.07 also ties for ninth place.
Alexis Brown shattered the program record in the Little Apple and ties at No. 2 in the long jump at 22-3. She previously broke the record her last time in College Station at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invite at 21-10.5 which comes in at No. 5 in the nation. Nathaniel
Ezekiel opened his indoor season in Manhattan at No. 3 in 400m at 45.56, breaking the meet and facility record. Demario Prince made his 60mH debut of the season last week, winning the event and posting the No. 10 mark in the nation at 7.62.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears are coming off a successful meet at the DeLoss Dodds Invite in Manhattan, Kansas last week. Baylor earned 17 medals overall with seven events won, seven second place
finishes and three third place finishes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor will compete in a stacked field of 14 teams. The group includes host school Texas A&M, East Texas A&M, Houston, Mississippi State, North Texas, Oklahoma Baptist, Rice,
SMU, TCU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State, UT-Arlington, UTSA and West Texas College.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Fans can follow the meet on <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/57e3ae71-f737-4d8c-b168-1e187838757b">Friday</a> and <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c4810eb8-4d2c-4378-a0d6-debc6d002051">Saturday</a> on
SEC Network+ or keep track of live results at the event through <a href="https://flashresults.com/2025_Meets/Indoor/02-07_CharlieThomas/index.htm">Flash Results</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">EVENT ROSTER
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Friday’s Events (in order of schedule):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Heptathlon:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Dexter Brice, Pablo Negre Smedema<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Shot Put:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> JL Van Rensburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Women’s Pole Vault:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Katelyn Andrews, Molly Haywood, Lilliana Ifft, Tenly Kuhn, Alencia Lentz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Long Jump:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Will Sistrunk, Aren Spencer; Bella Copeland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> De’montray Callis, Austen Diggs, Ricquan Graham; Royaltee Brown, Michaela Francois, Hanna Lowe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60mH:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Demario Prince; Kaylah Braxton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">200m</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">: Laurenz Colbert, Austen Diggs, Demar Francis, Ricquan Graham; Royaltee Brown, Hannah Lowe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Saturday’s Events (in order of schedule):<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Triple Jump:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Iyanna Webb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Men’s Pole Vault:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Parker Brannon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">High Jump:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Sydney Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">3000m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Jack Sterrett; Jordan Ledington, Ella Perry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> De’montray Callis, Austen Diggs, Ricquan Graham; Royaltee Brown, Michaela Francois, Hanna Lowe
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">60mH:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Demario Prince; Kaylah Braxton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1 Mile:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Caden Biltz, Nick Hruskoci, Jack Sterrett; Lucy Benton, Ruth Kimeli, Jordan Ledington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">400m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Abbas Ali, Dillon Bedell, Tyler Honeyman, Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer; Jasmine Gryne, Aaryona
Kinchen, Sima Lucero, Summer Sergeant, Calisha Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">800m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Ethan Wrase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">4x400:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Abbas Ali, Dillon Bedell, Laurenz Colbert, Austen Diggs, Nathaniel Ezekiel, Demar Francis,
Ricquan Graham, Tyler Honeyman, Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer; Jasmine Gryne, Tiriah Kelley, Aaryona Kinchen, Sima Lucero, Summer Sergeant, Rickeisha Simms, Calisha Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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