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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 – May 2, 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 to Race in Final Regular Season Meet at Alumni Muster<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 put final marks on the board before outdoor postseason<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">COLLEGE STATION, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor track & field is set to put the final touches on its performance
list as Championship Season nears, competing in its final regular season meet at the Alumni Muster on Saturday, May 3, at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears will face off teams across the Lone Star State and the south such as host school Texas A&M, HCU, Incarnate Ward, Lamar, Louisville, McNeese State, Missouri, North
Texas, Rice, SFA, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Sam Houston, UT Rio Grande Valley and UTSA.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">STILL ON THE CLIMB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The women track & field team have proved themselves to be one of the top competitors in the nation as the Baylor women have ranked at No. 6 for the third consecutive week.
The ladies additionally hold four position groups in the top five, being led by Alexis Brown and Janae De Gannes at No. 1 in the long jump. Additionally, the Baylor women rank No. 3 in pole vault, No. 4 in the 100m and No. 5 in the 400m hurdles.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After a successful meet at the Knights Invite in Orlando, the Baylor men jumped 20 spots in the rankings to No. 26. The men rank at No. 8 in the 400m event.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BEARS ON TOP IN ORLANDO</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">T&F wrapped its second-to-last regular season meet in Orlando at the UCF Knights Invite with 15 top-10 finishes, 10 of those being in the top-five. The Bears took five event
titles, all being running events in Alexis Brown (100m), Nathaniel Ezekiel (400m), Jasmine Gryne (400mH), Demario Prince (110mH) and Calisha Taylor (400m).
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On the final day of competition on Saturday, BU took four titles in all an hour span of each other.<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">BIG NATE AS THE BIG 12 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nathaniel Ezekiel earned his second Big 12 Athlete of the Week honor of the season after his impressive performance in the 400m in Orlando. Ezekiel ran the No. 2 time in the
nation at 44.75, cracking inside Baylor’s historic Quarter Mile U top-10 outdoor program marks at tied for ninth. This is the fastest mark in the 400m posted by a Bear since Wil London in 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The senior's mark ranks first in the Big 12, second in the NCAA and 14th in the World for the 2025 season.<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">CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON NEARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears near the postseason as the Big 12 Outdoor Championships is set to take place in Lawrence, Kansas from May 15-17. For advancing in the NCAAs, the top 48 athletes in
each individual event (per gender, per region) qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary, which will be held in College Station from May 28-31. Following, the top 12 finishers per event in each region qualify for the NCAA Championships in June in Eugene, Oregon.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Fans wanting to follow along in the Alumni Muster can click
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For the latest news on the Baylor track & field team, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack.<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<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">100m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> De’montray Callis, Laurenz Colbert, Mason Dossett, Ricquan Graham, Demario Prince / Kaylah
Braxton, Janae De Gannes, Michaela Francois, Hannah Lowe<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">De’montray Callis, Laurenz Colbert, Ricquan Graham, Tyler Honeyman, Jack Jackson / Mariah Ayers, Tiriah Kelley<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, Nathaniel Ezekiel, Tyler Honeyman, Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer / Aaryona Kinchen,
Sameena Mathew, Summer Sergeant<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"> Amon Malakwen / Jackie Addy, Rickeisha Simms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">1500m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Nick Hruskoci, Amon Malakwen, Aiden Ramshaw, Jack Sterrett / Jackie Addy, Hayden Gold, Ruth
Kimeli, Rickeisha Simms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">5000m:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Aiden Ramshaw, Jack Sterrett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">3k Steeplechase:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Hayden Gold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">100mH:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Kaylah Braxton, Logan Todorovich, Kiara Wesseh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">110mH:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Mason Dossett, Demario Prince<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">400mH:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Jasmine Gryne, Sima Lucero, Calisha Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">4x100:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> De’montray Callis, Laurenz Colbert, Ricquan Graham, Demario Prince / Alexis Brown, Michaela
Francois, Tiriah Kelley, Hannah Lowe<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, De’montray Callis, Laurenz Colbert, Nathaniel Ezekiel, Ricquan Graham, Tyler Honeyman,
Jack Jackson, Aren Spencer / Mariah Ayers, Jasmine Gryne, Tiriah Kelley, Aaryona Kinchen, Sima Lucero, Sameena Mathew, Summer Sergeant, Calisha Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hammer: Igor Olaru<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">Javelin:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Ellie Fooshee<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"> Alexis Brown, Janae De Gannes, Logan Todorovich, Kiara Wesseh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Pole Vault:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Parker Brannon, Dexter Brice, Nate Butler / Kierstyn Ballard, Molly Haywood, Lillianna
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">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">Triple Jump:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Will Sistruck / Bella Copeland, Iyanna Webb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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