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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 31, 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 Ends NCAA West Preliminaries with 14 Total Entries to Nationals<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">BU women punch tickets in 200m, 400mH, 4x100 and 4x400 on final day<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 completed its time at E.B. Cushing Stadium at the
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, ending with 14 total tickets punched to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, taking place in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14.
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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, the women’s quarterfinals took place, where Baylor saw advancements in four events of the 200 meters in Tiriah Kelley, the 400
meter hurdles in Calisha Taylor, the 4x100 relay in Kelley, Hannah Lowe, Alexis Brown and Michaela Francois and the 4x400 relay of Summer Sergeant, Kelley, Mariah Ayers and Aaryona Kinchen.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Taylor in the 400mH was a big highlight for the day, as she recorded a sub-56 mark of 55.94 to advance her to her first NCAA Outdoor appearance in her career and break the
Baylor program record for the second time this season. Taylor broke her own record that she set at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships just two weeks prior.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Kelley made herself known in her final day in College Station, punching three tickets in the 4x100, 200m and the 4x400. Kelley’s 200m qualification came from a second place
finish to earn her a Big Q with a 22.58 (+1.4 m/s) mark. With that mark, Kelley earned her first qualification to Eugene in an individual event.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In the 4x100 relay, the squad finished second in their heat with a 43.15 mark, outracing three teams with season-best marks.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ending the day with the 4x400 relay, BU competed in Heat 2 with a 3:33.82 mark. Finishing fifth in their heat, the Bears awaited to see their fate. The group erupted into bliss
as they squeaked past the cut line in 11<sup>th</sup> place as the top-12 advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In the 100m quarterfinals, Alexis Brown was faced with heartbreak as she finished 13<sup>th</sup> overall with an 11.18 mark. Brown ends her 100m career as Baylor’s No. 2 performer
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">MIKE ON THE MIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On the day as a whole…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">“Yeah, I thought today was going to be that day where the 4x1, even with a bad handoff, we were able to get through,” head coach Michael Ford said. “So, I was pretty proud
of the ladies to get through there. Of course, TK (Tiriah Kelley) in the 200. Actually, a wind-legal PR, for her to make it to her first national championship (in an individual event). And then Calisha, school record in the 400 hurdles and qualifying for her
first outdoor championship, too. And then the 4x4, just kind of plugging away for them, knowing we couldn’t run Calisha on there, who’s been splitting 52 for us. But we kind of knew that coming in that she probably wouldn’t run.”<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">BAYLOR ENTRIES TO NCAA OUTDOORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Igor Olaru – Hammer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Demario Prince – 110mH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nathaniel Ezekiel – 400mH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">De’montray Callis – 200m<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Alexis Brown – Long Jump<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Janae De Gannes – Long Jump<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Molly Haywood – Pole Vault<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tenly Kuhn – Pole Vault<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Ruth Kimeli – 10,00m<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Calisha Taylor – 400mH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Tiriah Kelley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Women’s 4x100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Women’s 4x400<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Men’s 4x400<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">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Bears return to Waco and the 14 event entries will begin preparing for the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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