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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS May 27, 2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>T&F: Price, Franklin, Spencer Advance at NCAA West</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b><i>Rain postpones men’s pole vault, delayed to Thursday </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Jerry Hill; 254-709-4994, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue;"><a href="mailto:jerry_hill@baylor.edu" title="mailto:jerry_hill@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="ae56092c-eb17-4853-bc61-43f40391d050" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>jerry_hill@baylor.edu</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><a href="https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2026/FirstRounds/West/index.htm" data-outlook-id="61c31032-f6b1-4fde-a0f4-798f3cac307d" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><u>NCAA
WEST RESULTS</u></b></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –
</b>Baylor’s trio of Demario Prince, Malik Franklin and Aren Spencer advanced through the first round on Wednesday at the NCAA West Prelims at John McDonnell Field. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With the schedule adjusted because of anticipated inclement weather, Prince got things off on the right foot by winning his heat and posting the fifth-fastest time overall
in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.38 seconds. A bronze medalist indoors, Prince advances to Thursday’s quarterfinal round, with a chance to earn a trip to the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Demario looked good; he just does what he does,” Baylor coach Michael Ford said. “For him, it’s just continuing to find the rhythm of the hurdle race. But I think on Friday,
he’ll push it a little bit more. I don’t think he had a great warmup. He really only got like one block start. Usually, you want to at least get about three or four.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears went two-for-two in the 400 meters, with Franklin placing third in his heat with the 14<sup>th</sup>-fastest time at 45.92, while Spencer grabbed the final qualifying
spot at 46.18. Fifth in his heat, Spencer edged Arkansas’ Zander Cruzan by one hundredth of a second to advance. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Aren, not making it last year in the quarter but now making it into the quarterfinals. And I still think he has a little bit more left in the tank,” Ford said. “I thought
he went out a little bit quick and pushed a little bit longer than I wanted. If we can back off that, and he can finish better, I’m praying that can get him in.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ford said Franklin did the opposite, getting out too slow and having to pass three runners in the last 100 meters to finish in the top three of his heat. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“I wasn’t pleased with the execution, but he got through,” Ford said. “On Friday, he just needs to put together a better first half, and I think he could get into the top
12.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Laurenz Colbert was the only other Baylor competitor on Wednesday, failing to advance in either the 100 (10.36) or 200 meters (20.93), well off his season-best times. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One of three events Wednesday night that were either postponed or delayed, the men’s pole vault was rescheduled for 2:40 p.m. Thursday. Sophomore Parker Brannon goes into
the meet with the 30<sup>th</sup>-best mark in the region at 17 feet, 3 inches. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The rest of Thursday’s event schedule shifts to the women’s side, with Baylor having 15 individual entrants combined in the 100, 200, 10,000 meters, 400-meter hurdles, long
jump and pole vault. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For the
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(38, 38, 40);">latest news on the Baylor track and field team all year long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Men’s pole vault: Parker Brannon, 2:40 p.m. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s long jump: Janae De Gannes, 6:30 p.m.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s pole vault: Molly Haywood, Tenly Kuhn, Alencia Lentz, 7 p.m.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s 100 meters: Tiriah Kelley, Janae De Gannes, Success Oyibu, Royaltee Brown, Hannah Lowe, 7 p.m. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s 400m hurdles: Serafima Lucero, 8:20 p.m.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s 200 meters: Tiriah Kelley, Success Oyibu, Royaltee Brown, Hannah Lowe, 8:45 p.m.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Women’s 10,000 meters: Ruth Kimeli, 9:10 p.m. </span></p>
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