Author: Brauna Marks

Baylor’s track and field team collected 11 event titles, earned several top NCAA rankings and broke a few school records this past weekend during its second outdoor meet of the season at the Parks West Athletic Complex last weekened in San Antonio. The meet spanned a total of three days as decathletes opened on Thursday with sophomore Hunter Powell and junior Chase Hood finishing third and fourth, respectively. The two carried on to Friday and switched places as Powell ranked up 5,882 points and Hood with 5,893 points. Field events began Friday as junior Cion Hicks and senior Desmine Hilliard…

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A total of 57 scouts and coaches from all 32 NFL teams filed into the Allison Indoor Facility on Wednesday to watch 16 Baylor football players display their skills and abilities. “Everyone that is concerned about pro-football is concerned about Baylor football, so that’s a great branding tool for us, and I think our brand is in really good shape,” head coach Art Briles said. “We didn’t come here to dream small.” Among the 16 athletes were wide receiver Corey Coleman, defensive back Xavien Howard and defensive lineman Andrew Billings, who highlighted Baylor’s Pro Day with top performances while improving…

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In a crowd of 2,388 people at the Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Miss., a section of people not only witness a collegiate women’s basketball game, but cheer on a small piece of the team’s larger puzzle. A single player looks into the crowd to see those familiar faces. Their cheers and signs inspire a desire to succeed within her. “One of the greatest stories of Nina Davis is when we played at Ole Miss last year, near where she’s from in Memphis, Tennessee,” head coach Kim Mulkey said. “There must have been 50 to 60 people all in the…

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“I didn’t really want to go at first because it was so far from home. But it’s definitely one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.” – George CaddickThe Texas sun scorches the freshly installed track at Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium. Manchester, England, second-year middle-distance runner George Caddick, nearly 4,685 miles from home, struggles to finish his first workouts of the 2014-15 season. Training sessions have become difficult. Personal interactions with teammates are who struggle to understand Caddick in conversation are also a challenge. As he nurtures a recovering injury, there is also a striking pain in Caddick’s…

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How does the Greek community take action to become stronger? By knowledge and unity. So you’re saying there is beef within Greek Life? No, not really, just a lack of knowledge. Ask yourself these questions. How many councils represent the Greek Life community at Baylor? Name them. Now ask yourself this question. Are you Greek? Are you interested in Greek Life? If no, why should you care? Well, if you are involved in any clubs or societies, I’m sure you have partnered with another club or society on some sort of similar initiative. I’m also sure that if you are…

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