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Baylor track and field finished with nine competitors earning a medal, several personal bests and junior sprinter Nathaniel Ezekiel setting a new NCAA 600-yard record from the two-day Corky Classic at Texas Tech’s Sports Performance Center in Lubbock.
For the final time, No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball moseyed to Austin to take on Texas as Big 12 rivals. In a tight contest that came down to the last second, Longhorns junior guard Tyrese Hunter raced to the cup and stunned the Bears at the buzzer, lifting Texas to a 75-73 win on Saturday afternoon in the Moody Center.
Junior Oskar Brostrom Poulsen found a three-set win to give the Bears their third win of the 2024 season.
Looking at the games played so far this year, head coach Nicki Collen and the No. 12-ranked Bears have been a dominant force. On both sides of the ball, the Bears have been able to outperform their competition in nearly all statistical categories.
Baylor track and field opened its 2024 season, which consists of 15 meets across nine states and a program-record four meets in Waco, with an indoor meet on Saturday at the Fasken Indoor Track in Bryan-College Station.
Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Cody Bradford said he hopes to be a role model for future Baylor Bears.
Coming off a 2022-23 season in which they lost more matches (16) than the previous two years combined (nine), head coach Michael Woodson and No. 25 Baylor men’s tennis hope to get back to their winning ways in 2024.
The Foster Pavilion has officially opened, and the energy from fans in the new arena has been electric. The Baylor Bear Pit, which consists of cheering students, has been at the forefront of it all for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Winter Sports
Men's Basketball
In addition to Drew, President Linda Livingstone and junior center Flo Thamba were in attendance for the presentation, where Thamba gave Cornyn a commemorative basketball.
“Dude, you have great ears, bro, you got to show those off!”
Baylor has it good in a lot of sports, but they might have it best on the hardwood.
Women's Basketball
By Jessika Harkay | Sports WriterThe No. 6 Lady Bears fell four spots after falling…
By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer No. 2 Baylor women’s basketball dropped their first game…
By Matthew Soderberg | Sports Writer No. 2 Baylor women’s basketball earned their 36th win…
Equestrian
Tennis
The No. 38 Bears pulled the upset against the No 21. Texas Longhorns Tuesday night at the Hurd Tennis Center, keeping the Bears NCAA tournament hopes alive.
The Baylor Bear’s men’s tennis team fell short Saturday in a 4-3 loss to the No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Bears are now 11-9 overall, and 0-1 in conference play.
The Bears, now 7-6 at home, will look to find a victory on the road in Fort Worth against TCU on Friday.
Golf
In Case You Missed It
From Selection Sunday to the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championship, Baylor Athletics had little time to rest. Here’s everything you may have missed over the one-week break.
While outdoor conditions fluctuate around chilly temperatures, Baylor Athletics stayed warm during winter break with a busy schedule. From bowl games to the first meet of the season, now that school is back in session, it’s time to catch up on everything you may have missed since finals.
Pro Sports
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball officials added the pitch clock to aid the speed of the game. After the season and now into 2024, I’ve seen that the pitch clock has been very useful and has accelerated the pace of the game.
Hot Seat
If Baylor wins a Big 12 championship this season, Dave Aranda’s legacy would be cemented as the best head football coach to come through Waco.
A recent request from the Trump Administration has put high school and youth sports in jeopardy. The administration’s 2026 fiscal budget request sent to Congress proposes eliminating funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and education.