Baylor will tie a school record of seven participating athletes set during the 2020 Tokyo Games and look to win a gold medal for the eighth time in the past nine Olympic Games.
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Baylor track and field freshman pole vaulter Molly Haywood may be hitting new heights in her event, but her love for the sport spurred from her competitions in American Ninja Warrior Junior as a 10-year-old.
Baylor track and field is gearing up to host the Michael Johnson Invitational this weekend. With 22 schools in the home meet, the Bears are using it as an opportunity to prepare for championship season, according to head coach Michael Ford.
In the world of Baylor Athletics, the name Alexis Brown is a familiar one. The Kennedale native has dominated Baylor track and field’s indoor season, as she won 2024 All-American Indoor honors and 2024 All-Big 12 Indoor because of her prowess in long jump. This past weekend at the Clyde Hart Invitational, which was her first outdoor meet in two years, Brown set a new program record for the long jump, as she recorded a 22-11 mark twice, and won the women’s 100-meter race.
“The work has been done at this point,” Long said. “It’s just about going out there and executing your cues for every person, for sprinters, for jumpers, for throwers. It’s just about not letting the moment get too big.”
“I think for us right now, it’s being consistent,” Ford said. “And it’ll be a different Big 12, of course, because we’ve been adding more teams. And even next year, it’ll be different too. … But I think if we give our good effort, we’ll perform well.”
Baylor track and field is off and running this spring. With two meets under its belt, the team is looking to build on previous successes in hopes of replicating that level of performance.
The most exciting news for the Big 12 in recent years has been the addition of new teams to the conference. Despite the loss of Texas and Oklahoma, a massive introduction of eight other teams makes up for it. However, the question is, how has conference realignment affected Big 12 sports, big and small?
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.
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.
Here’s a quick rundown to get you caught up from the holiday break.
Head coach Michael Ford will welcome back Michael Johnson, Jeremy Wariner and Skylar White as the Legends of the Meet
Three different Baylor squads were competing in Stillwater, Okla., over the weekend, and they went a combined 1-7.
Baylor track and field found five successful athletes in its first home meet of the season, thanks to new records and multiple wins.
For sprinter Hasani Barr of Baylor track, he believes his work ethic is meant for something bigger than himself.
Lots of Bears competed over the spring break holiday. Here is everything you may have missed.
After winning a Big 12 individual title, graduate student sprinter Matthew Moorer said he’s still focused on nationals.
The Bears won a pair of conference titles as well as 19 Big-12 honors.
Baylor track and field is gearing up for the 2023 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Texas Tech.
With lots of Bears on the road, here is eveything you may have missed over the weekend away from home.
With a strong 2022 season and a solid two opening meets, Baylor track and field looks to find more team success in 2023.
Baylor track and field head coach Michael Ford has been waiting a whole year to disclose this fun intrasquad gimmick.
Here is everything you may have missed over the long winter break.