The women led the day for Baylor track and field, bringing home eight of the 10 wins for the Bears at the Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic on Saturday in Waco.
Browsing: Woodrow Randall
The majority of Baylor’s track and field athletes were able to take Easter weekend off to relax and prepare for their next meet, a rejuvenation that should be to their advantage as they prepare to battle the relentless winds that seem to dictate meets in Lubbock.
Most students spent spring break lying out on the beach, skiing on the slopes or just finding some way to relax. Baylor track and field, however, spent the week preparing for and competing in their first outdoor meet of the season.
In times of joy, people are often described as “glowing.” A better word could not be used to describe the Baylor track and field team on Wednesday for the media.
The rainy conditions the No. 16 Lady Bears and No. 28 Bears’ track team endured during practice on Wednesday are a far cry from the conditions they will be competing in this weekend.
Baylor’s most outstanding runners from past and present were featured on the home track last weekend at the Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic. World-class competitors watched as Baylor athletes and 18 other schools competed at the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex.
The track and field squad dove into the record books again last weekend at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. Seniors Tiffany Townsend and Nick Lyons and junior Woodrow Randall set three university records Saturday.
The track and field squad split into two groups to compete for the second weekend in outdoors fashion. The distance runners headed to Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif., while the rest of the crew took Tempe, Ariz., by storm.
Concluding the indoor season with a bang, Baylor’s track and field team hit College Station last weekend to compete in the Indoor Championships. The NCAA meet was at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium, and nine Baylor field members attended.
Baylor’s squad battled the rest of the conference at the Big 12 Championships on Feb. 25-26 in Lincoln, Neb. Starting the weekend with a victory was sophomore Gavyn Nero, as he led a Baylor comeback to win the men’s distance medley relay title.
The track and field earned several medals last weekend at the New Balance Invite at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York.
After both the men and women’s track teams received Top 25 spots for this week, Baylor prepares to travel to participate in the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 28 and 29 at the University of Arkansas Randal Tyson Track Center.
