Jan. 13, 2006
HOUSTON - The Baylor track & field team hits the road for its first meet of the 2006 season at the Houston Indoor Opener, hosted by the University of Houston Saturday at Yeoman Field House. The Bears will be competing in their first meet under the direction of first-year head coach Todd Harbour.
The Bears return four All-Americans on the men's side - seniors Wil Fitts (800 meters, 4x400-meter relay) and Chris Gillis (long jump) and juniors Kevin Mutai (4x400-meter relay) and Mark Teter (4x400-meter relay) and three All-Americans on the women's side - senior Angel Perkins (4x400-meter relay), junior Brittany Brockman (10,000 meters) and sophomore Carla Grace (4x400-meter relay).
Baylor also added a great crop of freshmen, 14 women and 19 men, some of which are expected to contribute immediately. Erin Bedell (distances), Stasia Kelly-Taylor (sprints, jumps) and Katrina Taylor (sprints) headline the women's group, while sprinters R.J. Anderson, Quentin Iglehart-Summers, Jacob Norman and Sterling Farmer contribute to a much deeper men's squad compared to last year.
The meet begins with the throwing events at 9 a.m., while the running events begin at 12 p.m. The men's 4x400-meter relay is the final event of the day and is slated for 5:40 p.m.
HOUSTON INDOOR OPENER SCHEDULEThrowing Events9 a.m. Men Weight Throw Women Weight Throw Men Shot Put Women Shot Put10 a.m. Women Long Jump Men Long Jump Women Triple Jump Men Triple Jump Women Pole Vault Men Pole Vault12:30 p.m. Women High Jump Men High Jump
Running Events12:00 Women Distance Medley Relay12:20 Men Distance Medley Relay12:40 Women 55m Hurdles (prelim)1:00 Men 55m Hurdles (prelim)1:20 Women 55m (prelim)1:40 Men 55m (prelim)2:00 Women Mile2:15 Men Mile2:30 Women 400m2:50 Men 400m3:20 Women 55m Hurdles (final)3:25 Men 55m Hurdles (final)3:30 Women 55m (final)3:35 Men 55m (final)3:40 Women 800m3:55 Men 800m4:10 Women 200m4:30 Men 200m4:50 Women 3,000m5:05 Men 3,000m5:20 Women 4x400m relay5:40 Men 4x400m relay
