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Track & Field 5/17/2008 12:00:00 AM

May 17, 2008

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BOULDER, Colo. -

The Baylor men's and women's track and field teams qualified 13 runners for Sunday's event finals on the second day of competition at the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Potts Field.

Trey Harts clocked the fastest qualifying time of the 200-meter preliminaries running 20.59 to earn the No. 1 seed in Sunday's event finals. Courtney Thomas ran a season-best time of 20.67 to earn the fifth-fastest time in the event and qualify for the finals.

Baylor earned the first- and third-fastest times in the men's 400-meter hurdles heading into Sunday's event finals. Robert Griffin ran a personal-best time of 49.73 to win his heat with the fastest time of the preliminaries. Griffin now ranks third in the nation in the event. Justin Boyd clocked 50.27 to win his heat and finish third overall in the preliminary rounds.

Tiffany Townsend ran 23.12 in the women's 200 meters to clock the third-fastest time of the preliminaries. Katrina Taylor recorded her first NCAA Regional qualifying time of the season in the women's 400 meters, clocking 54.30 for the sixth-fastest time of the preliminaries.

The men had three of the top eight runners in the men's 400 meters. LeJerald Betters cruised to a time of 45.79 to win his heat with the second-fastest time overall. Quentin Iglehart-Summers had the sixth-fastest time at 46.32, while Marcus Boyd finished second to Betters in the second heat with a personal-best time of 46.48 to earn the seventh-best time of the preliminaries.

Baylor qualified two runners in the women's 800 meters as Lauren Hagans recorded the third-fastest time of the preliminaries in 2:08.74, while Loren Hodges ran 2:10.26 to earn the eighth spot in Sunday's event finals.

Nichole Jones had the second-fastest time in the women's 1,500 meters at 4:34.00.

Baylor returns to action on Sunday afternoon in the final day of competition at the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Live results can be found at www.CUBuffs.com.

ALL-BIG 12

Lyndsy Bedell, 10,000

SATURDAY RESULTS

Women's Events

100 Meters - prelims.

1. Alexandria Anderson (Texas) - 11.21#

10. Brittany Carr (Baylor) - 11.60#

11. Jessica Gregory (Baylor) - 11.61#

200 Meters - prelims.

1. Porscha Lucas (Texas A&M) - 22.49#R

3. Tiffany Townsend (Baylor) - 23.12#

10. Brittany Carr (Baylor) - 23.59#

12. Carla Grace (Baylor) - 23.64#

400 Meters - prelims.

1. Jessica Beard (Texas A&M) - 52.75#

6. Katrina Taylor (Baylor) - 54.30#

10. Brittany Bruce (Baylor) - 55.58

800 Meters - prelims.

1. Gladys Kipsang (Texas Tech) - 2:08.01#

3. Lauren Hagans (Baylor) - 2:08.74#

8. Loren Hodges (Baylor) - 2:10.26

1,500 Meters - prelims.

1. Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) - 4:33.50#

2. Nichole Jones (Baylor) - 4:34.00#

100-Meter Hurdles

1. Jennifer Williams (Texas A&M) - 13.08w#

15. DeAna Carson (Baylor) - 14.76w

Long Jump

1. Candice Mills (Kansas State) - 6.35m (20-10)w#

14. DeAna Carson (Baylor) - 5.77m (18-11 ¼)

Pole Vault

1. Kate Sultanova (Kansas) - 4.10m (13-05 ¼)#

11. Kaleigh Teel (Baylor) - 3.70m (12-01 ½)

13. Ashley Korol (Baylor) - 3.55m (11-07 ¾)

Men's Events

100 Meters - prelims.

1. Gerald Phiri (Texas A&M) - 10.27#

5. Trey Harts (Baylor) - 10.46#

6. Jacob Norman (Baylor) - 10.46#

10. Courtney Thomas (Baylor) - 10.53

200 Meters - prelims.

1. Trey Harts (Baylor) - 20.59#

5. Courtney Thomas (Baylor) - 20.67#

10. Jacob Norman (Baylor) - 21.17#

17. Laszlo Vandracsek (Baylor) - 22.37

400 Meters - prelims.

1. Lukas Hullett (Nebraska) - 45.69#

2. LeJerald Betters (Baylor) - 45.79#

6. Quentin Iglehart-Summers (Baylor) - 46.32#

7. Marcus Boyd (Baylor) - 46.48#

1,500 Meters - prelims.

1. Peter van der Westhuizen (Nebraska) - 3:47.88#

24. Ben Haby (Baylor) - 4:18.93

400-Meter Hurdles - prelims.

1. Robert Griffin (Baylor) - 49.73

3. Justin Boyd (Baylor) - 50.27

15. Tim Dobin (Baylor) - 58.43

110-Meter Hurdles - prelims.

1. Shawon Harris (Texas Tech) - 13.54#

11. Jeremy Jackson (Baylor) - 14.59

12. Laszlo Vandracsek (Baylor) - 14.63

Shot Put

1. Nate Englin (Missouri) - 18.79m (61-07 ¾)#

16. Adrian Edmonds (Baylor) - 14.71m (48-03 ¼)

FRIDAY RESULTS

Women's Events

10,000 Meters

1. Lisa Koll (Iowa State) - 35:59.28

7. Lyndsy Bedell (Baylor) - 37:20.44

12. Katie Shaw (Baylor) - 38:02.15

21. Jessi Barnes (Baylor) - 39:09.93

Men's Events

10,000 Meters

1. Kenyon Neuman (Colorado) - 30:40.78

21. Jeff Sadler (Baylor) - 34.29.60

* - school record

# - NCAA Regional Qualifying mark

R - Big 12 meet record

^ - collegiate leader

w - wind-aided (legal)

w+ - wind-aided (not legal, > 4.0 m/s)

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Players Mentioned

Justin Boyd

Justin Boyd

Hurdles
6' 2"
Senior
Marcus Boyd

Marcus Boyd

400
6' 1"
Freshman
Tim Dobin

Tim Dobin

Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Adrian Edmonds

Adrian Edmonds

Throws
6' 1"
Freshman
Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin

400m Hurdles
Freshman
Jeff Sadler

Jeff Sadler

Distance
5' 6"
Freshman
Laszlo Vandracsek

Laszlo Vandracsek

Multis
6' 3"
Junior
Brittany Bruce

Brittany Bruce

Sprints
5' 7"
Freshman
Tiffany Townsend

Tiffany Townsend

Sprints
5' 6"
Freshman
LeJerald Betters

LeJerald Betters

200/400
6' 3"
Redshirt
Ben Haby

Ben Haby

Distances
6' 3"
Redshirt
Trey Harts

Trey Harts

Sprints
5' 11"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Justin Boyd

Justin Boyd

6' 2"
Senior
Hurdles
Marcus Boyd

Marcus Boyd

6' 1"
Freshman
400
Tim Dobin

Tim Dobin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Distance
Adrian Edmonds

Adrian Edmonds

6' 1"
Freshman
Throws
Robert Griffin

Robert Griffin

Freshman
400m Hurdles
Jeff Sadler

Jeff Sadler

5' 6"
Freshman
Distance
Laszlo Vandracsek

Laszlo Vandracsek

6' 3"
Junior
Multis
Brittany Bruce

Brittany Bruce

5' 7"
Freshman
Sprints
Tiffany Townsend

Tiffany Townsend

5' 6"
Freshman
Sprints
LeJerald Betters

LeJerald Betters

6' 3"
Redshirt
200/400
Ben Haby

Ben Haby

6' 3"
Redshirt
Distances
Trey Harts

Trey Harts

5' 11"
Redshirt
Sprints