March 10, 2016 WACO, Texas - Baylor will travel a total of 13 student-athletes to Birmingham, Ala., for the 2016 NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Indoor Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The Bears will have three entries on the men's side and six entries in women's events.
COMPETITORS
MEN | EVENT | NCAA RANKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € - MARK
London, Gary, Dickson, Caddick | 4x4 Relay | 2nd - 3:04.16
Wil London (FR) | 400 Meters | 14th - 46.24
Felix Obi (SR) | Triple Jump | 7th - 53-8.25 [16.3
WOMEN | EVENT | NCAA RANKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € - MARK
Bennett, Hawn, Horton, Williams | 4x4 Relay | 12th - 3:33.47
Taylor Bennett (FR) | 60 Meters | 14th - 7.30
Taylor Bennett (FR) | 200 Meters | 6th - 23.08
Cion Hicks (JR) | Shot Put | 6th - 57-0.75 [17.39m]
Annie Rhodes (JR) | Pole Vault | 6th - 14-5.25 [4.40m]
Olicia Williams (SR) | 800 Meters | 17th - 2:04
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
60-Meter Semifinal (w): 6:38 p.m.
400-Meter Semifinal (m): 6:55 p.m.
800-Meter Semifinal (w): 7:35 p.m.
200-Meter Semifinal (w): 7:55 p.m.
SATURDAY
Triple Jump (m): 3:30 p.m.
Pole Vault (w): 4 p.m.
60-Meter Final (w): 4:55 p.m.
Shot Put (w): 5 p.m.
400-Meter Final (m): 5:10 p.m.
800-Meter Final (w): 5:40 p.m.
200-Meter Final (w): 6 p.m.
4x400-Meter Relay (m): 6:40 p.m.
4x400-Meter Relay (w): 6:55 p.m
STORYLINES
Baylor returns three athletes, who have competed in NCAA Indoor Championships, including 2014 triple jump champion Felix Obi. The women enter ranked No. 22, while the men are 30th.
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After winning Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors, Taylor Bennett leads the women's contingent by participating in three events - the 60, 200 and 4x400-meter relay. The Spring, Texas, native owns the NCAA's 14th-fastest 60-meter time (7.30) and the sixth- fastest 200-meter mark (23.08).
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On the men's side, the Bears have two athletes representing them in individual events, including Obi in the triple jump, who is looking to get healthy after missing the Big 12 Championship with a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, freshman Wil London, the men's Big 12 Freshman of the Year, will run in the 400 meters.
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Two women's athletes are back, after carding All-America honors at the 2015 NCAA Indoor meet. Fresh off winning the Big 12 title in the 800 meters, Olicia Williams will look to improve on last year's third-place finish in the event. In the pole vault, Annie Rhodes finished eighth a year ago.
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Among the first-time NCAA Indoor participants, Cion Hicks is BU's final individual competitor as she enters with the sixth-best shot put in the land.
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The highlight of Baylor's indoor season has been the return to prominence of its 4x400-meter relays. The women's relay is returning to the NCAA Indoor Championships for the first time since 2006, after winning the Big 12 title in a season-best 3:33.47 to grab the 12th and final qualifying spot.
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The BU men have scored points at the NCAA Indoor Championships every year since 1981, 35 straight years. The women have tallied points at the national indoor meet in five straight seasons and in 11 of the last 12 years
COACH'S QUOTE
"We are very excited for this opportunity. I told the group that it is a great honor to make the NCAA Indoor Championships. I think it is one of the hardest NCAA events to make. We have to be at our very best and bring it at the right time." - head coach Todd Harbour
RESULTS
Live results for the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships will be provided by Flash Results. Access the live results through a link on BaylorBears.com. Complete meet recaps with results can be found at the end of each day of competition at BaylorBears.com.
VIDEO COVERAGE
ESPN3.com will have coverage of the event starting at 5:25 p.m. Friday and 3:55 p.m. Saturday. The event will be broadcast on tape delay on ESPN2 Sunday at 6 p.m.
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