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T&F TOTALS NINE ENTRIES TO NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Baylor Sends 12 Runners To National Meet In Eugene
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May 27, 2018
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THE RUNDOWN
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Baylor track & field team added two runners and three relay teams for nine total entries for the NCAA Outdoor Championships on the final day of the NCAA West Preliminary Championships Saturday at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.
In the running events, qualifiers gained automatic entry by finishing top three in a heat or in the next three fastest times.
BU WOMEN NOTABLES
Alex Madlock finished 24th overall in the triple jump as she went 41' 11.25" (12.78m) to conclude her freshman season.
On the track, the 4x100-meter relay tandem of Kiana Horton, Taylor Bennett, Juanita Mainoo and Raven Grant clinched an automatic spot in Eugene after running 44.44 to finish third in heat one and seventh overall.
After clinching a spot in Eugene in the relay, Bennett came back and ran 23.03 in the 200 meters to advance for the second consecutive season. She finished with the 11th-best time in the quarterfinals.
Closing out the meet, the 4x400-meter relay quartet of Victoria Powell, Taylor Bennett, Aaliyah Miller and Kiana Horton ran the 10th-fastest time in program history as they went 3:31.34 to win heat three and automatically qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
BU MEN NOTABLES
Running for the first time together this season, the 4x100-meter relay team of Ian Braxton, Maxwell Willis, Malik Wilson and Isaiah Cunningham ran 40.75 and finished 17th overall.
On his first mark, Jalen Seals went 49' 8.5" (15.15m) in the triple jump to finish 10th after the first two flights and ultimately 19th overall to conclude his freshman season.
In the 5,000 meters, Devin Meyrer clocked his second-best time of the season in 14:19.06 and finished 35th overall.
For the 39th-consecutive season, the men's 4x400-meter relay advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The tandem of Antwuan Musgrove, Howard Fields III, Caleb Dickson and Wil London clocked 3:04.56 to finish second in heat three and clinch an automatic spot.
HIGHLIGHTS
Twelve Bears advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in nine events: women's 800 meters, women's 4x100-meter relay, men's and women's 400 meters, men's and women's 200 meters, men's and women's 4x400-meter relay and women's 400-meter hurdles.
Taylor Bennett and Maxwell Willis advance in the 200 meters for the second-straight season.
Raven Grant, Juanita Mainoo, Taylor Bennett and Kiana Horton clinched an automatic spot in Eugene after running 44.44 in the 4x100-meter relay.
Kiana Horton and Taylor Bennett advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in three events each.
The men's 4x400-meter relay advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the 39th consecutive season.
The women's 4x400-meter relay crew of Victoria Powell, Taylor Bennett, Aaliyah Miller and Kiana Horton posted the 10th-fastest time in school history (3:31.34) to win heat three.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS (12 competitors, 9 events)
Taylor Bennett (200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), Caleb Dickson (4x400m relay), Howard Fields III (4x400m relay), Raven Grant (4x100m relay), Kiana Hawn (400m hurdles), Kiana Horton (400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay), Wil London (400m, 4x400m relay), Juanita Mainoo (4x100m relay), Aaliyah Miller (800m, 4x400m relay), Antwuan Musgrove (4x400m relay), Victoria Powell (4x400m relay), Maxwell Willis (200m)
TOP QUOTE #1
"We were excited to get three of the four relays through to Eugene today. I'm proud of them. They competed really hard. We had 11 freshmen overall compete, and they're battle tested now. They got some good experience. Overall, we had a lot of good experiences this weekend." -head coach Todd Harbour on finishing out the meet
TOP QUOTE #2
"To the three seniors we brought to Sacramento -- I just want to say thanks, especially to Malik (Wilson) who ended his season. He's been through a lot and battled some injuries, so it was a valiant effort for him to get out there and compete. Also, Kiana (Hawn) and Juanita (Mainoo) competed well to advance to Eugene. A special thanks to all of them." --head coach Todd Harbour on the senior class.