2020-21 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC 12th Edition, Baylor Athletics Communications BAYLOR UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 1500 South University Parks Drive Waco, TX 76706 254-710-1234 www.BaylorBears.com Facebook: BaylorAthletics Twitter: @BaylorAthletics Instagram: @BaylorAthletics CREDITS EDITORS Kellen Coleman COMPILATION Kellen Coleman PHOTOGRAPHY Robbie Rogers, Matthew Minard Baylor Photography © 2020, Baylor University Department of Athletics BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT One Standard. One Accord. Baylor University is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without discrimi- nation as to sex, color, or national origin, and are not opposed to qualified handicapped persons. 2020-21 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC @BAYLORTRACK TABLE OF CONTENTS/MEDIA INFORMATION INTRODUCTION INFORMATION 1-5 GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents 1 Location Waco, Texas Athletics Communications Staff 2 Chartered 1845 by the Republic of Texas Enrollment 18,033 University President/ Director of Athletics 3-4 Affiliation NCAA Division I 2020-21 Schedule 5 Conference Big 12 Facilities 6 Nickname Bears Colors Green (PMS 3435) & Gold (PMS 1235) Home Facility Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium ROSTERS 7 (5,000) 2020-21 Team Roster 7 President Dr. Linda A. Livingstone Note: Bios available online at BaylorBears.com Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Carson Mencken Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades, IV Sport Administrator Marcus Sedberry COACHES & STAFF 8-16 Head Coach Todd Harbour 8-10 TRACK AND FIELD COACHING STAFF Assistant Coaches 10-15 Head Coach Todd Harbour (Baylor, 1981) Staff/Volunteer Assistants 16 Associate Head Coach Michael Ford (Baylor, 1995) Associate Head Coach Stacey Smith (Baylor, 2000) Associate Head Coach Jon Capron (Baylor, 2003) HISTORY 17-36 Assistant Coach Jeff Chakouian (Kentucky, 2004) All-Time Conference Meet Finishes 17-19 Assistant Coach Benjamin Dalton (University of Bath, 2009) NCAA/Regional Cross Country Results 20-23 Volunteer Assistant Coach Brandon Richards Director of Operations Evan Iluzada All-Time NCAA Championships 24-25 Associate Dir. of Equipment Services Will Glasscock All-Time NCAA All-Americans 26-29 Volunteer Assistant Coach Wilbert London, Jr. All-Time Conference Champions 30-33 All-Time Letterwinners 34-36 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Track and Field/Cross Country Contact: Kellen Coleman E-mail: [email protected] RECORDS 37-59 Office: (254) 710-4052 All-Time Baylor, Big 12, Collegiate Indoor Records 37-38 Cell: 254-749-6507 All-Time Baylor, Big 12, Collegiate Outdoor Records 39-40 Fax: (254) 710-1369 All-Time Women’s Indoor Top Marks 41-44 All-Time Men’s Indoor Top Marks 45-48 WOMEN’S TEAM QUICK FACTS 2019 XC Big 12/NCAA Finishes 7th/DNQ All-Time Women’s Outdoor Top Marks 49-53 2020 TF Big 12 Indoor/Outdoor Finishes 8th/- All-Time Men’s Outdoor Top Marks 54-58 2020 TF NCAA Indoor/Outdoor Finishes -/- All-Time Hart Track & Field Stadium Records 59 All-Americans Returning 4 (Alex Madlock, Aaliyah Miller, Tuesdi Tidwell, Sydney Washington) All-Americans Lost 0 MEN’S TEAM QUICK FACTS 2019 XC Big 12/NCAA Finishes 7th/DNQ 2020 TF Big 12 Indoor/Outdoor Finishes 7th/- 2020 TF NCAA Indoor/Outdoor Finishes -/- 2019 All-Americans Returning 6 (Jayson Baldridge, Ryan Croson, Howard Fields III, KC Lightfoot, Matthew Moorer, Maxwell Willis) All-Americans Lost 0 MEDIA SERVICES The media will receive full meet previews and recaps with updated performance lists. Bios will also be updated online at www. BaylorBears.com. In hosting the Baylor Invitational and the Michael Johnson Invitational, the Athletics Communications Office will provide live results online at ww.BaylorBears.com. INTERVIEWS All interviews with head coach Todd Harbour and student-athletes must be coordinated through BU Associate Athletics Communications Director Kellen Coleman and must be made at least 24 hours in advance. No student-athlete phone numbers or e-mail addresses will be distributed. Student-athletes WILL NOT be asked to miss class, study hall or mandatory team functions to conduct an interview. 1 2020-21 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC @BAYLORTRACK ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Second Floor, Simpson Center 1500 South University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76706 Phone: 254-710-2743 | Fax: 254-710-1369 Official Web Sites of Baylor Athletics www.BaylorBears.com INTRODUCTION Social Media “Like” on Facebook: Facebook.com/BaylorAthletics DAVID KAYE TAYLOR BRYAN Follow on Twitter: Twitter.com/BaylorAthletics Assistant AD for Director of Football Follow on Instagram: Instagram.com/BaylorAthletics Communications Communications MBB, Golf, Football Football STAFF DIRECTORY DAVID KAYE Assistant AD for Communications Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Football Alma Mater: Baylor, 2008 | Joined Baylor: November 2009 Cell: 254-709-5147 | E-mail: [email protected] TAYLOR BRYAN Director of Football Communications and Creative Services Sport Responsibilities: Football TBD KYLE ROBARTS Alma Mater: Troy, 2009 | Joined Baylor: May 2017 Associate Director Associate Director Cell: 254-709-4411 | E-mail: [email protected] Baseball, Football, A&T WBB, Women’s Tennis TBD Associate Director Sport Responsibilities: Baseball, Football, Acrobatics & Tumbling Alma Mater: - | Joined Baylor: July 2018 Cell: 254-652-2061 | E-mail: [email protected] KYLE ROBARTS Associate Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis Alma Mater: ACU, 2005 | Joined Baylor: July 2018 KRISTA PIRTLE KELLEN COLEMAN Cell: 254-405-9492 | E-mail: [email protected] Associate Director Associate Director Soccer, Softball, WBB T&F/XC, BaylorBears.com KRISTA PIRTLE Associate Director Sport Responsibilities: Soccer, Softball, Women’s Basketball Alma Mater: Baylor, 2013 | Joined Baylor: February 2019 Cell: 254-447-8610 | E-mail: [email protected] KELLEN COLEMAN Associate Director Sport Responsibilities: Track & Field/Cross Country, BaylorBears.com Alma Mater: Oklahoma, 2008 | Joined Baylor: October 2012 Cell: 254-749-6507 | E-mail: [email protected] MAX CALDERONE JERRY HILL Associate Director Director of Sports MAX CALDERONE Associate Director Volleyball, Equestrian, Journalism Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Equestrian, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Basketball Men’s Tennis, MBB Alma Mater: Baylor, 2019 | Joined Baylor: June 2020 Cell: 254-265-1639 | E-mail: [email protected] JERRY HILL Director of Sports Journalism Alma Mater: North Texas, 1983 | Joined Baylor: August 2008 Office: 254-710-3374 | E-mail: [email protected] SHELLEY ZYCH Administrative Assistant for Engagement SHELLEY ZYCH Alma Mater: Baylor, 2012 | Joined Baylor: October 2017 Administrative Assistant Office: 254-710-1266 | Cell: 254-227-8157 | E-mail: [email protected] 2 2020-21 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC @BAYLORTRACK UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS INTRODUCTION DR. LINDA LIVINGSTONE MACK RHOADES, IV UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS OKLAHOMA STATE, 1982 ARIZONA, 1993 Dr. Linda A. Livingstone is the 15th president of Baylor Mack B. Rhoades, IV, who has provided outstanding leadership and University. She previously served as dean and professor of vision for three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, was management at The George Washington University School of named Baylor University’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Business, as dean and professor of management at Pepperdine Athletics on July 13, 2016. Rhoades has organized a team of dynamic administrators and University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management, restructured the athletics department to maximize efficiencies across teams. and as a tenured faculty member and associate dean of graduate His concept of Preparing Champions for Life has provided the ongoing programs at Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. vision for Baylor Athletics, which aims to bolster the student-athlete As Baylor’s president, Dr. Livingstone has overseen the experience by focusing on the areas of academic achievement, athletic development of Baylor’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate, success, character formation and spiritual growth. which details Baylor’s pursuit of becoming a preeminent Christian Rhoades has assisted University leadership in a campus-wide effort to research university, and the $1.1 billion comprehensive campaign structurally complete 105 recommendations related to Title IX and student that undergirds Illuminate, called Give Light. safety. The 2019-20 academic year, while cut short due to the coronavirus A strong voice for the role of faith-based institutions in American pandemic, brought success on and off the field for Baylor Athletics. Baylor higher education, Dr. Livingstone has established herself as a was the nation’s only school to finish the 2019 calendar year with football scholar in organizational behavior, leadership, creativity, and (No. 7), men’s basketball (No. 6), women’s basketball (No. 6) and volleyball university accreditation. She has been extensively published and (No. 3) all nationally ranked. Football advanced to the program’s first-ever cited in academic and professional outlets, including American Big 12 championship game en route to playing in its first Sugar Bowl since Business Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of 1957. Men’s basketball and women’s basketball were each projected to be High