2019-20 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC 11th 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, Cody Soto COMPILATION Kellen Coleman PHOTOGRAPHY Robbie Rogers, Matthew Minard Baylor Photography © 2019, Baylor University Department of Athletics BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. 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. 2019-20 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 17,217 University Administration 3 Affiliation NCAA Division I Director of Athletics 4 Conference Big 12 2019-20 Schedule 5 Nickname Bears Facilities 6 Colors Green (PMS 3435) & Gold (PMS 1235) Home Facility Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium (5,000) ROSTERS 7 President Dr. Linda A. Livingstone 2019-20 Team Roster 7 Faculty Athletic Representative Jeremy Counseller Note: Bios available online at BaylorBears.com Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades, IV Sport Administrator Marcus Sedberry COACHES & STAFF 8-16 TRACK AND FIELD COACHING STAFF Head Coach Todd Harbour 8-10 Head Coach Todd Harbour (Baylor, 1981) Assistant Coaches 10-15 Associate Head Coach Michael Ford (Baylor, 1995) Associate Head Coach Stacey Smith (Baylor, 2000) Staff/Volunteer Assistants 16 Associate Head Coach Jon Capron (Baylor, 2003) Assistant Coach Jeff Chakouian (Kentucky, 2004) REVIEW 17-18 Assistant Coach Benjamin Dalton (University of Bath, 2009) 2018-19 Season Review 17-18 Volunteer Assistant Coach Brandon Richards Director of Operations Evan Iluzada Associate Dir. of Equipment Services Will Glasscock HISTORY 19-38 Volunteer Assistant Coach Max Hsieh All-Time Conference Meet Finishes 19-21 Volunteer Assistant Coach Wilbert London, Jr. NCAA/Regional Cross Country Results 22-25 All-Time NCAA Championships 26-27 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Track and Field/Cross Country Contact: Kellen Coleman All-Time NCAA All-Americans 28-31 E-mail: [email protected] All-Time Conference Champions 32-35 Office: (254) 710-4052 All-Time Letterwinners 36-38 Cell: 254-749-6507 Fax: (254) 710-1369 RECORDS 39-61 WOMEN’S TEAM QUICK FACTS All-Time Baylor, Big 12, Collegiate Indoor Records 39-40 2018 XC Big 12/NCAA Finishes 9th/DNQ All-Time Baylor, Big 12, Collegiate Outdoor Records 41-42 2019 TF Big 12 Indoor/Outdoor Finishes 6th/7th All-Time Women’s Indoor Top Marks 43-46 2019 TF NCAA Indoor/Outdoor Finishes DNF/62nd All-Time Men’s Indoor Top Marks 47-50 2019 All-Americans Returning 2 (Aaliyah Miller, Sydney Washington) All-Time Women’s Outdoor Top Marks 51-55 2019 All-Americans Lost 2 All-Time Men’s Outdoor Top Marks 56-60 (Kiana Horton, Leticia De Souza) All-Time Hart Track & Field Stadium Records 61 MEN’S TEAM QUICK FACTS 2018 XC Big 12/NCAA Finishes 8th/DNQ 2019 TF Big 12 Indoor/Outdoor Finishes 6th/8th 2019 TF NCAA Indoor/Outdoor Finishes 29th/22nd 2019 All-Americans Returning 4 (KC Lightfoot, Matthew Moorer, Howard Fields III, Jayson Baldridge) 2019 All-Americans Lost 3 (Wil London, Chris Platt, Caleb Dickson) 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 2019-20 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 RACHEL CATON 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 RACHEL CATON Associate Director Sport Responsibilities: Baseball, Football, Acrobatics & Tumbling Alma Mater: USC, 2009 | 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] CODY SOTO JERRY HILL Assistant Director Director of Sports CODY SOTO Assistant Director Volleyball, Equestrian, Journalism Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Equestrian, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Basketball Men’s Tennis, MBB Alma Mater: Baylor, 2016 | Joined Baylor: June 2017 Cell: 254-338-4859 | 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 2019-20 BAYLOR CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA ALMANAC @BAYLORTRACK UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION INTRODUCTION DR. LINDA LIVINGSTONE JEREMY COUNSELLER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE OKLAHOMA STATE, 1982 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, 1996 Dr. Linda A. Livingstone is the 15th president of Baylor University. Professor Jeremy Counseller is in his fifth year as Baylor’s Faculty She previously served as dean and professor of management at The Representative to the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA. He has been a George Washington University School of Business, as dean and professor member of the Baylor Law faculty since 2003. management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business Professor Counseller graduated from Baylor Law School with honors and Management, and as a tenured faculty member and associate dean of and was a member of the Baylor Law Review, the Order of the Barristers, graduate programs at Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. and the interscholastic moot court and mock trial teams. He also earned an As Baylor’s president, Dr. Livingstone has overseen the development of M.B.A. from Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and a B.A. summa cum Baylor’s academic strategic plan, Illuminate, which details Baylor’s pursuit laude from Stephen F. Austin State University. of becoming a preeminent Christian research university, and the $1.1 billion Following his graduation from law school, Professor Counseller served comprehensive campaign that undergirds Illuminate, called Give Light. as a law clerk to the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza of the United States A strong voice for the role of faith-based institutions in American Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Professor Counseller then entered higher education, Dr. Livingstone has established herself as a scholar in private practice in Houston, Texas, with Bracewell & Patterson, LLP (now organizational behavior, leadership, creativity, and university accreditation. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP), where he was an associate in the trial section. She has been extensively published and cited in academic and professional Mr. Counseller also served as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in outlets, including American Business Review, Journal of Organizational McLennan County, Texas, where he prosecuted both misdemeanors and Behavior, Journal of High Technology Management