Track Quotes
5/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 17, 2001
Kara Newton
Junior * Amarillo, Texas
10,000 meters * 36:27.79 (3rd)
"I'll just have to pray that I get in (to the NCAA meet). I'm excited about third, that's respectable in the Big 12. I knew Leigh (Daniel) wasn't going to try to run faster than 35, she told me that before the race. I could feel the wind, and I was getting tired. Before the race, I could feel the wind whipping and knew it was going to be tough."
Kerry O'Bric
Senior * Huntington Beach, Calif.
Heptathlon * 5,481 points (6th)
* NCAA provisional mark (13th nationally)
* Baylor record
"The field was incredible this year. Last year, this mark would have been second. It was simply a much stronger field. Coming in, I wanted to reach automatic. But I only missed by 19 points. Plus, this is a personal best, I can't be disappointed in that."
