May 30, 2005

WACO, Texas - Baylor signed Courtney Thomas, the state runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters, to a national letter of intent, head coach Clyde Hart announced Monday.

Thomas, from Kilgore High School in Kilgore, Texas, ran personal best times of 10.49 in the 100 and 21.28 in the 200 to finish second in each event at the state track championships. He currently ranks seventh nationally in the 100 and 10th in the 200.

Also this week, track and football signee David Gettis ran the fastest high school time in the nation in the 400 meters, clocking a 46.08.

Thomas is the 14th addition to the Bears' 2005 recruiting class and the fifth sprinter on the men's side.

2005 Baylor Track & Field SigneesR.J. Anderson     400           Key West, Fla. (Key West)Erin Bedell       Distances     Plano, Texas (Plano West)David Gettis      400           Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey)Rachel Glandorf   800           Vail, Colo. (Vail Christian)Tiana Hood        Sprints       Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson)Ashley Korol      Pole Vault    Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South)Rachel Long       400 Hurdles   Houston, Texas (Lamar)Jacob Norman      Sprints       Temple, Texas (Temple)Quentin Summers   400           San Antonio, Texas (Madison)Katrina Taylor    400           Baton Rouge, La. (Magnet)Stasia Taylor     Triple Jump   Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian)Queito Teasley    Long Jump     Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch)Courtney Thomas   Sprints       Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore)Kaleigh Teel      Pole Vault    Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood)