April 5, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Baylor sophomore Kim Brown (Waco, Texas) scored 2,687 points and is in 21st place after four events in her first collegiate heptathlon Wednesday at the 79th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

The Midway High School product, who missed last year's outdoor season with an ankle injury, is the first Bear competing this week at the prestigious meet.

Brown ran 15.40 in the 100-meter hurdles, then cleared 1.60 meters (5-3) in the high jump. She then ran 26.80 in the 200 meters and had a mark of 8.51 meters (27-11) in the shot put.

The heptathlon resumes at noon Thursday and concludes with the long jump, javelin and 800 meters.

The Bears will also compete in the men's 4x800-meter relay, the men's and women's 400-meter hurdles and the 5,000 meters Thursday. The meet runs through Saturday.