Track and Field Set to Host Michael Johnson Classic
4/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
April 17, 2008
WACO, Texas -
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BAYLOR SET TO HOST Michael Johnson CLASSIC
The Baylor men's and women's track and field teams are set to host the annual Michael Johnson Classic on Saturday at the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex. The day starts with field events beginning at 9:30 a.m. Early running event finals and preliminaries for the 100 meters and the 100- and 110-meter hurdles will start at 1 p.m. Evening running events, which are seeded and invitational only, are set to start at 5 p.m. Following competition at the Michael Johnson Classic, the Bears will travel to
LAST YEAR AT THE Michael Johnson CLASSIC
Courtney Thomas won the men's 100 meters and 200 meters and helped lead Baylor to a win in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Michael Johnson Classic on Saturday at the Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex. Baylor recorded 20 regional qualifying marks, the second time this season that the Bears set reached 20 qualifying marks in a single meet. Thomas ran the third leg on the men's 4x100-meter relay team that dropped its season-lowest time to 39.68, the seventh-fastest time in the nation. The sophomore then won the men's 100-meter finals with a blistering 10.31, the fastest time in the conference, and the eighth-fastest in the nation. Thomas then claimed another event victory, racing to a 20.63 in the men's 200 meters and the third-best time in the country. The Waco All-Stars won the 4x400-meter relay with a winning time of 3:05.14, while Baylor claimed second-place with a time of 3:05.30. The time, run during a 4x440-yard relay, converts to 3:04.10 for a 4x400-meter relay, giving the Bears the top time in the nation. Trey Harts took second place in the men's 100 meters and 200 meters. His time of 10.46 in the 100 meters was a new personal best and was a regional qualifying mark. In the 200 meters, Harts posted another season-best time of 20.91, the second-fastest time in the Mid-West Region. Harts also ran the anchor-leg on the 4x100-meter relay. Carla Grace took first in the women's 100 meters and 200 meters. Her preliminary time of 11.76 was the fastest of the early session, and Grace bettered that time in the finals with a time of 11.54. That time, a regional qualifying mark, ranks as the seventh-fastest in the Big 12 and the sixth-fastest in the Mid-West Region. Grace also won the 200 meters with a season-fastest time of 23.50, the fifth-fastest time in the Mid-West Region. Quentin Iglehart-Summers won the open 400 meters with a season-best time of 45.89, while LeJerald Betters placed second with a time of 45.94. The times are personal-best for each, and rank third and fourth, respectively, in the nation.
LAST TIME OUT
The Baylor men's 4x400-meter relay clocked a collegiate leading time of 3:02.38 to win the Cleburn Price, Jr. Invitational event at the 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Saturday afternoon at Mike A. Myers Stadium. The Bears also won the 4x200-meter relay, and combined with the women's title in the sprint medley relay on Friday night Baylor wins three relay titles at the Texas Relays for the first time in school history. Baylor won two relay titles at Texas Relays on three other occasions. In 2001, the men's team won the 4x400- and the 4x800-meter relays. In 1995, the Bears won the 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay, and captured the 4x200- and 4x800-meter relays in 1994. The Bears win their 17th 4x400-meter relay in Texas Relays history, extending its all-time lead at the meet.
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