LIVE UPDATES: Big 12 TF Championships

5/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field

May 16, 2010

Championship Centra l | Live Results

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Follow the Bears Friday through Sunday with live updates from the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Columbia, Mo. Sunday's events begin in the field at 2 p.m. and on the track at 3 p.m. Results will be posted live as the events finish.

RESULTS FROM SUNDAY, MAY 16

START TIME	EVENT	BAYLOR RESULTS
2:00 p.m.	(W) Triple Jump	Sophomore Jessica Ubanyionwu placed 10th in the meet with a jump of 40-05.
3:00 p.m.	(W) 4x100-meter Relay Finals	DeAna Carson, Tiffany Townsend, Tiana Hood, and Brittany Carr raced the baton around the track to a second-place finish with a time of 44.68.
3:10 p.m.	(M) 4x100-meter Relay Finals	Marcus Boyd, Whitney Prevost, Courtney Thomas and Trey Harts held off a hard-charging Texas A&M squad to win the Bears first Big 12 outdoor title of 2010. In the process, Baylor set a new Walton Track record of 39.36.
3:20 p.m.	(W) 3,000-meter Steeplechase Finals	Senior Erin Bedell placed sixth in the race with a time of 10:11.81, while sophomore Kristen Hanselka shaved nearly 14 seconds off her personal-best to place seventh at 10:28.96 to earn her first all-Big 12 honor.
4:35 p.m.	(W) 400 meters Finals	Despite running from lane one, Diamond Richardson collected a fourth-place finish against a stacked field with a time of 54.03.
4:40 p.m.	(M) 400 meters Finals	Sophomore Zwede Hewitt clocked a personal-best of 46.14 to place third, just ahead of teammate Michael Liggins who posted a time of 46.50.
4:50 p.m.	(W) 100 meters Finals	Tiffany Townsend and Brittany Carr each posted season-bests. Townsend placed second in the race at 11.35, while Carr was eighth at 11.72.
4:55. p.m.	(M) 100 meters Finals	Trey Harts posted a time of 10.42 to place seventh.
5:05 p.m.	(W) 800 meters	Senior Lauren Simpson finished eighth in the race with a time of 2:17.53 to earn all-Big 12 honors for the first time in her career.
5:15 p.m.	(M) 800 meters	Senior Chris Gowell ran a season-best of 1:48.96 to place second, while James Gilreath turned in a career-best outdoors of 1:49.36 to place third.
3:30 p.m.	(W) Shot Put Finals	Freshman Skylar White broke her own school record in the shot put with with a third-place toss of 50-10.75, nearly 10 inches ahead of the previous BU record.
5:25 p.m.	(W) 400-meter Hurdle Finals	Freshman Christina Holland posted a fourth-place finish from the always-tough lane eight. She earned her first all-Big 12 honor with a time of 58.59.
5:35 p.m.	(M) 400-meter Hurdle Finals	Freshman Chance Casey also earned his first all-Big 12 honor, placing fifth with a time of 50.65, his career-best.
5:45 p.m.	(W) 200 meters Finals	Tiffany Townsend earned all-conference honors for the third time on the day with a third-place finish and a season-best time of 23.07
5:50 p.m.	(M) 200 meters Finals	Courtney Thomas finished fourth in the race with a time of 20.86, while Whitney Prevost was seventh at 20.99.
6:00 p.m.	(W) 5,000 meters Finals	Cate Westenhover was 15th at 16:53.09, while Samantha Patty was 18th at 16:55.13.
6:25 p.m.	(M) 5,000 meters Finals	Robbie Knorr was BU's top finisher in 19th place with a time of 14:41.46, while Ben Haby was three seconds back in 22nd at 14:44.76.
6:45 p.m.	(W) 4x400-meter Relay Finals	Baylor's women raced to a third-place finish with their second-fastest time of the season. Tiana Hood, Brittany Bruce, Tiffany Townsend, and Diamond Richardson combined for a time of 3:33.66.
7:00 p.m.	(M) 4x400-meter Relay Finals	In the closest finish of the meet, Baylor's men came up .03 seconds short to finish second with a crew of Zwede Hewitt, Michael Liggins, James Gilreath and Marcus Boyd for a time of 3:04.48.

RESULTS FROM SATURDAY, MAY 15

START TIME	EVENT	BAYLOR RESULTS
1:00 p.m.	(W) Long Jump Finals	Senior DeAna Carson finished just outside of the finals, placing ninth overall with a leap of 18-11.75.
1:00 p.m.	(W) 1,500 meters Prelims	Sophomore Cate Westenhover narrowly missed qualifying for the eight-athlete final, placing ninth in the prelims with a career-best time of 4:29.08. Freshman Stephanie Morgan also turned in a personal best with a time of 4:30.46.
1:20 p.m.	(M) 1,500 meters prelims	Senior Ben Haby finished two spots out of the qualifying for the finals, but shaved two seconds off his previous best with a time of 3:50.33. Gavyn Nero was 12th overall with a time of 3:51.77, while Zac Flowers was 16th at 3:55.57.
1:40 p.m.	(W) 100-meter Hurdles Prelims	Freshman Christina Holland was fifth in her heat and 15th overall with a time of 14.49.
2:15 p.m.	(W) 400 meters Prelims	Sophomore Diamond Richardson grabbed the eighth and final qualifying spot with a a second-place finish in her heat at 54.81. Brittany Bruce was 15th overall at 56.78 and Midori Starks was 17th at 58.44.
2:30 p.m.	(M) 400 meters Prelims	Michael Liggins won the opening heat of five, while Zwede Hewitt won the final heat to each advance to Sunday's final. Liggins posted a time of 46.41, while Hewitt crossed in 46.66.
2:45 p.m.	(W) 100 meters Prelims	Tiffany Townsend was the third overall qualifier with a time of 11.47, while teammate Brittany Carr claimed the eighth qualifying spot at 11.77.
3:00 p.m.	(M) 100 meters Prelims	Trey Harts was the lone qualifier for the men with a time of 10.61 to finish second in his heat. Whitney Prevost just missed qualifying despite running a time of 10.49.
3:00 p.m.	(W) Discus Finals	Freshman Skylar White popped a personal best on her first throw, holding the top spot for much of the competition at 168-5 to finish second.
3:00 p.m.	(W) High Jump Finals	Transfer Dess Meek cleared 5-07 to earn all-Big 12 honors with a sixth-place finish.
3:30 p.m.	(W) 800 meters Prelims	Lauren Simpson chopped three seconds off her previous personal best in the 800 meters to qualify for the final with a time of 2:10.25. Freshman Lizzy Whitney posted a personal best of 2:12.71, but was outside of the top eight.
3:45 p.m.	(M) 800 meters Prelims	Chris Gowell surged at the finish to win his heat with the top overall time of 1:50.13, and Big 12 indoor champ James Gilreath slipped in as the final qualifier with a time of 1:51.56.
4:05 p.m.	(W) 400-meter Hurdles Prelims	Freshman Christina Holland raced to a second-place finish in her heat to become one of the top eight qualifiers with a time of 1:01.14
4:20 p.m.	(M) 400-meter Hurdles Prelims	Freshman Chance Casey had the fourth-fastest time overall and qualified for the final in his first Big 12 Outdoor meet with a time of 51.71.
4:35 p.m.	(W) 200 meters Prelims	Junior All-American Tiffany Townsend earned her second finals qualifier of the day with a run of 23.13.
4:50 p.m.	(M) 200 Meters Prelims	Trey Harts cruised to a heat-win with a time of 20.64 to qualify alongside teammates Whitney Prevost and Courtney Thomas.

RESULTS FROM FRIDAY, MAY 14

START TIME	EVENT	BAYLOR RESULTS
8:15 a.m.	(W) 10,000 meters Finals	Katie Shaw, Baylor's lone competitor in the race, hung with the leaders for much of the race, finishing in 10th with a time of 36:01.81.
9:00 a.m.	(M) 10,000 meters Finals	Junior Jeff Sadler was the top finisher for Baylor, placing 18th with a personal-best time of 31:05.13.
5:00 p.m.	(M) Javelin Finals	Junior school record holder Nick Lyons put the Baylor men on the scoreboard with a third-place finish in the javelin. Lyons ripped off a throw of 229-06 in his first throw of the final round to move up two spots.