Baylor
NCAA Outdoor Championships
T&F Set for NCAA Outdoor Championships
6/5/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
WACO, Texas - Baylor will have a total of nine entries in the field at the NCAA €ˆOutdoor Championships, running Wednesday through Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
The women will have six entries, while the men have three with each vying for a national championship on the sport's biggest stage.
STORY LINES
• Baylor will have a total of nine entries with 12 student-athletes in the field at the 2018 NCAA €ˆOutdoor Championships. The women have six entries while the men have three.
• The Baylor women will have four entries in individual events, along with both the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays.
• On the men's side, Baylor has two runners in individual events and the 4x400-meter relay.
• The BU women look to post the program's ninth top-20 finish while the men's squad looks to its 27th top-20 placing. The women's team finished 14th at the 2014 Championship while the men were tied for 13th in 2015.
• The women's squad looks for its second individual national title holder and first since Stacey Bowers in 1999 (triple jump) while the men look for its first NCAA title since Trayvon Bromell in 2014 (100 meters).
• Eight of the 12 student-athletes have competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at least once, including senior Kiana Hawn and junior Wil London who are returning for the third consecutive season in the 400-meter hurdles and 400 meters, respectively.
• Taylor Bennett returns to Eugene for the third straight year while competing in the 200 meters and 4x400-meter relay.
• The men's semifinals will run on Wednesday and will send the top nine athletes to the finals on Friday. The women's semifinals will run on Saturday and will send the top eight athletes to the finals on Saturday.
FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can access links for heat sheets, live results and live video links for this weekend's meet on the Baylor track & field page. Fans can catch the action all weekend on ESPN2.
A recap and results can be found at the conclusion of each day of competition at BaylorBears.com.
For photos/results and highlights follow @BaylorTrack on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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