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T&F: Haywood, Kuhn Earn All-America Honors
6/12/2026 1:41:00 AM | Track & Field
Kelley advances to Saturday’s finals in 200 meters
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
EUGENE, Ore. – On a day of some near-misses, the pole-vaulting duo of Molly Haywood and Tenly Kuhn capped off their storied Baylor careers with podium finishes and All-America honors Thursday night at the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field.
Haywood cleared an outdoor personal-best 15 feet, 0 ¾ inches – the No. 2 outdoor mark in program history – and finished fifth in an elite field led by University of Washington's Amanda Moll breaking her sister Hana's collegiate and meet records at 15-10 ½.
Earning her first outdoor All-America honor, Kuhn placed eighth with a mark of 14-8 ¾, narrowly missing three attempts at 14-10 ¾. Hana Moll was second (15-6 ½), followed by South Dakota's Anna Willis and Louisville's Ashley Callahan with personal bests of 15-2 ¾, Haywood, Tennessee's Hannah Grace (14-10 ¾), Cal Poly's Lexi Evans (14-8 ¾) and Kuhn.
"Coach (Brandon) Richards did an awesome job getting (Haywood and Kuhn) to finish fifth and eighth," Baylor coach Michael Ford said. "I think it was the first time we've had two pole vaulters place in quite a long time. Coach Molly did a great job in getting Molly over her 15-foot barrier. That was an awesome feat to see."
The indoor school record-holder at 15-1 ½, Thursday's 15-foot vault was Haywood's fifth. Annie Rhodes, the outdoor school record-holder (also at 15-1 ½), is the only other Baylor pole vaulter to clear 15 feet and she did it once.
Of Baylor's four semifinals on the track, senior All-American Tiriah Kelley was the only one that made it through to Saturday's final, advancing in the 200 meters with a time of 22.51. In a shakeup of the relay order, Kelley ran the second leg instead of leading off on the 4x100 relay that finished fourth in its heat and 13th overall in 43.52.
And, of course, TK finally made it to her first outdoor final today in the 200. So, looking forward to seeing her run on Saturday to see if she can bring her first outdoor All-America title back to Waco.
A little over an hour later, Kelley struggled in the 100-meter semifinals, placing eighth in her heat and 22nd overall in 11.30.
"I just knew by the time the (200 meters) came around, this was my race. I'm just going to have to walk in and focus and trust myself and trust God," Kelley said. "I think that I could have executed better. But I think for the prelims, it was good. The goal was to get to the finals, and then Saturday I'm going to do my thing."
Junior Serafima Lucero was one of the near-misses, finishing fifth in her heat and 13th overall in 56.54 seconds, well off her school-record mark of 55.93.
Sophomore Janae De Gannes was in the top eight through the first two rounds of the long jump but fell back to 12th and missed the finals with a mark of 20-11 ¾.
In the Bears' final event of the night, junior Ruth Kimeli was in sixth halfway through the 10,000 meters but couldn't keep up the pace, finishing 15th in a time of 32:44.13 that ranks as the fifth-best in school history.
Sophomore Logan Todorovich will make her NCAA Championship debut on Friday, opening the heptathlon competition in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200 meters.
On the track, junior All-American Demario Prince will run in the men's 110-meter hurdles final, paired against world record-setter Ja'Kobe Tharp from Auburn and Kendrick Smallwood of Texas. In Wednesday's semifinals, Tharp broke the 14-year-old world record with a 12.75 clocking, chased to the line by Prince in 13.15.
After narrowly missing his career PR (13.12), Prince said he still has "more left in the tank" for Friday's final. He finished fifth last year at the NCAA Outdoor Championship and was a bronze medalist in the 60-meter hurdles this year at the NCAA Indoor Championship.
For the latest news on the Baylor track and field team all year long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack.
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THURSDAY'S RESULTS
4x100 Relay Semifinals (Royaltee Brown, Tiriah Kelley, Jada Edwards, Hannah Lowe). 4th in heat and 13th overall, 43.52, did not advance (third-best time of the year, 43.39)
Pole Vault Finals: Molly Haywood, 5th, 15-0 ¾ (career PR); Tenly Kuhn, 8th, 14-8 ¾
100m Semifinals: Tiriah Kelley, 8th in heat, 22nd overall, 11.30, did not advance
Long Jump Finals: Janae De Gannes, 12th, 20-11 ¾
400m Hurdles Semifinals: Serafima Lucero, 5th in heat, 13th overall, 56.54
200m Semifinals: Tiriah Kelley, 2nd in heat, 7th overall, 22.51
10,000m Final: Ruth Kimel, 15th, 32:44.13
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
(all times Central)
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
MEN
7:42 p.m.: 110m Hurdles Final, Demario Prince
WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON
Logan Todorovich
1:45 p.m., 100 Hurdles
2:45 p.m., High Jump
4:45 p.m., Shot Put
8:43 p.m.: 200 meters
EUGENE, Ore. – On a day of some near-misses, the pole-vaulting duo of Molly Haywood and Tenly Kuhn capped off their storied Baylor careers with podium finishes and All-America honors Thursday night at the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field.
Haywood cleared an outdoor personal-best 15 feet, 0 ¾ inches – the No. 2 outdoor mark in program history – and finished fifth in an elite field led by University of Washington's Amanda Moll breaking her sister Hana's collegiate and meet records at 15-10 ½.
Earning her first outdoor All-America honor, Kuhn placed eighth with a mark of 14-8 ¾, narrowly missing three attempts at 14-10 ¾. Hana Moll was second (15-6 ½), followed by South Dakota's Anna Willis and Louisville's Ashley Callahan with personal bests of 15-2 ¾, Haywood, Tennessee's Hannah Grace (14-10 ¾), Cal Poly's Lexi Evans (14-8 ¾) and Kuhn.
"Coach (Brandon) Richards did an awesome job getting (Haywood and Kuhn) to finish fifth and eighth," Baylor coach Michael Ford said. "I think it was the first time we've had two pole vaulters place in quite a long time. Coach Molly did a great job in getting Molly over her 15-foot barrier. That was an awesome feat to see."
The indoor school record-holder at 15-1 ½, Thursday's 15-foot vault was Haywood's fifth. Annie Rhodes, the outdoor school record-holder (also at 15-1 ½), is the only other Baylor pole vaulter to clear 15 feet and she did it once.
Of Baylor's four semifinals on the track, senior All-American Tiriah Kelley was the only one that made it through to Saturday's final, advancing in the 200 meters with a time of 22.51. In a shakeup of the relay order, Kelley ran the second leg instead of leading off on the 4x100 relay that finished fourth in its heat and 13th overall in 43.52.
And, of course, TK finally made it to her first outdoor final today in the 200. So, looking forward to seeing her run on Saturday to see if she can bring her first outdoor All-America title back to Waco.
A little over an hour later, Kelley struggled in the 100-meter semifinals, placing eighth in her heat and 22nd overall in 11.30.
"I just knew by the time the (200 meters) came around, this was my race. I'm just going to have to walk in and focus and trust myself and trust God," Kelley said. "I think that I could have executed better. But I think for the prelims, it was good. The goal was to get to the finals, and then Saturday I'm going to do my thing."
Junior Serafima Lucero was one of the near-misses, finishing fifth in her heat and 13th overall in 56.54 seconds, well off her school-record mark of 55.93.
Sophomore Janae De Gannes was in the top eight through the first two rounds of the long jump but fell back to 12th and missed the finals with a mark of 20-11 ¾.
In the Bears' final event of the night, junior Ruth Kimeli was in sixth halfway through the 10,000 meters but couldn't keep up the pace, finishing 15th in a time of 32:44.13 that ranks as the fifth-best in school history.
Sophomore Logan Todorovich will make her NCAA Championship debut on Friday, opening the heptathlon competition in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200 meters.
On the track, junior All-American Demario Prince will run in the men's 110-meter hurdles final, paired against world record-setter Ja'Kobe Tharp from Auburn and Kendrick Smallwood of Texas. In Wednesday's semifinals, Tharp broke the 14-year-old world record with a 12.75 clocking, chased to the line by Prince in 13.15.
After narrowly missing his career PR (13.12), Prince said he still has "more left in the tank" for Friday's final. He finished fifth last year at the NCAA Outdoor Championship and was a bronze medalist in the 60-meter hurdles this year at the NCAA Indoor Championship.
For the latest news on the Baylor track and field team all year long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorTrack.
- BaylorBears.com -
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
4x100 Relay Semifinals (Royaltee Brown, Tiriah Kelley, Jada Edwards, Hannah Lowe). 4th in heat and 13th overall, 43.52, did not advance (third-best time of the year, 43.39)
Pole Vault Finals: Molly Haywood, 5th, 15-0 ¾ (career PR); Tenly Kuhn, 8th, 14-8 ¾
100m Semifinals: Tiriah Kelley, 8th in heat, 22nd overall, 11.30, did not advance
Long Jump Finals: Janae De Gannes, 12th, 20-11 ¾
400m Hurdles Semifinals: Serafima Lucero, 5th in heat, 13th overall, 56.54
200m Semifinals: Tiriah Kelley, 2nd in heat, 7th overall, 22.51
10,000m Final: Ruth Kimel, 15th, 32:44.13
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE
(all times Central)
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
MEN
7:42 p.m.: 110m Hurdles Final, Demario Prince
WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON
Logan Todorovich
1:45 p.m., 100 Hurdles
2:45 p.m., High Jump
4:45 p.m., Shot Put
8:43 p.m.: 200 meters
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