Baylor Bears track and field

Baylor Bears track and field
Baylor Bears track and field
University	Baylor University
Conference	Big 12
Location	Waco, Texas
Outdoor track	Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Nickname	Bears
Colors	Green and gold;
NCAA Indoor National Championships
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NCAA Outdoor National Championships
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NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances
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NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances
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Conference Indoor Championships
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Conference Outdoor Championships
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The Baylor Bears track and field program represents the Baylor University in the sport of track and field. The indoor and outdoor programs compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). The Bears host their home outdoor meets at Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium, located on the university's Waco, Texas campus.

History

Baylor's heralded track and field team has produced nine Olympic gold medals, 36 NCAA championships, and 606 All-Americas performances. A majority of the All-Americans coming under the 42-year tenure of head coach Clyde Hart. A marquee element of the track program has been its men's 4 × 400 relay team, which has sent teams to the NCAA finals in each of the past 28 years. Baylor track and field has also produced three Olympic gold medalists: Michael Johnson, Jeremy Wariner and Darold Williamson. Baylor grads won gold in the 400 meter dash at three consecutive Olympics (Johnson in '96 and '00, then Wariner in '04). In 2005, Clyde Hart became Director of Track & Field, and Todd Harbour took over as head coach of Baylor's track and field and cross country squads.

Coaching staff

Michael Ford - Head Coach

Baylor Olympic track and field medalists

Men

Athlete	Olympics	Event	Medal
Michael Johnson	1992 Barcelona	4x400 m relay	Gold
	1996 Atlanta	200 m	Gold
	1996 Atlanta	400 m	Gold
	2000 Sydney	400 m	Gold
	2000 Sydney	4x400 m relay	1st place Disqualified due to doping by Antonio Pettigrew
Jeremy Wariner	2004 Athens	400 m	Gold
	2004 Athens	4x400 m relay	Gold
	2008 Beijing	400 m	Silver
	2008 Beijing	4x400 m relay	Gold
Darold Williamson	2004 Athens	4x400 m relay	Gold
Reggie Witherspoon	2008 Beijing	4x400 m relay	Gold

References

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^ Baylor University Athletics Brand Identity (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
^ "2017-18 Cross Country/Track & Field Media Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-11.

[1] Baylor University Athletics Brand Identity (PDF). April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

[2] "2017-18 Cross Country/Track & Field Media Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-11.

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v t e Big 12 Conference track and field
Current teams	Baylor Bears Brigham Young Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Houston Cougars Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls Texas Longhorns (men • women) Texas Tech Red Raiders UCF Knights (women only) West Virginia Mountaineers (women only)
Future teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Colorado Buffaloes Utah Utes (women only) – all joining in 2024–25