Faculty & Staff News: Athletics

May
23
2013

Track. Atkinson, Hilliard Lead Track & Field At NCAA West Preliminary

Baylor's track and field team had throwers Erin Atkinson and Desmine Hilliard punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships, while seven of its other 13 entries qualified for the second round at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on Thursday.

May
23
2013

M. Basketball. Travel Options Available for MBB at Maui Invitational

Travel options are available for you to support the Baylor Men's Basketball team as they participate in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational to be held November 23-28 in Lahaina, Hawaii.

May
23
2013

Baseball. Baseball Overmatched by Oklahoma's Gray at Big 12 Championship

Baylor ran into one of the nation's top pitchers on the top of his game in a 2-0 loss to Oklahoma to open up pool play at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Thursday afternoon at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

May
23
2013

Track. Away From Bright Lights, Fields Shining on Track

Amherst, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo with a population of 122,366, is actually only slightly larger than Waco, Texas.

May
22
2013

Track. Track Heads South For NCAA West Preliminary

Baylor's track and field teams open the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with a total of 30 entries on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

May
22
2013

Baseball. Baseball Spends Off-Day Helping Oklahoma Tornado Relief

Photo GalleryBaylor baseball spent part of its day off on Wednesday afternoon helping with the relief effort as the Oklahoma City and Moore areas continue to recover from the Monday's devastating tornado damage.

May
22
2013

W. Tennis. Women's Tennis Adds Georgia Transfer Craft

Baylor women's tennis has signed Georgia transfer Makenzie Craft to a Financial Aid Contract, head coach Joey Scrivano announced Wednesday.

May
22
2013

M. Tennis. Lenz Falls in NCAA Singles Championship First Round

Baylor men's tennis freshman Julian Lenz was knocked out of the NCAA Singles Championship after dropping a 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 decision to Elon's Cameron Silverman on Wednesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center.

May
21
2013

Baseball. Baseball Earns Eight All-Big 12 Selections

Eight Baylor baseball players earned 2013 All-Big 12 status, the league announced Tuesday.

May
21
2013

W. Tennis. Burgic Named ITA National Player To Watch

Baylor women's tennis sophomore Ema Burgic was named the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Player to Watch on Wednesday in a ceremony on the campus of the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Team Championships.

May
21
2013

Baseball. Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Format Changed

In the wake of this week's devastating storm in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the Big 12 Conference is postponing the start of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship.

May
21
2013

M. Tennis. Lenz Preps For NCAA Singles Championship

Baylor men's tennis freshman Julian Lenz is set to open play in the NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill.

May
20
2013

Baseball. Baseball Set for Big 12 Championship

No. 5 seed Baylor begins postseason play on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT against No. 4 seed Oklahoma to start off the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Oklahoma City's Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

May
20
2013

W. Tennis. Burgic Withdraws From NCAA Individual Championships

An ankle injury to Baylor women's tennis player Ema Burgic has forced the sophomore to withdraw from the NCAA Individual Championships, head coach Joey Scrivano announced on Monday.

May
20
2013

M. Basketball. MBB Adds Denver Transfer Royce O'Neale

Baylor men's basketball has signed University of Denver transfer Royce O'Neale to a Financial Aid Contract, head coach Scott Drew announced Monday.

May
20
2013

W. Basketball. Odyssey Sims Makes Second World University Games Squad

Baylor senior point guard Odyssey Sims will represent the USA for a second time at a World University Games competition after also helping the USA to gold in the 2011 World University Games.

May
19
2013

Softball. Softball Falls To A&M In Regional Final

No. 18 Baylor (42-17) staved off elimination with a 9-5 win over No. 13 Texas A&M (42-16) in game one, but fell 8-0 (5) in game two to end its comeback bid on Sunday in the College Station Regional final at Aggie Softball Complex.

May
19
2013

Softball. Softball Stays Alive With 8-4 Win Over Arizona

No. 18 Baylor (41-16) got an eight-strikeout performance from Heather Stearns to go along with 11 hits to stave off elimination with an 8-4 win over Arizona (33-26) Saturday night in College Station.

May
18
2013

M. Golf. MG Ends Season with 10th Place Finish at Regional

The Baylor men's golf team finished tied for 10th at the NCAA Pullman Regional after shooting 1-under-par 287 in Saturday's final round at Palouse Ridge Golf Club. The Bears' season came to an end after falling five strokes shy of advancing to the NCAA Championships.

May
18
2013

W. Soccer. Larsen Graduates With 4.0, Accepted to Med School

Dana Larsen doesn't remember setting a specific goal of graduating Magna Cum Laude with a perfect 4.0 GPA as a bio-chemistry major.