AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor track & field freshman Tuesdi Tidwell claimed the women’s pole vault title on day one of the Texas Invitational Friday afternoon in Austin. The Early, Texas native vaulted an outdoor season-best mark of 12-9 ½ (3.90m) and beat out three upperclassmen to claim the event title. Her jump moves…
RENO, Nev. — Former Baylor and Midway pole vaulting star Annie Rhodes-Johnigan finished third in the women’s elite division at the Pole Vault Summit on Friday. The meet is the largest indoor pole vaulting competition in the world, with more than 3,000 competitors of all ages. Rhodes-Johnigan cleared 14-91/2, a…
WACO, Texas – Baylor head track and field coach Todd Harbour announced the signing of seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Thursday. We are extremely excited to welcome this group of young men and women to the Baylor family,” Harbour said. “We are currently a very young team, and this group…
Unlike the training set-up he now uses to mentor pupils at his pole vaulting club in Haslet, Texas, Bill Payne got his start jumping over barbed-wire fences and shower curtain rods. As for using mats for soft landings, he said, “Shoot, we just used dirt. If we were lucky, we’d…
