At its most stripped-down level, college recruiting is a sales job. Coaches are the salespeople, the athletes the customers, and it’s the coach’s job to convince the customer, aka the recruit, why their product is the best one. Sometimes, though, the coach needs to forget about the sale and just…
Baylor’s Tuesdi Tidwell, a graduate of Early High School, is headed for the NCAA National Championships in track and field following her performance at the Big 12 meet hosted by Texas Tech on Feb. 22. Tidwell finished second in the women’s pole vault, recording the fourth-best indoor vault in Baylor’s…
LUBBOCK — Not even two full months into his freshman season, Baylor’s KC Lightfoot is a Big 12 champion. The freshman claimed the Big 12 title in the men’s pole vault on Friday in Lubbock. He soared 18-7 1/2 for the second straight week to tie his own indoor school…
WACO, TX (KXXV) –Five Bears came away with event wins as Baylor track and field completed day one Friday at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa. “It was overall a good first day,” head coach Todd Harbour said. “The pole vaulters had a nice day, and the 200/600…
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…
AUSTIN — Early’s Tuesdi Tidwell placed fifth out of 24 competitors in the high school girls Section B pole vault at the Texas Relays Saturday with a personal-best height of 12-2. No one vaulted higher than 12-2, and Tidwell cleared the bar on her third attempt. Farmersville’s Chloe Waller and…
