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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The No. 10-ranked Baylor women's tennis team beat Kansas State, 5-2, Saturday at Mike Goss Stadium. The Bears improved to 18-3 on the season and 5-1 in Big 12 Conference play.
WACO, Texas – After being down 3-0 through the first four innings, Baylor baseball made its way back and completed the 6-3 come-from-behind victory on Friday night at the Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (20-10, 2-5 Big 12) trailed the Mountaineers (11-13, 3-4 Big 12) until the eighth inning where they scored five runs to secure the win.
Bayley Humphrey (acrobatics & tumbling), Taylor Moon (soccer), Dillon Doyle (football) and Jonah White (football) have been selected as the Student-Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE) March Champions of the Month.
WACO, Texas – No. 3 Baylor men's tennis hosts its final doubleheader of the season on Saturday with matches against Abilene Christian and No. 19 Texas Tech set for 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT, respectively, at the Hurd Tennis Center.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor equestrian collected a league-leading 30 Academic All-Big 12 selections, as announced by the conference office on Friday.
WACO, Texas – No. 3 Baylor acrobatics and tumbling is back in the Ferrell Center this weekend for its final regular season meet of the season when it takes on rival No. 2 Oregon on Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Bears (3-1) will look to avenge its earlier 281.365-280.660 loss this season to the Ducks (2-1) on March 6 in Eugene.
WACO, Texas (April 9, 2021) – Baylor University will host Alumni Week April 12-17, providing numerous opportunities for Baylor Alumni to reconnect with their alma mater and fellow Baylor graduates from across the country and support their University.
In what might be Baylor football's most wide-open quarterback competition since 2008, Shawn Bell is making it just that – a competition.
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's golf is back in action for the first time in more than three weeks when the Bears head to Bryan, Texas, to compete in the Aggie Invitational. The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins Friday on the par-72, 7,227-yard course at Traditions Golf Club.
WACO, Texas – For his work on and off the field, fifth-year senior Andy Thomas was one of 30 student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Thursday.
Champions' TriBUne is a special feature through Baylor Athletics that gives you the student-athlete's perspective and the chance for them to share their own story. Sidney Holman-Mansell, a junior pitcher for the Baylor softball team, is 6-1 with a 3.51 ERA, 50 strikeouts and a .183 opponent's batting average. An elementary education major from Belton, Texas, Sidney is in her third season at Baylor after starting her career at ACU. She married her best friend, Peyton Mansell, in June 2019 and earned Academic All-Big 12 first-team last spring.
WACO, Texas – Baylor is back in Big 12 play when it hosts West Virginia this weekend for a three-game series at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (19-10, 1-5 Big 12), who are on a six-game win streak and the Mountaineers (11-12, 3-3 Big 12) will play a nationally-televised game on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Game two will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday and game three will start at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
WACO, Texas – Baylor swept this week's National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) awards as Kam Kitchens earned Athlete of the Week, Emily Tobin was Specialist of the Week and Riley Chimwala was voted the Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week.
WACO, Texas – When Baylor and K-State play in women's tennis Thursday it will mark the end of a 12-day layoff for the No. 10-ranked Bears. The Wildcats (7-7, 2-3) will host Baylor (17-3, 4-1) at 3 p.m. at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium in Big 12 match play.
IRVING, Texas – In addition to four All-Big 12 first-team honors, Baylor volleyball junior Shanel Bramschreiber highlighted the 2020 Big 12 postseason awards as Libero of the Year in Thursday morning's announcement from the conference office.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball announced that it will travel to Huntsville, Texas on Tuesday, April 13 to play Sam Houston in a midweek matchup. The game will be played at 6:30 p.m. CT at Don Sanders Stadium.
What an exciting week this has been for the Baylor Family! Congratulations to men’s basketball coach Scott Drew, his staff and our student-athletes for winning the national championship over Gonzaga Monday night in Indianapolis.
WACO, Texas – In accordance with Big 12 Conference softball game interruption guidelines, the three-game series against No. 1 Oklahoma has been postponed.
WACO, Texas – After falling behind 6-1 in the first two innings, Baylor baseball clawed its way back and completed the 7-6 come-from-behind victory, on Tuesday at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (19-10) used a two-out RBI-double from second-year freshman Tre Richardson in the eighth to split the season series with the Mavericks (12-16).
Bringing back the first NCAA men's basketball national championship in Texas in 55 years, Scott Drew was grinning ear to ear as he walked off the airplane Tuesday afternoon carrying the trophy that his Bears (28-2) captured the night before with a dominant 86-70 win over top-ranked Gonzaga (31-1) in the final at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The 2021 Men's Basketball National Champions will be celebrated with full fanfare in a parade through downtown Waco. The Bears will join Baylor University, the City of Waco, the Waco Chamber of Commerce and the Baylor Bear Foundation in celebration on Tuesday, April 13.
WACO, Texas – Baylor head women's tennis coach Joey Scrivano announced the signing of Alina Shcherbinina for the fall of 2021, Tuesday. Shcherbinina, a Moscow, Russia native, is the second of the Baylor signing class of 2021.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor equestrian's Rachael Davis and Savannah Hemby have been named Big 12 Riders of the Month for March, as announced Tuesday morning by the conference office.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior power forward NaLyssa Smith added a fifth All-America nod when she was named as a member of the five-person John. R. Wooden Award All-American team.
WACO, Texas (April 6, 2021) – Ryan A. McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, is among the recipients of the Sustainability Science Award announced today by the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball's midweek doubleheader against ACU has been postponed due to the Big 12 Conference softball interruption guidelines.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball is ready for another midweek contest when it hosts UT Arlington on Tuesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (18-10) has an impressive 17-5 record against non-conference opponents, including a 4-1 mark in midweeks with its only loss coming on March 23 against the Mavericks (12-15) in 11 innings (4-3) in Arlington.
WACO, Texas (April 5, 2021) – Baylor University again has joined universities and communities around the country to increase public awareness and prevention education about sexual assault and interpersonal violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).
WACO, Texas – The Naismith Hall of Fame, in association with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, named Baylor junior power forward NaLyssa Smith the winner of the Katrina McClain Award, Sunday, as a part of the Hoophall Starting Five Awards.
WACO, Texas – Baylor volleyball has been selected as the No. 12-seed in the 2020-21 NCAA Championship and earned a first-round bye, as announced Sunday on ESPNU.
WACO, Texas (April 4, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the connection between attendance and racial diversity within a church, stress and COVID-19, faith leaders and public health, the legacy of the Queen of Gospel Mahalia Jackson and the "COVID slide" on adult literacy.
Several Baylor track & field student-athletes were victorious Saturday in the first home meet at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium since 2019.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Scott Drew decided to leave his comfort zone at tiny Valparaiso for the scandal-plagued basketball program at Baylor, explaining to his father that there was nowhere for the Bears to go but up.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball completed the sweep of North Carolina A&T on Saturday with a 7-3 win at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (18-10) outscored the Aggies (7-21), 25-3 in the four-game series.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior power forward NaLyssa Smith became the third Lady Bear to bring home the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Wade Trophy for the nation's top women's college basketball player, Saturday.
From as far back as he can remember, Alvin Brooks III and his dad have always hidden their emotions. Handshakes, maybe the occasional side hug.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball swept the doubleheader against North Carolina A&T on Friday at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (17-10) first defeated the Aggies (7-20), 5-0 in seven innings, before winning 7-1 in the second game of the day.
WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian racked up 48 selections to the American Wood Fibers NCEA All-Academic Teams and APHA NCEA Academic Honor Roll, as announced Friday by the organization.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior power forward NaLyssa Smith picked up her third All-America award of the season when the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named her to its second team.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior guard Davion Mitchell has swept three National Defensive Player of the Year awards, as announced Friday by the NABC, Atlanta Tipoff Club and College Insider.
About two weeks into her first year at Baylor, tired of coach Joey Scrivano's "crazy workouts," Zuzana Zemenova called home and said, "Mom, I don't think I can survive here."
Baylor track & field is set to compete in its first home meet since 2019 as the Bears host the Baylor Invitational Saturday at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium.
WACO, Texas – Tyler Thomas' complete-game shutout helped Baylor to its 6-0 series-opening victory over North Carolina A&T on Thursday night at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (15-10) earned their fourth shutout of the year after keeping the Aggies (7-18) off the scoreboard.
MARSHALL, Texas — The No. 2-ranked Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team swept East Texas Baptist University 275.200-209.100 on Thursday in Marshall, Texas, taking every event in dominant fashion. The Bears (3-1) earned their first perfect 10's of the season in both the compulsory and acro events.
WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian's Madaline Callaway, Rachael Davis and Daisy Kaufman have been named 2021 NCEA All-Americans, as announced by the organization on Thursday.
WACO, Texas – Baylor's Riley Chimwala was named the NCATA Freshman of the Week, the organization announced on Thursday. Chimwala is only the second Bear to win the weekly award this season, after Bayley Humphrey earned the honor on March 4.
WACO, Texas — The Bears are set to host the 2021 NCATA National Championships at the Ferrell Center from April 22-23 and tickets are now on sale for both sessions. All three meets will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
WACO, Texas (April 1, 2021) – Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Sandeep Mazumder, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Economics at Wake Forest University, has been selected as The William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of Baylor's nationally ranked Hankamer School of Business. His appointment is effective July 1.
WACO, Texas (April 1, 2021) – During severe weather season, Baylor University has joined City of Waco and McLennan County partners, in cooperation with the Waco/McLennan County Office of Emergency Management, to conduct a regular test of outdoor tornado sirens, at 10 a.m. on the first Friday of each month.
WACO, Texas – Fifth-ranked Baylor men's tennis continues its road stretch at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma this week for the start of Big 12 Conference play.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball is set for a four-game series against North Carolina A&T beginning on Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. On Friday, the two sides will play a doubleheader with the seven-inning contest starting at 2 p.m., followed by a nine-inning game approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first contest. The finale was moved up an hour to 12 p.m. on Saturday.
With this year's NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament being played in San Antonio, the city she's called home for the last 15 years, Sophia Young couldn't help but think back to the Baylor Lady Bears' first national championship in 2005.
WACO, Texas - Baylor acrobatics and tumbling had 22 student-athletes named to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team that was announced recently by the league office.
Coming off a win in his first outdoor meet of the season at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, KC Lightfoot has earned his first-career Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor, the conference office announced Wednesday.
MARSHALL, Texas - Baylor acrobatics and tumbling hits the road again for its fourth meet of the season when it takes on East Texas Baptist University on Thursday, April 1 at 6 p.m. CT in Marshall, Texas.
WACO, Texas (March 31, 2021) – Three preeminent scholar/teachers from United States universities have been selected as finalists for Baylor University's 2022 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award – with the single largest monetary reward of $250,000 – presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching. The winning professor will be announced by Baylor in spring 2022.
WACO, Texas (March 31, 2021) – Baylor University’s Center for Christian Music Studies will host David W. Music, professor of church music at Baylor University, for the Spring 2021 Northcutt Lecture Series. His lecture, “The Teaching Ministry of Congregational Song,” will be held on Zoom at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
WACO, Texas (March 31, 2021) – As National Autism Awareness Month begins in April, two Baylor University School of Education faculty members have received grant awards from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to fund research and training in behavioral intervention practices that improve outcomes for children with autism.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball bounced back with a 4-2 victory over Texas State on Tuesday night at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (14-10) snapped their four-game losing streak with the win over the Bobcats (11-15).
WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian has been selected as the No. 8 seed for the upcoming 2021 National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) National Championship, as announced on Tuesday by the organization.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor softball's Gia Rodoni was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, announced Tuesday morning by the conference office.
WACO, Texas (March 30, 2021) – Several Baylor University graduate and professional programs were among those nationally ranked in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, released March 30.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and top seed UConn used a huge run spanning the final two quarters to beat No. 2 Baylor 69-67 on Monday night and reach a 13th consecutive Final Four in the women's NCAA Tournament.
WACO, Texas – Baylor returns home to begin a nine-game home stand first against Texas State on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CT at Baylor Ballpark. The Bears (13-10) will look to get back on track while the Bobcats (11-14) are seeking their first road win of 2021.
IRVING, Texas – Baylor senior midfielder Ally Henderson was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. This marks the first weekly honor of Henderson's career and the 48th weekly award for BU.
WACO, Texas (March 29, 2021) – As the United States continues its march to vaccinate millions of citizens against COVID-19, marketing researchers from Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business have discovered a messaging model that motivates people to take preventive actions to battle the virus.
WACO, Texas (March 29, 2021) – United Methodist churches — whether the congregation is white or not — have higher attendance when located within white neighborhoods. But racial diversity within a church is associated with higher average attendance over time, according to a study led by Baylor University.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The No. 5/6 Baylor Lady Bears face No. 1/1 UConn Monday at 6 p.m. in the NCAA Elite 8 on ESPN at the Alamodome (North).
FORT WORTH, Texas – Baylor fell victim to the three-game sweep against No. 12 TCU after falling 10-1 at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday. The Bears (13-10, 1-5 Big 12) have now lost four-straight against the Horned Frogs (16-7, 3-0 Big 12).
WACO, Texas (March 28, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on gender and American religious culture, the 1918 flu pandemic, the report and recommendations from the Commission on Historic Campus Representations and the online battle against vaccine misinformation.
The men's 4x100-meter relay team ran the fifth-fastest time in school history to highlight Baylor track & field's final day at the Texas Relays Saturday at Mike A. Myers Stadium.