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Baylor track and field shines at Michael Johnson Invitational despite rainy weather

By Tyler White | Sports Writer

Baylor track and field put up numerous wins across a shortened Michael Johnson Invitational, thanks to rough weather in Central Texas. The meet was paused at 4:17 p.m. and then canceled around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium in Waco.

But the Bears put together six total event wins and a collegiate title before the bad weather rolled in.

“We thought [the rain] would come in around 4:30 or 5 o’clock,” head coach Michael Ford said. “I wasn’t sure about the lightning.