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As we shared via Baylor Alert earlier today, due to winter weather conditions, we closed our Waco campus at 2 p.m. through all-day tomorrow. Classes for the rest of today and tomorrow will shift to remote instruction. Please take every precaution and be safe as you travel around campus and home today.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2021) – Baylor University announced today that fundraising for the Trailblazer Scholars Program has surpassed $2 million since the program’s creation in July 2020, pairing with the University’s commitment of $5 million to establish the program.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2021) - Due to winter weather conditions, the Baylor University Waco campus will close at 2 p.m. today through all-day Friday, Feb. 12. Classes held at 2 p.m. and later today and all-day Friday will shift to remote instruction.
WACO, Texas – For the third consecutive year, Baylor baseball fifth-year senior catcher Andy Thomas was named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award (BBCSA) Watch List, the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation announced Wednesday.
WACO, Texas – Due to expected inclement weather in Lafayette, La., No. 18 Baylor softball's weekend at the Louisiana Classic has been pushed back a day. Instead of playing Friday and Saturday, the Lady Bears will now play Saturday and Sunday.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 10, 2021) - Due to potential icy conditions, the Baylor University Waco campus will delay officially opening until 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. In-person classes will begin at 9:30 a.m. There is no impact to online classes, which will continue as scheduled.
(This is the 10th in a series of features on Baylor Athletics' 25 for 25, which honors Baylor's top 25 athletes in the 25-year history of the Big 12 Conference (1996-21). Selected by a panel of Baylor experts, the final list was picked from a pool of over 100 candidates that came from all 19 intercollegiate sports that the school offers. Over the next couple of months, two honorees per week will be released and will also be featured during game broadcasts on the Baylor Sports Network from Learfield IMG College.)
WACO, Texas - The Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team, winners of five-consecutive National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) National Championships, have been voted No. 1 in the association's preseason top 10 for the sixth-straight season, following a vote of the 26 head coaches around the country.
WACO, Texas – The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday the Midseason Team for the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy, and Baylor junior forward NaLyssa Smith joined 24 other college standouts.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 7/8 Baylor Lady Bears face Texas Tech Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the road on ESPN+.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2021) — “A Long, Long Way Film Series” sponsored by Baylor University and Washington National Cathedral annually will be fully online this spring and open to all Baylor faculty, staff and students, rather than a few undergraduates who usually attend the annual event in Washington, D.C.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2021) - More than 120 students have entered projects in the virtual 2021 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, which will be held online Feb. 15-19. Students representing 18 Central Texas schools have registered 75 projects in various categories.
WACO, Texas – Three Baylor men's basketball games have been postponed due to the Big 12 Conference men's basketball interruption guidelines, the Big 12 Conference office announced Monday.
WACO, Texas – Due to the precautions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Baylor announced on Monday that capacity at Baylor Ballpark is restricted to a total allotment of 1,250 fans (25 percent). This action will ensure compliance with local and state guidelines and aims to provide the safest environment for the student-athletes, coaches, staffs and spectators.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 8, 2021) – With its vision to enhance Baylor-Waco partnerships, Baylor University's Office of External Affairs has launched the Solid Gold Neighbor Research Fellows Program, a comprehensive community-based participatory research grant program connecting graduate students with local nonprofits.
<p>WACO, Texas (Feb. 8, 2021) - A session of the Women's World Day of Prayer, "Life! Standing Together Unified in Hope," will take place virtually via Zoom at 10:15 a.m. CST Friday, Feb. 12. Individuals from Texas and beyond are welcome to participate.</p>
DALLAS – No. 4 Baylor men's tennis (9-1) battled to a 4-1 win over No. 9 Texas A&M (2-1) Sunday at the SMU Tennis Complex to punch its ticket to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Baylor won its third-straight match with a 5-2 win over Texas A&M at the Mitchell Tennis Center, Sunday. The No. 20-ranked Bears took the doubles point and picked up four wins on the singles court to improve to 7-1 on the season.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 17 points and No. 8 Baylor beat Kansas State 64-52 on Sunday.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 7, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on grief and "attachment objects," reading the Psalms to help heal COVID's harm to mental and behavioral health, GameStop and brick-and-mortar burdens, the pandemic's effect on small businesses and how Black composers shaped the sound of American classical music.
With ties against a pair of top-15 teams in the fall, coach Paul Jobson said Baylor soccer (3-3-3) did "enough to keep ourselves in the conversation" for a spot in this spring's scaled-down 48-team NCAA tournament.
Ranked third at the end of the fall with a Big 12 runner-up finish, Baylor volleyball could have got a ticket to the NCAA tournament without playing a single match this spring.
WACO, Texas – Despite just 90 miles separating Baylor's Hurd Tennis Center and Texas A&M's Mitchell Tennis Center, the two programs will face each other Sunday for the first time since 2017. The No. 20-ranked Bears head to College Station, Texas, to face the Aggies at 1 p.m.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The No. 8/8 Baylor Lady Bears face Kansas Stae Sunday at 1 p.m. on the road on ESPN+.
WACO, Texas – No. 4 Baylor men's tennis (8-1) cruised to a pair of victories Saturday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, defeating Oklahoma 4-1 and UT Tyler 7-0.
WACO, Texas – Baylor's Queen Egbo earned a spot as a finalist Friday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Lisa Leslie Award. The honor recognizes the top center in women's college basketball.
Trinity Oliver (women's basketball), Elena Reyna (soccer), Ben Conacher (men's track & field) and Rob Saulin have been selected as the Student-Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE) January Champions of the Month.
WACO, Texas – No. 9 Baylor equestrian (0-1) opens its Big 12 slate against No. 7 TCU (3-0) on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT at the Willis Family Equestrian Center.
WACO, Texas – Two Baylor men's basketball games have been postponed due to the Big 12 Conference men's basketball interruption guidelines, head coach Scott Drew announced Thursday.
Even if the school never wins another Heisman Trophy, "Baylor is always, forever, in this fraternity," said 2011 winner Robert Griffin III.
WACO, Texas – After playing a conference-only schedule in the fall, Baylor soccer returns to the pitch to face a spring slate that features a slew of Power 5 opponents.
WACO, Texas – Baylor's NaLyssa Smith earned a spot as a finalist Thursday for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Katrina McClain Award. The honor recognizes the top power forward in women's college basketball.
WACO, Texas – No. 4 Baylor men's tennis (6-1) will play three matches this weekend - a doubleheader at home on Friday against Oklahoma and UT Tyler and the ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match vs No. 9 Texas A&M on Sunday in Dallas.
As we all continue navigating what remains a difficult and stressful time for our country and Baylor University — amid the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing political and social justice tensions — I am reminded of the following passage in Hebrews: “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together (even virtually, due to COVID-19), as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another” (Hebrews 10:24-25).
WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2021) – Baylor University has announced the establishment of a partnership with Africa New Life Ministries, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, creating the Baylor Africa New Life Initiative. The agreement formalizes a partnership, led by Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, that seeks to address and resolve systemic poverty through research and sustained engagement with the communities served in the Republic of Rwanda by Africa New Life Ministries.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 4, 2021) — In celebration of artistic creativity, spirituality and storytelling, the 2021 Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival will screen 65 national and international films Feb. 4-7.
?Since the Baylor women's golf team has yet to line up against many teams outside of the Big 12 and regionally, it's hard to know exactly how good this team is.
WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian junior Madaline Callaway was named the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Reining Rider of the Month for January, as announced Wednesday by the organization.
Aaliyah Miller earned her second-career Big 12 Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor, and KC Lightfoot set the league record with his sixth-career Big 12 Men's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award, the conference office announced Wednesday.
WACO, Texas – The No. 8/8 Baylor Lady Bears face Kansas Thursday at 7 p.m. in Waco on ESPN+.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 3, 2021) - As severe weather season begins, Baylor University will join 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, beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5.
WACO, Texas – Originally scheduled for Saturday, No. 6 Baylor men's tennis' doubleheader against No. 23 Oklahoma and UT Tyler has been moved to Friday, Feb. 5.
WACO, Texas – Due to the precautions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following local and state ordinances, Baylor announced on Tuesday that equestrian home meets will not be open to the general public.
?In 18 years as an assistant soccer coach at Notre Dame, Dawn Greathouse Siergiej has been a part of 16 championships, including winning NCAA titles in 2004 and 2010.
WACO, Texas – The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Monday the Late Season Top 20 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy's, and Baylor junior forward NaLyssa Smith joined 19 other college standouts.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior guard Jared Butler has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 watch list, as selected by a panel of national college basketball experts and announced Monday afternoon on ESPNU.
WACO, Texas – Due to the precautions taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Baylor announced on Monday that it will not sell season or single-game tickets for the 2021 softball season at Getterman Stadium in compliance with local and state guidelines to provide the safest environment for the student-athletes, coaches and staffs.
WACO, Texas – The five-time NCATA champion Baylor acrobatics and tumbling team announced its 2021 schedule on Monday. The Bears are under the direction of seventh-year head coach Felecia Mulkey and the schedule features three home contests and two away meets.
When Goose McGlaun got her student teaching assignment in the fall and saw that she was at Castleman Creek Elementary in the Midway school district, the Baylor softball player cringed at the thought.
WACO, Texas – Baylor junior guard Davion Mitchell has been honored as Big 12 Conference co-Player of the Week, as announced Monday the league office.
WACO, Texas – First-year point guard and Baylor senior DiDi Richards earned a spot as a Top 10 candidate for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award, announced Monday.
WACO, Texas – No. 6 Baylor volleyball released its spring schedule for the resumption of the 2020 season, as announced Monday by sixth-year head coach Ryan McGuyre.
WACO, Texas (Feb. 1, 2021) – Baylor University today announced Sue Mayborn of Temple, Texas, as the recipient of the 2021 Baylor University Founders Medal.
WACO, Texas – Baylor's No. 1 nationally-ranked women's golf team opens its spring season Monday and Tuesday at the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas.
WACO, Texas – The No. 20-ranked Baylor women's tennis team improved to 6-1 on the season with a 6-1 win over SMU Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 31, 2021) – Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on worsening mental health of college students during the pandemic, affordable car insurance, women leaders in public relations, breaking down racial myths and Baylor's pioneering medical humanities program.
For the second time in three weeks, KC Lightfoot set the indoor collegiate record in the pole vault Saturday to highlight Baylor track & field's final day at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis at the Sports Performance Center.
Even with a 46-player roster that has the locker room busting at its seams, sixth-year Baylor baseball coach Steve Rodriguez is trying to make his team as flexible as possible.
WACO, Texas – The No. 20-ranked Baylor women's tennis team will play host to SMU Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Bears are 5-1 on the season and the Mustangs are 4-2 entering into the match.
AMES, Iowa – The No. 9/8 Baylor Lady Bears face Iowa State Sunday at 3 p.m. in Ames, Iowa on ESPN2.
Four Baylor track & field student athletes recorded wins Friday to highlight day one at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis at the Sports Performance Center.
WACO, Texas – The previously postponed Baylor men's tennis match against Texas A&M, part of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, has been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, at SMU Tennis Complex in Dallas, as announced Friday by the ITA.
WACO, Texas – The No. 20-ranked Baylor women's tennis team took a 7-0 win over Abilene Christian Friday at the Hurd Tennis Center. The shutout marks the fourth of the season for the Bears.
Eric Mateos has had his share of breaks in a career that began 10 years ago as a student coach at Southwest Baptist, an NCAA Division II school in Bolivar, Mo., where he had been a team captain and the Bearcats' starting center.
WACO, Texas – No. 9 Baylor equestrian (0-0) will open its 2021 campaign with a road meet at No. 7 Texas A&M (1-2) Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.
WACO, Texas – After opening the season ranked No. 15, Baylor men's tennis (5-0) made the jump to No. 6 in the latest Oracle/ITA team rankings and will be promptly met with a pair of top-five opponents this weekend.
It’s “birthday season” here on campus this week!
WACO, Texas – Friday will mark the first time in nearly 20 years that Baylor and Abilene Christian have met in women's tennis, but the Bears and Wildcats will end the hiatus at Noon at Baylor's Hurd Tennis Center.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball has added a game against UT San Antonio on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Baylor Ballpark, head coach Steve Rodriguez announced on Thursday. The Bears previously had Prairie View A&M scheduled for March 16, but will move that game to Wednesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m.
(This is the seventh part in a series of features on Baylor Athletics' 25 for 25, which honors Baylor's top 25 athletes in the 25-year history of the Big 12 Conference (1996-21). Selected by a panel of Baylor experts, the final list was picked from a pool of over 100 candidates that came from all 19 intercollegiate sports that the school offers. Over the next couple of months, two honorees per week will be released and will also be featured during game broadcasts on the Baylor Sports Network from Learfield IMG College.)
WACO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2021) – An organization that projects an ethical face but whose managers fail to respond to internal ethical situations sends mixed messages to its employees, which can lead to a lack of employees’ moral courage and an increase in unethical behavior, according to a study led by a Baylor University researcher.
DALLAS, Texas (Jan. 28, 2021) – Around 120 senior-level, second-semester nursing students and assigned faculty with Baylor University's Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) have volunteered to help administer the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine at the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District vaccination clinic beginning today and every Thursday through Feb. 18 at the Waco Convention Center.
WACO, Texas – Closer Luke Boyd, outfielder Jared McKenzie and catcher Andy Thomas were all tabbed to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the conference announced on Wednesday. The three BU selections tied for second-most by a team in the conference.
WACO, Texas – Baylor baseball and head coach Steve Rodriguez completed the 2021 schedule with the announcement of 24 non-conference games on Wednesday.
WACO, Texas – No. 18 Baylor softball released its full slate for the 2021 season, including 26 home games at Getterman Stadium, announced Wednesday morning by 21st-year head coach Glenn Moore.
Baylor track & field will compete in its third meet in as many weeks as the Bears head to Lubbock, Texas, for the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis Friday and Saturday at the Sports Performance Center.
WACO, Texas (Jan. 27, 2021) - A Baylor University professor and a former student have received a National Science Foundation grant to address technological challenges that face law enforcement as they try to break up illicit networks and rescue individuals caught up in human trade.
Baylor football's bold claim of being Wide Receiver U. gained some legitimacy in 2015 when fourth-year junior Corey Coleman became the program's first winner of the Biletnikoff Award that recognizes the nation's outstanding receiver.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor men's basketball senior guard MaCio Teague has been selected as one of the top 10 candidates for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, as announced Tuesday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
WACO, Texas – Baylor softball will open the season as the No. 18 team in the country in the 2021 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced Tuesday by the national organization.
WACO, Texas – The reigning National Defensive Player of the Year in women's college basketball was once again selected to a short list. Baylor's DIDi Richards was among 15 student-athletes put on the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Tuesday.