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Baylor Brew 6/24: Best Of The Best

Baylor Brew 6/24: Best Of The Best

Ezekiel Named National Track Athlete Of The Year by USTFCCCA

Baylor Brew Crew
June 24, 2025

🐻The Official Daily Newsletter For Baylor Athletics

Happy Tuesday Baylor Fam. Nathaniel Ezekiel was barely a year old the last time a Bear was named National Track Athlete of the Year.

But don’t worry, he was probably winning races back then too!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

👟 Best Of The Best
⚾️ Gabe The Great
⏱️ Countdown To Kickoff
🐻 And much, much more!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 6️⃣6️⃣ DAYS

That’s right, we are just 6️⃣6️⃣ days away from kickoff of the 2025 season!

Wearing #6️⃣6️⃣ this year will be redshirt freshman Koltin Sieracki, a rising star on the offensive line for the Bears.

Last season, he served as the back-up center for Baylor, but was able to preserve his redshirt and will be an integral part of the Bears’ offensive line room.

He arrived in Waco after starring at The Woodlands High School, where he was a three-star recruit.

And oh yeah, he’s got a familiar face in the room as he is the brother of sophomore OL Kaden Sieracki.

📈 STOCK UP

The best of the best ⚡️
@EzekielNathan13 is the @USTFCCCA National Track Athlete of the Year, the first Bear to win the award since 2004!
📰 | baylorbea.rs/4keLDnO
#SicEm 🐻
— Baylor Track & Field (@BaylorTrack)
9:33 PM • Jun 23, 2025

🔼 Best Of The Best. His Baylor career may have ended a few weeks ago, but Nathaniel Ezekiel is still bringing home accolades.

On Monday, the speedster was named the Men's National Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Bowerman watchlist recipient is the first Baylor athlete to win the USTFCCCA award since 2004 in Jeremy Wariner. The award comes after Ezekiel was named South Central Regional Track Athlete of the Year on Friday.

Ezekiel made history at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, running his final lap in a Baylor uniform with a personal-best of 47.49 and the No. 3 all-time mark in collegiate history to win the 400-meter hurdles title. The Nigerian senior is the first national champion for Baylor in the 400mH since Bayano Kamani in 2001 and only the third Bear to win the event.

🔼 Gabe The Great. And the resume continues to grow for Baylor hurler Gabe Craig.

The sixth-year senior added another First Team All-American honor to his list of accomplishments in 2025, this time from Baseball America.

This marks Craig's second first-team honor and third overall All-America recognition of the 2025 season, making him the most decorated BU All-American since 2019.

Craig is BU's first first-team All-American since Kyle Hill earned first-team honors from five different publications in 2019. Craig is the 11^th different Bear in program history to earn first-team praise for a total of 29 times.

🤸 COMING SOON…

already looking forward to Mo & Ariana brining their talents to @BaylorAcroTumb and @theNCATA next year! 🤯
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym)
6:39 PM • Jun 20, 2025

🎥 BAYLOR+: HOUSE SETTLEMENT INTERVIEW

The biggest news story in the college athletics world
right now is the House Settlement and the future of college athletics.

In an exclusive interview with Baylor+, Voice of the Bears John Morris sat down with Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack B. Rhoades IV to talk about the ruling and the exciting future of Baylor athletics.

🤔 SIC ’EM TRIVIA

In his illustrious career at Baylor, how many times did Nathaniel Ezekiel earn All-American status?

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Answer: Nine times.

🐻 Enjoy your day, y’all!