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While the Baylor Family is understandably focused on Baylor\u2019s two top-10 basketball teams, the No. 2-ranked Bears<\/a> and No. 8-ranked Lady Bears<\/a> are far from the only top teams on campus as we head into the spring. Nine of Baylor’s spring sports are (or will be) ranked in the Top 25 — including a pair at No. 1 in the nation:<\/p>\n No. 1\u00a0Women\u2019s Golf<\/a><\/strong> —<\/strong> In the fall portion of their season, women\u2019s golf reached the top spot in the nation for the first time in program history, and as the spring season begins, that\u2019s where they stand — as the No. 1 team in the country<\/a>. Head coach Jay Goble’s Bears closed out the fall having won all five of their tournaments, with senior Elodie Chapelet winning Big 12 Golfer of the Month honors<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n No. 1 Acrobatics & Tumbling<\/a> —<\/strong> Okay, so this one isn’t official yet; as of this date, no spring rankings have been released for A&T. But considering Baylor has won five straight national titles<\/a> under head coach Felecia Mulkey — and was again ranked No. 1 when things shut down last spring — we feel safe adding this one to the list.<\/p>\n No. 6 Men\u2019s Tennis<\/a> —<\/strong> The Bears are off to a roaring 5-0 start to the season under interim head coach Michael Woodson, including a win at No. 4-ranked Michigan.\u00a0No team in the nation has more ranked players than the Bears\u2019 eight in the preseason ITA rankings<\/a> (six in singles, plus two doubles pairs). The team began the year at No. 15 in the national rankings, but jumped into the top 10 thanks to the hot start.<\/p>\n No. 9 Equestrian<\/a> —<\/strong> Led by two All-Americans in senior Rachael Davis and sophomore Maddie Vorhees, Baylor\u2019s equestrian team begins the season ranked No. 9 in the nation<\/a>. As always, head coach Casie Maxwell’s team is working towards championships in the Big 12 and beyond, and maybe with an added dose of motivation — this year\u2019s Big 12 Championships and NCEA National Championships will be held in Waco<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 12 Women’s Indoor Track & Field<\/a> —<\/strong> Led by head coach Todd Harbour, the Baylor women opened the 2021 indoor season at No. 12 in the nation<\/a>, with top performers already off to a good start. In the squad’s first meet, Aaliyah Miller set a new program record in the women’s 1,000 meters, and in meet number two, Ackera Nugent blazed to the second-best time in the country in the women’s 60-meter hurdles.<\/p>\n No. 18 Softball<\/a> —<\/strong> For the 14th time in head coach Glenn Moore\u2019s 21 seasons, the Lady Bears will begin the season in the top 25 — this time ranked 18th nationally<\/a>. They\u2019ll look to build on their strong start from last spring, when they were 19-5 before the pandemic ended the season early. The team has dedicated this season to longtime assistant coach Mark Lumley<\/a>, who passed away in December after his fourth bout with cancer.<\/p>\n No. 20 Women\u2019s Tennis<\/a> —<\/strong> Like most spring teams, last year\u2019s end came far too early for head coach Joey Scrivano’s squad, which was\u00a0off to a 10-2 start after a challenging 2019. This year, they started the season ranked No. 23 nationally<\/a>, and picked up a win over No. 20 Arizona State as an early statement.<\/p>\n No. 25 Men\u2019s Golf<\/a> —<\/strong> Men\u2019s golf began the spring season with a tournament win at the Rice Intercollegiate<\/a>, and head coach Mike McGraw’s team is currently ranked No. 25 by Golfstat<\/a>. Junior Ryan Grider entered the spring as the reigning Big 12 Men\u2019s Golfer of the Month<\/a>, giving Baylor a clean sweep of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s golfer of the month awards at the end of the fall season.<\/p>\n No. 25 Men’s Indoor Track & Field<\/a> —<\/strong> The story for Baylor men’s track so far this season has been\u00a0junior K.C. Lightfoot, who set the men\u2019s indoor collegiate record in the pole vault<\/a> during the team’s first meet of the year. When he cleared 19-5.75 (or 5.94m) on his first pole vault attempt of the season, he broke the previous record of 5.93; that effort earned Lightfoot two national athlete of the week awards and a Big 12 record-tying fifth Big 12 Athlete of the Week<\/a> award for his career.<\/p>\n