Patty Verbally Commits to Baylor

Turpin senior Sam Patty, a 2007 XC All-Ohioan, has verbally committed to run for the Baylor University Bears.  Baylor, located in Waco, Texas, ended the 2007 cross country season as the #17 women's team in the nation, and was the top team in the National Championships to come from the Big 12 Conference.  The Baylor women have now qualified for the National Championships in 5 consecutive seasons.  Patty joins a Bears team that will graduate just 2 runners from its varsity seven, including 2007 All-American senior Lauren Hagans, the 35th finisher at the National Championships (the 24th American-born runner).  The Baylor women are coaches by Jon Capron, who will be entering his 4th season as a full-time assistant to the program's head coach Todd Harbour.  Capron, an All-Big 12 runner himself at Baylor just a few years ago, has brought an impressive run of success to Waco, including a 2006 All-Amerca women's Distance Medley Relay team.