The Texas Longhorns women's track and field program represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's track and field competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.
| Texas Longhorns women's track and field | |
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| University | University of Texas at Austin |
| Athletic director | Chris Del Conte |
| Head coach | Edrick Floréal (6th season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Outdoor track | Mike A. Myers Stadium |
| Nickname | Longhorns |
| Colors | Burnt Orange and White |
| NCAA Indoor National Championships | |
| 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006 | |
| NCAA Outdoor National Championships | |
| 1982 (AIAW), 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2023 | |
| NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances | |
| 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances | |
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |
| Conference Indoor Championships | |
| SWC 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |
| Conference Outdoor Championships | |
| SWC 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
The Longhorns are coached by Edrick Floréal. Other notable coaches have included Beverly Kearney, who has guided the Lady Longhorns to six NCAA Championships: Indoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2006, and Outdoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2005; and Terry Crawford, whose teams won Indoor Championships in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and Outdoor Championships in 1982 and 1986. Crawford's athletes also won the 1986 Women's Cross Country Championship. The program's first title was the 1982 AIAW outdoor track and field championship.
In the summer of 2013 the men's and women's programs were combined under one head coach.
The Longhorn track and field programs have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. Female Olympic medalists have included Michelle Carter (USA, shot put, 2016), Sanya Richards-Ross (2012: USA, gold, 400 meters and 4 x 400 meter relay; 2008, bronze, 400 meters and gold, 4 x 400 meter relay, 2008), Moushami Robinson (USA, gold, 4 × 400 meter relay, 2004), Sandie Richards (Jamaica, silver, 4 × 400 m relay, 2000 and 2004), Merlene Frazer (Jamaica, silver, 4 × 100 m relay, 2000), Nanceen Perry (USA, bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 2000), Carlette Guidry (USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1992 and 1996), Juliet Cuthbert (Jamaica, silver, 100m and 200m, 1992 and bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 1996), and Nikole Mitchell (Jamaica, bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 1996).
Courtney Okolo became the first Longhorn to win The Bowerman,[1] an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. In 2016, she became the first female collegian to run sub-50 seconds in the 400 meters, in turn lowering her own collegiate record to 49.71. Her senior season also included an undefeated record against collegians and four NCAA titles (two individual, two relay).
Head coaches
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| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | National Championships | Conference Championships | ||
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| Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | ||||
| –1983 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | Terry Crawford | 1984–1992 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Beverly Kearney | 1993–2013 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Mario Sategna | 2014–2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | 2018–2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Edrick Floréal | 2019–present | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | SWC: 12 Big 12: 13 |
SWC: 11 Big 12: 14 | |||
Yearly Record
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| Season | Coach | NCAA | Conference | ||
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| 1982 | 1st (AIAW) | ||||
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| 1983 | 14th (32) | 2nd (88) | 2nd (130) | ||
| 1984 | Terry Crawford | T-17th (8) | T-11th (39) | 2nd (97) | 2nd (186.5) |
| 1985 | Terry Crawford | 2nd (32) | 6th (41) | 1st (159) | 1st (182) |
| 1986 | Terry Crawford | 1st (31) | 1st (65) | 1st (137) | 1st (180) |
| 1987 | Terry Crawford | T-4th (22) | 5th (28.5) | 1st (127) | 1st (209) |
| 1988 | Terry Crawford | 1st (71) | 8th (27) | 1st (185) | 1st (233) |
| 1989 | Terry Crawford | T-3rd (24) | 6th (24) | 1st (137) | 1st (191) |
| 1990 | Terry Crawford | 1st (50) | T-8th (25) | 1st (127) | 2nd (114) |
| 1991 | Terry Crawford | 2nd (39) | 2nd (67) | 1st (141) | 1st (188) |
| 1992 | Terry Crawford | 10th (15) | T-9th (21) | 1st (118) | 1st (140) |
| 1993 | Beverly Kearney | 7th (18) | T-14th (21) | 1st (102) | 1st (136) |
| 1994 | Beverly Kearney | T-3rd (28) | 2nd (43) | 1st (107) | 1st (150) |
| 1995 | Beverly Kearney | 3rd (32) | T-6th (27) | 1st (127) | 1st (122) |
| 1996 | Beverly Kearney | 3rd (31) | 2nd (52) | 1st (123) | 1st (144) |
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| 1997 | Beverly Kearney | T-2nd (39) | 2nd (62) | 2nd (132.3) | 1st (137) |
| 1998 | Beverly Kearney | 1st (55) | 1st (60) | 1st (156) | 1st (151) |
| 1999 | Beverly Kearney | 1st (61) | 1st (62) | 1st (150) | 1st (168) |
| 2000 | Beverly Kearney | 8th (23) | 5th (39) | 2nd (137.5) | 2nd (146) |
| 2001 | Beverly Kearney | 11th (18) | 10th (39) | 2nd (105.5) | 3rd (109.5) |
| 2002 | Beverly Kearney | T-11th (18) | T-10th (19) | 1st (107) | 2nd (120) |
| 2003 | Beverly Kearney | 5th (35) | 2nd (50) | 1st (167) | 1st (188) |
| 2004 | Beverly Kearney | T-7th (30) | 4th (42) | 2nd (155) | 1st (151) |
| 2005 | Beverly Kearney | 9th (23) | 1st (55) | 2nd (97) | 2nd (117) |
| 2006 | Beverly Kearney | 1st (51) | 6th (36) | 1st (125) | 1st (131) |
| 2007 | Beverly Kearney | 8th (22) | 6th (29) | 2nd (104) | 3rd (89) |
| 2008 | Beverly Kearney | 4th (35) | 46th (5) | 4th (79) | 7th (59) |
| 2009 | Beverly Kearney | 4th (31) | 5th (36) | 5th (83.5) | 5th (79) |
| 2010 | Beverly Kearney | 42nd (4) | 51st (3) | 7th (58) | 3rd (93) |
| 2011 | Beverly Kearney | 2nd (38) | 8th (25) | 3rd (96.5) | 4th (90.5) |
| 2012 | Beverly Kearney | 4th (25) | 11th (20) | 2nd (112) | 1st (139) |
| 2013 | Beverly Kearney | 18th (12) | 15th (18) | 2nd (148) | 2nd (145) |
| 2014 | Mario Sategna | 2nd (43.5) | 2nd (66) | 1st (147) | 1st (149) |
| 2015 | Mario Sategna | 6th (33) | 9th (28) | 1st (139) | 1st (141.5) |
| 2016 | Mario Sategna | 4th (44) | 4th (36) | 1st (147) | 1st (167.7) |
| 2017 | Mario Sategna | T-25th (9) | 7th (32) | 2nd (100) | 2nd (128.5) |
| 2018 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | 54th (1) | 34th (7) | 1st (117) | 2nd (131) |
| 2019 | Edrick Floréal | T-12th (14) | T-10th (20) | 1st (129) | 1st (172) |
| 2020 | Edrick Floréal | — | — | 1st (180.3) | — |
| 2021 | Edrick Floréal | 8th (25) | T-7th (28) | 1st (154.5) | 1st (207) |
| 2022 | Edrick Floréal | 2nd (56) | 2nd (64) | 1st (36) | 1st (173.5) |
| 2023 | Edrick Floréal | 2nd (60) | 1st (83) | 2nd (136.5) | 1st (197) |
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| 2024 | Edrick Floréal | ||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | SWC: 12 Big 12: 13 |
SWC: 11 Big 12: 13 | |
Note: The 2020 season was canceled after the Big 12 Indoor Championships due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Big 12 Outdoor and NCAA Championships were not held.
NCAA Individual Event Champions
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Conference Individual Event Champions
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See also
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edit- ^ "Courtney Okolo Wins The Bowerman ::: The Bowerman: The Nation's Top Award for Collegiate Track & Field Athletes". U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 70–71. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 72. Retrieved May 24, 2020.