Texas Longhorns men's track and field
| Texas Longhorns men's track and field | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1895 |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | |
| NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances | |
| 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 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, 2023 | |
| NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances | |
| 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 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, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference Indoor Championships | |
| SWC 1974, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994 Big 12 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 | |
| Conference Outdoor Championships | |
| SWC 1915, 1916, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
The Texas Longhorns men's track and field team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men'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.
The program is coached by Edrick Floréal. The Longhorns were runners-up in the outdoor championships in 1987, 1988, and 1997 but have never won a title. Other notable coaches of the Texas men's program have included Bubba Thornton, who also coached the 2008 US Olympic team, Stan Huntsman (1986–95), who also coached the 1988 US Olympic team, and Clyde Littlefield (Texas coach, 1920–60), the 1925 co-founder of the annual Texas Relays. The men won four consecutive Big 12 Indoor Championships between 2006 and 2009. The men have won 41 individual titles, 10th most of all schools.
The Longhorn track and field programs have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. Male medalists include Ryan Crouser (United States, shot put, 2016), Leonel Manzano (United States, silver, 1500 meters, 2012), Winthrop Graham (Jamaica, silver, 400m hurdles, 1992 and 4 × 400 m relay, 1988), Patrick Sang (Kenya, silver, 3000m steeplechase, 1992), Du'aine Ladejo (Great Britain, bronze, 4 × 400 m relay, 1992), Lam Jones (USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1976), Eddie Southern (USA, silver, 400m hurdles, 1956), and Dean Smith (sprinter) (USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1952).
Head coaches
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| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | Conference Championships | |
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| Indoor | Outdoor | ||||
| no coach | 1895–1899 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | F.H. Curtis | 1900–1905 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | J.P. Howser | 1906–1909 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | C.S. Snyder | 1910 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | J. Burton Rix | 1911 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Carl C. Taylor | 1912–1914 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | W. E. Metzenthin | 1915–1916 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | W.J. Juneau | 1918–1920 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clyde Littlefield | 1921–1961 | 41 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Froggie Lovern | 1962–1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Patterson | 1964–1970 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Cleburn Price | 1971–1985 | 15 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Stan Huntsman | 1986–1995 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Bubba Thornton | 1996–2013 | 18 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Mario Sategna | 2014–2017 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | 2018–2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Edrick Floréal | 2019–present | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | SWC: 5 Big 12: 10 |
SWC: 45 Big 12: 11 | |||
Yearly Record
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| Season | Coach | NCAA | Conference | ||
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| Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | ||
| Independent | |||||
| 1895 | no coach | ||||
| 1896 | no coach | ||||
| 1897 | no coach | ||||
| 1898 | no coach | ||||
| 1899 | no coach | ||||
| 1900 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1901 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1902 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1903 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1904 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1905 | F.H. Curtis | ||||
| 1906 | J.P. Howser | ||||
| 1907 | J.P. Howser | ||||
| 1908 | J.P. Howser | ||||
| 1909 | J.P. Howser | ||||
| 1910 | C.S. Snyder | ||||
| 1911 | J. Burton Rix | ||||
| 1912 | Carl C. Taylor | ||||
| 1913 | Carl C. Taylor | ||||
| 1914 | Carl C. Taylor | ||||
| Southwest Conference | |||||
| 1915 | W. E. Metzenthin | 1st | |||
| 1916 | W. E. Metzenthin | 1st | |||
| 1917 | no team | ||||
| 1918 | W.J. Juneau | 3rd | |||
| 1919 | W.J. Juneau | 2nd | |||
| 1920 | W.J. Juneau | 1st | |||
| 1921 | Clyde Littlefield | 5th | |||
| 1922 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd | |||
| 1923 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1924 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1925 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1926 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1927 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd (14.75) | 1st | ||
| 1928 | Clyde Littlefield | T-17th (8) | 2nd | ||
| 1929 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd | |||
| 1930 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd | |||
| 1931 | Clyde Littlefield | 3rd | |||
| 1932 | Clyde Littlefield | T-24th (6) | 1st | ||
| 1933 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1934 | Clyde Littlefield | T-38th (1) | 1st | ||
| 1935 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1936 | Clyde Littlefield | 11th (12.5) | 1st | ||
| 1937 | Clyde Littlefield | T-34th (1.5) | 1st | ||
| 1938 | Clyde Littlefield | T-18th (9) | 2nd | ||
| 1939 | Clyde Littlefield | 8th (13) | 2nd | ||
| 1940 | Clyde Littlefield | T-6th (20) | 1st | ||
| 1941 | Clyde Littlefield | T-18th (6) | 1st | ||
| 1942 | Clyde Littlefield | T-32nd (2) | 1st | ||
| 1943 | Clyde Littlefield | T-9th (16) | 2nd | ||
| 1944 | Clyde Littlefield | 1st | |||
| 1945 | Clyde Littlefield | T-13th (10) | 1st | ||
| 1946 | Clyde Littlefield | 6th (18) | 1st | ||
| 1947 | Clyde Littlefield | 13th (11) | 2nd | ||
| 1948 | Clyde Littlefield | 3rd (35) | 2nd | ||
| 1949 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd | |||
| 1950 | Clyde Littlefield | 10th (14) | 1st | ||
| 1951 | Clyde Littlefield | 2nd | |||
| 1952 | Clyde Littlefield | 40th (4) | 2nd | ||
| 1953 | Clyde Littlefield | 30th (4) | 2nd | ||
| 1954 | Clyde Littlefield | 4th (19) | 1st | ||
| 1955 | Clyde Littlefield | 15th (11) | 1st | ||
| 1956 | Clyde Littlefield | T-29th (6) | 1st | ||
| 1957 | Clyde Littlefield | 11th (13) | 1st | ||
| 1958 | Clyde Littlefield | T-11th (12) | 1st | ||
| 1959 | Clyde Littlefield | 14th (14) | 1st | ||
| 1960 | Clyde Littlefield | T-25th (8) | 2nd | ||
| 1961 | Clyde Littlefield | T-40th (2) | 1st | ||
| 1962 | Froggie Lovern | 45th (2) | 2nd | ||
| 1963 | Froggie Lovern | 5th | |||
| 1964 | Jack Patterson | 2nd | |||
| 1965 | Jack Patterson | 6th | |||
| 1966 | Jack Patterson | T-32nd (6) | 1st | ||
| 1967 | Jack Patterson | 4th | |||
| 1968 | Jack Patterson | T-38th (4) | 1st | ||
| 1969 | Jack Patterson | T-25th (6) | 1st | ||
| 1970 | Jack Patterson | 2nd | |||
| 1971 | Cleburn Price | 3rd | |||
| 1972 | Cleburn Price | T-50th (1) | 1st | ||
| 1973 | Cleburn Price | T-8th (20) | 1st | ||
| 1974 | Cleburn Price | T-38th (3) | 14th (15) | 1st | 1st |
| 1975 | Cleburn Price | T-23rd (4) | 17th (12) | 1st | 1st |
| 1976 | Cleburn Price | T-14th (6) | T-19th (10) | 2nd | 1st |
| 1977 | Cleburn Price | T-20th (8) | 4th | 1st | |
| 1978 | Cleburn Price | 6th | 6th | ||
| 1979 | Cleburn Price | T-19th (10) | 5th | 1st | |
| 1980 | Cleburn Price | T-54th (1) | 9th (19) | 6th | 3rd |
| 1981 | Cleburn Price | T-53rd (1) | 5th | 6th | |
| 1982 | Cleburn Price | 31st (7) | 10th (7) | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1983 | Cleburn Price | 9th (49) | 4th | 2nd | |
| 1984 | Cleburn Price | T-12th (43) | 6th | 2nd | |
| 1985 | Cleburn Price | T-34th (4) | T-9th (25) | 5th | 2nd |
| 1986 | Stan Huntsman | T-5th (18) | 3rd (47) | 3rd | 1st |
| 1987 | Stan Huntsman | 12th (11) | 2nd (28) | 2nd | 1st |
| 1988 | Stan Huntsman | T-51st (1) | 2nd (41) | 4th | 2nd |
| 1989 | Stan Huntsman | 15th (11) | 5th (33) | 4th | 3rd |
| 1990 | Stan Huntsman | T-33rd (4) | 14th (19.5) | 7th | 2nd |
| 1991 | Stan Huntsman | T-15th (10) | 5th (27.5) | 3rd | 2nd |
| 1992 | Stan Huntsman | T-15th (12) | 32nd (9) | 1st | 1st |
| 1993 | Stan Huntsman | T-36th (6) | T-36th (7) | 1st | 1st |
| 1994 | Stan Huntsman | T-33rd (6) | T-39th (7) | 1st | 1st |
| 1995 | Stan Huntsman | T-55th (1) | T-13th (19) | 3rd | 1st |
| 1996 | Bubba Thornton | T-14th (41) | 5th (27) | 2nd | 1st |
| Big 12 Conference | |||||
| 1997 | Bubba Thornton | T-15th (13) | 2nd (42.5) | 4th (80) | 1st (130) |
| 1998 | Bubba Thornton | T-24th (8) | T-47th (5) | 3rd (93) | 3rd (93.5) |
| 1999 | Bubba Thornton | 5th (25) | T-6th (30) | 1st (113) | 1st (151) |
| 2000 | Bubba Thornton | 14th (13) | 14th (18) | 2nd (101) | 2nd (127) |
| 2001 | Bubba Thornton | T-14th (14) | T-15th (19) | 3rd (78.5) | 2nd (120.5) |
| 2002 | Bubba Thornton | T-23rd (8) | T-9th (23) | 2nd (97) | 2nd (95.5) |
| 2003 | Bubba Thornton | T-9th (18) | T-21st (12) | 2nd (131.5) | 1st (132) |
| 2004 | Bubba Thornton | 4th (31) | T-23rd (13) | 4th (67) | 4th (96) |
| 2005 | Bubba Thornton | T-10th (20) | 8th (25) | 2nd (87.33) | 3rd (100.5) |
| 2006 | Bubba Thornton | 4th (35) | 3rd (36) | 1st (127) | 1st (135) |
| 2007 | Bubba Thornton | 3rd (34) | 14th (17) | T-1st (93) | 3rd (96) |
| 2008 | Bubba Thornton | 3rd (34) | 4th (35) | 1st (106) | 3rd (96) |
| 2009 | Bubba Thornton | 10th (22.5) | 20th (13) | 1st (115) | 3rd (83.5) |
| 2010 | Bubba Thornton | T-60th (1) | T-17th (15) | 6th (71) | 7th (56) |
| 2011 | Bubba Thornton | 10th (17) | T-12th (18) | 4th (95) | 2nd (103.5) |
| 2012 | Bubba Thornton | 7th (22.5) | T-9th (22) | 2nd (133.5) | 2nd (131) |
| 2013 | Bubba Thornton | T-23rd (9) | 6th (32) | 1st (135) | 1st (146.5) |
| 2014 | Mario Sategna | T-20th (11) | 11th (19.5) | 2nd (108.5) | 2nd (125) |
| 2015 | Mario Sategna | 6th (25) | 7th (26) | 1st (140) | 1st (151) |
| 2016 | Mario Sategna | 5th (25) | 36th (6) | 2nd (128.5) | 1st (134) |
| 2017 | Mario Sategna | 9th (21) | T-26th (10) | 1st (123.5) | 1st (153.5) |
| 2018 | Tonja Buford-Bailey | 12th (17) | 25th (12) | 2nd (129) | 2nd (117) |
| 2019 | Edrick Floréal | T-13th (16) | 9th (26) | 5th (69.5) | 3rd (120.5) |
| 2020 | Edrick Floréal | — | — | 3rd (118) | — |
| 2021 | Edrick Floréal | T-14th (12) | T-6th (29) | 1st (141) | 1st (173) |
| 2022 | Edrick Floréal | 1st (47) | 2nd (38) | 1st (171) | 1st (161) |
| 2023 | Edrick Floréal | 19th (13) | 12th (20) | 3rd (105) | 1st (134) |
| Southeastern Conference | |||||
| 2024 | Edrick Floréal | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | SWC: 5 Big 12: 10 |
SWC: 45 Big 12: 11 | |
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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As of Dec 3, 2024
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See also
[edit]- Texas Longhorns women's track and field
- Texas Longhorns men's cross country
- Texas Longhorns women's cross country
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 3–6. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. p. 7. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Record Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 16–18. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
