# Texas Longhorns women's track and field

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.
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, 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

Source
| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | National Championships | National Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships |
| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 5 | SWC: 12 Big 12: 13 | SWC: 11 Big 12: 14 |

## Yearly Record

Source
| Season | Coach | NCAA | NCAA | Conference | Conference |
| Season | Coach | Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor |
| Independent ||||||
| 1982 | | | 1st (AIAW) | | |
| Southwest Conference ||||||
| 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) |
| Big 12 Conference ||||||
| 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) |
| Southeastern Conference ||||||
| 2024 | Edrick Floréal | | | | |
| Total | 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

Source
Indoor :
| Year | Name | Event | Time/Mark |
| 1981 | Etienne, Holmes, Sherfield, Coleman | 4x100 Meter Relay | 3:37.9 |
| 1982 | Sherfield, Walker, Bean, Coleman | 4x100 Meter Relay | 3:44.7 |
| 1986 | Karol Davidson | 1,000 Meter | 2:42.7 |
| 1988 | Carlette Guidry | 55 Meter | 6.72 |
| 1988 | Carlette Guidry | Long Jump | 21' 0.75" |
| 1988 | Karol Davidson | 800 Meter | 2:08.2 |
| 1988 | Angie Bradburn | High Jump | 6' 2" |
| 1988 | Roberts, Bolden, Guidry, Flowers | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:37.2 |
| 1990 | Carlette Guidry | 55 Meter | 6.66 |
| 1990 | Carlette Guidry | 200 Meter | 23.28 |
| 1990 | Roberts, Guidry, Ates, Richards | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:32 |
| 1991 | Carlette Guidry | 55 Meter | 6.74 |
| 1991 | Carlette Guidry | 200 Meter | 23.23 |
| 1993 | Telisa Young | Triple Jump | 43' 3.25" |
| 1994 | Telisa Young | Triple Jump | 43' 3.75" |
| 1994 | Eileen Vanisi | Shot Put | 58' 1.75" |
| 1995 | Merlene Frazer | 200 Meter | 23.14 |
| 1995 | Davis, Howard, Brown, Frazer | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:32.2 |
| 1997 | Nanceen Perry | 200 Meter | 23.09 |
| 1998 | Suziann Reid | 400 Meter | 52.57 |
| 1998 | Erin Aldrich | High Jump | 6' 4.25" |
| 1998 | Angie Vaughn | 55m Hurdles | 7.41 |
| 1998 | LaKeisha Backus | 200 Meter | 23.18 |
| 1999 | Suziann Reid | 400 Meter | 51.68 |
| 1999 | Erin Aldrich | High Jump | 6' 3.5" |
| 1999 | Patterson, Haddad, Jarrett, Reid | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:31.5 |
| 2000 | Johnson, Patterson, Robinson, Jarrett | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:32.6 |
| 2003 | Downer, McIntosh, Robinson, Richards | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:27.7 |
| 2004 | Aiken, McIntosh, Jones, Richards | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.7 |
| 2004 | Sanya Richards | 400 Meter | 50.82 |
| 2006 | Michelle Carter | Shot Put | 60' 10.75" |
| 2006 | Marshevet Hooker | 60 Meter | 7.2 |
| 2006 | Marshevet Hooker | Long Jump | 22' 0.25" |
| 2008 | Bianca Knight | 200 Meter | 22.4 |
| 2009 | Destinee Hooker | High Jump | 6' 6" |
| 2014 | Kaitlin Petrillose | Pole Vault | 15' 1" |
| 2015 | Courtney Okolo | 400 Meter | 51.12 |
| 2015 | Akinosun, Spencer, Baisden, Okolo | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.5 |
| 2016 | Teahna Daniels | 60 Meter | 7.11 |
| 2016 | Courtney Okolo | 400 Meter | 50.69 |
| 2016 | Gordon, Jones, Akionsun, Okolo | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.3 |
| 2021 | Tara Davis | Long Jump | 22' 9" |
| 2023 | Julien Alfred | 60 Meters | 6.94 |
| 2023 | Julien Alfred | 200 Meters | 22.01 |
Outdoor :
| Year | Name | Event | Time/Mark |
| 1979 | Kathy Devine | Shot Put | 52' 7.75" |
| 1982 | Neugebauer, Coleman, Walker, Arnold | 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:39.7 |
| 1982 | Denny, Sherfield, Bean, Shurr | 4x100 Meter Relay | 46.04 |
| 1982 | Sherfield, Walker, Bean, Coleman | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:37.7 |
| 1982 | Denny, Sherfield, Shurr, Coleman | 800 Meter Medley | 1:39.9 |
| 1982 | Lorri Kokkola | Javelin | 170' 9" |
| 1984 | Terri Turner | Triple Jump | 44' 2" |
| 1985 | Juliet Cuthbert | 200 Meter | 22.55 |
| 1986 | Juliet Cuthbert | 100 Meter | 11.27 |
| 1986 | Juliet Cuthbert | 200 Meter | 22.71 |
| 1986 | Terri Turner | Triple Jump | 44' 9.75" |
| 1987 | Annie Schweitzer | 5,000 Meter | 15:46 |
| 1989 | Roberts, Saldana, Flowers, Guidry | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:31.2 |
| 1990 | Angie Bradburn | High Jump | 6' 2.75" |
| 1991 | Carlette Guidry | 100 Meter | 10.91 |
| 1991 | Carlette Guidry | 200 Meter | 22.44 |
| 1991 | Eileen Vanisi | Shot Put | 57' 9" |
| 1991 | Clack, Saldana, Williams, Guidry | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.88 |
| 1994 | Merlene Frazer | 200 Meter | 22.49 |
| 1994 | Eileen Vanisi | Shot Put | 58' 2.5" |
| 1996 | Suziann Reid | 400 Meter | 52.16 |
| 1996 | Riley, Reid, Howard, Brown | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:27.5 |
| 1997 | Dana Riley | 800 Meter | 2:02.9 |
| 1997 | Riley, Howard, Brown, Reid | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.4 |
| 1998 | Erin Aldrich | High Jump | 6' 4" |
| 1998 | Suziann Reid | 400 Meter | 51.22 |
| 1998 | Angie Vaughn | 100 Meter Hurdles | 12.82 |
| 1998 | McGruder, Perry, Vaughn, Backus | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.76 |
| 1998 | Patterson, Brown, Haddad, Reid | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.6 |
| 1999 | Suziann Reid | 400 Meter | 51.08 |
| 1999 | McGruder, Perry, White, Backus | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.95 |
| 1999 | Patterson, Haddad, Jarrett, Reid | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:27.1 |
| 2000 | Erin Aldrich | High Jump | 6' 2.75" |
| 2003 | Sanya Richards | 400 Meter | 50.58 |
| 2003 | Downer, Robinson, McIntosh, Richards | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:26.8 |
| 2004 | Nichole Denby | 100 Meter Hurdles | 12.62 |
| 2005 | Marshevet Hooker | 100 Meter | 11.16 |
| 2005 | Kerr, Walker, Chapple, Hooker | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.87 |
| 2005 | Jones, Walker, Kerr, Chapple | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:27.1 |
| 2006 | Destinee Hooker | High Jump | 6' 2.25" |
| 2006 | Lee, Anderson, Kerr, Walker | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.84 |
| 2007 | Destinee Hooker | High Jump | 6' 3.5" |
| 2009 | Destinee Hooker | High Jump | 6' 4.7" |
| 2009 | Alexandria Anderson | 100 Meter | 11.2 |
| 2009 | Nwosu, Cooper, Anderson, Malone | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:28.5 |
| 2014 | Courtney Okolo | 400 Meter | 50.23 |
| 2014 | Marielle Hall | 5,000 Meter | 15:35.1 |
| 2014 | Nelson, Baisden, Akinosun, Okolo | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:42.2 |
| 2016 | Courtney Okolo | 400 Meter | 50.36 |
| 2016 | Gordon, Akinosun, Golden, Okolo | 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:27.6 |
| 2017 | Chrisann Gordon | 400 Meter | 50.51 |
| 2019 | Ashtin Zamzow | Heptathlon | 6,222 |
| 2021 | Tara Davis | Long Jump | 21’ 11.75” |
| 2022 | Alfred, Adeleke, Davis, Flannel | 4x100 Meter Relay | 42.42 |
| 2022 | Julien Alfred | 100 Meter | 11.02 |
| 2023 | Julien Alfred | 100 Meters | 10.72 |
| 2023 | Julien Alfred | 200 Meters | 21.73 |
| 2023 | Rhasidat Adeleke | 400 Meters | 49.20 |
| 2023 | Alfred, Abba, Adeleke, Davis | 4x100 Meter Relay | 41.60 |
| 2023 | Ackelia Smith | Long Jump | 6.88 |

## Conference Individual Event Champions

Source As of May 16, 2022
Indoor :
| Event | Titles |
| 55-Meter Hurdles | 4 |
| 60-Yard Hurdles | 2 |
| 60-Meter Hurdles | 10 |
| 55 Meters | 8 |
| 60 Meters | 11 |
| 60 Yards | 2 |
| 200 Meters | 17 |
| 400 Meters | 18 |
| 440 Yards | 1 |
| 600 Yards | 13 |
| 800 Meters | 12 |
| 880 Yards | 1 |
| 1000 Meters | 2 |
| 1000 Yards | 3 |
| Mile | 8 |
| Two-Mile | 1 |
| 3000 Meters | 3 |
| 5000 Meters | 1 |
| 4x400-Meter Relay | 16 |
| 4x800-Meter Relay | 6 |
| Distance Medley Relay | 3 |
| High Jump | 12 |
| Pole Vault | 4 |
| Long Jump | 9 |
| Triple Jump | 9 |
| Shot Put | 4 |
| Pentathlon | 5 |
Outdoor :
| Event | Titles |
| 100-Meter Hurdles | 11 |
| 400-Meter Hurdles | 17 |
| 100 Meters | 25 |
| 200 Meters | 22 |
| 400 Meters | 22 |
| 800 Meters | 12 |
| 1500 Meters | 11 |
| 3000 Meters | 5 |
| 5000 Meters | 5 |
| 10000 Meters | 2 |
| 4x100-Meter Relay | 23 |
| 4x400-Meter Relay | 21 |
| High Jump | 13 |
| Pole Vault | 5 |
| Long Jump | 7 |
| Triple Jump | 6 |
| Shot Put | 6 |
| Discus | 7 |
| Javelin | 10 |
| Heptathlon | 8 |