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 won the NCAA indoor championship in 2022. The Longhorns were runners-up in the outdoor championships in 1987, 1988, and 1997 but have never won the outdoor 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, gold, shot put, 2016, 2020, 2024), 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). It has also produced other notable athletes, including Sam Hurley.
Head coaches Source # Coach Years Seasons Conference Championships Indoor Outdoorno coach1895–18995001F.H. Curtis1900–19056002J.P. Howser1906–19094003C.S. Snyder19101004J. Burton Rix19111005Carl C. Taylor1912–19143006W. E. Metzenthin1915–19162027W.J. Juneau1918–19203018Clyde Littlefield1921–1961410259Froggie Lovern1962–196320010Jack Patterson1964–197070311Cleburn Price1971–1985152712Stan Huntsman1986–1995103613Bubba Thornton1996–2013186614Mario Sategna2014–201742315Tonja Buford-Bailey2018–201810016Edrick Floréal2019–present623 TotalSWC: 5Big 12: 10SWC: 45Big 12: 11
Yearly Record Source Season Coach NCAA Conference Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Independent1895no coach1896no coach1897no coach1898no coach1899no coach1900F.H. Curtis1901F.H. Curtis1902F.H. Curtis1903F.H. Curtis1904F.H. Curtis1905F.H. Curtis1906J.P. Howser1907J.P. Howser1908J.P. Howser1909J.P. Howser1910C.S. Snyder1911J. Burton Rix1912Carl C. Taylor1913Carl C. Taylor1914Carl C. Taylor Southwest Conference1915W. E. Metzenthin1st1916W. E. Metzenthin1st1917 no team1918W.J. Juneau3rd1919W.J. Juneau2nd1920W.J. Juneau1st1921Clyde Littlefield5th1922Clyde Littlefield2nd1923Clyde Littlefield1st1924Clyde Littlefield1st1925Clyde Littlefield1st1926Clyde Littlefield1st1927Clyde Littlefield2nd (14.75)1st1928Clyde LittlefieldT-17th (8)2nd1929Clyde Littlefield2nd1930Clyde Littlefield2nd1931Clyde Littlefield3rd1932Clyde LittlefieldT-24th (6)1st1933Clyde Littlefield1st1934Clyde LittlefieldT-38th (1)1st1935Clyde Littlefield1st1936Clyde Littlefield11th (12.5)1st1937Clyde LittlefieldT-34th (1.5)1st1938Clyde LittlefieldT-18th (9)2nd1939Clyde Littlefield8th (13)2nd1940Clyde LittlefieldT-6th (20)1st1941Clyde LittlefieldT-18th (6)1st1942Clyde LittlefieldT-32nd (2)1st1943Clyde LittlefieldT-9th (16)2nd1944Clyde Littlefield1st1945Clyde LittlefieldT-13th (10)1st1946Clyde Littlefield6th (18)1st1947Clyde Littlefield13th (11)2nd1948Clyde Littlefield3rd (35)2nd1949Clyde Littlefield2nd1950Clyde Littlefield10th (14)1st1951Clyde Littlefield2nd1952Clyde Littlefield40th (4)2nd1953Clyde Littlefield30th (4)2nd1954Clyde Littlefield4th (19)1st1955Clyde Littlefield15th (11)1st1956Clyde LittlefieldT-29th (6)1st1957Clyde Littlefield11th (13)1st1958Clyde LittlefieldT-11th (12)1st1959Clyde Littlefield14th (14)1st1960Clyde LittlefieldT-25th (8)2nd1961Clyde LittlefieldT-40th (2)1st1962Froggie Lovern45th (2)2nd1963Froggie Lovern5th1964Jack Patterson2nd1965Jack Patterson6th1966Jack PattersonT-32nd (6)1st1967Jack Patterson4th1968Jack PattersonT-38th (4)1st1969Jack PattersonT-25th (6)1st1970Jack Patterson2nd1971Cleburn Price3rd1972Cleburn PriceT-50th (1)1st1973Cleburn PriceT-8th (20)1st1974Cleburn PriceT-38th (3)14th (15)1st1st1975Cleburn PriceT-23rd (4)17th (12)1st1st1976Cleburn PriceT-14th (6)T-19th (10)2nd1st1977Cleburn PriceT-20th (8)4th1st1978Cleburn Price6th6th1979Cleburn PriceT-19th (10)5th1st1980Cleburn PriceT-54th (1)9th (19)6th3rd1981Cleburn PriceT-53rd (1)5th6th1982Cleburn Price31st (7)10th (7)2nd3rd1983Cleburn Price9th (49)4th2nd1984Cleburn PriceT-12th (43)6th2nd1985Cleburn PriceT-34th (4)T-9th (25)5th2nd1986Stan HuntsmanT-5th (18)3rd (47)3rd1st1987Stan Huntsman12th (11)2nd (28)2nd1st1988Stan HuntsmanT-51st (1)2nd (41)4th2nd1989Stan Huntsman15th (11)5th (33)4th3rd1990Stan HuntsmanT-33rd (4)14th (19.5)7th2nd1991Stan HuntsmanT-15th (10)5th (27.5)3rd2nd1992Stan HuntsmanT-15th (12)32nd (9)1st1st1993Stan HuntsmanT-36th (6)T-36th (7)1st1st1994Stan HuntsmanT-33rd (6)T-39th (7)1st1st1995Stan HuntsmanT-55th (1)T-13th (19)3rd1st1996Bubba ThorntonT-14th (41)5th (27)2nd1st Big 12 Conference1997Bubba ThorntonT-15th (13)2nd (42.5)4th (80)1st (130)1998Bubba ThorntonT-24th (8)T-47th (5)3rd (93)3rd (93.5)1999Bubba Thornton5th (25)T-6th (30)1st (113)1st (151)2000Bubba Thornton14th (13)14th (18)2nd (101)2nd (127)2001Bubba ThorntonT-14th (14)T-15th (19)3rd (78.5)2nd (120.5)2002Bubba ThorntonT-23rd (8)T-9th (23)2nd (97)2nd (95.5)2003Bubba ThorntonT-9th (18)T-21st (12)2nd (131.5)1st (132)2004Bubba Thornton4th (31)T-23rd (13)4th (67)4th (96)2005Bubba ThorntonT-10th (20)8th (25)2nd (87.33)3rd (100.5)2006Bubba Thornton4th (35)3rd (36)1st (127)1st (135)2007Bubba Thornton3rd (34)14th (17)T-1st (93)3rd (96)2008Bubba Thornton3rd (34)4th (35)1st (106)3rd (96)2009Bubba Thornton10th (22.5)20th (13)1st (115)3rd (83.5)2010Bubba ThorntonT-60th (1)T-17th (15)6th (71)7th (56)2011Bubba Thornton10th (17)T-12th (18)4th (95)2nd (103.5)2012Bubba Thornton7th (22.5)T-9th (22)2nd (133.5)2nd (131)2013Bubba ThorntonT-23rd (9)6th (32)1st (135)1st (146.5)2014Mario SategnaT-20th (11)11th (19.5)2nd (108.5)2nd (125)2015Mario Sategna6th (25)7th (26)1st (140)1st (151)2016Mario Sategna5th (25)36th (6)2nd (128.5)1st (134)2017Mario Sategna9th (21)T-26th (10)1st (123.5)1st (153.5)2018Tonja Buford-Bailey12th (17)25th (12)2nd (129)2nd (117)2019Edrick FloréalT-13th (16)9th (26)5th (69.5)3rd (120.5)2020Edrick Floréal — — 3rd (118) —2021Edrick Floréal T-14th (12) T-6th (29) 1st (141) 1st (173)2022Edrick Floréal1st (47) 2nd (38) 1st (171) 1st (161)2023Edrick Floréal 19th (13) 12th (20) 3rd (105) 1st (134) Southeastern Conference2024Edrick Floréal Total10SWC: 5Big 12: 10SWC: 45Big 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
Source
+Indoor1986James LottHigh Jump7' 5"1987James LottHigh Jump7' 6"1999Jacob DavisPole Vault19' 2.25"Mark BoswellHigh Jump7' 7"2000Mark BoswellHigh Jump7' 7.75"2004Donovan KilmartinHeptathlon6,136Andra MansonHigh Jump7' 3.25"2006Donovan KilmartinHeptathlon6,0482007Donovan KilmartinHeptathlon5,9982007Leo ManzanoMile3:59.902008Leo ManzanoMile4:04.45Tevan EverettDistance Medley9:32.04Danzell FortsonJacob HernandezLeo Manzano2009Jacob Hernandez800 Meters1:48.042014Ryan CrouserShot Put69' 7"2016Zack Bilderback400m46.03Ryan CrouserShot Put69' 9.75"2018O'Brien WasomeTriple Jump55' 2.25" 2022 Cruz GomezDistance Medley9:25.20Willington WrightCrayton CarrozzaYaseen Abdalla2023Yusuf Bizimana800 Meters1:46.02
+Outdoor1925Jim ReeseMile4:18.81926Rufus HaggardHigh Jump6' 7.25"1927Garland SheperdHigh Jump6' 5.5"1939Jud AtchisonLong Jump24' 9.25"1943Jerry ThompsonTwo Miles9:29.91945Earl Collins220 Yards22.41946John RobertsonLong Jump24' 10.5"1947Jerry ThompsonTwo Miles9:22.91948Jerry Thompson5,000 Meters15:04.51950Charley Parker220 Yards21.51954Charlie Thomas220 Yards20.71959Eddie Southern440 Yards46.41973Robert Primeaux440-Yard Hurdles49.51975Jim McGoldrickDiscus190' 1"1976Dana LeDucShot Put65' 5.5"1983Einar VilhjálmssonJavelin293' 1"1984Einar VilhjálmssonJavelin294'1986Dag WennlundJavelin259' 9"Eric MetcalfLong Jump27' .5"James LottHigh Jump7' 3"1987Dag WennlundJavelin252' 10.25"1988Eric MetcalfLong Jump27' 2"1989Winthrop Graham400-Meter Hurdles48.551989Patrik BodénJavelin255' 4"1990Patrik BodénJavelin261' 10"1991Patrik BodénJavelin260' 4"1996Richard DuncanLong Jump26' .25"1997Ivan WagnerHigh Jump7' 6.50"1999Jacob DavisPole Vault18' 2.75"Mark BoswellHigh Jump7' 7.75"2000Mark BoswellHigh Jump7' 7.7"2002Brian HunterPole Vault18' 8.25"2004Andra MansonHigh Jump7' 7.25"2005Trey HardeeDecathlon7,881Leo Manzano1,500 Meters3:37.132008Jacob Hernandez800 Meters1:45.31Leo Manzano1,500 Meters3:41.25Maston WallacePole Vault17' 6.5"2010Marquise GoodwinLong Jump26' 9"2012Marquise GoodwinLong Jump27'2013Ryan CrouserShot Put66' 7.75"2013Johannes HockDecathlon8,2672014Ryan CrouserShot Put69' 3.5"2019Tripp PiperiShot Put69' 3.25"2022Tripp PiperiShot Put 70' 7.25"2023Leo NeugebauerDecathlon 8,836
Conference Individual Event Champions
Source As of Dec 3, 2024
+ Indoor60 Yards160 Meters555-Meter hurdles160-Yard Hurdles360-Meter Hurdles9200 Meters4400 Meters6440 yards1600 Yards7800 Meters61,000 Yards51,000 Meters5Mile13Two-Mile13,000 Meters35,000 Meters74x400 Meter Relay4Mile Relay2Two-Mile Relay2Distance Medley Relay7High Jump12Pole Vault12Long Jump8Triple Jump6Shot Put14Heptathlon10
+Outdoor100 Yards24100 Meters5220 Yards28200 Meters5440 Yards13400 Meters2880 Yards25800 Meters7Mile26Three Miles51,500 Meters75,000 Meters310,000 Meters6Steeplechase15120-Yard Hurdles13110-Meter Hurdles5440-Yard Hurdles3400-Meter Hurdles104x100-Meter Relay54x400-Meter Relay1440-Yard Relay23Mile Relay31High Jump36Pole Vault33Long Jump28Triple Jump7Shot Put27Discus19Javelin28Hammer Throw2Heptathlon2Decathlon12
See also Texas Longhorns women's track and field Texas Longhorns men's cross country Texas Longhorns women's cross country
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