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6 NCAA Indoor Championships | 4 NCAA Outdoor Championships 15 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships | 15 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships

Coaching Staff Longhorn Invitational date: May 7 Location: Austin, Texas Director of Track & Field and Cross Country____ Mario Sategna facility: Mike A. Myers Stadium Associate Head Coach - Sprints______Tonja Buford-Bailey Twitter: @UTexasTrack Assistant Coach - Distance/XC______Brad Herbster Live Results: texassports.com Admission: FREE Assistant Coach - Sprints______Seth Henson Assistant Coach - Field Events______Ty Sevin Texas Track & Field will host its final home meet of the season on Saturday as the Longhorn Invitational will welcome Assistant Coach - Jumps______Kareem Streete-Thompson a handful of teams from around the region to Mike A. Myers Stadium. Action begins at 9 a.m. with field events and Director of Operations______LaVera Morris running events are slated to begin at 10:30 a.m. Admission to the meet is free.

Twitter: @UTexasTrack The Longhorn Invitational will serve as a final chance for members of the team to tune up before the Big 12 Confer- Instagram: utexastrackfieldxc ence Championships next week in Fort Worth. The meet will also welcome a number of unattached and professional athletes preparing for Olympic Trials this summer. 2016 SCHEDULE Texas is coming off an impressive showing at three different meets last weekend. The Longhorns saw their sprinters perform well in the cold and rain at the . The men won both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays despite Indoor the unfortunate weather conditions. The women’s team won the 4x100 and finished second in the 4x200 and 4x400, January while sophomore Caitland Smith won the 100 meters. Distance runners shined on the West Coast at the Payton 16 Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational Men 2nd, Women 1st 22-23 Conference Clash Power Five Invit. Men 2nd, Women 1st Jordan Invitational with Nate Moore, Brady Turnbull, Mary Beth Hamilton and Katie Burford all ran personal records Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational in their respective races. At the Bobcat Classic the throwers had a good day with Lauryn Caldwell getting two new PR’s and Alan Zapalac improving by nearly three meters in his event.. February 5-6 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Fans can keep up with the action at the Longhorn Invitational with live results online. A link will be provided at New Mexico Collegiate Classic TexasSports.com on the Track & Field schedule page. Updates on the Longhorns will also be available on the team’s 12-13 Tyson Invitational Men’s 4x4: School Record official Twitter account @UTexasTrack. Husky Classic Crouser: Shot Put School Record 26-27 Big 12 Championships Men 2nd, Women 1st Texas Track & Field Notebook Longhorns Both in Top 10 Nationally March 11-12 NCAA Championships Women 4th, Men 5th • Texas is among the favorites to win NCAA Championships again in 2016 on both sides. The Longhorns rank No. 4 for the women and the men are No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor Rankings. Outdoor • The men finished the indoor season in fifth place at the NCAA Championships with 25 points. March • The women finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a total of 44 points. 17-18 TCU Invitational • Last year outdoors the men finished seventh with 26 points and the women were ninth with 28 points. 25-26 Cardinal & Gold Challenge • The Big 12 Conference has two other men’s teams ranked with Texas: Texas Tech (9) and TCU (20). The league has a total of five women’s ranked in the Top 25: Kansas State (9), Oklahoma (15), Oklahoma State (18), Baylor (19). March 30- April 2 nike Clyde LittlefieldT exas Relays 2 school records 2016 Bowerman Watch List The most prestigious award in collegiate , , is awarded by the USTFCCCA annually to the April 1-2 Stanford Invitational top male and female track and field star annually. Since its inception in 2009, the winners combined to win three 16 texas Invitational Men 1st, Women 4th Olympic medals in 2012. Two Longhorns are on the April Watch List among those up for the award. 23 LSU Alumni Gold Okolo: Collegiate Record • 2014 Bowerman Finalist won her third overall NCAA title in the 400 meters. 29-30 Drake Relays Women T-1st in Hy-Vee Cup > Okolo ran her first outdoor 400 of the year two weeks ago and shattered her own collegiate record with a 29-30 Bobcat Classic time of 49.71 seconds. She is just the third woman to ever run sub-50 in the month of April. > Okolo ran a world-leading time of 50.69 seconds to defend her indoor title. That time ranks No. 3 in colle- May giate history and is a new school record. 1 Payton Jordan Invitational > Texas defended its NCAA indoor title in the 4x400 and ran the No. 6 time in NCAA history. 7 Longhorn Invitational Myers Stadium > Okolo has run 4x400 splits of 50.59 and 50.77 along with an 800m split in the DMR of 2:07. 13-15 Big 12 Championships Fort Worth, Texas > Texas’ 4x400 relay time of 3:27.94 at Tyson Invitational this year ranks fourth in collegiate history. 26-28 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds Lawrence, Kan. > She has been named USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week twice this season. June > Okolo also ran the third leg of Team USA’s 4x400 that won gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. 8-11 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. • 4-time NCAA champion is listed among the others receiving votes on the May Watch List. > Crouser tied the collegiate record in the shot put at Big 12 Championships. > He becomes just the second male athlete in Big 12 history to dominate an event indoors and out by win- Meet Schedule ning every conference championship during his career, joining Missouri’s Derrick Peterson in the 800m. Longhorn Invitational > He had four throws of 21.00 meters or better during his series at Big 12’s. Field Events > He was named Big 12 Co-Performer of the Year for his record throw. 9:00 a.m.______Hammer Throw (w) Texas Distance makes move at Payton Jordan ______Javelin (m) • The Payton Jordan Invitational was the top meet in the nation last week for distance runners as Stanford welcomed 10:00 a.m.______Pole Vault (w) the top talent for its home meet. Texas saw four of its seven runners at the meet post new PR’s and improve their standing in the Big 12 Conference. 10:30 a.m.______Hammer Throw (m) • Nate Moore cut four seconds off his PR in the 3,000 meter steeplechase clocking 8:54.10 to finish ninth in his ______Javelin (w) section. He kept pace with the leaders before falling back over the final 600 meters. He now ranks No. 3 in the Big 12. 11:00 a.m.______Long Jump (m) • Katie Burford clocked in at 4:21.09 to take bronze in her section of the 1,500 meters. Her time was a four-second improvement on her previous best. She now stands seventh in the Big 12. 11:30 a.m.______Pole Vault (m) • Mary Beth Hamilton ran 2:06.26 in the 800, shaving just a bit off her previous fastest time as she has steadily ______High Jump (w) improved throughout the season for the Longhorns and now ranks fifth in the conference. 12:00 p.m.______Long Jump (w) • Brady Turnbull finished sixth in his section of the 1,500 meters in 3:45.51. He now ranks fifth in the Big 12. 12:30 p.m.______Discus (m) Sprinters Bring Heat in Cold at Drake Relays 1:00 p.m.______High Jump (m) • Texas braved the cold, rainy conditions at the 107th Drake Relays to run some of the fastest times of the meet and 2:00 p.m.______Discus (w) come away with a handful of victories. The Longhorns swept the 4x100 relay with the men also claiming the 4x400. 3:00 p.m.______Shot Put (w) • The women’s team joined forces in the 4x100, 4x400, 4x800, Medley and Distance Medley relays to score 26 ______Shot Put (m) Events to Watch Longhorn Invitational Running Events • Women’s Pole Vault Sophomore Kally Long is fresh of a PR from last week at the Bobcat Classic. She ranks No. 12 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the Big 10:30 a.m.______3000m (m) 12 Conference. Former Longohrn and 2014 NCAA indoor champ Kaitlin Petrillose also will be in action. She posted a mark of 10:45 a.m.______2000m Steeplechase (w/m) 4.42 meters last week to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials. 11:15 a.m.______1500m (w/m) • Women’s 100m Hurdles 12:00 p.m.______100m Hurdles (w) Texas has five runners ranked in the Top 10 in the Big 12 Conference. All five will be running on Saturday. The event will also feature some elite post-collegiate runnrers, including Texas Ex Morgan Snow-Goodwin and former Baylor star Tiffani McReynolds. 12:10 p.m.______110m Hurdles (m) • Women’s 800m 12:20 p.m.______400m (w/m) This race will feature former Texas All-American Kendra Chambers and 2014 Bowerman Award winner as they 12:40 p.m.______100m (w/m) look to qualify for the Olympics this summer. Mary Beth Hamilton is riding momentum after a PR last week as well. • Men’s 100m 1:15 p.m.______400m Hurdles (w/m) A number of post-collegiate runners will face each other for some elite racing as they prepare for Olympic Trials. Former Baylor 1:40 p.m.______200m (w/m) star will see Mookie Salaam in a heat filled with pro talent. 2:00 p.m.______800m (w/m) USTFCCCA Indoor Rankings Week 5 (5/2/16) | Big 12 Conference Teams in BolD Men Women Rk Team Points Conference Last Week Rk Team Points Conference Last Week 1 Texas A&M 340.58 SEC 1 1 Kentucky 345.20 SEC 2 2 Florida 279.06 SEC 2 2 Arkansas 318.98 SEC 1 3 LSU 250.08 SEC 3 3 Oregon 249.66 Pac-12 3 4 Arkansas 207.25 SEC 4 4 texas 242.24 big 12 4 5 Georgia 176.84 SEC 5 5 Southern California 238.80 Pac-12 7 6 Texas 175.84 Big 12 6 6 Florida 235.24 SEC 5 7 Oregon 159.44 Pac-12 7 7 LSU 215.84 SEC 6 8 Alabama 154.92 SEC 8 8 Stanford 196.88 Pac-12 11 9 texas Tech 130.41 big 12 9 9 Kansas State 195.26 Big 12 8 10 Tech 125.66 ACC 13 10 Texas A&M 194.27 SEC 12 11 Virginia 117.06 ACC 10 11 Georgia 192.57 SEC 13 12 Syracuse 113.30 ACC 12 12 Harvard 147.66 Ivy League 10 13 Mississippi State 107.52 SEC 15 13 Tennessee 146.58 SEC 9 14 Minnesota 104.71 Big Ten 11 14 New Mexico 144.72 Mountain West 22 15 Penn State 97.35 Big Ten 14 15 oklahoma 126.79 big 12 16 16 Stanford 94.27 Pac-12 38 16 Mississippi State 121.76 SEC 14 17 UCLA 93.78 Pac-12 16 17 Miami 111.49 ACC 15 18 Northern Arizona 88.99 Big West 31 18 Oklahoma State 105.20 Big 12 21 19 South Carolina 86.44 SEC 17 19 Baylor 99.83 Big 12 17 20 TCU 82.42 Big 12 19 20 Arizona 94.27 Pac-12 18 21 Middle Tennessee 78.10 C-USA 21 21 Wisconsin 85.95 Big Ten 19 22 Houston 76.26 American 18 22 Auburn 80.01 SEC 20 23 Southern Cal 75.85 Pac-12 23 23 Ole Miss 77.95 SEC 24 24 Tennessee 75.25 SEC 28 24 Nebraska 74.20 Big Ten 23 25 Clemson 74.83 ACC 27 25 Washington 69.61 Pac-12 43

2 Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com #HookEm points in the Hy-Vee Cup competition and tie Baylor for the title. • With those two wins by the men’s relay teams, the Longhorns finished second in the men’s Hy-Vee Cup, despite only Texas Outdoor Top 10’s running two of the five eligible races in the competition. Current Longhorns among UT Top 10 Performers • Sophomore Caitland Smith grabbed a victory in the 100 meters. She clocked a season-best 10.55 seconds. Men Event Name rank Mark • Hurdlers ran well with Ariel Jones finishing second in the 400m hurdles and third in the 100m hurdles. Freshman 100m Senoj-Jay Givans 1st 10.03 Mariam Abdul-Rashid ran PR’s in both hurdle events, finishing seventh in the 400 hurdles and missing the final in 200m Aldrich Bailey Jr. 4th 20.44 the 100 hurdles by just .01. Senoj-Jay Givans 5th 20.47 400m Zack Bilderback 3rd 45.53 Field Events Thrive at Bobcat Classic Aldrich Bailey Jr. 5th 45.77 • The Longhorns saw their throwers and pole vaulters put on strong performances at the Bobcat Classic as the regular 110m Hurdles Spencer Dunkerley-Offor 4th 13.58 400m Hurdles 2nd 49.10 season nears its close. Athletes posted five personal records in those event groups last weekend. Pole Vault Reese Watson T-3rd 5.60m/18-4.50 • Redshirt freshman Lauryn Caldwell showed steady improvement heading into the final week of the season as she Blake Scott t-10th 5.31m/17-5.00 posted PR’s in the discus and shot put. Caldwell won the discus with a throw of 52.46m to move up to No. 4 in school Hammer Throw Alan Zapalac 3rd 61.18m/200-9 history and No. 6 in the Big 12. She also improved in the shot put to crack the school’s top 10 list. Javelin Fabian Jara Dohmann 5th 74.25m/243-7 • Sophomore Alan Zapalac took fourth place in the hammer throw with a new PR of 61.18m. That mark is an Decathlon Wolf Mahler 8th 7602 pts improvement by more than five feet to move up to No. 3 in school history and No. 4 in the Big 12 this season. 4x100m Relay 4th 39.18 6th 39.22 • Sophomore Kally Long put herself in contention for the Big 12 title with a clearance of 4.32m in the pole vault. 4x400m Relay 1st 3:02.18 She is now No. 2 in school history while ranking No. 3 in the Big 12 and No. 12 in the NCAA this year. Redshirt freshman Ali Uhle made a big improvement in the event as well with a jump of 4.12m to move to No. 6 on the Women school list and No. 6 in the Big 12. Texas has three women’s vaulters ranked in the top six heading into the conference Event Name rank Mark championship next week. 100m 3rd 11.04 9th 11.21 200m Morolake Akinosun 1st 22.52 Okolo Wins USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week 400m Courtney Okolo 1st 49.71# • Senior Courtney Okolo blazed around the track in 49.71 seconds to break her own collegiate record in the 400 meters Chrisann Gordon 5th 51.03 at the LSU Alumni Gold. She shattered her previous record of 50.03 seconds set in 2014. 5,000m Sandie Raines 3rd 15:48.04 • It was Okolo’s first 400 meters of the outdoor season, making her time even more impressive. 100m Hurdles Mobolaji Adeokun 9th 13.29 • Okolo now owns 3 of the 6 fastest times in collegiate history. It also is the fastest time ever run by a collegian regardless 400m Hurdles Ariel Jones 10th 56.55 Pole Vault Kally Long 2nd 4.32m/14-2.00 of calendar date. The USTFCCCA only considers times run during the collegiate season for its records and in 2007 Natasha Shay Petty 5th 4.15m/13-7.25 Hastings ran 49.84 at the USATF Championships. Ali Uhle 6th 4.12m/13-6.25 • Okolo’s time breaks the school record previously held by track legend Sanya Richards-Ross. The previous Texas record Calie Spencer 7th 4.06m/13-3.75 was 49.89 seconds set at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. Anne Harwig 9th 3.93m/12-10.25 • The date of the run also has significance as only Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas and USA’s Marion Jones have run faster Asa Garcia 6th 12.91m/42-4.25 than Okolo during the month of April. Shot Put n’Dia Warren-Jacques 7th 15.73m/51-7.25 Lauryn Caldwell 10th 14.83m/48-8.00 Discus Lauryn Caldwell 4th 52.46m/172-1 Longhorns Emerge as NCAA Threat at LSU Hammer Throw Lauryn Caldwell 2nd 51.96m/170-6 • Texas came away with six victories at the LSU Alumni Gold and established itself as a contender for the NCAA title on N’Dia Warren-Jacques 5th 45.32m/148-8 both the men’s and women’s sides. Javelin Ashtin Zamzow 5th 50.65m/162-2 • Courtney Okolo, Morolake Akinosun and Byron Robinson all posted times that rank No. 1 in the NCAA this Shelby Poncik 6th 48.07m/157-8 season in their respective events. Heptathlon Ashtin Zamzow 1st 5829 pts 4x400m Relay 6th 3:26.54 • In addition to that trio, Asa Garcia leapt the No. 2 mark of the season in the triple jump • Texas now has Top 3 marks in the following events so far this season: Men’s 100m, Women’s 100m, Women’s 400m (2x), bold - denotes marks from this season Men’s 400mH, Men’s 4x400m, Women’s 4x400m, Women’s Triple Jump # - collegiate record | * - NCAA Championship meet record

Longhorns Sweep Big 12 Honors • Following NCAA-leading marks at the LSU Alumni Gold, Courtney Okolo and Byron Robinson made it a Texas two-step Texas Outdoor School Records in winning Big 12 Athlete of the Week. It marked the second time during outdoor season a school has won both the name (yr) Men Event Women name (yr) men’s and women’s Big 12 awards, joining Baylor from April 13. Texas also had a sweep once during indoor season. givans (15) 10.03 100m 10.94 Guidry (91) • Robinson posted the fastest time in the NCAA this year in the 400 meter hurdles at 49.10 seconds. Jones (87) 20.28 200m 22.52 Akinosun (15) • Okolo ran a collegiate record of 49.71 seconds in the 400 meters, surpassing her own mark of 50.03 from 2014. Ladejo (92) 45.25 400m 49.71 # okolo (16) • Texas has now won 10 Big 12 Athlete of the Week awards combined among the men and women during indoor and Hernandez (08) 1:45.31 800m 2:01.50 Davidson (87) Manzano (07) 3:35.29 1500m 4:15.68 Natale (86) outdoor track & field seasons. Cannada (89) 13:44.34 5000m 15:12.79 Hall (14) Green (89) 28:19.50 10,000m 33:30.73 Blakeslee (87) Bailey Earns First Big 12 Athlete of the Week Award Sang (84) 8:22.45 3000 SC 10:26.90 Marches (14) • Junior Aldrich Bailey Jr. received his first Big 12 Athlete of the Week honor for his performances during the Texas Stewart (11) 13.44 110h/100h 12.62 Denby (04) Invitational. It marks the first men’s award of the outdoor season for Texas as well. Graham (88) 48.04 400H 54.16 McIntosh (04) • Bailey won the 200 meters in 20.44 seconds to rank No. 3 in the NCAA this season. He also finished fifth in the 100 and 2003 39.08 4x100 42.76 1998 ran a leg on the 4x100 relay squad that finished second behind LSU in 39.22 seconds. 2016 3:02.18 4x400 3:23.75 # 2004 Boswell (99) 2.35m/7-8.50 HJ 1.95m/6-4.75 D. Hooker (09) Davis (98) 5.90m/19-4.25 PV 4.50m/14-9.00 Petrillose (14) Longhorns Win Texas Invitational Metcalf (88) 8.44m/27-8.25 LJ 6.70m/21-11.75 M. Hooker (06) • The men’s team combined for a complete team effort to win the Texas Invitational last week. The Longhorns scored 138 Scott (88) 17.03m/55-10.50 TJ 13.66m/44-9.75 Turner (86) points and bested No. 5 LSU, No. 7 Arkansas and No. 18 Penn State among others. Crouser (14) 21.39m/70-2.25 SP 18.85m/61-10.25 Carter (08) • Texas won three events and utilized depth in the sprints and field events to rack up points. Crouser (14) 63.90m/209-8 DS 54.13m/177-7 Messner (81) • The trio of Steffin McCarter, Basil Fares and Ika Morton went 1-2-3 in the men’s to tally 24 points. Armstrong (01) 69.46m/227-11 HT 52.55m Brown (08) Bolden (90) 89.10m/292-4 # JV 55.63m/182-6 Nye (88) Hardee (06) 8465 pts # Dec/Hept 5829 pts Zamzow (16) # - denotes collegiate record | bold - denotes current athlete

#HookEm Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com 3 Akinosun Makes History at Bowerman Watch Lists • Senior Morolake Akinosun became the first woman to ever win the 100 meters at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays three straight years. Her time of 11.07 seconds also leads the NCAA so far this year and is nearly .25 faster than her best non-wind-aided time from last year. • Akinosun is only the second woman to win the 100m at the Texas Relays three times total. • She also ran on the victorious 4x400m relay squad and helped Texas finish second in the 4x200 and eighth in the 4x100. • For her efforts at the Texas Relays she was named Big 12 Athlete of the Week, making it three consecutive awards for 2016 Bowerman Watch List the women’s team to open the outdoor season. May

Women Zamzow Debuts Atop Record Book Name yr School Events • Sophomore transfer Ashtin Zamzow broke the school record in her first opportunity as a Longhorn. The heptathlete, Felicia Brown SR Tennessee Sprints and former Texas A&M Aggie, shattered the school record in the heptathlon with a total of 5,829 points over the seven Akela Jones SR Kansas State Combined Events events to finish in fourth place at the Texas Relays. Shamier Little SO Texas A&M Hurdles • Zamzow finished behind a trio of All-Americans from Arkansas and her score almost guarantees her a spot at the NCAA Cindy Ofili SR Michigan Hurdles Championships with the top 24 heptathlon scores qualifying. Courtney Okolo Sr texas Sprints • Zamzow posted personal records in all three events held on Day 2 as she dominated the field in the javelin. Those three SO Georgia Jumps PR’s helped her destroy the previous school record of 5,576 points set back in 1989 by Natalie Lew. Demi Payne SR (out) Stephen F. Austin Pole Vault • The score ranks Zamzow at No. 6 in the NCAA so far this season and is almost a lock to qualify for the NCAA Champion- DeAnna Price SR Southern Illinois Throws ships. Last year her score would have ranked 10th heading into the NCAA meet. SO Oregon Mid-Distance • The heptathlon also is a family business for Zamzow. Her sister Avery is a redshirt sophomore at Sam Houston State. JR Georgia Combined Events Avery Zamzow finished 21st at Texas Relays with a score of 4,895. Their mother Kalleen was an All-American in the heptathlon at Texas A&M and posted a career-best score of 5,642 points at the 1993 SWC Championship. Father Stacy Also Receiving Votes: Kaela Edwards (Oklahoma State); Courtney was a national champion in the 4x400 meter relay for the Aggies as well. Frerichs (New Mexico); (Ole Miss); Molly Siedel (Notre Dame) Men’s 4x400 Shatters 33-Year Old Record • The men’s 4x400 team of Chris Irvin, Byron Robinson, Aldrich Bailey and Zack Bilderback has been rewriting Men the record books all year for the Longhorns. The group broke the indoor school record twice this year and destroyed Name yr School Events SO Oregon Hurdles the outdoor record in front of the home crowd during Texas Relays. Ronnie Baker JR TCU Sprints • The Longhorns ran 3:02.18 to best the previous record of 3:03.33 set back in 1983. Edward Cheserek JR Oregon Distance • Texas finished second to LSU at the Texas Relays as the Tigers ran 3:01.83 and the two teams traded the lead SR Arkansas Sprints/Jumps multiple times throughout the race. Sam Mattis SR Penn Throws • The time ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this season as well with No. 3 more than a second behind the Longhorns. Brandon McBride SO Mississppi State Mid-Distance Nick Miller SR Oklahoma State Throws Longhorns Stack Up Wins at Texas Relays JR Akron Mid-Distance • The Longhorns grabbed six victories at the 89th Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays over the four days of action. SR Washington Mid-Distance • Victories came in: 100m - Morolake Akinosun (11.07); Triple Jump A - Asa Garcia (13.29m); 400m Hurdles - Ariel SR Wisconsin Combined Events Jones (57.17); 400m Hurdles Invitational - Byron Robinson (50.48); Shot Put B - N’Dia Warren-Jacques (15.09m); Sanya Richards-Ross 4x400 (3:26.54) Also Receiving Votes: Chrsitian Coleman (Tennessee); Ryan Crouser • Garcia’s mark was wind-aided and ranked No. 1 in the NCAA at the time. It still stands at No. 2, trailing South (Texas); Mason Ferlic (Michigan); Fred Kerley (Texas A&M); Ioannis Dakota State’s Jazzelena Black by 6cm. Kryiazis (Texas A&M) • Akinosun’s time in the 100m leads the NCAA by .06 and is currently the world-leading time as well

The Bowerman Award is given to the most outstanding male and 400m Hurdlers Open Season Strong female collegiate student-athlete in track & field annually by The • Following All-American performances on the track indoors in the 4x400 relay, hurdlers Ariel Jones and Byron Robin- Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. son made their outdoor debuts at the Cardinal & Gold Challenge with times that rank among the best in UT history. Past winners from the previous five years since its inception have • Robinson ran 49.48 to finish second and stand at No. 4 in UT history. His time also is No. 2 in the NCAA so far in 2016 won two Olympic Medals, two IAAF World Championships and six • Jones clocked in at 56.55 seconds to post a new personal best and rank No. 10 in UT history. Her time still ranks World Championship medals. sixth in the nation after leading following the meet.

The award is named after , former legendary coach Jones Runs to Big 12 Athlete of the Week of the and co-founder of NIKE, who make significant • For her win at the Cardinal & Gold Challenge Ariel Jones earned the second Big 12 Athlete of the Week award for contributions to the sport of track & field. the women’s team. • This is Jones’ first individual award from the conference. She also won during indoor season once this year as a member of the 4x400 relay team.

Garcia Earns First Big 12 Athlete of the Week • Freshman Asa Garcia opened her outdoor season with a victory at the TCU Invitational and a leap of 12.91 meters (42-4.25) to win over Baylor’s Rachel Toliver by a close margin of just four centimeters. • She was named Big 12 Female Co-Athlete of the Week for the effort along with Oklahoma thrower Julia Reedy. • The jump also already ranks her No. 6 in school history.

Longhorns Finish Top 5 to Close Indoor Season • Texas was one of three schools to finish with its men’s and women’s teams in the top five at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The women took fourth with 44 points and the men were fifth with 25 points. • The other schools posting top five finishes were: Oregon (1/1) and Arkansas (2/2).

4 Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com #HookEm • This marks the fifth time the Longhorns have both finished in the top five and the first since 2008. Big 12 Athlete of the Week Texas Shows Dominance in 400m • With Zack Bilderback and Courtney Okolo each winning titles in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, 2016 Conference Track & Field the joined a very short list of schools to accomplish the feat. Only Texas A&M in 2011 and Florida in Athlete of the Week 2005 have done so. • Okolo became only the fourth woman to repeat as 400m champion indoors. She joins the ranks of Hampton’s Outdoor Francena McCorory (2009-10), Arizona State’s Maicel Malone (1990-92) and UT’s own (1998-99). Men Date Name School Events • With Okolo’s win, Texas now has five women’s indoor titles in the event, the most by any school. March 23 Ronnie Baker TCU Sprints • In addition to Okolo in the final, junior Chrisann Gordon finished third in the 400m to give Texas a huge 16 points. March 30 Charles Brown Texas Tech Jumps • The win by Bilderback was the first for the men’s team as the Longhorns had never won a 400m NCAA crown. April 6 Ronnie Baker TCU Sprints • The Texas Women’s 4x400 also put together a dominant win to successfully defend their title. It marked the ninth April 13 Wil Baylor Sprints indoor title for the Longhorns in the event, more than any school in the NCAA. The next closest would be LSU’s 7. April 20 Aldrich Bailey Jr. texas Sprints • The Men’s 4x400 finished fourth for the Longhorns and in February ran the No. 3 time in the NCAA this season. April 27 byron Robinson texas 400m Hurdles May 4 Trey Culver Texas Tech High Jump Freshman Makes History • In her first NCAA Championship meet Teahna Daniels crossed the finish line in first place, winning the 60m in Women 7.11 seconds. She became only the second freshman to ever win the 60m at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Date Name School Events • Daniels’ time also broke the American Junior record of 7.12 seconds previously held by or Oregon. March 23 Julia Reedy Oklahoma Hammer Throw Daniels also ran 7.14 seconds during prelims to then-rank as the No. 2 freshman all-time and tie the school record. Asa Garcia texas triple Jump • Her run of 7.11 seconds officially broke the school record held by Carlette Guidry since 1991. Guidry is a two-time March 30 Ariel Jones texas 400m Hurdles Olympic gold medalist for Team USA in the 4x100m relay. April 6 Morolake Akinosun Texas Sprints Crouser Closes Career as Champion April 13 Taylor Bennett Baylor Sprints • Senior Ryan Crouser wore the Burnt Orange in a meet for the last time at the NCAA Indoor Championships and April 20 Akela Jones Kansas State Heptathlon ended his collegiate career with his fourth NCAA title in the shot put. April 27 Courtney Okolo texas 400m • Crouser tallied his second indoor title with a mark of 21.28 m (69-9.75) to become one of the top shot putters in May 4 Daina Levy Kansas Hammer Throw collegiate history as only five men have won more than four shot put titles combined indoors and out. Indoor • Crouser trailed only briefly during the competition in the third round when he was overtaken by JC Murasky of Ohio Men State. Crouser responded and immediately regained the lead with the very next throw of the competition. Date Name School Events Jan. 20 Ryan Crouser Texas Shot Put Pole Vault Past and Present on Display at NCAA’s Chris Caldwell Texas Tech 60m Hurdles • 2014 NCAA champion Kaitlin Petrillose closed her collegiate career with a fifth-place finish at this year’s indoor Jan. 27 George Caddick Baylor 400m, 4x400m meet. She cleared 4.40m (14-5.25). Feb. 3 Ronnie Backer TCU Sprints • Petrillose broke the collegiate record at the time in 2014 with her clearance of 4.60m. She also won every Big 12 Feb. 10 Texas Tech High Jump Conference meet she ever jumped in winning seven titles. Feb. 17 Ryan Crouser Texas Shot Put • Sophomore Kally Long finished in a tie for 12th place in her first NCAA Championship experience. Her jump of 4.20m Feb. 24 Kye Thompson Texas Tech Pole Vault (13-.25) was just off her PR of 4.30, which she missed three attempts at on the next round. Long proved she belonged on the NCAA stage with a huge clearance of 4.30 but knocked the bar off on her way back down to the mat. Women Date Name School Events Standard Bearers Jan. 20 Daina Levy Kansas Weight Throw • After Ryan Crouser tied the collegiate record in the shot put at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Texas now Jan. 27 Akela Jones Kansas State Pentathlon currently holds eight collegiate records combined among the men and women. The nearest competitor is Arizona and Feb. 3 Sharon Lokedi Kansas 3000m Colorado with five apiece. All of Colorado’s records are held by one athlete. Feb. 10 Courtney Okolo texas 400m, 4x400m Feb. 17 gordon, Akinosun, texas 4x400m Relay Jones, Okolo Record-Breaking 2016 for Horns Feb. 24 Taylor Bennett Baylor Sprints • In addition to Ryan Crouser’s collegiate record in the shot put, the Texas Longhorns combined to break school records in seven events during the 2016 indoor season — three events were broken multiple times. • The men’s records that fell were: 200m - Zack Bilderback; 400m - Zack Bilderback; 600yd - Byron Robinson; Shot Put - Ryan Crouser (twice), 4x400m Relay (twice) • The women’s records that fell were: 60m - Teahna Daniels (twice); 400m - Courtney Okolo • Outdoors the Longhorns have already broken three school records: 400m - Courtney Okolo; Heptathlon - Ashtin Zamzow; Men’s 4x400m - Chris Irvin, Byron Robinson, Aldrich Bailey Jr., Zack Bilderback

Longhorns Earn USTFCCCA Awards Prior to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the USTFCCCA handed out its national awards for the indoor season. Associ- ate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey was named the Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Following conference championships the USTFCCCA awarded its regional awards for the indoor season. Texas claimed four South Central Region honors for the 2016 season. • Associate Head Coach Tonja Buford-Bailey earned both Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year • Courtney Okolo was named Women’s Track Athlete of the Year • Ryan Crouser was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Year

#HookEm Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com 5 #MondayMotivation with Texas Track & Field This year the Longhorns have been letting fans know where they pull inspiration from with our weekly #MondayMotivation. Each Monday, a new motivational quote submitted by a student-ath- lete or coach is chosen to give everyone a reason to keep pushing and start their week off with an inspirational message.

Jan. 11: Morolake Akinosun | Sr. | Sprints Feb. 8: Alan Zapalac | So. | Throws

Jan. 18: Assistant Coach Brad Herbster Feb. 15: Robert Uhr | Jr. | Mid-Distance

Jan. 25: Melissa Gonzalez | Sr. | Sprints/Hurdles Feb. 22: Morolake Akinosun | Sr. | Sprints

Feb. 1: Ariel Jones | So. | Sprints/Hurdles March 7: Courtney Okolo | Sr. | Sprints

6 Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com #HookEm 2016 Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Roster Name______IN / OUT / XC____ Event______Hometown (High School/Previous School) Pronunciations Carlton Anumnu______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints______Stafford, Texas (Stafford) Carlton ah-NOOM-noo Charles Anumnu______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints______Stafford, Texas (Stafford) Charles ah-NOOM-noo Aldrich “AJ” Bailey______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints_____Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Timberview/Texas A&M) Zack Bilderback______Sr. / Sr.______Sprints______Celina, Texas (Celina) Grayson Barrett______Fr./Fr.______Jumps______McKinney, Texas (Prosper) Logan Brittain______Jr. / R-So.______High Jump______Amarillo, Texas (Canyon Randall) Terry Brown, Jr.______Fr./ Fr.______Sprints______John Burt______Fr./Fr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) Ryan Crouser______Sr. / CE______Throws______Boring, Ore. (Barlow) Fabian Dohmann______Jr. / Jr.______Javelin______Fernando de la More, Paraguay (Colegio Goethe) FAH-bee-en DOH-man Max Dordevic______So. / R-Fr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Portland, Ore. (Jesuit Portland) Max DOR-deh-vik Spencer Dunkerley-Offor___ Jr. / Jr.______Hurdles______Austin, Texas (St. Stephen’s Episcopal) SPEN-sir DUNN-ker-lee OH-for Logan Emery______R-Fr. / So. / So.___Distance/XC______The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Basil Fares______Sr. / Sr.______Sprints/Jumps______Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek) BA-zil FAIR-es Derek Fenton______R-Fr. / R-Fr._____Throws______San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) Senoj-Jay Givans______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints______St. Elizabeth, Jamaica (Munro College) sen-AH-zhay GIV-ens Jacob Gray______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints______Fort Worth, Texas (Central) Zach Hamstra______So. / So. / So.____Distance______Flower Mound Texas (Flower Mound) Zak HAM-strah Connor Hendrickson______So. / R-Fr. / R-Fr._ Distance/XC______Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Chris Irvin______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints______Austin, Texas (Westlake) Eric Kroon______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Kirema Macharia______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints______Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) kih-REM-ah mah-CHAIR-ee-ah Wolf Mahler______Jr. / Jr.______Multi Events______Temple, Texas (Belton) wolf MAUL-ler Derrell Manhertz______Jr. / Jr.______Mid-Distance______Woolwich Township, N.J. (Kingsway) der-EL MAN-hurts Steffin McCarter______Fr. / Fr.______Jumps______Coperass Cove, Texas (Lampasas) Spencer McCloud______Jr. / R-So.______High Jump______Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Jake McConnell______R-Fr. / So. / So.___Distance/XC______Keller, Texas (Keller) Parks McNeil______So. / So.______Pole Vault______Kerrville, Texas (Kerrville Tiny) Nick Meaders______R-Fr. / R-Fr._____Pole Vault______Gatesville, Texas (Gatesville) NICK MED-ers Darren Medrano______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______meh-DRAHN-oh Charles Mills______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Nate Moore______So. / Jr. / So.____Distance/XC______Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart) Ika Morton______Fr. / Fr.______Jumps______Lacey, Wash. (River Ridge) EYE-kah Pedro Nasta______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______The Woodlands, Texas (John Cooper) NAHS-tah Christopher Ntreh______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Sprints______Murphy, Texas (Plano East) IN-tray Brian Peterson______R-Fr. / R-Fr._____Distance______Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Ridge) Nick Phynn______Jr. / Jr.______Jumps______St. Catherine, Jamaica (Jamaica College) Jacob Pickle______So. / R-Fr. / R-Fr._ Distance______Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) Chris Pietraszkiewicz______Fr. / So. / Fr.____Distance______San Antonio, Texas (Texas Military Institute) KRIS pe-tra-SKEH-vitch Barrett Poth______R-Fr. / R-Fr._____Pole Vault______The Woodlands, Texas (Klein Oak) Conrad Ramquist______Sr./ Sr.______Javelin______John Rice______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Brooklyn, N.Y. (Xavier HS) Byron Robinson______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints______Chesapeake, Va. (Western Branch/Penn State) Alex Rogers______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels Canyon) David Rueff______Fr. / Fr.______Throws______Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) roo-EEF Blake Scott______Fr. / Fr.______Pole Vault______Aledo, Texas (Aledo) Reese Thompson______So. / R-Fr.______Multi Events______Argyle, Texas (Argyle) Travis Toliver______Fr. / Fr.______Multi Events______Houston, Texas (Episcopal) Brady Turnbull______Sr. / Sr. / Sr._____Distance/XC______Frisco, Texas (Frisco) Robert Uhr______Jr. / Jr. / So._____Distance/XC______Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart) ROB-ert ER Wesley Ward______So. / R-Fr. / R-Fr._ Distance/XC______Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) Reese Watson______Sr. / Sr.______Pole Vault______Spring, Texas (Spring) Alan Zapalac______So. / So.______Throws______Wallis, Texas (Brazos) AL-an ZAP-ah-lak

CE = Completed eligibility

Head Coach: Mario Sategna MAR-ee-oh sah-TAYN-yah Associate Head Coach: Tonja Buford-Bailey TAHN-jah BUU-ford BAY-lee Assistant Coach Brad Herbster Assistant Coach: Seth Henson Assistant Coach: Ty Sevin TY SAY-vin Assistant Coach: Kareem-Streete Thompson

#HookEm Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com 7 2016 Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Roster Name______IN / OUT / XC____ Event______Hometown (High School/Previous School) Pronunciations Mariam Abdul-Rashid_____ Fr. / Fr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Ontario, Canada (Eastdale CVI) MAYR-ee-um ab-DOOL rah-SHEED Mobolaji “BJ” Adeokun____ Sr. / Sr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Lanham, Maryland (Duval/Illinois) mo-bo-LIE-gee ad-ee-OH-kin Morolake Akinosun______Sr. / Sr.______Sprints______Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley/Illinois) MOR-luh-kay uh-KIN-o-sun Mawardi “Mawi” Berkhadley_ Fr. / Fr.______Jumps_____ McKinney, Texas (McKinney North/Northwestern State) ma-WARD-ee burk-HAD-lee Katie Burford______Jr. / Sr. / Jr._____Distance/XC______Austin, Texas (St. Stephen’s) Lauryn Caldwell______So. / R-Fr.______Throws______Dickinson, Texas (Dickinson) Shania Collins______So. / So.______Sprints______Huntingtown, Md. (Huntingtown) sha-NI-ah Gabby Crank______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) Haley Crouser______Jr. / Jr.______Throws______Gresham, Ore. (Gresham/Oregon) Alex Cruz______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Edinburg, Texas (Edinburg) Teahna Daniels______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints______Orlando, Fla. (The First Academy) tee-AH-nah Sydne Fowler______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Austin, Texas (Westlake) Asa Garcia______Fr. / Fr.______Jumps______Texas City, Texas (Texas City) A-sah gar-SEE-uh Zola Golden______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints______Sicklerville, N.J. (Arlington) ZOH-lah Emily Golla______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) GO-lah Melissa Gonzalez______Sr. / Sr.______Hurdles______Carrollton, Texas (Creekview) Chrisann Gordon______Jr. / Jr.______Sprints_____ St. Ann, Jamaica (Holmwood Tech./South Plains Coll.) Hannah Grubb______So. / So. / So.____Middle Distance/XC______State College, Pa. (State College) Mary Beth Hamilton______Jr. / Jr. / So._____Middle Distance/XC______Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) Alexa Harmon-Thomas____ So. / R-Fr.______High Jump/Multi Events____Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State) Anne Harwig______Sr. / Sr.______Pole Vault______Tampa, Fla. (Florida State) AN-ee har-wig Ariel Jones______So. / So.______Sprints/Hurdles______Houston, Texas (Atascotita) Meghan Lloyd______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Keller, Texas (Keller) Kally Long______So. / So.______Pole Vault______Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley) KAL-lee Ashley Miller______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints/Hurdles______Greenwood Village, Colo. (East Ridge) Courtney Okolo______Sr. / Sr.______Sprints______Carrollton, Texas (Newman Smith) COURT-nee oh-KO-lo Sierra Patrick______R-Jr. / R-Jr._____Multi Events______Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Marissa Pekarek______Sr. / Sr. / Sr._____Distance/XC______Fairview, Texas (Lovejoy) mah-RISS-ah PECK-ah-reck Kaitlin Petrillose______Sr. / Sr.______Pole Vault______Round Rock, Texas (McNeil) KATE-lin PEH-tri-lohss Shay Petty______So. / So.______Pole Vault______San Antonio, Texas (St. Mary’s Hall) Shelby Poncik______Jr. / Jr.______Pole Vault______Needville, Texas (Texas Tech) SHEL-bee PAHN-chik Virginia Preiss______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Corpus Christi, Texas (Richard King) PREESS Sandie Raines______Jr. / Jr. / Jr._____Distance/XC______Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood/Arkansas) Katie Ruhala______So. / So. / Jr.____Distance/XC______Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy) KATE-ee roo-HA-la Caitland Smith______So. / So.______Sprints______Pelham, Ala. (Pelham) Calie Spencer______So. / So.______Pole Vault______New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels Canyon) KAL-lee Raquel Tjernagel______Fr. / Fr.______Sprints___New Westminster, Canada (New Westminster Secondary) rah-KEL cher-NAY-gul Pamela Uchebo______Jr. / Jr.______Jumps______Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock) PAM-ah-la yu-CHEE-boh Ali Uhle______R-Fr. / R-Fr._____Pole Vault______Tomball, Texas (Tomball) AL-ee YOO-lee Georgia Wahl______Fr. / Fr.______Jumps______Houston, Texas (Episcopal) Connor Ward______CE / CE / Sr._____Distance/XC______Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) N’Dia Warren-Jacques_____ So. / R-Fr.______Throws______Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) IN-dee-ah WAR-en HOCK-ess Jordan Welborn______Fr. / Fr. / Fr._____Distance/XC______Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton) Ashtin Zamzow______So. / So.______Multi Events______Goliad, Texas (Goliad/Texas A&M) ZAM-zoh

CE = Completed eligibility

Head Coach: Mario Sategna MAR-ee-oh sah-TAYN-yah Associate Head Coach: Tonja Buford-Bailey TAHN-jah BUU-ford BAY-lee Assistant Coach Brad Herbster Assistant Coach: Seth Henson Assistant Coach: Ty Sevin TY SAY-vin Assistant Coach: Kareem-Streete Thompson

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