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6 NCAA Indoor Championships | 4 NCAA Outdoor Championships 15 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships | 17 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships

Coaching Staff NCAA Championships date: June 8-11 Location: Eugene, Oregon Director of Track & Field and Cross Country____ Mario Sategna facility: Associate Head Coach - Sprints______Tonja Buford-Bailey Twitter: @UTexasTrack | @NCAATrackField | @USTFCCCA | #NCAATF Assistant Coach - Distance/XC______Brad Herbster Live Results: flashresults.com TV: ESPN2 (Wednesday & Thursday) | ESPN (Friday & Saturday) Assistant Coach - Sprints______Seth Henson Live Online Video: espn3.com | WatchESPN app Assistant Coach - Field Events______Ty Sevin Assistant Coach - Jumps______Kareem Streete-Thompson Texas Track & Field sets its eyes on winning an NCAA Championships this week in Eugene, Oregon. Action at the NCAA Director of Operations______LaVera Morris Outdoor Track & Field Championships starts on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday from Hayward Field as the best of the best in collegiate battle it out in what is expected to be another sellout crowd in TrackTown USA. Twitter: @UTexasTrack The Longhorns enter the meet as one of the favorites to win the women’s team championship. A total of 14 entries Instagram: utexastrackfieldxc help boost the women’s chances of bringing home the outdoor championship trophy for the first time since 2005. 2016 SCHEDULE The Texas women enter the meet ranked No. 3 in the nation according to the latest USTFCCCA Rankings. Only Arkan- sas and Kentucky stand in front of them. The Longhorns rank fourth in total women’s entries and ninth in men’s en- tries with nine. The men’s team dropped out of the Top 25 rankings this week heading into the championship meet. Indoor January 16 Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational Men 2nd, Women 1st “We just got to go in and approach it like we did at conference and regionals,” said Head Coach Mario Sategna. “That 22-23 Conference Clash Power Five Invit. Men 2nd, Women 1st is, the times, the performances, all of that is out the window. Right now it’s all about beating people head to head Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational and it doesn’t matter what the event, when you’re going into the semifinal round you’re in with the best of the best.”

February A total of 24 individuals and relay teams in each event are pitted against each other this week and Texas has chances 5-6 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational to win multiple individual titles in addition to fighting for the women’s team title. Seniors and New Mexico Collegiate Classic lead the women’s team into the meet this week looking to close their collegiate careers with a 12-13 Tyson Invitational Men’s 4x4: School Record team title and more individual hardware. Okolo is a three-time champ in the 400 meters and is the collegiate record Husky Classic Crouser: Shot Put School Record holder. She owns three of the six fastest times in NCAA history. Akinosun has run on championship 4x400 relays for 26-27 Big 12 Championship Men 2nd, Women 1st the Longhorns but never won an individual title. She enters the meet this week ranked No. 1 in the 100 meters. March 11-12 NCAA Championships Women 4th, Men 5th Akinosun also is attempting to make history even one of the sport’s greatest did not achieve. Akinosun has scored points for Texas in four events in back-to-back years (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Most NCAA Entries Outdoor 4x400m). Only she and Jackie Joyner-Kersee have done that. If Akinosun can MEn Entries March repeat that feat in her senior year, it would make her one of the most decorated 20 17-18 TCU Invitational women in NCAA Championship history. Texas A&M, Oregon 17 25-26 Cardinal & Gold Challenge Florida, Alabama 12 This year’s NCAA Championship meet will follow the same format as last year LSU, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech 10 March 30- with separate days for the men’s and women’s action to help build drama and al- Texas, many others 9 April 2 nike Clyde LittlefieldT exas Relays 2 school records low fans to more closely follow team scoring and the hunt for the championship. Women Entries April Men’s semifinals and some field event and distance finals will be on Wednesday Arkansas 21 1-2 Stanford Invitational Kentucky 17 16 texas Invitational Men 1st, Women 4th with the same events for the women to be held on Thursday. Friday’s action will Texas A&M 16 23 LSU Alumni Gold Okolo: Collegiate Record be the men’s championship finals and the first day of the women’s heptathlon Oregon 15 29-30 Drake Relays Women T-1st in Hy-Vee Cup with the women’s championship finals set for Saturday. Texas, LSU 14 29-30 Bobcat Classic

May ESPN Broadcast Schedule 1 Payton Jordan Invitational 7 Longhorn Invitational Caldwell: School Record ESPN is offering extensive coverage of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships this year. The “world leader in sports” will offer live cov- 13-15 Big 12 Championship Men 1st, Women 1st erage on three of its networks as well as exclusive online content on ESPN3.com and via the WatchESPN app. The online coverage will include 26-28 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds exclusive looks at field events and combined events to provide a more in-depth look at the drama that unfolds during those events.

June Wednesday: ESPN2 - 6:30-10 pm | Men’s Semifinals Thursday: ESPNU - 6:30-7:30 pm | Women’s Semifinals 8-11 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. ESPN - 7:30-10 pm Friday: ESPN - 7:30-10 pm | Men’s Championship Saturday: ESPN - 5:30-8 pm | Women’s Championship The meet will be aired on the ESPN family of networks and also available online via espn3.com and the WatchESPN Meet Schedule app on your smartphone or tablet device. Check your local listings for time and channel. Wednesday, June 8 -- Texas events in bold -- Times listed as Pacific Decathlon Day 1 12:30 p.m.______100m (dec) Fans are also encouraged to follow the meet online with live results provided by FlashResults.com. Updates for the 1:10 p.m.______Long Jump (dec) Longhorns can be found on social media by following the team’s official Twitter account @UTexasTrack. The NCAA will 2:25 p.m.______Shot Put (dec) 3:40 p.m.______High Jump (dec) be updating throughout the meet on @NCAATrackField and another Twitter account to keep an eye on is @USTFCCCA. 6:56 p.m.______400m (dec) Men’s Field Events The coaches association will be active throughout the meet as well with historical updates and major accomplish- 2:00 p.m.______Hammer Throw ments by the student-athletes. Fans can also interact with the meet by using the hashtag #NCAATF. 5:00 p.m.______Pole Vault 5:45 p.m.______Javelin 6:00 p.m.______Long Jump Last year, the Texas men finished seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships while the women 6:30 p.m.______Shot Put Men’s Running Events finished in a tie for ninth and both will look for top 10 finishes again in 2016. 4:32 p.m.______4x100m Relay Semifinals 4:46 p.m.______1500m Semifinals Events to Watch 5:02 p.m.______3000m Steeplechase Semifinals 5:32 p.m.______110m Hurdles Semifinals NCAA Championships 5:46 p.m.______100m Semifinals 6:00 p.m.______400m Semifinals • Women’s 100m & 200m 6:14 p.m.______800m Semifinals 6:30 p.m.______400m Hurdles Semifinals Senior Morolake Akinosun is one of only two women to ever score in 4 events in back-to-back years at the NCAA Championships. 6:44 p.m.______200m Semifinals She will look to make it three straight if she can advance to the finals in these 2 events. 7:08 p.m.______10,000m Final 7:48 p.m.______4x400m Relay Semifinals • Women’s 400m Senior Courtney Okolo already broke her own collegiate record this year. She eyes her fourth individual title in this event and Thursday, June 9 -- Texas events in bold -- Times listed as Pacific Decathlon Day 2 hopes to see teammate Chrisann Gordon on the podium for Texas as well. 10:30 a.m.______110m Hurdles (dec) • Men’s 400m 11:20 a.m.______Discus (dec) 12:30 p.m.______Pole Vault (dec) After winning the NCAA title indoors, Zack Bilderback goes for the sweep. His indoor title was the first in school history for the 3:00 p.m.______Javelin (dec) men. Eddie Southern won the 440 yards for Texas back in 1959. 6:56 p.m.______1500m (dec) Women’s Field Events • Women’s 4x400m Relay 2:00 p.m.______Hammer Throw 5:00 p.m.______Pole Vault Texas has dominated this event as the Longhorns seek their 10th outdoor title. The Longhorns ran the No. 9 time in collegiate 5:45 p.m.______Javelin history at NCAA West Prelims as Arkansas ran No. 7. How fast will the final be this year? 6:00 p.m.______Long Jump 6:30 p.m.______Shot Put • Women’s Heptathlon Women’s Running Events Ashtin Zamzow ranks No. 10 in the NCAA after shattering the school record in heptathlon at Texas Relays. Texas has never had a top 4:32 p.m.______4x100m Relay Semifinals 4:46 p.m.______1500m Semifinals eight finish in the heptathlon. 5:02 p.m.______3000m Steeplechase Semifinals • Men’s 100m 5:32 p.m.______100m Hurdles Semifinals 5:46 p.m.______100m Semifinals Senoj-Jay Givans ranks No. 4 in this event with a stacked field. Last year’s NCAA Championships featured 9 different men who ran 6:00 p.m.______400m Semifinals 6:14 p.m.______800m Semifinals sub-10’s during the season. This year only a pair of runners have clocked sub-10’s, but many of those from last year are also back. 6:30 p.m.______400m Hurdles Semifinals • Men’s & Women’s 6:44 p.m.______200m Semifinals 7:08 p.m.______10,000m Final Texas is the only school to have multiple pole vaulters for the men and women advance to Eugene for the NCAA Champion- 7:48 p.m.______4x400m Relay Semifinals ships. A total of 4 schools have multiple vaulters for either the men or the women. Sophomore Kally Long ranks 11th heading Friday, June 10 -- Texas events in bold -- Times listed as Pacific into the meet and redshirt sophomore Ali Uhle is tied for 21st. For the Texas men, Barrett Poth and Reese Watson are tied Heptathlon Day 1 for No. 17 in the field of 24 athletes vying for the title. 12:30 p.m.______100m Hurdles (hept) 1:30 p.m.______High Jump (hept) 3:30 p.m.______Shot Put (hept) USTFCCCA Outdoor Rankings 7:13 p.m.______200m (hept) Men’s Field Events Week 9 (5/29/16) NCAA Championships | Big 12 Conference Teams in BolD 5:00 p.m.______High Jump 5:05 p.m.______Discus Men Women 5:30 p.m.______Triple Jump Rk team Points Conference Last Week Rk team Points Conference Last Week Men’s Running Events - Finals 1 Texas A&M 337.55 SEC 1 1 Arkansas 384.54 SEC 2 5:32 p.m.______4x100m Relay 5:42 p.m.______1500m 2 Florida 258.88 SEC 3 2 Kentucky 302.01 SEC 1 5:54 p.m.______3000m Steeplechase 3 Oregon 256.90 Pac-12 4 3 texas 230.78 Big 12 4 6:12 p.m.______110m Hurdles 4 LSU 228.88 SEC 2 4 LSU 229.20 SEC 8 6:22 p.m.______100m 6:32 p.m.______400m 5 Arkansas 222.16 SEC 5 5 Texas A&M 224.62 SEC 5 6:47 p.m.______800m 6 Georgia 171.02 SEC 6 6 Oregon 220.86 Pac-12 3 6:57 p.m.______400m Hurdles 7:07 p.m.______200m 7 Virginia Tech 138.58 ACC 13 7 Southern California 196.54 Pac-12 6 7:25 p.m.______5000m 8 Tennessee 136.10 SEC 12 8 Stanford 186.06 Pac-12 7 7:51 p.m.______4x400m Relay 9 Missouri 117.38 SEC 18 9 Florida 176.77 SEC 9 Saturday, June 11 -- Texas events in bold -- Times listed as Pacific 10 texas Tech 116.84 Big 12 10 10 Tennessee 173.49 SEC 11 Heptathlon Day 2 11 Alabama 109.31 SEC 8 11 Georgia 158.95 SEC 10 11:30 a.m.______Long Jump (hept) 12:45 p.m.______Javelin (hept) 12 Houston 105.26 American 9 12 Mississippi State 155.25 SEC 13 5:13 p.m.______800m (hept) 13 Washington 104.25 Pac-12 22 13 Harvard 148.41 Ivy League 17 Women’s Field Events 14 UCLA 104.17 Pac-12 24 14 Miami 147.09 ACC 15 3:00 p.m.______High Jump 3:05 p.m.______Discus 15 Virginia 103.42 ACC 11 15 Kansas State 143.46 Big 12 12 3:30 p.m.______Triple Jump 16 Mississippi State 102.46 SEC 21 16 New Mexico 143.22 Mountain West 16 Women’s Running Events - Finals 17 Syracuse 99.82 ACC 17 17 Florida State 115.34 ACC 20 3:32 p.m.______4x100m Relay 3:42 p.m.______1500m 18 Ole Miss 94.62 SEC 31 18 oklahoma 104.07 Big 12 14 3:54 p.m.______3000m Steeplechase 19 Akron 89.58 MAC 41 19 Wisconsin 102.20 Big Ten 18 4:12 p.m.______100m Hurdles 4:22 p.m.______100m 20 Northern Arizona 88.91 Big West 20 20 Nebraska 93.47 Big Ten 23 4:32 p.m.______400m 21 Clemson 88.37 ACC 34 21 Michigan 86.37 Big Ten 25 4:47 p.m.______800m 22 Air Force 87.94 Mountain West 51 22 texas Tech 80.49 Big 12 19 4:57 p.m.______400m Hurdles 5:07 p.m.______200m 23 Purdue 87.07 Big Ten 15 23 San Diego State 78.12 Mountain West 26 5:25 p.m.______5000m 24 Nebraska 86.10 Big Ten 23 24 Duke 75.70 ACC 31 5:51 p.m.______4x400m Relay 25 BYU 85.21 Independent 27 25 Notre Dame 70.89 ACC 35

2 Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com #HookEm Longhorns Competing in NCAA Championships - 24 in each event Texas at NCAA Championships Based on season best marks on TFRRS - as of 6/5/16 Outdoor inishes Last Five Years Men Men 2015______7th______26 pts Event Athlete Mark Date nCAA Rank nCAA West Finish 2014______11th______19.5 pts 100m Senoj-Jay Givans 10.08 4/2 4 12 2013______6th______32 pts 400m Zack Bilderback 46.05 4/23 21 10 2012______T-9th______22 pts 800m Robert Uhr 1:49.84 4/16 23 8 2011______T-12th______18 pts 1500m Alex Rogers 3:43.25 3/30 17 8 110m Hurdles John Burt 13.98 5/15 24 11 Women 4x100m Relay 39.18 4/2 8 6 Pole Vault Reese Watson 5.35m/17-6.50 5/13 17 9 2015______T-9th______28 pts Barrett Poth 5.35m/17-6.50 5/13 17 9 2014______2nd______66 pts Steffin McCarter 7.65m/25-1.25 5/14 18 4 2013______15th______18 pts 2012______11th______20 pts Women 2011______T-8th______25 pts Event Athlete Mark Date nCAA Rank nCAAWest Finiah 100m Morolake Akinosun 10.97 4/23 1 1 200m Morolake Akinosun 22.83 3/25 13 6 Last Time Texas... 400m Courtney Okolo 49.71 4/23 1 1 Outdoor Chrisann Gordon 51.03 4/23 4 2 Men 800m Mary Beth Hamilton 2:06.26 5/1 24 12 Won NCAA Championship______Never 5000m Sandie Raines 15:59.58 4/1 18 12 100m Hurdles Ashley Miller 13.18 w 5/14 21 12 Won NCAA individual title______2014 400m Hurdles Ariel Jones 56.55 3/25 17 6 (Shot Put, 21.12m) 4x100m Relay 43.55 3/25 8 8 NCAA Top 10 Finish______2015 (7th, 26 pts) 4x400m Relay 3:26.54 4/2 2 2 NCAA Top 5 Finish______2008 (4th, 35 pts) Pole Vault Kally Long 4.32m/14-2.00 4/29 11 3 Set School Record______2016 | 4x400m Relay (3:02.18) Ali Uhle 4.20m/19-3.25 5/7 21 7 Won Big 12 Conference Championship______2016 Asa Garcia 13.38m/43-10.75 4/23 8 8 Set Big 12 Championship Record______2014 Heptathlon Ashtin Zamzow 5829 pts 3/30-31 10 n/a Ryan Crouser (Shot Put, 21.39m & Discus, 63.90m) Set NCAA Championship Record______1983 Texas Track & Field Notebook Elinar Vilhjalmsson (Javelin, 89.98m) Longhorns Women Among NCAA Favorites • Texas is among the elite programs in the NCAA again in 2016 and the women are eyeing their first NCAA outdoor title Women since 2005 as they stand at No. 3 in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor Rankings heading into the meet. Won NCAA Championship______2005 (55 pts) • Texas is currently projected to score points with six of its 14 women’s entries based on the USTFCCCA Rankings., includ- Won NCAA individual title______2014 ing ranking No. 1 in the 100m and 400m. The 4x400m relay is No. 2 but ran the No. 9 time in collegiate history this year. Courtney Okolo (400m, 50.23); (5000m, 15:35.11) • The Big 12 Conference has three other women’s ranked in the Top 25: Kansas State (15), Oklahoma (18) and Texas 4x400m Relay (3:24.21) Tech (22). Only Texas Tech (10) is ranked on the men’s side heading into the NCAA Championships. NCAA Top 10 Finish______2015 (T-9th, 28 pts) NCAA Top 5 Finish______2014 (2nd, 66 pts) • Last year at NCAA Outdoors the men finished seventh with 26 points and the women were ninth with 28 points. Set School Record______2016 • The men finished the indoor season in fifth place at the NCAA Championships with 25 points. Lauryn Caldwell (Hammer Throw, 53.94m); • The women finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a total of 44 points. Courtney Okolo (400m, 49.71); Ashtin Zamzow (Heptathlon, 5829 pts) Won Big 12 Conference Championship______2016 2016 Bowerman Watch List Set Big 12 Championship Record______2015 The most prestigious award in collegiate track and field, , is awarded by the USTFCCCA annually to the top Kaitlin Petrillose (Pole Vault, 4.43m) male and female track and field star annually. Since its inception in 2009, the winners combined to win three Olympic Set NCAA Championship Record______2014 medals in 2012. One Longhorn is on the Pre-NCAA Preliminaries Watch List among those up for the award. 4x400m Relay (3:24.21) • 2014 Bowerman Finalist Courtney Okolo won her third overall NCAA title in the 400 meters and second indoors. Texas Outdoor School Records > Okolo ran her first outdoor 400 of the year at the LSU Alumni Gold in April and shattered her own collegiate record with a time of 49.71 seconds. She is just the third woman to ever run sub-50 in the month of April. name (yr) Men Event Women name (yr) > Okolo won her third straight Big 12 Conference title outdoors in the 400m. givans (15) 10.03 100m 10.94 Guidry (91) Jones (87) 20.28 200m 22.52 Akinosun (15) > At NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, Okolo ran anchor on the 4x400 that finished second with the No. 9 time Ladejo (92) 45.25 400m 49.71 # okolo (16) in collegiate history. Okolo has now run on three 4x400 relays that rank in the Top 10. Hernandez (08) 1:45.31 800m 2:01.50 Davidson (87) > Okolo was named the USTFCCCA South Central Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for her efforts leading into Manzano (07) 3:35.29 1500m 4:15.68 Natale (86) the NCAA Championships. She swept that award this year also earning it during indoors. Cannada (89) 13:44.34 5000m 15:12.79 Hall (14) > Indoors Okolo ran a world-leading time of 50.69 seconds to defend her NCAA title. That time ranks No. 3 in Green (89) 28:19.50 10,000m 33:30.73 Blakeslee (87) collegiate history and is a new school record. Sang (84) 8:22.45 3000 SC 10:26.90 Marches (14) Stewart (11) 13.44 110h/100h 12.62 Denby (04) > Texas defended its NCAA indoor title in the 4x400 and ran the No. 6 time in NCAA history. Graham (88) 48.04 400H 54.16 McIntosh (04) > Okolo has run 4x400 splits of 50.59 and 50.77 along with an 800m split in the DMR of 2:07. 2003 39.08 4x100 42.76 1998 > Texas’ 4x400 relay time of 3:27.94 at Tyson Invitational this year ranks fourth in collegiate history. 2016 3:02.18 4x400 3:23.75 # 2004 > She has been named USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week twice this season. Boswell (99) 2.35m/7-8.50 HJ 1.95m/6-4.75 D. Hooker (09) > Okolo also ran the third leg of Team USA’s 4x400 that won gold at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. Davis (98) 5.90m/19-4.25 PV 4.50m/14-9.00 Petrillose (14) Metcalf (88) 8.44m/27-8.25 LJ 6.70m/21-11.75 M. Hooker (06) Standard Bearers Scott (88) 17.03m/55-10.50 TJ 13.66m/44-9.75 Turner (86) Crouser (14) 21.39m/70-2.25 SP 18.85m/61-10.25 Carter (08) • After Ryan Crouser tied the indoor collegiate record in the shot put this year at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Crouser (14) 63.90m/209-8 DS 54.13m/177-7 Messner (81) Texas now currently holds eight collegiate records combined among the men and women. The nearest competitor is Armstrong (01)69.46m/227-11 HT 53.94m/177-0 Caldwell (16) Arizona and Colorado with five apiece. All of Colorado’s records are held by one athlete. Bolden (90) 89.10m/292-4 # JV 55.63m/182-6 Nye (88) • Courtney Okolo already owned the collegiate record in the outdoor 400 meters, but she cut .32 off her time Hardee (06) 8465 pts # Dec/Hept 5829 pts Zamzow (16) running 49.71 seconds at the LSU Alumni Gold in April. # - denotes collegiate record | bold - denotes current athlete

#HookEm Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com 3 Longhorns Sweep Big 12 Titles Bowerman Watch Lists • Texas successfully defended its men’s and women’s Big 12 Conference titles earlier this month. Both squads domi- nated the meet and had the titles secured before the final event. The women scored 167.7 points over the 21 events and won by 30.2 over Oklahoma. The men tallied 134 points and bested Kansas by 28 points. • This marks the first time in Big 12 Conference history a school has swept the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in back-to-back years.

2016 Bowerman Watch List Akinosun Sets Standard at Big 12 Championship Pre-NCAA Championships • Senior Morolake Akinosun will close her career having never lost an outdoor conference championship. The Women (will be updated June 7) sprinter claimed the women’s 100 meters and 200 meters titles for a third straight year to become the only woman in Name yr School Events Big 12 history to win either event three times. Akinosun also ran the anchor leg of the victorious 4x100 meter relay. Felicia Brown SR Tennessee Sprints • Akinosun also won the 100 and 200 titles at the Big Ten Championships during her freshman year at Illinois, mak- Akela Jones SR Kansas State Combined Events ing her undefeated at outdoor conference championships all four years of her collegiate career. Shamier Little SO Texas A&M Hurdles • Akinosun is slated to run both the 100 and 200 this week at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. Should she Cindy Ofili SR Michigan Hurdles advance through to the NCAA Championship site along with both relays, she will attempt to become the first woman Courtney Okolo Sr texas Sprints to score points at the NCAA Championship in four events in three consecutive years. SO Georgia Jumps DeAnna Price SR Southern Illinois Throws Raines Wins Again SO Oregon Mid-Distance • Junior Sandie Raines made it back-to-back for the Texas woman in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship. SO Ole Miss Throws Raines defended her title, winning 16:17.52 and leading throughout much of the race. The win helped secure the JR Georgia Combined Events team title for the Longhorns giving Texas more than a 20-point lead heading into the final event.

Also Receiving Votes: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Kentucky); Courtney Men’s 4x100 Back on Top Frerichs (New Mexico); Taylor Ellis-Watson (Arkansas); • With the team of Charles Anumnu, Senoj-Jay Givans, Zack Bilderback and Aldrich Bailey, Jr. the Texas men stormed (Arkansas) around the track in 39.24 seconds to win the 4x100 meter relay at the Big 12 Championship. • The victory marked the first time Texas has won the men’s 4x100 at the conference meet since 2002. Men • The Longhorns pulled away from TCU on the final stretch as the Horned Frogs’ anchor leg was even with Bailey Name yr School Events SO Oregon Hurdles before Bailey kicked and left his competitor behind for the win. Ronnie Baker JR TCU Sprints Edward Cheserek JR Oregon Distance Longhorns Sweep High Point Awards at Big 12 Championship SR Arkansas Sprints/Jumps • With the men and women both winning conference titles each team was assisted heavily by a veteran leader Sam Mattis SR Penn Throws to hoist the championship trophies. Morolake Akinosun and Aldrich Bailey Jr. were each recognized as the Big 12 Brandon McBride SO Mississppi State Mid-Distance Championship High Point Scorers. Nick Miller SR Oklahoma State Throws • Akinosun earned the honor for a second straight year. This time around she scored 22.5 points to help Texas win the Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake JR LSU Sprints team title. She crossed the finish line first in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay. Lindon Victor JR Texas A&M Combined Events • Bailey was victorious in the 200 meters, winning in 20.57 seconds to score 10 points. His total was 20.5 as he also Izaic Yorks SR Washington Mid-Distance finished second in the 400 meters and ran on the winning 4x100 relay. This is the first time Texas has won the men’s high point scorer award since 2006. Also Receiving Votes: Jake Blakenship (Tennessee); Avion Jones (East • Akinosun also was voted the Big 12 Outdoor Performer of the Year for her efforts at the championship meet. Carolina) Vaulters Score Big at Big 12’s The Bowerman Award is given to the most outstanding male and • The men’s and women’s pole vault proved to be important field events for the Longhorns at the Big 12 Champion- female collegiate student-athlete in track & field annually by The ship as Texas scored big in each. United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. • Redshirt freshman Barrett Poth and senior Reese Watson helped set the tone on Day 1 of the meet along with Past winners from the previous five years since its inception have redshirt freshman Nick Meaders by finishing in the top eight and scoring points. won two Olympic Medals, two IAAF World Championships and six • Poth posted a new personal best mark of 5.35 meters (17-6.50) to finish third and score six points. Watson cleared World Championship medals. the same mark for a season-high and to finish fourth for five points. Meaders finished eighth to score one and bring the group’s total to 12 for the event. The award is named after , former legendary coach • Sophomore Kally Long had her most impressive performance as a Longhorn to finish second in the women’s pole of the Oregon Ducks and co-founder of NIKE, who make significant vault. Long cleared 4.31 meters (14-1.75), which was a centimeter off her personal best, and battled with one of the contributions to the sport of track & field. nation’s top vaulters in the process. Long had first-attempt clearances four heights before her first miss and getting into the chess match of passing with Baylor’s Annie Rhodes. • Redshirt freshman Ali Uhle tied for sixth place with her clearance of 4.06m (13-3.75).

Okolo Wins USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week • Senior Courtney Okolo blazed around the track in 49.71 seconds to break her own collegiate record in the 400 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold. She shattered her previous record of 50.03 seconds set in 2014. • It was Okolo’s first 400 meters of the outdoor season, making her time even more impressive. • Okolo now owns 3 of the 6 fastest times in collegiate history. It also is the fastest time ever run by a collegian regardless of calendar date. The USTFCCCA only considers times run during the collegiate season for its records and in 2007 ran 49.84 at the USATF Championships. • Okolo’s time breaks the school record previously held by track legend Sanya Richards-Ross. The previous Texas record was 49.89 seconds set at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. • The date of the run also has significance as only Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas and USA’s Marion Jones have run faster than Okolo during the month of April.

4 Texas Track & Field/Cross Country Meet Notes | @UTexasTrack | TexasSports.com #HookEm Distance Runners Grab Key Points • In addition to Sandie Raines defending her Big 12 title in the 5,000 meters, the Texas distance crew came up big Big 12 Athlete of the Week in other events to score valuable points to allow the Longhorns to defend their team titles. • Raines finished second in the 10,000 meters on the first night of the Big 12 Championship and held the lead 2016 Conference Track & Field through much of the raise before falling back. Athlete of the Week • Mary Beth Hamilton grabbed five points in the 800 meters, crossing the finish line in fourth place. She clocked in at 2:06.58, just off her PR pace and battled a group of five Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the final. Outdoor • The top men’s finish in the distance events came from freshman Alex Rogers. He crossed third in the 1,500 meters Men Date Name School Events to earn six points. He was in a tight battle the whole way with the just .80 separating him from the winner and .25 March 23 Ronnie Baker TCU Sprints from second place. Texas grabbed 10 points total in the event with senior Brady Turnbull finishing fifth. March 30 Charles Brown Texas Tech Jumps • Texas got four points in the men’s steeplechase as Nate Moore finished in fifth place. Hannah Grubb added one April 6 Ronnie Baker TCU Sprints point for the women with her eighth-place finish. April 13 Wil Baylor Sprints • Robert Uhr finished in sixth place in the men’s 800 meters to score three points. April 20 Aldrich Bailey Jr. texas Sprints April 27 texas 400m Hurdles Akinosun Makes History at Texas Relays May 4 Trey Culver Texas Tech High Jump • Senior Morolake Akinosun became the first woman to ever win the 100 meters at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas May 11 Christoff Bryan Kansas State High Jump 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. Women • Akinosun is only the second woman to win the 100m at the Texas Relays three times total. Date Name School Events • She also ran on the victorious 4x400m relay squad and helped Texas finish second in the 4x200 and eighth in the 4x100. March 23 Julia Reedy Oklahoma Hammer Throw • For her efforts at the Texas Relays she was named Big 12 Athlete of the Week, making it three consecutive awards for Asa Garcia texas triple Jump the women’s team to open the outdoor season. March 30 Ariel Jones texas 400m Hurdles April 6 Morolake Akinosun Texas Sprints Zamzow Debuts Atop Record Book April 13 Taylor Bennett Baylor Sprints • Sophomore transfer Ashtin Zamzow broke the school record in her first opportunity as a Longhorn. The heptathlete, April 20 Akela Jones Kansas State Heptathlon and former Texas A&M Aggie, shattered the school record in the heptathlon with a total of 5,829 points over the seven April 27 Courtney Okolo texas 400m May 4 Daina Levy Kansas Hammer Throw events to finish in fourth place at the Texas Relays. May 11 Hannah Carson Texas Tech Throws • Zamzow finished behind a trio of All-Americans from Arkansas and her score almost guarantees her a spot at the NCAA Championships with the top 24 heptathlon scores qualifying. Indoor • Zamzow posted personal records in all three events held on Day 2 as she dominated the field in the javelin. Those three Men PR’s helped her destroy the previous school record of 5,576 points set back in 1989 by Natalie Lew. Date Name School Events • 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- Jan. 20 ryan Crouser texas Shot Put ships. Last year her score would have ranked 10th heading into the NCAA meet. Chris Caldwell Texas Tech 60m Hurdles • The heptathlon also is a family business for Zamzow. Her sister Avery is a redshirt sophomore at Sam Houston State. Jan. 27 George Caddick Baylor 400m, 4x400m Avery Zamzow finished 21st at Texas Relays with a score of 4,895. Their mother Kalleen was an All-American in the Feb. 3 Ronnie Backer TCU Sprints heptathlon at Texas A&M and posted a career-best score of 5,642 points at the 1993 SWC Championship. Father Stacy Feb. 10 Texas Tech High Jump was a national champion in the 4x400 meter relay for the Aggies as well. Feb. 17 ryan Crouser texas Shot Put Feb. 24 Kye Thompson Texas Tech Pole Vault Longhorns Hitting the Books • Texas Track & Field saw 30 of its student-athletes recognized by the conference office as members of the Academic Women All-Big 12 team. That total tied Texas with Kansas for the most combined men and women to receive the honor. Date Name School Events • Texas landed 11 men on the first team and three on the second team. The women’s team had 13 make the first Jan. 20 Daina Levy Kansas Weight Throw team and three named to the second team. Jan. 27 Akela Jones Kansas State Pentathlon Feb. 3 Sharon Lokedi Kansas 3000m • The 11 men on the first team, was tops in the conference for a second straight year. It also is the most first team Feb. 10 Courtney Okolo texas 400m, 4x400m honors in Texas history, surpassing last year’s 10. The total of 14 on the men’s side also is the best in program history, Feb. 17 gordon, Akinosun, texas 4x400m Relay defeating the 2003 mark of 13. Jones, Okolo • Only Oklahoma and Oklahoma State had more women named Academic All-Big 12 this year, each with 17. With Feb. 24 Taylor Bennett Baylor Sprints 16 total honorees the Texas women posted the second-best in school history behind 19 from 2010 and 2012. The 13 first-teamers also is second in the women’s program trailing 16 from 2010 and 2012.

#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 during the indoor season, a new motivational quote submitted by a student-athlete or coach was 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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