Texas Track & Field and Cross Country CContact:ontact: DDavidavid WWiechmanniechmann | [email protected]@utexas.edu | OO:: 5512-471-606212-471-6062 | CC:: 9936-234-271136-234-2711 6 NCAA Indoor Championships | 4 NCAA Outdoor Championships 12 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships | 13 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Championships CCOACHINGOACHING SSTAFFTAFF BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE: Feb. 27-28, 2015 LOCATION: Ames, Iowa Director of Track & Field and Cross Country ___ Mario Sategna FACILITY: Leid Recreation Center Associate Head Coach - Sprints _______ Tonja Buford-Bailey TWITTER: @UTexasTrack | @big12sports Assistant Coach - Distance/XC ____________Brad Herbster LIVE RESULTS: deltatiming.com LIVE WEBCAST: big12sports.com Assistant Coach - Sprints _______________ Seth Henson Assistant Coach - Field Events _______________ Ty Sevin Championship season is here for indoor track and fi eld. The Texas Longhorns head to Ames, Assistant Coach - Jumps _______Kareem Streete-Thompson Iowa, this week to face their rivals at the Big 12 Conference Championships. Action gets under- Director of Operations _______________ Dan Huskerson way Friday morning with the team torphies handed out late Saturday afternoon. Twitter: @UTexasTrack Texas enters this week’s conference championship meet as the BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Instagram: utexastrackfi eldxc only school in the Big 12 to have both its men’s and women’s TEXAS FINISHES LAST 5 YEARS teams ranked in the top fi ve in the nation. The Longhorns are MEN YEAR WOMEN No. 4 on the women’s side and the men come in at No. 5 in the 2ND (108.5) 2014 1ST (147) 22015015 SSCHEDULECHEDULE latest USTFCCCA Rankings. 1ST (135) 2013 2ND (148) 2ND (133.5) 2012 2ND (112) INDOOR Sprints will be a key area for the women with the Longhorns 4TH (95) 2011 3RD (96.5) December boasting some of the nation’s top runners in their respective 6TH (71) 2010 7TH (58) 12 Hoosier Open Lutz: 2nd - 5000m events. The men look to score big in fi eld events where they January have individuals ranked No. 1 or 2 in the league in four of the six fi eld events. 16 Arkansas - Texas Dual Men 2nd, Women 2nd 23-24 Rod McCravy Memorial 3 wins Texas is eyeing a repeat for the women after winning last year in convincing fashion over Baylor. 24 Lobo Collegiate Invitational 9 personal records The Big 12 has four teams ranked in the Top 25. Kansas State (6) BIG 12 IN USTFCCCA RANKINGS 30-31 Howie Ryan Invitational 3 wins and Baylor (8) join Texas in the Top 10. MEN SCHOOL WOMEN UW Invitational 3 wins 18 BAYLOR 8 The league is deep on the men’s side with seven of the nine teams 24 IOWA STATE 78 February ranked in the Top 25. (West Virginia does not compete in men’s 89 KANSAS 77 6-7 New Mexico Collegiate Classic 4 wins, 3 runners-up track and fi eld.) Texas Tech (10), Oklahoma State (12) and TCU (14) 17 KANSAS STATE 6 Meyo Invitational 1 win, 2 runners-up give the Big 12 four teams in the Top 15 along with the Horns. 87 OKLAHOMA 84 13-14 Tyson Invitational Bilderback: 400m School Record 12 OKLAHOMA STATE 38 Husky Classic Lutz: 5000m School Record 5 TEXAS 4 21 Alex Wilson Invitational DMR: 13th After fi nishing second last year behind Oklahoma State by only 10 TEXAS TECH 17 27-2827-28 BigBig 12 ChampionshipsChampionships Ames,Ames, IowaIowa four points, the Longhorn men are hoping to win their second title in three years, last winning in 2013. 14 TCU 122 N/A WEST VIRGINIA NR March 13-14 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. If Texas can claim the team sweep and win the men’s and women’s titles, it would be the fi rst Longhorns indoor sweep since 2006. A school has swept OUTDOOR the men’s and women’s titles at the indoor Big 12 meet eight times in the 18-year history of the March league. Texas also claimed the men’s and women’s titles in1999. 20-21 UTSA Invitational San Antonio, Texas 25-28 Clyde Littlefi eld Texas Relays Myers Stadium Fans can watch the action live on Big12Sports.com with a live webcast both days. Live results will be provided at deltatiming.com and updates will be available on Twitter by following the April handles @UTexasTrack and @big12sports. Fans also are encouraged to follow and interact with 3-4 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. the meet by using the hashtag #Big12TF. 11 Texas Invitational Myers Stadium 18 Michael Johnson Classic Waco, Texas 23-24 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. TEXAS TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK Longhorns Both in Top Five May • This week the men and women both held their spots in the Top Five of the USTFCCCA Rankings 2 Longhorn Invitational Myers Stadium • The rankings last week began to only take marks into account from the current season, except 15-17 Big 12 Championships Ames, Iowa for the combined events (pentathlon/heptathlon) 28-30 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds Myers Stadium • The Longhorn men are at No. 5 while the women stand at No. 4. • Texas is among four schools that have their men and women ranked in the Top Five. June • The Big 12 Conference is well represented in the Top 25 with seven men’s teams and four 10-13 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. women’s teams ranked this week. Three of the women’s teams are No. 8 or better and all four are in the Top 20. Texas Tech (10) joins Texas in the men’s Top 10 this week after Oklahoma State MMEETEET SSCHEDULECHEDULE fell from No. 9 to No. 12. BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, Feb. 27 Standard Bearers Combined Events • Texas currently holds seven collegiate records combined among the men and women. The Pentathlon nearest competitor is Arizona and Colorado with fi ve. 10:00 a.m. ___________________________60m Hurdles 10:45 a.m. ____________________________High Jump Women’s 4x400 Leaves Competition Behind 12:15 p.m. _____________________________ Shot Put • In a heat loaded with the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 times in the NCAA, the Texas Longhorns women’s 1:15 p.m. _____________________________Long Jump 4x400 meter relay left Clemson, Arkansas and Florida behind to win at the Tyson Invitational. 3:00 p.m. ________________________________800m • The team of Morolake Akinosun, Ashley Spencer, Courtney Okolo and Kendall Baisden com- bined to run 3:29.36 for the No. 1 time in the nation this year. Heptathlon Day 1 • It is the No. 1 time by nearly three seconds and ranks No. 10 in NCAA history. 11:00 a.m. _______________________________ 60m 11:40 a.m. ____________________________Long Jump 1:30 p.m. ______________________________ Shot Put Events to Watch 2:30 p.m. _____________________________High Jump BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • Women’s 200m Field Events 3:00 p.m. ________________________ Weight Throw (w) Texas has 6 runners ranked in the Top 8 in the league. The Longhorns have the potential to score 20+ points in this event alone. _________________________________Pole Vault (w) • Women’s 400m 4:00 p.m. __________________________ Long Jump (m) Texas ranks 1-2-3 in the league heading into the meet. Courtney Okolo, Kendall Baisden and Ashley Spencer also all rank in the 6:00 p.m. ________________________ Weight Throw (m) Top 10 in the NCAA this year. Another event Texas could score 20+ points. _________________________________Pole Vault (m) • 3000m/5000m 6:30 p.m. __________________________ Long Jump (w) The long distance events could be valuable for the Longhorns. Craig Lutz comes in as the favorite in the men’s 5000m and ranks fi fth in the 3000m. Sandie Raines is No. 2 in the women’s 5000m and 4th in the 3000m. Mark Pinales, Eduardo Rodriguez and Running Events Zach Hamstra also could score for the men in the 5000m. 3:00 p.m. ____________________________800m (pent) • Men’s Field Events 3:10 p.m. _______________________ Mile Prelims (w/m) Texas has the top ranked athlete in 3 of the 6 fi eld events and rank No. 2 in another. The Longhorns look to grab points in these 3:50 p.m. __________________ 60m Hurdles Prelims (w/m) events with high fi nishes. 4:10 p.m. _______________________ 60m Prelims( w/m) • Women’s 60m Hurdles 4:30 p.m. ______________________ 600yd Prelims (w/m) 5:10 p.m. _______________________400m Prelims (w/m) Texas has Morgan Snow ranked No. 2 in the nation. Texas Tech’s Le’Tristan Pledger is No. 5 and K-State’s Akela Jones is No. 7. 5:50 p.m. ______________________ 1000m Prelims (w/m) • Men’s High Jump 6:30 p.m. _______________________800m Prelims (w/m) 8 men in the Big 12 have cleared 7 feet this year with another 3 just an inch below. This kind of depth will mean early clearanc- 7:10 p.m. _______________________200m Prelims (w/m) es are key in moving up in position for higher scoring. A point here or there could make a diff erence. 7:50 p.m. _______________________ 5000m Finals (w/m) • Men’s Long Jump 8:40 p.m. ____________________________ DMR (w/m) Basil Fares was No. 1 in the Big 12 until this weekend. He stands No. 9 in the NCAA, and Texas Tech’s Keniel Grant is No. 5. Fares looks to be the fi rst long jumper to win the Big 12 title since Olympian Marquise Goodwin in 2012. Friday, Feb. 27 Combined Events Heptathlon Day 2 USTFCCCA Indoor Rankings 11:00 a.m. ___________________________60m Hurdles WEEK 3 - (2/23/15) | BIG 12 CONFERENCE TEAMS IN BOLD 11:45 a.m. ____________________________ Pole Vault Men Women 2:50 p.m. _______________________________ 1000m Team Conference Pts Last Week Team Conference Pts Last Week 1.