1996-2012 Coach Bubba Thornton
Men’s Track
In 1967 the Texas vs. TCU football game exploded in the Longhorn face when track star and football player Bubba Thornton returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown to beat the Horns 24-17.
1996- 2012 Coach Bubba Thornton
Longhorn Track – HORNS UP
Bubba Thornton was the former head coach for the USA Track & Field team for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
In 17 seasons, his Texas teams finish in the top 15 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships 13 times, including finishing in the top five four times. He coached the UT team to 19 top 10 NCAA finishes and 12 Big 12 conference titles (six indoor, six outdoor).
On December 14, 2016, Former Men’s Track & Field coach Bubba Thornton was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame.
1995- 1996-5 Scores At Nationals Coach Bubba Thornton
Indoors National Championship Richard Duncan is Texas’ first 3 way All-American, scoring 12 of the Longhorns 14 points in its best indoor finish since 1987 (12th). Derek Spears is Texas’ first All-American indoor hurdler. The Longhorn finished tied for 14th place with Alabama.
Outdoor – 7 Horns attended the Outdoor championship. Richard Duncan is the first athlete in modern NCAA history to compete in the long, high, and triple jump at the same championship. He generated 13 points for Texas. Derek Spears for the second year in a row scored points for Texas in the 110 – meter hurdles and the 400- meter hurdles. Texas earned 27 points for a 5th place national finish.
1996 SWC indoor- Richard Duncan earned 28 points and he missed the triple crown by ½ inch. Derek Spears had the best indoor hurdles performance in SWC Indoor Championship history. Wayne Guidry won his 3rd SWC pole vault title. Texas scored 67 points in the field events. – Team was runner-up in the meet.
1996 SWC outdoor- Texas won its 5th straight outdoor crown-
Duncan scored 26 points for Texas- Rory Gilpin won the 100 -meter final. Rory’s victory was the first time Texas won the 100 since Johnny Lam Jones in 1977.
Derek Spears 3rd In 110 Hurdles Nad 4th In 400 Hurdles
Leonard Cobb 5th In Triple Jump
1997 Runner-up to national champions in NCAA track and field
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https://www.texaslsn.org/1997-nc-runner-up
1997- Big 12 indoor – Leonard Cobb, Aaron Fox, and Jacob Davis win titles as the Horns finished 4th with 80 points. Leonard was an 8 times track and field All American
Behind the performance of its jumpers, Texas wins the first Big 12 outdoor championship. Texas scored 63 of its 130 points jumping. It was the Horn’s 6th consecutive conference championship. The first time for a 6 in a row since 1972-1977. Leonard Cobb won the triple jump, Jacob Davis the pole vault, and Aaron Fox the decathlon. Ivan Wagner a North Carolina State transfer finished 2nd in the high jump.
NCAA championship- Ivan Wagner wins n the high jump to become Texas 28th NCAA outdoor champion. Texas 2nd place finish was its best showing since 1988.
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1998 men’s track AAron Fox, Ivan Wagner, Jacob Davis
1998 NCAA outdoor – Texas tied for 47th place with only 5 points. Texas mile relay team was the first team to score in the national championship since 1988 . The relay team consisted of Matt Ellis, David Aaron, Terrence Wakefield, and Calvin Williams.
Brendan Christian broke the school record in the 200m
Jacob Davis Is 6th In Pole Vault
Ellie, Aaron,Wakefield, Williams Are 7th In 1600 Relay
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Mike Meyers track stadium is opened
Jacob Davis Is The 1999 Pole Vault Indoor And Outdoor National Champion.
Chris Hercules Is 3rd In Triple Jump.
Nathanael Esprit Is 5th In 100 Meters
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2000- indoor – Mark Boswell – 5 time All-American- captures his 3rd consecutive NCAA championship in the high jump. He is the first Longhorn in school history to win the NCAA indoor and outdoor national championship. Texas finished 14th at the NCAA meet.
2000- outdoor- team finished 14th in the nation. Mark Boswell captured a NCAA – record 4th high jump championship. Chris Hercules is a 4 time All- American in the triple jump.
2000 Big 12 indoor- Jacob Davis is the second athlete in Longhorn track history to secure 4 consecutive conference championships winning the pole- vault.
2000 Big 12 outdoor- Team finished second to Nebraska. Boswell and Hercules win. The team of Johnson, Armstrong, Williams and ??? win the 400 meter relay. Lawrence Armstrong scored a team-high of 25 points.
Mark Boswell Is Indoor And Outdoor National Champion In The High Jump In 1999 And 2000
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2001 men’s track Amar Johnson, Chris Hercules, David Aaron, Lawrence Armstrong
Chris Hercules Is 2nd In Triple Jump.
Jermaine Cooper is 4th In 110 Hurdles.
Dylan Armstrong Is 5th In Hammer. This Is The First Time In The History Of Texas Track And Field That The Longhorns Placed In The Hammer Throw.
Johnson, Armstrong, Franklin, Esprit are 7th in the 400 relay
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Brian Hunter Is The 2002 National Indoor And Outdoor Champion In The Pole Vault.
Nathan Junius Is 2nd In Javelin.
Jermaine Cooper Is 4th In 110 Hurdles.
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2003 NCAA outdoors Horns tie for 21st with 12 points.
2003 Big 12 Indoors Horns finish runner-up to Nebraska by ½ point. Rick Halberg is a three-time all-conference performer in the heptathlon. Ashton Collins wins the 400M. Ashton was only the second Longhorn to win the men’s 400M. Texas has a Longhorn sweep in the 200 meters.
2003 Big 12 outdoors the Horns win the Conference title. Christian led the way as the high point scorer with 22 points. Horns win the 4 x 100 with a time of 39.28. The Longhorns led by Kevin Barra added 25 points in the 3,000 steeplechases. It was Texas 3rd Big 12 and 48th conference title.
AA Collins, AS Collins, Boles, Christian Are 4th In 1600 Relay.
Brendan Christian Is 5th In 200 Meters,
2003 NCAA indoor- Team finished 9th.
2003 NCAA Midwest regionals outdoor- Horns finish 6th . The 4 x100 relay won first place with Tre Gardner, Nick Johnson, Brendan Christian, and Aaron Collin. Aaron Collins also posted a runner-up finish in the 200M. Cristian was the Big 12 outdoor performer of the year. Two runners advanced to the national meet- Gardner and Christian.
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2004 men’s track Brendan Christian, Donovan Kilmartin, Andra Manson, Ashton Collins
2004- Andra Manson Is Indoor And Outdoor National Champion In High Jump
Cooper, Boles, Christian, Collins Are 7th In 400 Relay.
Brendan Christian Is 8th In 100 Meters.
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Trey Hardee Is 1st In Decathlon. As of June 2020, his 8465 points is still the NCAA record.
Leo Manzano Is 1st In 1500 Meters.
Donovan Kilmartin Is 4th In Decathlon.
2004 Indoor track meet – Texas places 4th with 31 points behind Donovan Kilmartin’s national championship in the heptathlon. His 6,136 points were the 5th -best point total by an American in the heptathlon. The 4th place finish points ever for the Horns at the NCAA indoor meet. Andra Manson won the national championship in the high jump. Jermaine Cooper lowered his own school record in the 60- meter hurdles. .
2004 midwest regional – Texas places 4th at the tournament Brendan Christian and Jermain Cooper win their events.
2004 outdoor national championship – Horns placed 23rd with 13 points. Andra Manson won the high jump.
2004- Big 12 outdoor- Horns place 4th with a strong showing on the last day with 5 first-place finishes.
2005-2006-8 SCORES AT NATIONALS-Bubba Thornton and 3rd in the Ncaa championship
2006 – NCAA outdoor – Horns finish 3rd scoring 36 points. Robison finished second in the shot put in the national meet finishing his career as the Big 12 three-time shot put and discus champion. High Jumper Manson is a 5 time All-American finishing 2nd in the championship meet.
2006 – Big 12 outdoor meet.- Horns win the meet- The Horns scored 11 points in the 1500 meters, winning the high jump, shotput, and Decathlon.
2006 – Big 12 Indoor meet- Horns win the meet with 127 points. It is the first championship for the Horns in this meet since 1999.
2006 – NCAA Midwest Regional outdoor meet- Horns receive 9 NCAA automatic bids in 8 events and win the regional title. Brian Robison breaks the school record in the shot put and wins the event. Trey Griffin, Ronald Hill, Jamaal Charles and Quincy Boles win the 4 x 100 relay. Andra Manson sets a new NCAA Midwest Regional meet record in the high jump. Leonel Manzano won the 1500 meter event.
2006 NCAA indoor championship-Horns finished 4th with 35 points. Kilmartin wins the hepththlon title,
Andra Manson Is 2nd In High Jump.
Brian Robison Is 2nd In Shot Put.
Leo Manzano Is 4th In 1500 Meter.
Jamaal Charles Is 5th In 100 Meter And 7th In The 200
Donovan Kilmartin 5th In Decathlon
Griffin, Hill, Charles, Boles 5th In 400 Relay
Derek Randall 8th In Discus
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2007 – men’s track – placed 3rd at the indoor national championship . Their highest finish ever.
2007 men’s Jacob Hernandez, Leonel Manzano, Donovan Kilmartin , Jamaal Charles, Trey Hardee, Andra Manson
Big 12 Indoors- 4 Longhorns win individual championships. Horns tied Nebraska for the championship. UT tied or broke 3 meet records in the distance -medley, high jump, and the mile run. Andra Manson is the first UT men’s high jumper to win 4 consecutive Big 12 Indoor championships. Kilmartin wins his 3rd heptathlon . Manzano broke Big 12 and UT school records in the mile run. Hernandez wins the 800.
Big 12 outdoors– Texas finishes third. Leo Manzano and Derek Randall capture event titles. Manson places second in the high jump. Jamaal Charles was second in the 100 meters.
NCAA outdoors regionals – Leo Manzano is only the second 3 time NCAA Regional Champion in history setting a new meet record and helping the team to 5th place. Derek Rand defends his 2006 discus championship. 5 Horns qualify for the NCAA championship.
Highest finish (3rd) in Texas History at the NCAA Indoor meet. Manson and Kilmartin win individual championships with Kilmartin the Co-Indoor Athlete of the Year. Leo Manzano wins his second national title.
NCAA Outdoor national championship- Horns finish 14th. Andra Manson, Hamza Deyaf, and Leo Manzano earn All-American honors. Leo Manzano broke the school record for the mile at 3.56.98.
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2008 NCAA outdoor – Texas finishes 3rd. This tied the Longhorn record for the highest place in program history. Manzano, Hernandez and Wallace all won national titles, which tied for the most in school history. Hernandez won the 800. It was the first national title in the 800 for Texas.
The 4 x 800 relay broke the school record set in 1981. All four were Big 12 champs, all-Americans, world record holders, and national champions. Leo Manzano, Jacob Hernandez, and Alex Anderson. The men’s team placed third at indoor nationals, and Manzano won the indoor mile.
Big 12 outdoors – Texas finishes 3rd and wins 4 individual titles.- Kilmartin, Manzano, Hernandez, and Maston Wallace- are all winners. Hernandez’s victory in the 800 meters was the first in school history at the Big 12 outdoor championship.
Big 12 Indoors – Texas wins the Big 12 with 4 members winning individual honors-Manzano, Hernandez, Everett, and Miller. It is Texas’s 3rd consecutive title win. Kyle Miller wins the 1000 meter.
2008 track Mariya Townswick, Will Paine
This was a year of high achievement , Manzano, Hernandez, Anderson, Kincy . Coach Thornton said that these Horns were in the top 5 track teams in the country
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Coach Thornton said, “ I don’t think we have any weaknesses.” Jacob Hernandez was the standout performer for the team. This was the 4th year in a row that the Longhorns won the Big 12 indoor track meet.
Jacob Hernandez & Maston Wallace
Big 12 outdoors- Texas wins two individual titles and finishes 3rd overall. Tevan Everett and Jake Morse are winners. This is the first time in school history the Longhorns won 4 consecutive Big 12 Indoor championships.
In the NCAA regional meet- Tevan and Jake Morse win. Maston Wallace and Brandon Drenon also earn spots in the national meet.
NCAA indoor championships- Texas finishes 10th. It is their 7th consecutive season in the top 10. Texas scored 55 of their 115 points in the middle-distance races. Patrick Todd, Everett, Hernandez, and Harris all won titles.
Tevan Everett, Jacob Hernandez anchor th winning 4 X 800 meter relay at the Texas Relays. Coach Thornton said this team performed at an elite level. This year was the 4 year in a row the Horns won the Big 12 indoor meet.
2009 – NCAA outdoor championships- Texas tied for 20th place. Jacob Hernandez Is The 2008 Outdoor National Champion In The 800 Meter and the 2009 Indoor National Champion In The 800 Meter.
Tevan Everett 2nd 800 Meters
Maston Wallace 1st In Pole Vault
Jake Morse 4th Steeplechase
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Andre Thomas
The track team places 17th at the national meet. Marquis Goodwin is 6th in the broad jump.
Marquis Goodwin 1st In Long Jump
Hayden Baillio 6th In Shot Put
Keiron Stewar7 7th In 110 Hurdles
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Hayden Baillio 4th Shot Put
Marquis Goodwin 4th Long Jump
Keiron Stewart 5th 110 Hurdles
Williams, Rhodes, Goodwin, Monroe 6th In 400
Derek Dreyer
Hayden Clark
2012-6 SCORES AT NATIONALS-Coach Bubba Thornton-men finished 9th and women 11th at the NCAA Championships.
Marquise Goodwin 1st In Long Jump
Ryan Crouser 4th In Discus
Trevante Rhodes is an American actor and former Longhorn track and field sprinter. His performance in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight was highly praised, and he received several award nominations.
Jacob Thormaehlen 7th Shot Put
Isaac Murphy 7th In Decathlon
Keiron Stewart 8th In 110 Hurdles
Shanay Briscoe was second in the national championship high jump.
The research on the history of Longhorn Sports ends in 2013. Information will be added at a future date.
2013-6 SCORES AT NATIONALS
Ryan Crouser 1st In Shot Put And 8th In Discuss
Johannes Hock 1st In Decathlon
Craig Lutz 3rd In 10,000
Isaac Murphy 4th In Decathlon
2014- SCORES AT NATIONALS
Ryan Crouser 1st In Shot Put
During his historic career on the Forty Acres, Crouser was a four-time NCAA shot put champion (2016 Indoor; 2014 Indoor & Outdoor; 2013 Outdoor), a nine-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American, and two-time second-team honoree. Crouser was named the 2014 USTFCCCA Men’s National Field Event Athlete of the Year after his national-title sweep and was twice nominated for Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year. Just months after concluding his collegiate career, Crouser won the gold medal in the shot put at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. His 22.52m/73-10.5 effort four-and-a-half years ago set an Olympic record. He still holds both of UT’s indoor and outdoor shot put records to this day.
