BEFORE TITLE IX, WOMEN SPORTS AND THE AIAW AND NCAA WOMEN’S SPORTS AT TEXAS WERE BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION AT THE INTER-MURAL level. 1968 1974 Track is a fascinating sport that requires mental toughness and the ability to overcome adversity. The Greeks chose Track and Field as the key sport for Olympic competition because it…
LONGHORN WOMEN’S TRACK HISTORY By Rey Moreno 1976 UT started women’s athletics in 1974. At that time it was Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Susan Abernathy, Julie Campbell, Susan Davis, and Carol Sheffield would capture the TAIAW state 2-mile relay state championship. In 1981, UT was the host for T&F Champions, Division I. UCLA would dominate…
Longhorns have eclipsed OU in the race for total national champions for all sports. O.U is not even close to the Longhorns as a champion, And a River Runs Through It. Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, 1902 – August 2, 1990) was an American author and scholar noted for his book “A River Runs Through It.” In the…
By TERRY FREI | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: May 31, 2014 at 2:01 p.m. | UPDATED: October 2, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. A healthy brain is at the top, and a CTE brain is at the bottom A helping hand from teammates Deb Ploetz and Billy Dale started their journey in 2015 to tell the…
As of 11/300/2024 the Longhorn records against A&M are as follows: PASSING: Chris Simms had 383 passing yards during a 43-17 win in 2000. RUSHING: Cedric Benson had 283 rushing yards during a 46-15 win in 2003. RECEIVING: B.J. Johnson had 187 receiving yards during a 43-17 win in 2000. FIELD GOALS: Kris Stockton kicked four field goals during a…
. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation, which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…
Humor interviews for the Royal years are in the link below.https://texasarchive.org/2016_01031 Three years after the above photo was taken, Lester (car accident) and Steinmark (cancer) had passed away. The Longhorns were 40-4-1 in 1968,69,70, AND 72 President Johnson said of DKR, “I am not a football fan, but I am a fan of people,…
Coach Reese Record NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 NCAA RUNNER-UP FINISHES 13 TOP-3 NCAA FINISHES 35 TOP-10 NCAA FINISHES 42 Completed his 44th season at Texas (2021-22) Has led Texas to an NCAA-leading 15 national team titles, 13 NCAA runner-up finishes and 35 top-three finishes at the NCAA Championships 42 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships…
1993-2006- COACH JILL STERKEL 1992-1993 Coach Jill Sterkel – 3rd at the NCAA meet Jill was an Olympian and assistant coach under Richard Quick and Mark Schubert. Jill says, “Last year was tough because of the Olympic Trials and then coming back two weeks later..” However, Jill did not plead poverty in 1993. This…
The hiring of COACH JOHN MACKOVIC “Winds of Change” 1993 1991-1992 football (13).jpg Tim Layden writes in a Sports Illustrated article that says “Texas coach John Mackovic, a taciturn man,” spent his years at Texas “under the blade of a guillotine. “ Texas convened a committee to search for a new coach when…