Happy Valentines Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #4 02/14/2020 https://texaslsn.org While perusing the internet, I found these two photos of former Longhorn student-athletes who played a part in the History of Longhorn sports. Happy Valentine to the Whitney Hedgepeth (swimmer) and family http://www.tsdhof.org/whitney-hedgepeth Proud wearer of the “T-ring” Matt Trissel (football) with his…
View in Browser Top of the Que volume IV newsletter 27 November 25, 2019- Jim Hilliard , Piper Wagner, Coach Eddie Reese and Coach Kris Kubick. Texaslsn.org is a tax exempt, free, educational, and insightful vista into the History of Longhorn Sports . Author Dick Baird wrote an article in 2003 stating: a team bond…
View in Browser Top of the Que 09/08/2019 Volume IV Newsletter #22 celebrates Longhorn Swimming Carnivals, the 1969 Longhorn National Championship , admonitions from Tennis Coach Wilmer Allison , and author James Michener’s favorite subject- Hondo Crouch. All of these stories are in the Que at https://texaslsn.org The letter below written to the 1973 Longhorn…
Leigh Ann Fetter | Swimming | 1987-1991 During her time at Texas, she became the first woman to swim the 50 freestyle under 22 seconds on her way to her fourth of seven NCAA individual titles. Her time of 21.92 seconds was a Texas record for over 25 years. She was undefeated in her 50…
BETSY MITCHELL is one of the first female athletes to benefit athletically from the Title IX law. Mitchell’s college experience in the mid-to-late 1980s was right on the cusp of NCAA women’s swimming as we know it today. Mitchell’s first year of NCAA swimming was 1983-84, only a couple of years after the first NCAA…
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 was…
BEFORE TITLE IX, WOMEN SPORTS AND THE AIAW AND NCAA WOMEN’S SPORTS AT TEXAS WERE BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION AT THE INTER-MURAL AND INTRA-MURAL LEVEL. I HOPE WITH TIME THIS SITE CAN ADD SOME HISTORICAL INSIGHT AND TELL THE FULL AND COMPELLING STORY OF THE LONGHORN Swimming TRADITION. 1938 1938 1939 1939 Winnaiinl Griffin swimming…
Frank Erwin 1931 Joe Turner wins the Best Water-Man Cup . This cup is given annual to the best all round swimmer by the Texas Book Store. Athlete must be efficient in all water sports including diving to qualify. (looking for Turners photo) Skippy Browning | Diving | 1950-1952 The six-time diving All-American posted a…
Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track,And Baseball There Are Very Few Books That Discuss Longhorn swimming. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story Of The Texas swimming Tradition. Please visit WETS to learn more about Longhorn swimming. The link is denoted in red font below. http://www.wetswim.org/about-us/founders-page/…