Track-Field and Cross-Country honors
Cross Country
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…
View in Browser Volume VII Newsletter #6 3/13/2022 Click on “View in Browser highlighted above in white lettering if the newsletter is not to scale or no images are present. LONGHORN BRAND BUILDERS By 1916 all major Universities realized that sports did a better job of increasing academic standards, school loyalty, and student enrollment than…
View in Browser Top of the Que Volume V Newsletter #27- Above photo is one of Author Jenna McEachern’s books Closely aligned with the Longhorn media department and Bill Little, Jenna McEachern has both edited and authored many significant moments in the history of Longhorn sports. Her story now joins the permanent archives captured for…
It takes a team to build a player from scratch Kenneth Sims would be the first to admit that it takes a team to build a great player. So much so that he said, “I’m so proud of my teammates because you can’t have a Hall of Fame career without a bunch of Hall of…
The late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan answered the question, “Why do sports matter so much?” “It matters because sport is vital, it is viable, it is basic, and it is essential. Sport is not a frivolous distraction, as one may first believe without thinking. Sport is an equal-opportunity teacher. It is a non-partisan event. It is…