The Texas Longhorns women's track and field program represents the

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intercollegiate women's track and field competition. The Longhorns competed in the

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through the 2024 season and moved to the

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(SEC) on July 1, 2024. The Longhorns are coached by Edrick Floréal. Other notable coaches have included Beverly Kearney, who has guided the Lady Longhorns to six

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Championships: Indoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2006, and Outdoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2005; and Terry Crawford, whose teams won Indoor Championships in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and Outdoor Championships in 1982 and 1986. Crawford's athletes also won the 1986 Women's Cross Country Championship. The program's first title was the 1982

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outdoor track and field championship. In the summer of 2013 the men's and women's programs were combined under one head coach. The Longhorn track and field programs have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. Female Olympic medalists have included Michelle Carter (USA, shot put, 2016),

Sanya Richards-Ross Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint. Her notable accolades in this event include being the 2012 Oly ...

(2012: USA, gold, 400 meters and 4 x 400 meter relay; 2008, bronze, 400 meters and gold, 4 x 400 meter relay, 2008), Moushami Robinson (USA, gold, 4 × 400 meter relay, 2004),

Sandie Richards Angella ("Sandie") Richards (born 6 November 1968 in Clarendon Park) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Career She was a world junior repre ...

(

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, silver, 4 × 400 m relay, 2000 and 2004), Merlene Frazer (Jamaica, silver, 4 × 100 m relay, 2000), Nanceen Perry (USA, bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 2000),

Carlette Guidry Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay (formerly Guidry-White, née Guidry; born September 4, 1968) is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 ...

(USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1992 and 1996),

Juliet Cuthbert Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (born 9 April 1964) is a Jamaican politician and retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. As an athlete, Cuthbert-Flynn competed at four Olympic Games, winning two silver medals at ...

(Jamaica, silver, 100m and 200m, 1992 and bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 1996), and

Nikole Mitchell Nikole Alangia Mitchell (also spelled ''Nicole;'' born 5 June 1974) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest commo ...

(Jamaica, bronze, 4 × 100 m relay, 1996).

Courtney Okolo Courtney Okolo (born March 15, 1994) is an American track and field sprinter who usually competes in the 400 metres. She starred at Carrollton (Texas) Newman Smith High School where she won multiple individual state championships. Career In c ...

became the first Longhorn to win

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, an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. In 2016, she became the first female collegian to run sub-50 seconds in the

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, in turn lowering her own collegiate record to 49.71. Her senior season also included an undefeated record against collegians and four NCAA titles (two individual, two relay).

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, the Big 12 Outdoor and NCAA Championships were not held.

NCAA Individual Event Champions

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Conference Individual Event Champions

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