Texas Longhorns men's track and field

For the Texas women's track and field team, see Texas Longhorns women's track and field.

The Texas Longhorns men's track and field team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's track and field competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2024 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024.

Texas Longhorns men's track and field
Founded	1895
University	University of Texas at Austin
Athletic director	Chris Del Conte
Head coach	Edrick Floréal (6th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Austin, TX
Outdoor track	Mike A. Myers Stadium
Nickname	Longhorns
Colors	Burnt Orange and White
NCAA Indoor National Championships
2022
NCAA Indoor Tournament Appearances
1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Outdoor Tournament Appearances
1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Indoor Championships
SWC 1974, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994 Big 12 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022
Conference Outdoor Championships
SWC 1915, 1916, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023

The program is coached by Edrick Floréal. The Longhorns were runners-up in the outdoor championships in 1987, 1988, and 1997 but have never won a title. Other notable coaches of the Texas men's program have included Bubba Thornton, who also coached the 2008 US Olympic team, Stan Huntsman (1986–95), who also coached the 1988 US Olympic team, and Clyde Littlefield (Texas coach, 1920–60), the 1925 co-founder of the annual Texas Relays. The men won four consecutive Big 12 Indoor Championships between 2006 and 2009. The men have won 41 individual titles, 10th most of all schools.

The Longhorn track and field programs have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. Male medalists include Ryan Crouser (United States, shot put, 2016), Leonel Manzano (United States, silver, 1500 meters, 2012), Winthrop Graham (Jamaica, silver, 400m hurdles, 1992 and 4 × 400 m relay, 1988), Patrick Sang (Kenya, silver, 3000m steeplechase, 1992), Du'aine Ladejo (Great Britain, bronze, 4 × 400 m relay, 1992), Lam Jones (USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1976), Eddie Southern (USA, silver, 400m hurdles, 1956), and Dean Smith (sprinter) (USA, gold, 4 × 100 m relay, 1952).

Head coaches

Source^[1]

#	Coach	Years	Seasons	Conference Championships
				Indoor	Outdoor
	no coach	1895–1899	5	0	0
1	F.H. Curtis	1900–1905	6	0	0
2	J.P. Howser	1906–1909	4	0	0
3	C.S. Snyder	1910	1	0	0
4	J. Burton Rix	1911	1	0	0
5	Carl C. Taylor	1912–1914	3	0	0
6	W. E. Metzenthin	1915–1916	2	0	2
7	W.J. Juneau	1918–1920	3	0	1
8	Clyde Littlefield	1921–1961	41	0	25
9	Froggie Lovern	1962–1963	2	0	0
10	Jack Patterson	1964–1970	7	0	3
11	Cleburn Price	1971–1985	15	2	7
12	Stan Huntsman	1986–1995	10	3	6
13	Bubba Thornton	1996–2013	18	6	6
14	Mario Sategna	2014–2017	4	2	3
15	Tonja Buford-Bailey	2018–2018	1	0	0
16	Edrick Floréal	2019–present	6	2	3
Total				SWC: 5 Big 12: 10	SWC: 45 Big 12: 11

Yearly Record

Source^[1]

Season	Coach	NCAA		Conference
		Indoor	Outdoor	Indoor	Outdoor
Independent
1895	no coach
1896	no coach
1897	no coach
1898	no coach
1899	no coach
1900	F.H. Curtis
1901	F.H. Curtis
1902	F.H. Curtis
1903	F.H. Curtis
1904	F.H. Curtis
1905	F.H. Curtis
1906	J.P. Howser
1907	J.P. Howser
1908	J.P. Howser
1909	J.P. Howser
1910	C.S. Snyder
1911	J. Burton Rix
1912	Carl C. Taylor
1913	Carl C. Taylor
1914	Carl C. Taylor
Southwest Conference
1915	W. E. Metzenthin				1st
1916	W. E. Metzenthin				1st
1917	no team
1918	W.J. Juneau				3rd
1919	W.J. Juneau				2nd
1920	W.J. Juneau				1st
1921	Clyde Littlefield				5th
1922	Clyde Littlefield				2nd
1923	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1924	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1925	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1926	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1927	Clyde Littlefield		2nd (14.75)		1st
1928	Clyde Littlefield		T-17th (8)		2nd
1929	Clyde Littlefield				2nd
1930	Clyde Littlefield				2nd
1931	Clyde Littlefield				3rd
1932	Clyde Littlefield		T-24th (6)		1st
1933	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1934	Clyde Littlefield		T-38th (1)		1st
1935	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1936	Clyde Littlefield		11th (12.5)		1st
1937	Clyde Littlefield		T-34th (1.5)		1st
1938	Clyde Littlefield		T-18th (9)		2nd
1939	Clyde Littlefield		8th (13)		2nd
1940	Clyde Littlefield		T-6th (20)		1st
1941	Clyde Littlefield		T-18th (6)		1st
1942	Clyde Littlefield		T-32nd (2)		1st
1943	Clyde Littlefield		T-9th (16)		2nd
1944	Clyde Littlefield				1st
1945	Clyde Littlefield		T-13th (10)		1st
1946	Clyde Littlefield		6th (18)		1st
1947	Clyde Littlefield		13th (11)		2nd
1948	Clyde Littlefield		3rd (35)		2nd
1949	Clyde Littlefield				2nd
1950	Clyde Littlefield		10th (14)		1st
1951	Clyde Littlefield				2nd
1952	Clyde Littlefield		40th (4)		2nd
1953	Clyde Littlefield		30th (4)		2nd
1954	Clyde Littlefield		4th (19)		1st
1955	Clyde Littlefield		15th (11)		1st
1956	Clyde Littlefield		T-29th (6)		1st
1957	Clyde Littlefield		11th (13)		1st
1958	Clyde Littlefield		T-11th (12)		1st
1959	Clyde Littlefield		14th (14)		1st
1960	Clyde Littlefield		T-25th (8)		2nd
1961	Clyde Littlefield		T-40th (2)		1st
1962	Froggie Lovern		45th (2)		2nd
1963	Froggie Lovern				5th
1964	Jack Patterson				2nd
1965	Jack Patterson				6th
1966	Jack Patterson		T-32nd (6)		1st
1967	Jack Patterson				4th
1968	Jack Patterson		T-38th (4)		1st
1969	Jack Patterson		T-25th (6)		1st
1970	Jack Patterson				2nd
1971	Cleburn Price				3rd
1972	Cleburn Price		T-50th (1)		1st
1973	Cleburn Price		T-8th (20)		1st
1974	Cleburn Price	T-38th (3)	14th (15)	1st	1st
1975	Cleburn Price	T-23rd (4)	17th (12)	1st	1st
1976	Cleburn Price	T-14th (6)	T-19th (10)	2nd	1st
1977	Cleburn Price		T-20th (8)	4th	1st
1978	Cleburn Price			6th	6th
1979	Cleburn Price		T-19th (10)	5th	1st
1980	Cleburn Price	T-54th (1)	9th (19)	6th	3rd
1981	Cleburn Price		T-53rd (1)	5th	6th
1982	Cleburn Price	31st (7)	10th (7)	2nd	3rd
1983	Cleburn Price		9th (49)	4th	2nd
1984	Cleburn Price		T-12th (43)	6th	2nd
1985	Cleburn Price	T-34th (4)	T-9th (25)	5th	2nd
1986	Stan Huntsman	T-5th (18)	3rd (47)	3rd	1st
1987	Stan Huntsman	12th (11)	2nd (28)	2nd	1st
1988	Stan Huntsman	T-51st (1)	2nd (41)	4th	2nd
1989	Stan Huntsman	15th (11)	5th (33)	4th	3rd
1990	Stan Huntsman	T-33rd (4)	14th (19.5)	7th	2nd
1991	Stan Huntsman	T-15th (10)	5th (27.5)	3rd	2nd
1992	Stan Huntsman	T-15th (12)	32nd (9)	1st	1st
1993	Stan Huntsman	T-36th (6)	T-36th (7)	1st	1st
1994	Stan Huntsman	T-33rd (6)	T-39th (7)	1st	1st
1995	Stan Huntsman	T-55th (1)	T-13th (19)	3rd	1st
1996	Bubba Thornton	T-14th (41)	5th (27)	2nd	1st
Big 12 Conference
1997	Bubba Thornton	T-15th (13)	2nd (42.5)	4th (80)	1st (130)
1998	Bubba Thornton	T-24th (8)	T-47th (5)	3rd (93)	3rd (93.5)
1999	Bubba Thornton	5th (25)	T-6th (30)	1st (113)	1st (151)
2000	Bubba Thornton	14th (13)	14th (18)	2nd (101)	2nd (127)
2001	Bubba Thornton	T-14th (14)	T-15th (19)	3rd (78.5)	2nd (120.5)
2002	Bubba Thornton	T-23rd (8)	T-9th (23)	2nd (97)	2nd (95.5)
2003	Bubba Thornton	T-9th (18)	T-21st (12)	2nd (131.5)	1st (132)
2004	Bubba Thornton	4th (31)	T-23rd (13)	4th (67)	4th (96)
2005	Bubba Thornton	T-10th (20)	8th (25)	2nd (87.33)	3rd (100.5)
2006	Bubba Thornton	4th (35)	3rd (36)	1st (127)	1st (135)
2007	Bubba Thornton	3rd (34)	14th (17)	T-1st (93)	3rd (96)
2008	Bubba Thornton	3rd (34)	4th (35)	1st (106)	3rd (96)
2009	Bubba Thornton	10th (22.5)	20th (13)	1st (115)	3rd (83.5)
2010	Bubba Thornton	T-60th (1)	T-17th (15)	6th (71)	7th (56)
2011	Bubba Thornton	10th (17)	T-12th (18)	4th (95)	2nd (103.5)
2012	Bubba Thornton	7th (22.5)	T-9th (22)	2nd (133.5)	2nd (131)
2013	Bubba Thornton	T-23rd (9)	6th (32)	1st (135)	1st (146.5)
2014	Mario Sategna	T-20th (11)	11th (19.5)	2nd (108.5)	2nd (125)
2015	Mario Sategna	6th (25)	7th (26)	1st (140)	1st (151)
2016	Mario Sategna	5th (25)	36th (6)	2nd (128.5)	1st (134)
2017	Mario Sategna	9th (21)	T-26th (10)	1st (123.5)	1st (153.5)
2018	Tonja Buford-Bailey	12th (17)	25th (12)	2nd (129)	2nd (117)
2019	Edrick Floréal	T-13th (16)	9th (26)	5th (69.5)	3rd (120.5)
2020	Edrick Floréal	—	—	3rd (118)	—
2021	Edrick Floréal	T-14th (12)	T-6th (29)	1st (141)	1st (173)
2022	Edrick Floréal	1st (47)	2nd (38)	1st (171)	1st (161)
2023	Edrick Floréal	19th (13)	12th (20)	3rd (105)	1st (134)
Southeastern Conference
2024	Edrick Floréal
Total		1	0	SWC: 5 Big 12: 10	SWC: 45 Big 12: 11

Note: The 2020 season was canceled after the Big 12 Indoor Championships due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Big 12 Outdoor and NCAA Championships were not held.

NCAA Individual Event Champions

See also: NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships

See also: NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Source^[2]

Indoor Year Name Event Time/Mark 1986 James Lott High Jump 7' 5" 1987 James Lott High Jump 7' 6" 1999 Jacob Davis Pole Vault 19' 2.25" Mark Boswell High Jump 7' 7" 2000 Mark Boswell High Jump 7' 7.75" 2004 Donovan Kilmartin Heptathlon 6,136 Andra Manson High Jump 7' 3.25" 2006 Donovan Kilmartin Heptathlon 6,048 2007 Donovan Kilmartin Heptathlon 5,998 2007 Leo Manzano Mile 3:59.90 2008 Leo Manzano Mile 4:04.45 Tevan Everett Distance Medley 9:32.04 Danzell Fortson Jacob Hernandez Leo Manzano 2009 Jacob Hernandez 800 Meters 1:48.04 2014 Ryan Crouser Shot Put 69' 7" 2016 Zack Bilderback 400m 46.03 Ryan Crouser Shot Put 69' 9.75" 2018 O'Brien Wasome Triple Jump 55' 2.25" 2022 Cruz Gomez Distance Medley 9:25.20 Willington Wright Crayton Carrozza Yaseen Abdalla 2023 Yusuf Bizimana 800 Meters 1:46.02

Outdoor Year Name Event Time/Mark 1925 Jim Reese Mile 4:18.8 1926 Rufus Haggard High Jump 6' 7.25" 1927 Garland Sheperd High Jump 6' 5.5" 1939 Jud Atchison Long Jump 24' 9.25" 1943 Jerry Thompson Two Miles 9:29.9 1945 Earl Collins 220 Yards 22.4 1946 John Robertson Long Jump 24' 10.5" 1947 Jerry Thompson Two Miles 9:22.9 1948 Jerry Thompson 5,000 Meters 15:04.5 1950 Charley Parker 220 Yards 21.5 1954 Charlie Thomas 220 Yards 20.7 1959 Eddie Southern 440 Yards 46.4 1973 Robert Primeaux 440-Yard Hurdles 49.5 1975 Jim McGoldrick Discus 190' 1" 1976 Dana LeDuc Shot Put 65' 5.5" 1983 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin 293' 1" 1984 Einar Vilhjálmsson Javelin 294' 1986 Dag Wennlund Javelin 259' 9" Eric Metcalf Long Jump 27' .5" James Lott High Jump 7' 3" 1987 Dag Wennlund Javelin 252' 10.25" 1988 Eric Metcalf Long Jump 27' 2" 1989 Winthrop Graham 400-Meter Hurdles 48.55 1989 Patrik Bodén Javelin 255' 4" 1990 Patrik Bodén Javelin 261' 10" 1991 Patrik Bodén Javelin 260' 4" 1996 Richard Duncan Long Jump 26' .25" 1997 Ivan Wagner High Jump 7' 6.50" 1999 Jacob Davis Pole Vault 18' 2.75" Mark Boswell High Jump 7' 7.75" 2000 Mark Boswell High Jump 7' 7.7" 2002 Brian Hunter Pole Vault 18' 8.25" 2004 Andra Manson High Jump 7' 7.25" 2005 Trey Hardee Decathlon 7,881 Leo Manzano 1,500 Meters 3:37.13 2008 Jacob Hernandez 800 Meters 1:45.31 Leo Manzano 1,500 Meters 3:41.25 Maston Wallace Pole Vault 17' 6.5" 2010 Marquise Goodwin Long Jump 26' 9" 2012 Marquise Goodwin Long Jump 27' 2013 Ryan Crouser Shot Put 66' 7.75" 2013 Johannes Hock Decathlon 8,267 2014 Ryan Crouser Shot Put 69' 3.5" 2019 Tripp Piperi Shot Put 69' 3.25" 2022 Tripp Piperi Shot Put 70' 7.25" 2023 Leo Neugebauer Decathlon 8,836

Conference Individual Event Champions

See also: List of Southwest Conference champions § Track & Field

See also: List of Big 12 Conference champions § Men's track and field

Source^[3]
As of Dec 3, 2024

Indoor Event Titles 60 Yards 1 60 Meters 5 55-Meter hurdles 1 60-Yard Hurdles 3 60-Meter Hurdles 9 200 Meters 4 400 Meters 6 440 yards 1 600 Yards 7 800 Meters 6 1,000 Yards 5 1,000 Meters 5 Mile 13 Two-Mile 1 3,000 Meters 3 5,000 Meters 7 4x400 Meter Relay 4 Mile Relay 2 Two-Mile Relay 2 Distance Medley Relay 7 High Jump 12 Pole Vault 12 Long Jump 8 Triple Jump 6 Shot Put 14 Heptathlon 10

Outdoor Event Titles 100 Yards 24 100 Meters 5 220 Yards 28 200 Meters 5 440 Yards 13 400 Meters 2 880 Yards 25 800 Meters 7 Mile 26 Three Miles 5 1,500 Meters 7 5,000 Meters 3 10,000 Meters 6 Steeplechase 15 120-Yard Hurdles 13 110-Meter Hurdles 5 440-Yard Hurdles 3 400-Meter Hurdles 10 4x100-Meter Relay 5 4x400-Meter Relay 1 440-Yard Relay 23 Mile Relay 31 High Jump 36 Pole Vault 33 Long Jump 28 Triple Jump 7 Shot Put 27 Discus 19 Javelin 28 Hammer Throw 2 Heptathlon 2 Decathlon 12

See also

• Texas Longhorns women's track and field
• Texas Longhorns men's cross country
• Texas Longhorns women's cross country