Tag: Track and Field

Texas wins Big 12 Track and Field Championships

The Texas Longhorns men’s and women’s track and field teams both won Big 12 Championships on Saturday.

Texas’ men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams won their respective Big 12 Championships on Saturday. It is the first time in six years that a school won both the men’s and women’s championships in the same year.

Here is a list of the events that both Texas teams won.

Men

Shot Put – Adrian Piperi, 68 feet 10.75 inches

1600 Meter Run – Yusuf Bizimana, 4 minutes 5.44 seconds

200 Meter Sprint – Micaiah Harris, 20.38 seconds

4 x 400 Meter Relay (Jon Maas, Micaiah Harris, Charles Brockman III, Willington Wright) – 3 minutes 7.10 seconds

Women

60 Meter Hurdles – Chanel Brissett, 7.90 seconds

60 Meter Dash – Kynnedy Flannel, 7.25 seconds

600 Yard Run – Davicia Patterson, 1 minute, 18.85 seconds

200 Meter Run – Kynnedy Flannel, 22.55 seconds

Women’s High Point Award – Kynnedy Flannel

The men’s team totaled 141 points, eight more than Texas Tech to win the men’s division. The women’s team totaled 154.5 points, 51.5 points more than second place Oklahoma state.

The NCAA indoor track and field National Championships will be from March 12-13 at the University of Arkansas.

Runner makes stunning comeback from last place

University of Michigan athlete Ziyah Holman made a remarkable comeback as she helped her team win a 4×400-meter relay race.

University of Michigan athlete Ziyah Holman made a remarkable comeback as she helped her team win a 4×400-meter relay race.

Sooner News: Former Oklahoma quarterback joins Tennessee, big day in Morgantown

The top stories from around Oklahoma. Former quarterback Joey Halzle is following another former quarterback in Josh Heupel to Knoxville.

Plenty of top news around the collegiate sports worlding involving for Oklahoma Sooners. Continue reading “Sooner News: Former Oklahoma quarterback joins Tennessee, big day in Morgantown”

Gators News: Here comes the Florida sports tsunami!

Starting with yesterday’s results, there are nine teams to cover, plus one who is still sitting out due to COVID-19.

Welcome to our new and improved format for Gators News! The next few months are going to be jam-packed, so in order to bring you all the news in its most easily digestible form, we have revamped our approach. Hopefully, you will find everything you are looking for when it comes to daily UF athletics updates.

As mentioned in the introduction, there is a tidal wave of sports heading for the shores of Florida starting this weekend, as noted by the university’s athletic director Scott Stricklin below.

Starting with yesterday’s results, there are nine teams to cover, plus one who is still sitting out due to COVID-19. There is no time to waste, so let us get down to business.

Gators News: Women’s tennis falls again, volleyball on tap tonight

UF had one team in action yesterday and another today, while a third sits out due to the coronavirus, plus there are some awards to hand out

We have reached the middle of another week and on this humpday the Florida athletics program had one team in action yesterday and another today, while a third sits out due to the coronavirus, plus there are some awards to hand out. Let us take a look at what is happening today around the Gator Nation.

First off, the No. 21 women’s tennis team fell once again to the No. 22 UCF Knights for the second time in two weeks, this time at home by a 4-1 decision. The Lady Gators dropped their third-straight contest — just the fourth three-match losing streak in the history of the program.

Tonight, the No. 9 volleyball team takes the court for the first time since their back-to-backs with the Missouri Tigers was postponed last weekend against the LSU Tigers. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST in the O’Connell Center, can be watched on SEC Network+ and can be heard on 98.1 FM/850 AM.

As previously noted, the men’s basketball team will not take the floor against the Tennessee Volunteers tonight due to COVID-19. No makeup date has been announced yet.

Finally, three members of Florida’s track and field team earned SEC honors this week: Senior thrower Thomas Mardal was named SEC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, sophomore sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh earned SEC Men’s Co-Runner of the Week honors and newcomer Talitha Diggs was tabbed SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week.

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Gators News: Track and field, cross country, volleyball and basketball on tap

Friday is finally here and with the end of the week nearing Florida’s sports programs are getting warmed up for a weekend of action.

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Friday is finally here and with the end of the week nearing the University of Florida’s sports programs are getting warmed up for a weekend of athletics action. But first, the results from yesterday’s competition.

The No. 21 women’s tennis team took on the No. 8 Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee yesterday and was unable to seize the win, falling 4-1 for their second loss of the season. Freshman Sara Dahlstrom won her second dual match win in three tries but it wasn’t enough and ultimately the Gators fell to 56-5 all-time against the Seminoles.

Speaking of Tallahassee, today Florida’s cross country team travels to the state capitol for their first meet of the 2021 season in the FSU Winter XC Classic. The men’s team will run an 8,000-meter (8k) race at 9 a.m. EST followed by the women’s 6k competition at 9:30 a.m. EST.

Also on Friday and continuing into tomorrow, the track and field team travels back to Columbia, South Carolina, to compete in this year’s South Carolina Invitational inside the Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex for their second meet of the season. Saturday’s competition will be streamed live on SEC Network+ beginning at 11 a.m. ET, and it can be watched here.

Saturday, the No. 23 men’s’ basketball team looks to bounce back from a disappointing home loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks against the LSU Tigers on the road. Florida took the first meeting of the season, 73-69, and will need to take the yearly series to remain ranked in the top 25. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST and can be watched on ESPN, streamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on Gators Sports Network | XM 382.

Later on in the day, the No. 10 volleyball team hosts the No. 16 Missouri Tigers in the O’Connell Center starting at 8 p.m. EST. Both teams are 8-2 in their SEC-only schedules entering the weekend, with the two schools playing back-to-backs on Saturday and Sunday — the latter is slated to begin at 7 p.m. EST.

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Flashback Friday: Mr All Purpose Eric Metcalf

On this Flashback Friday, we look back at former Longhorn Eric Metcalf. The man known as Mr. All-Purpose.

Before the days of Devin Hester setting records in the NFL for returns or Darren Sproles becoming a headache for defensive and special teams coordinators, there was Eric Metcalf. Metcalf was a first round draft pick in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Before making a jump to the NFL, he was wreaking havoc on the Forty Acres.

During his time with the Longhorns, he tallied 4,051 yards and 30 touchdowns on 710 touches. Nothing compared to what he would eventually do at the NFL level. He is often remembered best for his returns, in Austin Metcalf returned 108 punts for 1,076 yards. He returned only one kick for a touchdown. In 1987, Metcalf threw two passes. Both of those went for touchdowns. Then he moved on to the NFL where he would play for seven teams but most of his career was spent in Cleveland.

In the NFL, Eric Metcalf was a nightmare on the field. He was named to the All-Pro team three times (1993, 1994 and 1997). Those same seasons he was also named to the Pro Bowl. Leading the league in return yardage in 1990. During his career from 1989-2002, Metcalf scored 43 touchdowns as a running back with 31 coming by way of the pass. Racking up 7,964 yards from scrimmage.

Player Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Return Yards Total Touchdowns
Eric Metcalf 2,392 5,572 9,266 55
Darren Sproles 3,552 4,840 11,313 64

Metcalf was definitely Darren Sproles before Darren Sproles. While Sproles has the better overall numbers, there is no discounting what Eric Metcalf did on the football field. His accolades don’t stop on the football field. Much like Jamaal Charles, Marquise Goodwin and John Burt, Metcalf was also a star in track.

Eric holds the UT record for outdoor long jump with a mark of 27-8 ¼ feet, was a two-time NCAA champion in the event, and became a five-time track All-American, in addition to his SWC long jump titles in 1986 and 1987. – per Texas Sports Hall of Fame release

While Eric Metcalf may not be in the NFL Hall of Fame, he is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2017, along with former Dallas Cowboys safety Darren Woodson.

Olympians react to the postponement

Will Claye, Adam Rippon and Ryan Boyle share their feelings about the Olympics being postponed.

Will Claye, Adam Rippon and Ryan Boyle share their feelings about the Olympics being postponed.

Texas Ranked Top Five in Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

The Texas Longhorns indoor track and field teams in appeared in the top five of the rankings for both the men’s and women’s team.

The indoor track and field is underway into week one of the season behind them. The Texas Longhorns are being well represented in the top of the national rankings produced by USTFCCCA. Both men and women’s team come in ranked at number four in the nation.

Coming up for the teams will be the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas on January 31st and February 1st.

In their previous meet, junior sprinter Micaiah Harris set a new school record for the 200-meter dash in 20.53 seconds.While senior distance runner Kathryn Gillespie who set a new school record in the mile run with a time of 4:34.64, besting the previous record by five seconds.