The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2015
Sport: Track and Field (1983-86)
Inducted: 2015
A three-time Olympic medalist, three-time NCAA champion and 11-time Southwest Conference champion who helped the Longhorns to a pair of NCAA team titles, Juliet Cuthbert was one of the top sprinters in school history. She helped spark the dominance of the Longhorns from the mid-1980's through the 90's in the SWC and Big 12 Conference. Cuthbert won her first NCAA title in 1985, claiming the 200 meters outdoors. During her senior year in 1986, she completed the sprint double by winning the 100 and 200. Her victories in 1986 helped the women win the team title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also played a role in helping the women win the NCAA Indoor title in 1986 as well. It was the program's first team national championships in both indoors and out. The team swept the SWC Championships in 1985 and 1986 to set the standard for the Longhorns and spawned a run of 12 straight indoor titles and 11 total wins outdoors to dominate the last decade of the SWC. Cuthbert won 11 conference titles during her career, including three each her junior and senior years. She won the 100/200 double in 1985 to go with a win in the 4x100 relay. In 1986, she won the 200 and ran legs on the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. The success she saw as a Longhorn carried over into her professional career. Cuthbert competed in the Olympic Games four times and won a total of three medals, one as a member of a relay team and two of them individually. She made her Olympic debut in 1984 while attending UT and reached the semifinals of the 100 meters. In 1988 she reached the final of the 100 meters, finishing seventh. Cuthbert made the next step during the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when she won silver medals in the 100 and 200 meters. At the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Cuthbert won bronze as a member of the 4x100 relay and finished seventh in the 200 meters. Cuthbert also has won four medals at IAAF World Championships, including gold for the 4x100 relay in 1991. Cuthbert still holds the school record for the 60 yards, a race that has since been discontinued. Her fastest time as a Longhorn in the 200 meters outdoors remains No. 8 on the all-time performers list.
