The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2023
An 11-time All-American and member of the first Texas Women’s Track & Field national title team at the 1982 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Outdoor National Championships, Susan Shurr was a true competitor for the Longhorns from 1982-85. She was also on the 1985 Southwest Indoor and Outdoor Conference Champion teams. Shurr began her career as a Longhorn with a staggering freshman season, helping Texas to a fifth-place finish at the AIAW Indoor Championships and the team’s first national title outdoor, finishing second in the 100-meter dash with her time of 11.833 and fourth in the 200-meter with a time of 23.79 seconds. She also was part of the winning sprint medley relay and the 4x100m relay that same season. In 1984, Shurr was part of the 4x100m relay that finished fourth at the NCAA Championships with their time of 44.62. She continued her success with the track and field program helping Texas transition to the NCAA and post another top-10 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a seventh-place finish. Her final season with the Longhorns in 1985 saw the women finish as the runner-up during the indoor championships with Shurr winning the bronze medal in the 400-meter dash and helping Texas to a sixth-place finish on the 4x400-meter relay with April Cook, Florence Walker and Juliet Cuthbert. She closed out her noteworthy collegiate career helping the Longhorns finish fourth at home at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Shurr ran the second leg of the runner-up 4x100 relay and posted two fourth-place finishes in the 400m (52.80) and the 4x400 relay. She also was part of six Southwest Conference relay titles – 1983’s 4x100, 1984’s indoor and outdoor 4x400, and 1985’s sweep of the 4x400 and the 4x100 outdoor. To date, Shurr still holds the fifth-fastest 60-yard dash time in Texas history at 6.89 seconds and was part of the fifth-fastest distance medley relay team in 1985 that finished in 11:15.50. Shurr was previously a producer for KUSI News in San Diego, Calif., and now lives in Encinitas, Calif., with her family.
