The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women's Track & Field adds three to 2013-2014 roster
04.22.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country w, Track & Field / Cross Country
April 22, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Women's Track & Field interim head coach Rose Brimmer has announced the addition of two incoming freshman, Nia Dorner and Mary Beth Hamilton, and one transfer, Olivia Mickle, to the Longhorns' roster for the 2013-2014 season.
Dorner, a sprinter out of Cordova High School in Sacramento, Calif., currently holds the No. 1 ranking in the 400 meters among high school girls in the state of California and the No. 8 ranking nationally in 2013. She has competed at the CIF State Track & Field Championships in each of her first three years of high school, most recently finishing runner-up in the 400m as a junior in 2012. Dorner placed sixth in the 400 meters and seventh in the 200 meters during her sophomore campaign and raced in the 100m and 4x100m relay as a freshman.
Hamilton, a middle distance specialist from Highland Park High School in Dallas, was a second-team All-State honoree in cross country in 2011 and 2012 and helped the Lady Scots to three straight cross country state championships her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Hamilton will join Highland Park alumnae Sara Sutherland and Jenna Read on the Longhorn team.
Mickle (Sacramento, Calif.) comes to the Forty Acres to compete with the Longhorns in her final year of eligibility after graduating from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in Biochemical Engineering. Mickle is the school record holder at Brown in the 10,000 meters, originally beating the 30-year-old mark by 40 seconds with a time of 33:59 at the 2012 Stanford Invite. The distance runner was a finalist in the event at the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships and bettered her personal-best and school-record time at this year's Stanford meet, finishing in 33:52.49.
2013-14 Texas Women's Track & Field Recruiting Class
Nia Dorner (Sacramento, Calif./Cordova HS) - Sprints
Lauren Fritz (Cypress, Texas/Cypress Fair HS) - Distance/XC
Mary Beth Hamilton (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS) - Middle Distance/XC
Lexie Hood (Dallas, Texas/Hockaday School) - Distance/XC
Olivia Mickle (Sacramento, Calif./Brown) - Distance/XC
Katie Ruhala (Lucas, Texas/Lovejoy HS) - Distance/XC
Rachel St. Martin (Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS) - Distance/XC
Pamela Uchebo (Lubbock, Texas/Lubbock HS) - Jumps