The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Nine members of Women's Track & Field earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
06.12.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country w, Track & Field / Cross Country
June 12, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the 2013 Outdoor All-America honorees this week, with nine members of the Texas Women's Track & Field team earning honors in eight events.
The Longhorns had seven garner first-team accolades by placing in the top eight in their respective events at last week's NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Senior Kendra Chambers and juniors Danielle Dowie and Briana Nelson were placed on the first team for their second straight season as members of the Texas 4x400-meter relay squad, which placed third at the outdoor national meet. Freshman Courtney Okolo joined them on the first team as well. The quartet ranks ninth among Longhorn performers in the mile relay with a time of 3 minutes, 27.64 seconds.
Nelson, sophomore Chamique Francis, senior Chalonda Goodman and sophomore Morgan Snow were also named to the first team for their eighth-place performance in the 4x100m relay in Eugene.
Individually, Dowie earned first-team accolades after finishing eighth in the 400m hurdles, while Okolo's 51.96 in the 400m (fourth) and Snow's 12.88 in the 100m hurdles (fourth) earned them selections.
UT also had five athletes named to the second team. Goodman and Nelson were tabbed to the second team in the 200m and the 400m, respectively. Texas also had a trio of competitors in the field disciplines who earned a spot on the second team, including senior Natasha Masterson (ninth, 13-11.25) and sophomore Kaitlin Petrillose (tied for 13th, 13-7.25) in pole vault and junior Shanay Briscoe (tied for ninth, 5-10.75) in high jump.
2013 DIVISION I OUTDOOR USTFCCCA ALL-AMERICA HONOREES
First Team
Kendra Chambers - 4x400m relay
Danielle Dowie - 400m hurdles, 4x400m relay
Chamique Francis - 4x100m relay
Chalonda Goodman - 4x100m relay
Briana Nelson - 4x400m relay, 4x100m relay
Courtney Okolo - 400m, 4x400m relay
Morgan Snow - 100m hurdles, 4x100m relay
Second Team
Shanay Briscoe - high jump
Chalonda Goodman - 200m
Briana Nelson - 400m
Natasha Masterson - pole vault
Kaitlin Petrillose - pole vault