The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Sixteen Longhorns earn USTFCCCA All-America honors
06.16.2014 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Akinosun leads the way with nation’s-best four first-team accolades, Okolo and Baisden with three apiece
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association officially announced Monday the 2014 NCAA outdoor All-America honorees, with 16 members of the Texas team earning accolades in 15 events.
The Longhorns had 10 athletes garner first-team accolades by placing in the top eight in either an individual or relay event at last week's NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Six athletes received second-team honors for placing between ninth and 16th.
Morolake Akinosun led the way with four first-team honors, including a second-place showing in the 100 meters and running the third leg of the victorious 4x400-meter relay during the final day of action Saturday.
Courtney Okolo and Kendall Baisden collected three first-team honors apiece. Okolo won the 400 meters in 50.23 seconds, tied for the fifth-best time in collegiate history, and ran the anchor on the victorious 4x400-meter, which clocked the second-best time – 3:24.21 – on record.
Akinosun joined Olivia Ekpone of Texas A&M as the only female athletes with a meet-best four first-team All-America honors.
Akinson (16) and Okolo (14) combined for 30 points, which was second in the meet among duos to Jenna Prandini (24) and Laura Roesler (11.5) of Oregon who combined for 35.5. This is the first time the Longhorns had two female athletes score 14 or more points at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Akinosun's point total is sixth on the UT all-time women's list at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Okolo is tied for seventh. Carlette Guidry (1991) and Juliette Cuthbert (1986) share the record with 22.5.
Morgan Snow (100mh, 4x100m relay) and Briana Nelson (400m, 4x400m relay) each secured two first-team All-America honors.
The Longhorns posted four national titles during the four-day meet. Ryan Crouser won the shot put and Marielle Hall captured the 5,000 meters.
The women finished second and men 11th. The women finished second and men 11th. The women had their best finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships since winning the title in 2006. It was their second top-five showing since that title (fifth in 2009). The UT men finished among the top 15 at the outdoor national meet for the fourth-straight year and eighth time in the last 11 years.
Athletes earned an honorable mention nod for advancing to the NCAA meet, but not placing among the top 16.
First-Team USTFCCCA All-Americans
Women
• Morolake Akinosun – 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
• Kendall Baisden – 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
• Shanay Briscoe – high jump
• Marielle Hall – 5,000m
• Briana Nelson – 400m, 4x400m relay
• Courtney Okolo – 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
• Morgan Snow – 100mh, 4x100m relay
Men
• Ryan Crouser – shot put
• Johannes Hock – decathlon
• Reese Watson – pole vault
Second-Team USTFCCCA All-Americans
Women
• Danielle Dowie – 400mh
• Olivia Mickle – 10,000m
Men
• Zack Bilderback – 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans – 100m
• Wolf Mahler – decathlon
• Will Spence – discus
Honorable Mention
Women
• Melissa Gonzalez – 400mh
• Katie Hoaldridge – 800m
• Kaitlin Petrillose – pole vault
• Ashley Spencer – 400m
Men
• Charles Anumnu – 4x100m relay
• Zack Bilderback – 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
• Josh Brudnick – 4x400m relay
• Pieter Conradie – 4x400m relay
• Fabian Jara Dohmann – javelin
• Senoj-Jay Givans – 200m, 4×100m relay
• Chris Irvin – 4×100m relay, 4×400 Relay
