The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
03.06.2019 | Forty Acres Insider
Important news, interesting tidbits and exciting stories happening in and around Texas Athletics compiled by Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. [<a href="http://texassports.com/archives.aspx?path=forty_acres_insider">Forty Acres Insider archives</a>]
Greetings Longhorn Nation,
Plans are coming together nicely for our Made in Austin Weekend April 12-14. That's the weekend of the Texas Football Orange-White Game presented by Living Spaces which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Baseball hosts a Big 12 weekend series with K-State, as well. Around those events, we'll be celebrating everything that is awesome about our great city and university -- Bevo Blvd., Longhorn City Limits concerts, live music, food trucks, and tons of fun! Stay tuned to TexasSports.com and our social media platforms for all the latest news about Made in Austin Weekend.
Speaking of celebrations, it was a super weekend on the Forty Acres last week with fans filling the venues and bringing the energy that led to pair of conference championships, an epic Baseball series sweep, and a Men's Basketball conference victory. It was a joy seeing all of you, and we're looking forward to getting together for more excitement all spring.
We have to pay tribute to our legend, the G.O.A.T. and the man I call "Yoda" for the great wisdom he shares with all of us – Coach Eddie Reese. He just led us to our 40th-straight Men's Swimming and Diving conference championship. That's crazy to even think about -- four decades of championships! When he started this run in 1980, folks would share breaking news on pay phones, fax machines delivered the latest results, and we all waited until the next morning to read all about it in our local newspaper. We've come a long way and, through it all, Eddie's teams have set bunches of records and raised lots of trophies. Coach Carol Capitani is on a roll, too, as the Women's squad extended their own streak, decisively claiming their seventh-straight Big 12 Championship. I'm really looking forward to hosting the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in a couple of weeks as the Longhorns compete for National Championships!
That wasn't the only excitement happening last weekend. How about that Baseball team? Coach David Pierce and the squad played great from start to finish and swept No. 2 LSU in this contest of six-time National Champions. The crowds were great, UFCU Disch-Falk Field was electric and, after Sunday's thrilling ninth-inning rally capped by Austin Todd's walk-off RBI single, pandemonium ensued! We added a victory over UTRGV Tuesday and now it's off to Stanford for another big-time series starting Thursday. Good luck to our Horns!
There is so much excitement in the air on the Forty Acres these days! It's truly a great time to be a Longhorn and you are the best fans in America. Thank you for all you do as, together, we continue to put the "T" back in Texas.
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Hook 'em, Horns!
Freshmen to be honored with national awards
Congrats to Football's early enrollees Roschon Johnson and Bru McCoy on their national recognition this week. Wide receiver Bru McCoy will receive The Maxwell Football Club/adidas National High School Offensive Player of the Year Award, while QB Roschon Johnson will be honored as one of five finalists in the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award Class of 2019. We're so fortunate to have these tremendous young men as a part of our program. Read more.
Flannel, Floréal honored by Big 12 Conference
As we head to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, congratulations to Big 12 Women's Freshman of the Year Kynnedy Flannel and Big 12 Women's Coach of the Year Edrick Floréal.
Texas Medal of Arts
Congratulations our very own Minister of Culture, Matthew McConaughey, on his latest honor.
Texas Athletics selects Game Plan for student development programming
Our team, with the help and guidance of Senior Associate Athletics Director Dr. LaToya Smith and her Student Services team, has reached an agreement with Game Plan platform to provide additional tools in its student development programming. Game Plan software helps athletics departments deliver enhanced and customized career development services, online education and mentorship frameworks to student-athletes as a key component of their collegiate experience. Read more.
Texas Relays tickets on sale
Tickets for the 2019 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are on sale now. For the third-straight year, fans can save on all-session tickets ($35 reserved; $15 general admission) by purchasing in advance. This year's meet runs from Wednesday, March 27-Saturday, March 30 and once again welcomes world-class talent in the high school, collegiate and professional ranks. Buy tickets here.
Survey: Go green with Texas Athletics
We know that our fans have tremendous power to help us accomplish our Zero Waste goal by 2020, and we know it is up to us to get our fans there. Texas Athletics wants to see how much fans know about our 'green' initiatives. Knowing where informational barriers lie can help us better target our educational efforts to get our fans onboard. By taking this quick survey, you will aid ongoing research done by the Research & Initiatives team. Take the survey here.
Women's Golf ranked No. 1 by Golfweek
Congratulations to Coach Ryan Murphy and Women's Golf on moving to No. 1 in the latest Golfweek collegiate team rankings. The Longhorns, who have been ranked among the nation's top-10 squads the entire season, were propelled into the country's top spot following a win at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship on Feb. 19. Full rankings here.
Softball's Burnt Orange Weekend
Hope you'll come out and support Texas Softball and Burnt Orange Weekend at Red & Charline McCombs Field. There will be lots of family friendly activities all weekend long. Read more.
