The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Connor Ward
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Flower Mound
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
• 2015 Academic All-Big 12 (Track & Field)
• 2015, 2013 Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)
Career Bests
Outdoor:
1500m: 4:30.01
3000m: 10:03.14
5000m: 16:55.06
Indoor:
Mile: 4:54.76
3000m: 9:40.21
5000m: 16:59.17
Cross Country:
5k: 18:02.18
6k: 21:50.0
2015-16
Cross Country:
• Ran in all seven meets for the Longhorns
• Claimed 28th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 21:50.1
• Finished 43rd at NCAA South Central Regional Championships
• Finished a team-best 192nd at the NCAA Championships in 21:32.8
• Opened the season with a 3rd place overall finish in the Texas Invitational with a time of 11:08.44
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Crossed 5th at Texas Invitational in 1500m
• Ran on 4x800m relay that finished 7th at Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and on DMR that was 5th
• Ran on 4x1500m relay at Penn Relays that finished 6th
• Ran season best time 4:30.13 in 1500m to finish 9th at Longhorn Invitational
• Finished 12th in 5000m and 15th in 1500m at Big 12 Championships
Indoor:
• Member of the 2nd place Distance Medley Relay (DMR) that ran 12:07.61 to place 2nd at the Arkansas-Texas Dual meet
• Finished 11th in mile at Big 12 Championships with personal best time 4:54.76
• Crossed 14th in 3000m at Big 12 Championships
• Opened season 4th in mile at Arkansas-Texas Dual
• Ran personal best time 9:40.21 to finish 14th at Meyo Invitational
Cross Country:
• Finished 22nd at Pre-NCAA Invitational
• Crossed 47th at Big 12 Championships
• Finished 55th at NCAA South Central Regional Championships
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Finished 9th in 5,000m at Big 12 Championships with time of 17:37.02, als finished 13th in 1,500m in 4:34.51
• Ran personal best 16:55.06 to finish 11th in 5,000m at Stanford Invitational
• Personal best 4:30.01 in 1,500m at Longhorn Invitational finished second
• Also finished second at Texas Invitational
• Ran on 4x800m relay team that finished second at Texas Relays and distance medley that came in sixth
• DMR also finished fifth at Penn Relays
Indoor:
• Ran personal best 4:56.12 to finish 11th in the mile at Big 12 Championships
• Also ran personal best in 3,000m to finish 13th at Big 12 meet in 9:43.88
• Opened season with fourth place finish at Arkansas Dual in mile
• Crossed fifth in 3,000m at Iowa State Classic
• Ran on distance medley relay that finished second at Arkansas Dual
Cross Country:
• Competed in 3 meets
• Raced at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational where she came in 167th-place with at time of 22:47
• 7th-place at the Texas Invitational in 18:02.18
• Placed 10th at the Ricardo Romo Classic with a 5K time of 19:14.1
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Ran a 5000m season-best time of 17:01.91 at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Recorded a time of 17:30.26 to finish 16th in the 5000m at Big 12 Championships
• Clocked a 17:36.46 in the 5K at the Texas Relays
• Ran 10:03.14 in 3000m to open the season at the Aztec Invitational
Indoor:
• Ran a season-best 4:56.62 in the mile at the Big 12 Championships, placing ninth in the prelims
• Also ran the 3,000m in 9:51.11 (20th) at the conference meet
• Finished 12th in the mile at the Husky Classic and Razorback Invitational
• Ran a 5:04.67 mile at the Leonard Hilton Invitational
Cross Country:
• Finished 4th at the 5K Concordia Invitational in 18:59.77
2011-12
Outdoor:
• Ran a 4:46.76 in the 1,500m at the Longhorn Invitational for second place
• Finished sixth in the 1,500m at the Texas Invitational with a season-best time of 4:37.34
• Recorded a season-best 17:41.86 in the 5,000m at Texas Relays
• Posted a time of 4:38.47 at the TCU Invitational for a third-place finish
Indoor:
• Did not compete (Redshirt season)
Cross Country:
• Completed the 5K Concordia Invitational in 19:06.36, placing 12th
• Crossed the 2-mile Johnny Morris Invite finish line in 13th place in 12:06.40
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Regional qualifier and letterwinner in cross country and track for all four years of high school
• Notched first place in the 1,600m with a time of 4:54, third in the 3,200m with a time of 10:37, and 13th overall at the 2011 state meet as a senior
• Awarded Most Valuable Player in cross country for two consecutive years as a junior and senior
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Mary Ward and Bill Troxler
• Has 2 siblings, Elton and Wesley
• Uncle, Bobby Moeck, competed in shot put at Texas Tech
• Involved in Young Life at UT
• Majoring in Health Promotion with a minor in Spanish
