The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Courtney Okolo
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Texas
- High School:
- Newman Smith
• 2016 Rio Olympics Games Gold Medalist (4x400m Relay)
• NCAA Record Holder - Outdoor 400m
• 2014 Bowerman Award Finalist
• 10-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American
• 4-Time NCAA 400m Champion - 2016 Outdoor, 2016 Indoor, 2015 Indoor & 2014 Outdoor
• 3-Time NCAA 4x400m Champion - 2016 Indoor, 2015 Indoor & 2014 Outdoor
• 2016 USTFCCCA Women's Track Athlete of the Year
• 2016 USTFCCCA First-Team All-American - 400m
• 2016 USTFCCCA First-Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
• 2016 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x100m Relay
• 2013 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 400m
• Two-time Big 12 Outdoor Champion (2016 4x100 relay; 2016 400m)
• 2015 & 2013 Big 12 Indoor champion - 4x400m Relay
• 2015 Big 12 Indoor champion - 600yd
• 2013 Pan American Junior Champion - 400m, 4x400m Relay
• 2013 USA Junior Champion - 400m
• 2015 NACAC Games Champion - 400m, 4x400m Relay (meet records)
• 2015 & 2014 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Career Bests
Outdoor:
200m: 22.93
400m: 49.71 (NCAA Record)
Indoor:
60m: 7.52
200m: 23.45
400m: 50.69 (School Record)
600yd: 1:18.24
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Was a member of Team USA's 4x400m relay team that won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, finishing with a time of 3:19.06
• Won gold in the 400m finals at the NCAA Championships with a time of 50.36, the no. 10 performance in collegiate history
• Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that won gold at the NCAA Championships, finishing with a time of 3:27.64
• Recorded the fastest NCAA semifinal time ever with a mark of 50.48 in the 400m semifinals
• Won her 3rd Big 12 title (conference record) in the 400m final with a winning time of 50.76
• Ran on winning 4x100m relay team that ran 44.05 at the Big 12 Championships
• Placed 3rd in the 200m final at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 23.25
• Finished 1st as a member of the Texas A 4x100 relay team with a time of 44.47 at the 107th Drake Relays
• Was a member of the Texas A 4x400 relay team that finished 2nd at the 107th Drake Relays with a time of 3:34.11
• Broke her own collegiate record at LSU Alumni Gold in the 400m Section A with a time of 49.71
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team that won the event at LSU Alumni Gold with a team time of 3:27.29
• Was a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished 2nd at LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 43.81
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team set a team mark of 3:26.54 in the Sanya Richards-Ross Invitational relay at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, winning the event and recording the no. 6 performance in school history
• Member of the Texas A relay team that finishing second in the Invitational 4x200m relay with a team time of 1:32.60
Indoor:
• NCAA Champion in the 400m with a mark of 50.69, a new personal best, school best, and the no. 3 performance in the NCAA history
• Member of the NCAA Champion 4x400 relay team that finished with a team mark of 3:28.27, the 9th NCAA Indoor 4x400 title in school history
• Won the 400m with a world-leading time of 51.06 at the Big 12 Championships, which marked meet and school records
• Won the 200m with a mark of 22.79 at the Big 12 Championships, making her the no. 3 performer in school history and meet record holder for the event
• Helped the Texas A 4x400 relay team set a mark of 3:27.94 at the Tyson Invitational, the 4th-best time set in the NCAA all-time.
• Member of the 1st place 4x400m relay team that set a meet record time of 3:33.80 at the Texas A&M 11-Team Invitational
• Member of the 1st place 4x400m relay team that set a facility record time of 3:34.36 at the Power Five Invitational
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Member of the first place 4x100m relay team that ran 43.70 at the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that won the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 3:29.65. Back-to-back Texas Relays wins in this event.
• Member of the winning 4x100m relay team that ran 43.61 at the Texas Invitational
• Won the 400m and set a facility record at the Michael Johnson Classic with a time of 50.99
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed 2nd at the Penn Relays with a time of 44.36
• Member of the back-to-back winning 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:29.46 at the Penn Relays
• Won the 400m with a time of 51.55 at the Big 12 Championship
• Member of the 1st place 4x400m relay team at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:30.61
Indoor:
• Place 1st in the 600yd with a time of 1:19.85 at the Rod McCravy Memorial
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that earned 2nd place at the Arkansas-Texas Dual meet with a time of 3:40.13
• Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed 3rd with a time of 3:30.80 at the Rod McCravy Memorial
• Ran a time of 51.35 in the 400 meters at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
• Earned 1st place in the 400m at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 51.65
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that won the Tyson Invitational with a time of 3:29.36
• Won the 600yd with a personal best time of 1:18.24 at the Big 12 Championships
• Earned 4th place in the 400m at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 53.23
• Member of the 4x400m relay team that won the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:34.72
• Won the 400m and set a personal record with a time of 51.12 at the NCAA Championships, the No. 2 time in school history.
• Member of the victorious 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Set an NCAA record in the 400m in winning the Big 12 Championship with a time of 50.03 seconds, breaking the previous record set in 2005
• Broke NCAA Championships meet record to win the 400m in 50.23 seconds
• Ran on 4x400m relay that won NCAA Championships with meet record time of 3:24.21
• Member of 4x100m relay that finished 3rd at NCAA Championships in 43.19
• 4x100m won Big 12 Championships in 43.54
• 4x400m team set meet record at prestigious Penn Relays
• 4x400m also won Texas Relays in 3:26.38
• Won every 400m race she ran but both rounds at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds when she was 2nd
• Finished 3rd at Big 12 Championships in 200m with time of 23.17 seconds
Indoor:
• Finished 4th in 400m at NCAA Championships with time of 51.97 seconds
• Helped 4x400m relay finish 2nd at NCAA meet in 3:27.42
• 4x400m finished 2nd at Big 12 Championships
• Also finished 2nd in 400m at Big 12 meet with season best time 51.56 and 6th in 200m
• Won 400m at New Mexico Collegiate Invitational
• Took 2nd at Tyson Invitational
• 4x400m won Tyson Invitational in 3:30.12 and New Mexico Collegiate in 3:32.80
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Completed a breakout freshman season running for Team USA at the Pan American Games, where she placed 1st in the 400m and 4x400m relay
• Qualified for Pan Am Games by winning the USA Junior title in the event by more than a second with a career-best time of 51.04
• The mark made her the 8th-fastest performer in U.S. junior history, was her 5th PR in the event in 7 races and landed her 3rd in UT program history
• Competed in all 7 collegiate meets and established herself as the team’s top 400m runner, notching 8 of UT’s top 10 times in the event over the course of the season
• Finished 4th in 400m at NCAA Championships in 51.96
• Also ran the opening leg of the 3rd place-finishing 4x400m relay (3:27.98)
• Finished 3rd in 400m (52.65), 6th in 200m (23.76) and runner-up in the 4x400m relay (3:32.15) at Big 12 Championships
• Came in 6th in the 400m (53.12) and 7th in the 200m (23.86) at the Longhorn Invitational
• Marked her first 400m victory (52.52) in burnt orange at the Texas Invitational
• Registered 4th-place finishes in the 100m (PR, 12.18) and 200m (23.56) at the Aztec Invitational
Indoor:
• 4x400m relay team placed 3rd at the NCAA Championships in a time of 3:30.63 and claimed the Big 12 title with a time of 3:33.54
• Finished 15th in 400m at NCAA Championships in 52.72
• Finished 2nd in 400m and 6th in 200m at Big 12 Championships
• Took 3rd in the 400m (53.09) at the Arkansas Final Qualifier and Tyson Invitational (53.12)
• Ran to 3rd place in the 400m (53.10) and 4th in the 200m (23.89) at the Razorback Invitational
• Came in 3rd in the 400m (53.52) at the Leonard Hilton Invitational and finished the event in 54.26 for 2nd at the Crimson Tide Indoor in her first collegiate race
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Ran track for Newman Smith High School
• Finished the season ranked 3rd in the nation in the 400m in both her junior and senior years
• 3-time UIL 4A state champion in the 400m
• Also won state titles in the 4x400m relay as a junior and in the 200m and 4x400m as a senior
PERSONAL
• Parents are David and Comfort Okolo
• Siblings are Tia, Emeka and Stephanie
• Majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in African and African Disapora Studies
