The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026-27 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Hudson Bennett
- Hometown:
- Burnet
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Burnet
- Major:
- Finance
Personal Bests & Results via TFRRS
- 2025 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region Honors
- 2x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025, 2026)
- 2026 CSC Academic All-District
- 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
- 2025-26 SEC Track & Field/Cross Country Community Service Team
2026-27 (Senior)
Cross Country: Opened the season with a third-place finish at the Floyd Farms Invitational with a time of 16:15.4 on the 3.11-mile course ... Placed 16th at the Texas A&M Invitational with an 8K time of 24:51.1 to help lead Texas to a second-place team finish.
2025-26 (Junior)
Outdoor: Won the 1,500 meters at the UTSA Invitational with a personal-best time of 3:49.87 … Placed second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Texas Relays with a time of 9:06.24 and helped the Longhorns finish fourth in the distance medley relay … Set a personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:49.94 at the Bryan Clay Invitational and added a personal-best 3:46.99 in the 1,500 meters … Posted personal bests in the 800 meters (1:55.91) and 1,500 meters (3:46.93) at the Texas Invitational, finishing third in both events … Placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 8:37.71, improving his personal best by 12 seconds and moving to No. 8 on Texas’ all-time performers list … Competed at the NCAA West First Round, running 9:11.51 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Indoor: Set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:08.61 and ran the opening leg of the distance medley relay at the Razorback Invitational … Finished 11th in the mile at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 4:08.97 … Ran a career-best 4:08.38 in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships and helped the Longhorns finish eighth in the distance medley relay.
Cross Country: Opened the season with a sixth-place finish at the Stormy Seas Opener in 15:12.81 … Ran 20:59.9 in the 4-mile race at the UIW Invitational … Set a personal best in the 8K with a time of 24:12.9 at the Chile Pepper Festival, finishing 11th … Ran 24:16.0 at the Pre-National Meet … Finished 48th overall and fourth among Longhorns at the SEC Championships with a time of 24:26.2 … Finished 22nd overall and third among Longhorns at the NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 30:30.7.
2024-25 (Sophomore):
Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 1,500 meters at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational … Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:41.62 at the Texas Relays … Set a personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:02.23 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … Finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Texas Invitational with a time of 9:18.08 … Placed 12th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 9:00.17.
Indoor: Made his track debut for the Longhorns at the Razorback Invitational, running the 3,000 meters in 8:25.83 … Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:16.62 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Cross Country: Opened his sophomore season with a personal-best 5K time of 15:10.8 at the Stormy Seas Opener … Helped Texas finish fourth at the Cowboy Jamboree, running 25:13.1 in the 8K … Ran 25:40.1 in the 8K at the Wisconsin Pre-National Meet.
2023-24 (Freshman):
Cross Country: Made his collegiate debut at the Cowboy Jamboree, finishing 19th with a time of 25:20.9 … Competed in the B 8K race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, finishing in 26:16.3 … Set a personal best in the 8K at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24:37.0, finishing 57th.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Competed at Burnet High School … Three-time UIL 4A state champion … 2023 UIL 4A 1,600-meter state champion with a time of 4:19.37 … 2022 UIL 4A 3,200-meter state champion with a time of 9:22.86 and runner-up in the 1,600 meters with a time of 4:19.83 … 2021 UIL 4A 3,200-meter state champion with a time of 9:33.25 and finished third in the 1,600 meters in 4:23.96 … Won the 2020 UIL Region 3 Cross Country Championships 3-mile race … 5,000-meter UIL 4A District 19 champion with a time of 16:25.50 … Nine-time district champion … Three-time area champion … 10-time regional qualifier … UIL 6A State Cross Country finalist … Recorded personal bests of 4:19.37 in the 1,600 meters, 9:22.86 in the 3,200 meters and 16:25.50 in the 5K.
PERSONAL
Graduated in the top 3% of his class … Son of Stacy and David Bennett … Brother to Gracyn and Hays Bennett … Great-grandson of Tex Robertson, a legendary Texas men’s swimming coach.
