The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Kody Blackwood
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- McKinney, Texas
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- McKinney North
- Major:
- Management
- 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2025 USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 400H
- 2025 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x400
- 2025 All-SEC Second Team - 400mH
- 2024 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 400mH
- 2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention - 400m Hurdles
2024-25 (Junior)
Outdoor: Became a Texas Relays Champion in the 400-meter hurdles with his PB time of 49.98… Won the 400-meter with a PB time of 46.60 at the Tom Tellez Alumni Invite... Finished 2nd with a PB time of 48.79 in the 400-meter hurdles moving him to No. 3 on UT's all-time performer list, also ran the 400-meter dash (46.70), and was on the 4x400 team that finished 8th (3:04.63) at the Tom Jones Invite…Ran a PB time of 20.99 in the 200-meter and finished 7th in 110-meter hurdles (13.95) at the Texas Invite... Runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships with a personal best time of 48.78, was 11th in the 110mH (13.82) and ran the third leg of the 4x400 (3:04.42) that was fifth... Qualified for both the 400mH and the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Championships...
INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 400m with a time of 47.98 at the Arkansas Invitational... Was fourth in the 200m with a PB time of 21.30, finished third in the 60m Hurdles (7.90) and was on the winning 4x400 relay that finished in 3:08.13 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite...
2023-24 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Made his outdoor opener at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 400-meter hurdles and finished third with a time of 51.67... Finished third in both the 110-meter hurdles (13.75)w and the 400-meter hurdles (51.30) at the Texas Invitational... Finished sixth at the Big 12 Championships in both the 110m-meter hurdles (13.76) and the 400-meter hurdles (50.80)... Finished eighth at the NCAA West Prelims to advance to the NCAA meet... Finished 11th in prelims in the 400mH at the NCAA Championships finishing with a time of 50.14.
INDOOR: Finished second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.90 and sixth in the 300-meter at 34.08 at the Commonwealth College Opener... Finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships with his time of 7.96 and ran a PB in the prelims at 7.83....
2022-23 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Finished the 200m at the Longhorn Invitational with a time of 21.57w... Competed in the 400m at the USF Bulls Invitational and ran a time of 49.33... Competed in three events at the 95th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing 8th in the 110H with a wind-aided time of 14.02 and ran his first collegiate 400H in 51.62, and also ran in the 4x400... Climbed into the top-10 at No. 10 in the Texas record book with his 400mH time of 50.46 at the Tom Jones Memorial... Won the 400mH at the Texas Invitational with his time of 51.36 and ran the 110H in 14.38... Became the No. 9 performer in Texas history in the 400m hurdles with his PB time of 50.04 seconds and finished fourth to score 5 points... Reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 20th as a freshman with his time of 51.18.
INDOOR: Made his collegiate debut in the 60mH at the Big 12 Championships running a time of 7.99, missing the finals by one place...
Prior to Texas: Was the 2022 UIL State Champion in the 300m hurdles... the 400m hurdles U20 National Champion... Competed on Team USA U20 4x400 Champion Team... Holds the McKinney North High School record in the 110m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 400m dash records... Graduated in the top-10 percent of his high school... Son to Michael and Tiffany Blackwood who both ran for the University of Oklahoma.
