The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Logan Popelka
- Hometown:
- Wylie, Texas
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Previous School:
- Boston University
- Major:
- Exercise Science
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
- 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second Team All-American - 4x400
- 2024 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400)
Prior to Texas: Boston University
• Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week: Outdoor (4.18.23)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Outdoor (4.4.23, 4.18.23, 4.25.23
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Indoor (12.6.22, 1.24.23, 2.7.23, 2.14.23
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2023: 4x100m relay)
• First Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2023: 400m)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Meet: Indoor (2023)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023)
2024-25 (Junior)
Outdoor: Recorded a PB time of 20.72 in the 200-meter final at the Texas Relays and was a part of the 4x100 relay (39.44) that finished 3rd...Finished 5th in the 400-meter with a time of 45.59 and was also on the 4x100 team finished 7th (39.01) and the 4x400 team that finished 8th (3:04.63) at the Tom Jones Invite…Competed in the 200-meter and was a part of the 4x100 team that finished 1st with a time of 39.47 at the Texas Invite... Finished 23rd in the 400m prelims with a time of 46.44 and helped UT finish 4th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:04.42 at the SEC Championships... Competed in the open 400-meter at the NCAA West Prelims and helped Texas advance to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400-meter relay finishing with a time of 3:02.55... Helped Texas finish 12th at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 with a time of 3:04.15.
INDOOR: Ran the 12th-fastest time in the 300m in NCAA history with a winning time of 32.54 and helped UT win the 4x400 in 3:09.85... Won the 300m (32.87) and the ran the anchor leg of the winning 4x400 relay (3:08.45) at the Arkansas Invitational... Moved to No. 4 on the UT All-Time Performer list in both the 200-meter (20.77) and the 400-meter (45.97) and was part of the winning 4x400 relay (3:08.13) at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite... Was ninth in the 400-meter with a time of 46.63 at the NM Collegiate Classic... Ran anchor of the 4x400 relay that finished in 3:06.75 at the Tiger Paw Invite - the 16th fastest time in UT history... Finished 6th in the 400-meter finals with a time of 46.21 at the SEC Championships...
(2023-24) Sophomore:
OUTDOOR: Helped Texas finish as the runner-up in the 4x100 with a time of 39.74 at the Texas Relays and second in the 4x400 with a time of 3:04.11... Finished third in the 400m with a time of 46.36 and helped UT finish second in the 4x100 with a time of 40.18 at the Mt. SAC Relays... Finished third in the 400-meter at the Texas Invitational with a time of 46.57.. Finished third in both the 400m (45.62) and the 4x400 (3:05.08) at the Big 12 Championships... Set a personal best in the 400m prelims at the NCAA West Prelims (45.23) and helped UT advance to the NCAA Championships in the 4x400... Finished 17th in the 400m open (46.06) and helped UT finish sixth in the 4x400 relay (3:01.41) at the NCAA Championships.
Indoor: Made his Texas debut at the Commonwealth College Opener in the 300m with a time of 34.05... Finished fourth at the NM Collegiate Classic in the 400m with his time of 46.56... Won the Eagle Elite Invite in the 400m with his time of 46.66 and helped the 4x400 relay set the UT program record with a time of 3:03.93... Finished sixth in th 400m at the Big 12 Championships with his PB time of 46.21 and helped Texas finish third in the 4x400 with a time of 3:04.98...
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
During the outdoor season, anchored the winning 4x100m relay at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 40.36 … At the PL meet, set a personal best time of 10.55 in the 100m prelims before finishing seventh in the finals … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary in the 400m … Recorded a 45.96 in the 400m at the Michael Johnson Invitational for a personal best and second all-time at BU in the event … Notched a personal best time of 20.72 in the 200m at the UConn Northeast Challenge for the second-best mark in BU history … During the indoor season, won the 400m at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 46.87 to set the meet and facility (Navy) records … Finished third in the 200m (21.48) at the PL Championships … Was a member of the 4x400m relay (3:12.47) that took sixth at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational … Won the 400m (47.14) and joined the winning 4x400 relay (3:12.76) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic … Set two personal bests at the BU Sharon Colyear Danville Season Opener with a victory in the 300m (33.48) and a second-place finish in the 60m (6.84).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran track at Wylie High School and with Team Quest club ... 2x Team Quest MVP ... As a senior, was the state runner-up in the 400m ... Member of the first place 4x100m team at the AAU Junior Olympics ... As a junior, was a 2x All-American at the AAU Junior Olympics and a state qualifier ... As a freshman, was a 2x All-American at the AAU Junior Olympics and was named Newcomer of the Year ... Also played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 9, 2003 ... Son of Shannon Price and Robert Popelka Jr. ... Grandfather, Robert, played college football at SMU and was drafted in the NFL ... Relative Ashley Cooper (formerly Popelka) ran collegiate track ...
