Check out the 33 athlete video memories. Explore a particular year’s highlights, or compare the jumps athletes to the distance crew. See how many broke the four-minute mile or how many jumped over 8 meters.
NEW ON THE SITEYEAR BY YEAR RAZORBACK TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
COACH
Edrick Floreal
COACH FLOREAL MAY HOLD THE REINS OF THE LONGHORNS’ TRACK PROGRAMS BUT HE WILL ALWAYS BE A RAZORBACK. HE IS ONE OF THE ICONS OF THE RAZORBACK PROGRAM. CHECK OUT HIS PERFORMANCES AS A RAZORBACK IN THE “ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS” TAB AND THE SUCCESS PERIOD.
DURING HIS TIME IN FAYETTEVILLE, HE WON THREE CONSECUTIVE NCAA OUTDOOR TRIPLE JUMP TITLES AND TWO CONSECUTIVE OUTDOOR TRIPLE JUMP TITLES. HE WAS RUNNER-UP IN THE NCAA LONG JUMP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF 3 NCAA WINNING TEAMS.
FIVE
Coach McDonnell’s teams won 5 triple crowns – National titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor track in the same academic year. UTEP won 3 triple crowns. No other school has managed the feat.
42
Track teams under Coach McDonnell won 42 NCAA titles. Including, 12-consecutive indoor track championships (1984-1995), the longest string of national titles by any school in any sport in collegiate history.
A Tribute to John McDonnell
John hopes he made a difference in young people’s lives. Indeed you did John. INDEED YOU DID.
To Share Your Recollections
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SET UP YOUR PHONE IN A BRIGHT INDOOR AREA
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RECORD YOUR ANSWERS TO 8 QUESTIONS
