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There is a lot of movement right now with the new roster limits; lots of cuts, transfers, etc.  It's a tough, transitional summer for a lot of college track athletes.

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18 hours ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

There is a lot of movement right now with the new roster limits; lots of cuts, transfers, etc.  It's a tough, transitional summer for a lot of college track athletes.

That's true for all the non revenue sports. Swim and Dive, T&,F, Tennis, etc.

On 7/22/2025 at 1:16 PM, Nigel Tufnel said:

There is a lot of movement right now with the new roster limits; lots of cuts, transfers, etc.  It's a tough, transitional summer for a lot of college track athletes.

Something happened with NIL based on our recruiting and transfer classes. Somebody received the message the results werent good enough this past season. The Letsrun track forum is already talking about how the men's team will be a major factor next year based on all the additions. 

 

 

Edited by avidhornslurker

The new throws coach is already having an impact. Giovanna Meeks transferred to Texas. Finished 5th in the hammer at the outdoor championships. She could finish 1st or 2nd next year because 3 were seniors that finished above her. 

The womens team has a lot of potential next year. 

9 minutes ago, Js1 said:

I see one “big name” to Texas on that page and a lot of names leaving Texas 

No big names have left the mens team. Only 1 on the womens team.  Other than that its all fodder thats transferred. The mens team finished 31st at the outdoor championships for a reason. The talent wasnt very good. Texas did what they needed to do which was upgrade and shed roster fat.

On the mens side there are only a couple of athletes worth mentioning as big names. 

On 6/24/2025 at 6:26 PM, warhorn8 said:

I know he has signed a lot of Europeans to come in on the men’s side. Some of them have elite times. He also just signed a kid from Jamaica that ran a 13.11 in the 110 hurdles which I think was their U18 record. Think he also runs a 10.34 100, which would probably help the 4x100.

The men and women have top recruiting classes. Women probably the top class and men top 5. Something changed with NIL. 

 

Flo's approach on the mens side is to grab all these "older" Europeans in the 20 to 24 range. 

Saino ran a 48.61 in the 400MH last week at the U23 EU championships. 

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9 hours ago, avidhornslurker said:

Flo's approach on the mens side is to grab all these "older" Europeans in the 20 to 24 range. 

Saino ran a 48.61 in the 400MH last week at the U23 EU championships. 

I was at a track get together with several parents of current college athletes.  To a person, all of them mentioned coaches telling them the recruiting priorities in order are: International, portal, HS athletes in top 10-15 nationally.  

The trimming of rosters is mandatory with the new roster limits. Recruiting for HS track will look a lot like baseball, with lower level schools being the “minors.”  Many also think you will see an increase in injuries with smaller rosters and asking more of certain athletes to double or triple up in events.

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That article is funny. It had to be written by his team. Using UT all-time pole vault and high jump records in events Texas has never cared about is something. I'm sure he will continue to put out some banger tiktoks in Lubbock while not even qualifying for the NCAA championships. 

On 8/9/2025 at 9:17 PM, avidhornslurker said:

in events Texas has never cared about is something

Olympian Andra Manson is offended.

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Big addition. She finished 10th in the hammer at the outdoor championships as a freshman. Between Savva and Meeks, Texas could score a bunch of points in the hammer. 

The womens team has a real path to a national title this year if the young sprinters live up to the hype because youre looking at around 35 to 40 points in the field events. 

This bodes well for another possible Directors Cup victory, especially considering how close USC came to winning.  Track is really important to the overall results because you have 400 points at stake for men and women's results, indoor and outdoor.

On 8/19/2025 at 12:00 PM, chiu1040 said:

This bodes well for another possible Directors Cup victory, especially considering how close USC came to winning.  Track is really important to the overall results because you have 400 points at stake for men and women's results, indoor and outdoor.

Texas has some juice on the womens side.

Meeks --hammer finished 5th at outdoor championships. 3 people ahead of her graduated.

Savva--hammer finished 10th at outdoor championships. 6 people ahead of her graduated.

Ndubuisi--shot put finished 3rd at outdoor championships. Both ahead of her graduated.

Foster--long jump finished 7th at outdoor championships. 3 people ahead of her graduated. Foster wasn't healthy either.

Davis--200m finished 6th at outdoor championships. 

I don't know why Garrett transferred. With the young sprinters and her, Texas would definitely be the national title favorites. Still will be right in the mix. 

Edited by avidhornslurker

For Texas, it will likely come down to how they use Cooper. 

She just ran a time that would have finished 4th at the outdoor championships in the 200M as a high senior. She's coming to Texas to prepare for the Olympics. Will Flo use her in the relays and 400M or will they not push her? 

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