Initial Qualifiers announced for Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
More than 7,500 athletes to compete in prestigious meet
High School Boys, University/College Men, Invitational Men
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are set to take place next week, running Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The 89th running of the meet has drawn strong representation from the state of Texas but has also brought in athletes from around the globe. With the Olympic Games approaching this summer in Rio, the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will be bigger than ever before and will feature more Olympic hopefuls as well.
Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687 high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.
Some notable qualifiers include:
Current Longhorns
• Morolake Akinosun: 2014 & 2015 NCAA champion – 4x400m relay, back-to-back Texas Relays 100m champion
• Courtney Okolo: six-time NCAA champion (2014 outdoor 400m; 2014 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2015 & 2016 indoor 400m; 2015 & 2016 indoor 4x400m relay)
• Teahna Daniels: 2016 NCAA indoor champion – 60m (second freshman ever to win)
• Zack Bilderback: 2016 NCAA indoor champion 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans: 2015 NCAA outdoor 4th place 100m
• Byron Robinson: top-seed in 400m hurdles
• Ariel Jones: Big 12 400m hurdles champion
Former Longhorns
• Hayden Baillio: four-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Kendra Chambers: eight-time All-American (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay)
• Ryan Crouser: four-time NCAA shot put champion (2013 outdoor; 2014 indoor; 2014 outdoor, 2016 indoor), collegiate record holder indoors
• Marquise Goodwin: 2012 Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion in long jump
• Chalonda Goodman: multiple All-America honors in 100m, 4x100m
• Leo Manzano: 2012 Olympic silver medalist in 1,500 meters; five-time NCAA champion
• Kaitlin Petrillose: 2014 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Jacob Thormaehlen: five-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Morgan Snow: two-time Big 12 champion
• Ashley Spencer: two-time NCAA 400-meter outdoor champion (2012-13)
• Christy Udoh: 2012 Olympian
Non-UT Professional Athletes
• Kelly Ann Baptiste: 2008 Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist 100m, 4x100
• Shawn Barber: 2015 World Champion, NCAA & Canadian record holder in pole vault
• Carmelita Correa: Mexican record holder in pole vault
• AG Kruger: 3-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Sandi Morris: 2016 USATF Indoor Champion, NCAA record holder indoors in pole vault
• David Oliver: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in 110m hurdles
• Laura Roesler: 2014 Bowerman winner, 2016 World Indoor Championships 4th place 800m, two-time NCAA champion 800m
• Wallace Spearmon: 2-time Olympian in 200m, 4th place in 2012
• Charles Silmon: 2013 NCAA 100m champion, 2013 World Championship silver medalist 4x100
• Jenn Suhr: Olympic gold medalist, indoor world record holder in pole vault
• Ameer Webb: three-time NCAA champion in 200m
• Multiple members of the Japanese National Team, including Yoshihide Kiryu who equaled the World junior 100-meter record (10.01) in 2013. Seeking to become first Japanese to run sub-10.
Notable Collegians
• Bradley Adkins (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA high jump runner-up indoor and outdoor
• Cameron Burrell (Houston): 2016 NCAA indoor runner-up 60m
• Hannah Carson (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA javelin runner-up
• Trey Culver (Texas Tech): 2016 NCAA indoor high jump champion
• Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron): 2015 NCAA indoor high jump runner-up, 2016 3rd place
• Tevin Hester (Clemson): 2016 NCAA indoor 6th place 60m, 2015 outdoor 6th place 100m
• Jarrion Lawson (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor long jump champion
• Sam Mattis (Penn): 2015 NCAA discus champion, No. 2 all-time in NCAA (221-3)
• Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin): 2015 NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, indoor collegiate record holder
• Clive Pullen (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor triple jump champion
• Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M): back-to-back NCAA discus champion
• Alexis Weeks (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Taliyah Brooks, Leigha Brown, Alex Gochenour, Payton Stumbaugh (Arkansas): all 2016 All-Americans indoors in pentathlon
Final competitor lists will be announced Tuesday.
The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events.
Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.
The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the High School and University/College levels. Several other premier High School events will be featured on Friday night, including the 1,600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 300m hurdles.
Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. with the High School 3,200-meter races. The Saturday portion of the High School 4x100-meter relay events will lead into an exciting, action-packed day. The Men's and Women's Elite Pole Vault competitions will feature multiple Olympians and even world record holders. The Men's Elite Pole Vault starts at 1:30 p.m. with 2015 world champion Shawn Barber in action with multiple Olympians. The Women's event will be at 4:45 p.m. and all three American women to ever clear 16 feet will be in action.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained at the Mike A. Myers Stadium Box office during the event or can be purchased in advance at TexasSports.com or by calling the UT Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 982-2386 or (512) 471-3333. Fans can attend the event free of charge on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 with $20 reserved seating and $10 general admission tickets available for Friday and Saturday. All-session passes can also be purchased for $40 (reserved seats) and $20 (general admission). Single-day tickets go on sale Monday.
Television Coverage
For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.
Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)
Austin Urban Music Festival
For the 11th straight year, the Austin Urban Music Festival will be held the same weekend as the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The two-day festival begins Friday, April 1 and will be held at Auditorium Shores. For more information, click here.
Texas Relays Headquarters
Up-to-date information, including links to tickets, schedules and history, as well as qualifiers, heat sheets and results, can be found at Texas Relays Headquarters.
Initial Qualifiers announced for Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
More than 7,500 athletes to compete in prestigious meet
High School Boys, University/College Men, Invitational Men
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are set to take place next week, running Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The 89th running of the meet has drawn strong representation from the state of Texas but has also brought in athletes from around the globe. With the Olympic Games approaching this summer in Rio, the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will be bigger than ever before and will feature more Olympic hopefuls as well.
Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687 high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.
Some notable qualifiers include:
Current Longhorns
• Morolake Akinosun: 2014 & 2015 NCAA champion – 4x400m relay, back-to-back Texas Relays 100m champion
• Courtney Okolo: six-time NCAA champion (2014 outdoor 400m; 2014 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2015 & 2016 indoor 400m; 2015 & 2016 indoor 4x400m relay)
• Teahna Daniels: 2016 NCAA indoor champion – 60m (second freshman ever to win)
• Zack Bilderback: 2016 NCAA indoor champion 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans: 2015 NCAA outdoor 4th place 100m
• Byron Robinson: top-seed in 400m hurdles
• Ariel Jones: Big 12 400m hurdles champion
Former Longhorns
• Hayden Baillio: four-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Kendra Chambers: eight-time All-American (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay)
• Ryan Crouser: four-time NCAA shot put champion (2013 outdoor; 2014 indoor; 2014 outdoor, 2016 indoor), collegiate record holder indoors
• Marquise Goodwin: 2012 Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion in long jump
• Chalonda Goodman: multiple All-America honors in 100m, 4x100m
• Leo Manzano: 2012 Olympic silver medalist in 1,500 meters; five-time NCAA champion
• Kaitlin Petrillose: 2014 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Jacob Thormaehlen: five-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Morgan Snow: two-time Big 12 champion
• Ashley Spencer: two-time NCAA 400-meter outdoor champion (2012-13)
• Christy Udoh: 2012 Olympian
Non-UT Professional Athletes
• Kelly Ann Baptiste: 2008 Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist 100m, 4x100
• Shawn Barber: 2015 World Champion, NCAA & Canadian record holder in pole vault
• Carmelita Correa: Mexican record holder in pole vault
• AG Kruger: 3-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Sandi Morris: 2016 USATF Indoor Champion, NCAA record holder indoors in pole vault
• David Oliver: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in 110m hurdles
• Laura Roesler: 2014 Bowerman winner, 2016 World Indoor Championships 4th place 800m, two-time NCAA champion 800m
• Wallace Spearmon: 2-time Olympian in 200m, 4th place in 2012
• Charles Silmon: 2013 NCAA 100m champion, 2013 World Championship silver medalist 4x100
• Jenn Suhr: Olympic gold medalist, indoor world record holder in pole vault
• Ameer Webb: three-time NCAA champion in 200m
• Multiple members of the Japanese National Team, including Yoshihide Kiryu who equaled the World junior 100-meter record (10.01) in 2013. Seeking to become first Japanese to run sub-10.
Notable Collegians
• Bradley Adkins (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA high jump runner-up indoor and outdoor
• Cameron Burrell (Houston): 2016 NCAA indoor runner-up 60m
• Hannah Carson (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA javelin runner-up
• Trey Culver (Texas Tech): 2016 NCAA indoor high jump champion
• Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron): 2015 NCAA indoor high jump runner-up, 2016 3rd place
• Tevin Hester (Clemson): 2016 NCAA indoor 6th place 60m, 2015 outdoor 6th place 100m
• Jarrion Lawson (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor long jump champion
• Sam Mattis (Penn): 2015 NCAA discus champion, No. 2 all-time in NCAA (221-3)
• Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin): 2015 NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, indoor collegiate record holder
• Clive Pullen (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor triple jump champion
• Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M): back-to-back NCAA discus champion
• Alexis Weeks (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Taliyah Brooks, Leigha Brown, Alex Gochenour, Payton Stumbaugh (Arkansas): all 2016 All-Americans indoors in pentathlon
Final competitor lists will be announced Tuesday.
The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events.
Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.
The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the High School and University/College levels. Several other premier High School events will be featured on Friday night, including the 1,600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 300m hurdles.
Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. with the High School 3,200-meter races. The Saturday portion of the High School 4x100-meter relay events will lead into an exciting, action-packed day. The Men's and Women's Elite Pole Vault competitions will feature multiple Olympians and even world record holders. The Men's Elite Pole Vault starts at 1:30 p.m. with 2015 world champion Shawn Barber in action with multiple Olympians. The Women's event will be at 4:45 p.m. and all three American women to ever clear 16 feet will be in action.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained at the Mike A. Myers Stadium Box office during the event or can be purchased in advance at TexasSports.com or by calling the UT Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 982-2386 or (512) 471-3333. Fans can attend the event free of charge on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 with $20 reserved seating and $10 general admission tickets available for Friday and Saturday. All-session passes can also be purchased for $40 (reserved seats) and $20 (general admission). Single-day tickets go on sale Monday.
Television Coverage
For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.
Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)
Austin Urban Music Festival
For the 11th straight year, the Austin Urban Music Festival will be held the same weekend as the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The two-day festival begins Friday, April 1 and will be held at Auditorium Shores. For more information, click here.
Texas Relays Headquarters
Up-to-date information, including links to tickets, schedules and history, as well as qualifiers, heat sheets and results, can be found at Texas Relays Headquarters.
Initial Qualifiers announced for Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
More than 7,500 athletes to compete in prestigious meet
High School Boys, University/College Men, Invitational Men
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are set to take place next week, running Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The 89th running of the meet has drawn strong representation from the state of Texas but has also brought in athletes from around the globe. With the Olympic Games approaching this summer in Rio, the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will be bigger than ever before and will feature more Olympic hopefuls as well.
Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687 high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.
Some notable qualifiers include:
Current Longhorns
• Morolake Akinosun: 2014 & 2015 NCAA champion – 4x400m relay, back-to-back Texas Relays 100m champion
• Courtney Okolo: six-time NCAA champion (2014 outdoor 400m; 2014 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2015 & 2016 indoor 400m; 2015 & 2016 indoor 4x400m relay)
• Teahna Daniels: 2016 NCAA indoor champion – 60m (second freshman ever to win)
• Zack Bilderback: 2016 NCAA indoor champion 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans: 2015 NCAA outdoor 4th place 100m
• Byron Robinson: top-seed in 400m hurdles
• Ariel Jones: Big 12 400m hurdles champion
Former Longhorns
• Hayden Baillio: four-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Kendra Chambers: eight-time All-American (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay)
• Ryan Crouser: four-time NCAA shot put champion (2013 outdoor; 2014 indoor; 2014 outdoor, 2016 indoor), collegiate record holder indoors
• Marquise Goodwin: 2012 Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion in long jump
• Chalonda Goodman: multiple All-America honors in 100m, 4x100m
• Leo Manzano: 2012 Olympic silver medalist in 1,500 meters; five-time NCAA champion
• Kaitlin Petrillose: 2014 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Jacob Thormaehlen: five-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Morgan Snow: two-time Big 12 champion
• Ashley Spencer: two-time NCAA 400-meter outdoor champion (2012-13)
• Christy Udoh: 2012 Olympian
Non-UT Professional Athletes
• Kelly Ann Baptiste: 2008 Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist 100m, 4x100
• Shawn Barber: 2015 World Champion, NCAA & Canadian record holder in pole vault
• Carmelita Correa: Mexican record holder in pole vault
• AG Kruger: 3-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Sandi Morris: 2016 USATF Indoor Champion, NCAA record holder indoors in pole vault
• David Oliver: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in 110m hurdles
• Laura Roesler: 2014 Bowerman winner, 2016 World Indoor Championships 4th place 800m, two-time NCAA champion 800m
• Wallace Spearmon: 2-time Olympian in 200m, 4th place in 2012
• Charles Silmon: 2013 NCAA 100m champion, 2013 World Championship silver medalist 4x100
• Jenn Suhr: Olympic gold medalist, indoor world record holder in pole vault
• Ameer Webb: three-time NCAA champion in 200m
• Multiple members of the Japanese National Team, including Yoshihide Kiryu who equaled the World junior 100-meter record (10.01) in 2013. Seeking to become first Japanese to run sub-10.
Notable Collegians
• Bradley Adkins (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA high jump runner-up indoor and outdoor
• Cameron Burrell (Houston): 2016 NCAA indoor runner-up 60m
• Hannah Carson (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA javelin runner-up
• Trey Culver (Texas Tech): 2016 NCAA indoor high jump champion
• Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron): 2015 NCAA indoor high jump runner-up, 2016 3rd place
• Tevin Hester (Clemson): 2016 NCAA indoor 6th place 60m, 2015 outdoor 6th place 100m
• Jarrion Lawson (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor long jump champion
• Sam Mattis (Penn): 2015 NCAA discus champion, No. 2 all-time in NCAA (221-3)
• Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin): 2015 NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, indoor collegiate record holder
• Clive Pullen (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor triple jump champion
• Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M): back-to-back NCAA discus champion
• Alexis Weeks (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Taliyah Brooks, Leigha Brown, Alex Gochenour, Payton Stumbaugh (Arkansas): all 2016 All-Americans indoors in pentathlon
Final competitor lists will be announced Tuesday.
The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events.
Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.
The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the High School and University/College levels. Several other premier High School events will be featured on Friday night, including the 1,600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 300m hurdles.
Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. with the High School 3,200-meter races. The Saturday portion of the High School 4x100-meter relay events will lead into an exciting, action-packed day. The Men's and Women's Elite Pole Vault competitions will feature multiple Olympians and even world record holders. The Men's Elite Pole Vault starts at 1:30 p.m. with 2015 world champion Shawn Barber in action with multiple Olympians. The Women's event will be at 4:45 p.m. and all three American women to ever clear 16 feet will be in action.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained at the Mike A. Myers Stadium Box office during the event or can be purchased in advance at TexasSports.com or by calling the UT Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 982-2386 or (512) 471-3333. Fans can attend the event free of charge on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 with $20 reserved seating and $10 general admission tickets available for Friday and Saturday. All-session passes can also be purchased for $40 (reserved seats) and $20 (general admission). Single-day tickets go on sale Monday.
Television Coverage
For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.
Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)
Austin Urban Music Festival
For the 11th straight year, the Austin Urban Music Festival will be held the same weekend as the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The two-day festival begins Friday, April 1 and will be held at Auditorium Shores. For more information, click here.
Texas Relays Headquarters
Up-to-date information, including links to tickets, schedules and history, as well as qualifiers, heat sheets and results, can be found at Texas Relays Headquarters.
Initial Qualifiers announced for Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
More than 7,500 athletes to compete in prestigious meet
High School Boys, University/College Men, Invitational Men
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are set to take place next week, running Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The 89th running of the meet has drawn strong representation from the state of Texas but has also brought in athletes from around the globe. With the Olympic Games approaching this summer in Rio, the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will be bigger than ever before and will feature more Olympic hopefuls as well.
Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687 high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.
Some notable qualifiers include:
Current Longhorns
• Morolake Akinosun: 2014 & 2015 NCAA champion – 4x400m relay, back-to-back Texas Relays 100m champion
• Courtney Okolo: six-time NCAA champion (2014 outdoor 400m; 2014 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2015 & 2016 indoor 400m; 2015 & 2016 indoor 4x400m relay)
• Teahna Daniels: 2016 NCAA indoor champion – 60m (second freshman ever to win)
• Zack Bilderback: 2016 NCAA indoor champion 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans: 2015 NCAA outdoor 4th place 100m
• Byron Robinson: top-seed in 400m hurdles
• Ariel Jones: Big 12 400m hurdles champion
Former Longhorns
• Hayden Baillio: four-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Kendra Chambers: eight-time All-American (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay)
• Ryan Crouser: four-time NCAA shot put champion (2013 outdoor; 2014 indoor; 2014 outdoor, 2016 indoor), collegiate record holder indoors
• Marquise Goodwin: 2012 Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion in long jump
• Chalonda Goodman: multiple All-America honors in 100m, 4x100m
• Leo Manzano: 2012 Olympic silver medalist in 1,500 meters; five-time NCAA champion
• Kaitlin Petrillose: 2014 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Jacob Thormaehlen: five-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Morgan Snow: two-time Big 12 champion
• Ashley Spencer: two-time NCAA 400-meter outdoor champion (2012-13)
• Christy Udoh: 2012 Olympian
Non-UT Professional Athletes
• Kelly Ann Baptiste: 2008 Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist 100m, 4x100
• Shawn Barber: 2015 World Champion, NCAA & Canadian record holder in pole vault
• Carmelita Correa: Mexican record holder in pole vault
• AG Kruger: 3-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Sandi Morris: 2016 USATF Indoor Champion, NCAA record holder indoors in pole vault
• David Oliver: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in 110m hurdles
• Laura Roesler: 2014 Bowerman winner, 2016 World Indoor Championships 4th place 800m, two-time NCAA champion 800m
• Wallace Spearmon: 2-time Olympian in 200m, 4th place in 2012
• Charles Silmon: 2013 NCAA 100m champion, 2013 World Championship silver medalist 4x100
• Jenn Suhr: Olympic gold medalist, indoor world record holder in pole vault
• Ameer Webb: three-time NCAA champion in 200m
• Multiple members of the Japanese National Team, including Yoshihide Kiryu who equaled the World junior 100-meter record (10.01) in 2013. Seeking to become first Japanese to run sub-10.
Notable Collegians
• Bradley Adkins (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA high jump runner-up indoor and outdoor
• Cameron Burrell (Houston): 2016 NCAA indoor runner-up 60m
• Hannah Carson (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA javelin runner-up
• Trey Culver (Texas Tech): 2016 NCAA indoor high jump champion
• Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron): 2015 NCAA indoor high jump runner-up, 2016 3rd place
• Tevin Hester (Clemson): 2016 NCAA indoor 6th place 60m, 2015 outdoor 6th place 100m
• Jarrion Lawson (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor long jump champion
• Sam Mattis (Penn): 2015 NCAA discus champion, No. 2 all-time in NCAA (221-3)
• Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin): 2015 NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, indoor collegiate record holder
• Clive Pullen (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor triple jump champion
• Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M): back-to-back NCAA discus champion
• Alexis Weeks (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Taliyah Brooks, Leigha Brown, Alex Gochenour, Payton Stumbaugh (Arkansas): all 2016 All-Americans indoors in pentathlon
Final competitor lists will be announced Tuesday.
The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events.
Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.
The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the High School and University/College levels. Several other premier High School events will be featured on Friday night, including the 1,600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 300m hurdles.
Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. with the High School 3,200-meter races. The Saturday portion of the High School 4x100-meter relay events will lead into an exciting, action-packed day. The Men's and Women's Elite Pole Vault competitions will feature multiple Olympians and even world record holders. The Men's Elite Pole Vault starts at 1:30 p.m. with 2015 world champion Shawn Barber in action with multiple Olympians. The Women's event will be at 4:45 p.m. and all three American women to ever clear 16 feet will be in action.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained at the Mike A. Myers Stadium Box office during the event or can be purchased in advance at TexasSports.com or by calling the UT Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 982-2386 or (512) 471-3333. Fans can attend the event free of charge on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 with $20 reserved seating and $10 general admission tickets available for Friday and Saturday. All-session passes can also be purchased for $40 (reserved seats) and $20 (general admission). Single-day tickets go on sale Monday.
Television Coverage
For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.
Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)
Austin Urban Music Festival
For the 11th straight year, the Austin Urban Music Festival will be held the same weekend as the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The two-day festival begins Friday, April 1 and will be held at Auditorium Shores. For more information, click here.
Texas Relays Headquarters
Up-to-date information, including links to tickets, schedules and history, as well as qualifiers, heat sheets and results, can be found at Texas Relays Headquarters.
Initial Qualifiers announced for Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
More than 7,500 athletes to compete in prestigious meet
High School Boys, University/College Men, Invitational Men
AUSTIN, Texas – The 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are set to take place next week, running Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2 at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The 89th running of the meet has drawn strong representation from the state of Texas but has also brought in athletes from around the globe. With the Olympic Games approaching this summer in Rio, the 2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will be bigger than ever before and will feature more Olympic hopefuls as well.
Last year's meet saw a total of 6,625 athletes from 34 states and eight countries compete. A total of 687 high schools and 208 collegiate teams took on the field at Myers Stadium. This year is even bigger with 32 states, plus the District of Columbia, and 20 countries and 813 high schools and 186 collegiate teams combining with 293 invitational athletes for a total of 7,519 total participants in the meet, making this the largest Texas Relays ever held. More than 5,100 high school athletes are entered in the meet this year and more than 2,100 university/college athletes are entered at this time.
Some notable qualifiers include:
Current Longhorns
• Morolake Akinosun: 2014 & 2015 NCAA champion – 4x400m relay, back-to-back Texas Relays 100m champion
• Courtney Okolo: six-time NCAA champion (2014 outdoor 400m; 2014 outdoor 4x400m relay; 2015 & 2016 indoor 400m; 2015 & 2016 indoor 4x400m relay)
• Teahna Daniels: 2016 NCAA indoor champion – 60m (second freshman ever to win)
• Zack Bilderback: 2016 NCAA indoor champion 400m
• Senoj-Jay Givans: 2015 NCAA outdoor 4th place 100m
• Byron Robinson: top-seed in 400m hurdles
• Ariel Jones: Big 12 400m hurdles champion
Former Longhorns
• Hayden Baillio: four-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Kendra Chambers: eight-time All-American (400m, 800m, 4x400m relay)
• Ryan Crouser: four-time NCAA shot put champion (2013 outdoor; 2014 indoor; 2014 outdoor, 2016 indoor), collegiate record holder indoors
• Marquise Goodwin: 2012 Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion in long jump
• Chalonda Goodman: multiple All-America honors in 100m, 4x100m
• Leo Manzano: 2012 Olympic silver medalist in 1,500 meters; five-time NCAA champion
• Kaitlin Petrillose: 2014 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Jacob Thormaehlen: five-time first-team All-American in shot put
• Morgan Snow: two-time Big 12 champion
• Ashley Spencer: two-time NCAA 400-meter outdoor champion (2012-13)
• Christy Udoh: 2012 Olympian
Non-UT Professional Athletes
• Kelly Ann Baptiste: 2008 Olympian, World Championship bronze medalist 100m, 4x100
• Shawn Barber: 2015 World Champion, NCAA & Canadian record holder in pole vault
• Carmelita Correa: Mexican record holder in pole vault
• AG Kruger: 3-time Olympian in hammer throw
• Sandi Morris: 2016 USATF Indoor Champion, NCAA record holder indoors in pole vault
• David Oliver: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in 110m hurdles
• Laura Roesler: 2014 Bowerman winner, 2016 World Indoor Championships 4th place 800m, two-time NCAA champion 800m
• Wallace Spearmon: 2-time Olympian in 200m, 4th place in 2012
• Charles Silmon: 2013 NCAA 100m champion, 2013 World Championship silver medalist 4x100
• Jenn Suhr: Olympic gold medalist, indoor world record holder in pole vault
• Ameer Webb: three-time NCAA champion in 200m
• Multiple members of the Japanese National Team, including Yoshihide Kiryu who equaled the World junior 100-meter record (10.01) in 2013. Seeking to become first Japanese to run sub-10.
Notable Collegians
• Bradley Adkins (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA high jump runner-up indoor and outdoor
• Cameron Burrell (Houston): 2016 NCAA indoor runner-up 60m
• Hannah Carson (Texas Tech): 2015 NCAA javelin runner-up
• Trey Culver (Texas Tech): 2016 NCAA indoor high jump champion
• Claudia Garcia Jou (Akron): 2015 NCAA indoor high jump runner-up, 2016 3rd place
• Tevin Hester (Clemson): 2016 NCAA indoor 6th place 60m, 2015 outdoor 6th place 100m
• Jarrion Lawson (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor long jump champion
• Sam Mattis (Penn): 2015 NCAA discus champion, No. 2 all-time in NCAA (221-3)
• Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin): 2015 NCAA outdoor pole vault champion, indoor collegiate record holder
• Clive Pullen (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor triple jump champion
• Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M): back-to-back NCAA discus champion
• Alexis Weeks (Arkansas): 2016 NCAA indoor pole vault champion
• Taliyah Brooks, Leigha Brown, Alex Gochenour, Payton Stumbaugh (Arkansas): all 2016 All-Americans indoors in pentathlon
Final competitor lists will be announced Tuesday.
The Relays get underway at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday with the beginning of the two-day multi-events.
Thursday's action will highlight several of the distance disciplines, including the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and the steeplechase events across both the High School and University/College divisions.
The Friday evening session will showcase some of the non-traditional outdoor relay events with the sprint medley and distance medley for the High School and University/College levels. Several other premier High School events will be featured on Friday night, including the 1,600 meters, 4x400-meter relay and 300m hurdles.
Saturday will kick off at 8:15 a.m. with the High School 3,200-meter races. The Saturday portion of the High School 4x100-meter relay events will lead into an exciting, action-packed day. The Men's and Women's Elite Pole Vault competitions will feature multiple Olympians and even world record holders. The Men's Elite Pole Vault starts at 1:30 p.m. with 2015 world champion Shawn Barber in action with multiple Olympians. The Women's event will be at 4:45 p.m. and all three American women to ever clear 16 feet will be in action.
Tickets
Tickets can be obtained at the Mike A. Myers Stadium Box office during the event or can be purchased in advance at TexasSports.com or by calling the UT Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 982-2386 or (512) 471-3333. Fans can attend the event free of charge on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31 with $20 reserved seating and $10 general admission tickets available for Friday and Saturday. All-session passes can also be purchased for $40 (reserved seats) and $20 (general admission). Single-day tickets go on sale Monday.
Television Coverage
For the fourth year in a row, Longhorn Network will provide extensive coverage. This year, 14 hours of coverage will be available during the four days of the Relays.
Longhorn Network Broadcast Schedule (all times Central)
• Wednesday, March 30: 8-9:30 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events)
• Thursday, March 31: 4:30-6 p.m. (tape delay of multi-events); 6-8 p.m. (live)
• Friday, April 1: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (live)
• Saturday, April 2: 1:30-5:30 p.m. (live)
Austin Urban Music Festival
For the 11th straight year, the Austin Urban Music Festival will be held the same weekend as the Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The two-day festival begins Friday, April 1 and will be held at Auditorium Shores. For more information, click here.
Texas Relays Headquarters
Up-to-date information, including links to tickets, schedules and history, as well as qualifiers, heat sheets and results, can be found at Texas Relays Headquarters.
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