May 19, 2003
Complete Results
Austin, Texas - It was a Texas sweep at Mike A. Myers
Stadium, a perfect ending in the Longhorns' home venue. The Texas men and women's teams won both
team titles in front of a home crowd Monday night. The
men's team won its third Big 12 outdoor track and
field championship (1997, 1999, 2003), and the women
won their fourth championship breaking a Big 12 record
of total points tallying up 188 points.
Individually, three conference student athletes, all
Longhorns were named the 2003 Big
12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships High Point
Scorers. Sanya Richards and Raasin McIntosh tied for
the women's honor both scoring 22.50 points and Brendan
Christian was the men's recepient with his 22 points.
McIntosh, a junior won the 100-meter hurdles for the
first time, and defended her title in the 400-meter
hurdles. She currently holds the top national time in
the event with a time of 54.60 seconds that she recorded earlier
this season. In the 100-meter hurdles, McIntosh
ran a time of 12.96 almost beating her own time of
12.90 -- fastest time in the world
for this year. She also was as a member of the winning
4x400 meter relay, which gave the Longhorns the gold
medal and a final total of 188 points.
Sanya Richards, a freshman standout, claimed her first Big 12 titles in the 100- and 200-meter races. In addition to Richards' individual crowns, she also ran the
fastest time on the 4X400-meter relay as the first leg,
clocking in at 51.6 seconds. Richards also regionally qualified for the NCAA
Championships in both individual events.
Brendan Christian, another freshman sensation for the
'Horns, came out strong for the last day of the championships. The Austin, Texas, native set a stadium and meet record in the 200-meter dash for his first gold ever in the
event. Christian's time also is the second fastest collegiate
mark this year and the ninth fastest in the world. In
the 100-meter dash, Christian came in second place
behind DaBryan Blanton of Oklahoma. At the start of
the day he came in and ran the third leg in the men's
4x100 meter relay and helped his team break a Big 12
meet record with a time of 39.28. Christian finished off the
evening in the men's 4x400-meter relay again in the
third leg as they took a third-place finish behind
Baylor and Texas Tech.
Now with the conference officially over, a host of Big
12 student athletes look on to compete and win
national team and individual championships at the 2003
NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and
Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., at the
University of California campus.
For complete results log onto www.big12sports.com or
www.texassports.com.