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The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game 3 of the College World Series finals with a five-run sixth inning that carried them to an 11-4 victory over Texas. Jared Mitchell hit a three-run homer in the first inning as LSU (56-17) built a 4-0 lead. Texas (50-16-1) pulled even with the help of a Kevin Keyes two-run homer, but Mikie Mahtook's tie-breaking double ignited the Tigers' big sixth against the mistake-prone Longhorns who committed an error, two hit batsmen, a wild pitch and surrendered two walks in the frame. Anthony Ranaudo (12-3) got the win in a so-so outing that saw him allow four runs on eight hits and five walks in 5 1-3 innings. Brandon Workman (3-5) took the loss. The Tigers came into the CWS ranked No. 1 in the major polls, and that's where they'll finish after keeping Texas from becoming the first No. 1 seed to win the NCAA tournament since Miami in 1999. LSU won national titles in 1991, '93, '96, '97 and 2000 under Skip Bertman. Though the Tigers made it back to the CWS two times under Smoke Laval — he went 0-4 here — the program was in a down cycle before Paul Mainieri arrived three years ago. His 2007 team, which included four regulars on the 2009 title team, failed to qualify for the Southeastern Conference postseason tournament. His 2008 squad struggled until midseason, then rolled off an SEC-record 23 straight wins on its way to the College World Series. Louis Coleman struck out Kevin Keyes for the second out in the ninth inning, bringing most of the 19,986 fans at Rosenblatt Stadium to their feet. Coleman struck out Connor Rowe for the final out, threw his glove high in the air and then sank to the bottom of the pile in front of the mound. The Longhorns had forced a deciding third game after freshman Taylor Jungmann held LSU to five hits in a 5-1 victory Tuesday. LSU, which lost back-to-back games only once this season, had no problem scoring Wednesday against six pitchers. The Longhorns gave the Tigers some help, too. LSU capitalized on two walks, two hit batters, a passed ball, a wild pitch and an error in the sixth. Only two of the five runs LSU scored in the inning were earned. Mahtook doubled into center off Workman to break a 4-4 tie, and he scored on Derek Helenihi's sacrifice fly off Austin Dicharry. Austin Wood, who came on after Dicharry walked DJ LeMahieu, hit Ryan Schimpf to load the bases, and then he plunked Blake Dean to force in another run. Sean Ochinko followed with a two-run single to make it 9-4, and his homer in the ninth made it 11-4. Chad Jones and Coleman prevented Texas from making another dramatic comeback in Omaha. Just to get to Omaha the Longhorns won the longest game in NCAA history, beating Boston College in 25 innings, and then beat Army with a walkoff grand slam. The Longhorns had two walkoff wins in Omaha, one on a bases-loaded walk against Southern Mississippi and another when Cameron Rupp and Connor Rowe homered against Arizona State. There also was the comeback from six runs down to beat ASU. But after Travis Tucker flied out in the bottom of the sixth, Jones came on and struck out Brandon Belt and Russell Moldenhauer, both looking, setting off chants of "L-S-U, L-S-U" from the partisan Tigers crowd. Jones ran to the dugout, chest-bumping teammate Buzzy Haydel near the top step. Mitchell added to the title he earned as a wide receiver on the 2007 LSU team that won the BCS championship. Earlier this month, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round. Texas found itself down 4-0 after Mitchell's homer in the first and Schimpf's RBI single in the second. The Longhorns got two runs back in the third. Tucker doubled and scored on Rupp's groundout, and Ranaudo's walk to Preston Clark — one of four in the inning — forced in Belt. It was tied 4-4 in the fifth after Rupp singled leading off and Keyes sent a first-pitch homer into the left-center field seats. LSU, 1-2 in Omaha last year, started 2009 ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball poll and swept the SEC regular-season and postseason titles.
TEXAS (46-14-1) Coach (experience including ’09): Augie Garrido (41 years) History: A record 33 trips to the CWS, six titles (1949, ’50 ’75, ‘83, 2002, ’05). The next closest school in appearances is Miami with 23. Star power: Take your pick from the pitching staff. Starters Chance Ruffin and Taylor Jungmann, who beat TCU in the Super Regional, lead a staff with a 2.84 ERA. Reliever Austin Wood has 15 saves and a 2.19 ERA in 78 innings. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (40-24) Coach: Corky Palmer (31 years) History: First trip to the CWS after nine postseason berths, all since 1990. Advanced to Super Regional for the first time, sweeping No. 8 Florida. Star power: OF Bo Davis (.371, 14 home runs) and right-hander Todd McInnis (9-4, 3.61 ERA) lead the Golden Eagles. CAL STATE FULLERTON (47-14) Coach: Dave Serrano (five years) History: 15 CWS appearances, four titles (1979, ’84, ’95, ’04). Star power: OF Josh Fellhauer (.399, 11 doubles) and Khris Davis (.336, 25 doubles, 16 home runs) lead an offense batting .330. Daniel Renken (11-2, 2.36 ERA) and Noe Ramirez (9-1, 2.86 ERA) lead a pitching staff with a 3.36 ERA. LSU (51-16) Coach: Paul Mainieri (26 years) History: 15 CWS appearances, including last year, and five titles (1991, ’93, ’96, ’97, 2000). Star power: D.J. LeMahieu (.340, 12 doubles), Ryan Schimpf (.335, 19 homers) and Jared Mitchell (.325, 12 doubles, nine homers and 35 stolen bases) lead an explosive Tigers offense that has 94 home runs and 111 stolen bases. NORTH CAROLINA (47-16) Coach: Mike Fox (26 years) History: Fourth consecutive trip to CWS and eighth overall, but no titles. A 13-15 record in Omaha. Star power: 1B/OF Dustin Ackley (.412, 17 doubles, 22 homers) leads a lineup averaging more than 10 runs a game in the postseason. ARIZONA STATE (49-12) Coach: Pat Murphy (22 years) History: 21 CWS appearances, five titles (1965, ’67, ’69, ’77, ’81), and runner-up five times (last in 1998). Star power: Jason Kipnis (.385, 20 doubles, 16 home runs, 26 stolen bases) and Carlos Ramirez (.349, 13 doubles, 18 homers) supply most of the offense. Right-hander Mike Leake (16-1, 1.36 ERA) has 150 strikeouts in 132 2/3 innings. He was the eighth overall pick (Cincinnati Reds) in this week’s MLB draft. ARKANSAS (39-22) Coach: Dave Van Horn (20 years) History: Sixth CWS appearance, first since 2004. Runners-up in 1979. Star power: Infielder Andy Wilkins (.326, 17 doubles, 18 homers) leads the offense. Left-hander closer and Plano East alum Stephen Richards (nine saves, 1.82 ERA) leads a staff with a 4.56 ERA, including four starters with an ERA over 4.00. VIRGINIA (48-13-1) Coach: Brian O’Connor (six years) History: Nine postseason berths, six consecutive under O’Connor. This season made its first Super Regional. Star power: Jarrett Parker (.364, 19 doubles, 16 homers) leads an offense batting .327 with 210 extra-base hits.  
In game one, Texas starter Brittany Barnhill (26-14) tossed her second complete game shutout of the regional, scattering six hits and fanning four, while MVSU southpaw Lisa Jansen (15-8) suffered the loss, throwing 4.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking three and striking out four. Texas righthander Erin Tresselt (5-3) was saddled with the loss in the nightcap, lasting 3.0 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. Barnhill threw the final three frames and surrendered four runs on five hits, while walking three. Alabama lefthander Charlotte Morgan (17-6) earned the victory for the Crimson Tide with her complete game, seven-hit shutout performance. The Longhorns 2009 squad improved its win total from 29 wins in 2008 to 40 in 2009 and will return 13 letterwinners next season.
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The Longhorns totaled 307 points, only 5.5 points behind fourth-place Stanford, and registered their highest NCAA Championships finish and highest point total since 2001, when UT took third with 350.5 points. California captured the NCAA team title with 411.5 points, and Georgia took second at 400.5 points. Defending champion Arizona placed third with 389 points, and Stanford took fourth at 312.5.
Auburn claimed the NCAA team title with 526 points, while Texas took second with 487 points. Stanford placed third at 460.5, and California placed fourth with 350 points. Texas' second-place showing marks the Longhorns' eighth such finish under 31st-year head coach Eddie Reese, who boasts nine NCAA team titles at Texas. Reese's Longhorns have finished in the top-three at the NCAA Championships in 24 of his 31 seasons in Austin.
Quick took over the reins of the Texas women’s swimming and diving program prior to the 1982-83 season and led the Texas women to five consecutive NCAA team championships from 1984 to 1988. Quick left Texas for Stanford in 1988 and spent 17 seasons with the Cardinal while leading Stanford to seven NCAA team titles. Quick left Auburn in 1982 to take over the Texas women’s program and returned to Auburn in 2007 to head the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. This past March, Quick’s Auburn men’s team captured the NCAA team title and made Quick the winningest NCAA Division I swimming and diving coach with 13 NCAA team titles. Quick served as a head coach or assistant coach for the United States at six Olympiads. Quick led the U.S. women at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also served as an assistant coach with the U.S. women at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. Quick began his coaching career in 1965 at Houston’s Memorial High School, where he served for six seasons. Quick then worked as a men’s assistant coach at SMU from 1971-75 before starting the SMU women’s program in 1976. He coached the Iowa State men’s program during the 1977-78 season before departing for Auburn in 1978 to head the Tiger men’s and women’s programs. Quick graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from SMU in 1965 and earned a master’s degree in physiology of exercise from SMU in 1977. He is survived by his wife, June, along with their four children; Michael, Kathy, Tiffany and Benjamin, and two grandchildren, Blake and Emily. • TEXAS LONGHORN WOMEN'S TRACK - 2006 OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPION •  • TEXAS LONGHORN TRACK AND FIELD FROM GOHORNS.COM •
Morse, who entered the meet as the national leader, spent most of the race in second place behind eventual winner Kyle Perry of Brigham Young. Perry continuously tried to put distance between he and Morse, but Morse repeatedly answered. Eventually, Perry was able to pull away as Morse fell to fourth over the last 150 meters.
Anderson became the Longhorns' first 100m NCAA Champion since 2005 as she crossed the line in 11.20 for the win and the first individual title of her career. The senior bumped her All-America total to 18 with the victory, giving her the third-most All-America honors in UT history. Hooker made history of her own as she became the second female in NCAA history to win three outdoor high jump titles Friday afternoon after she cleared 6-4.75 (1.95m) to win the 2009 NCAA Outdoor high jump crown. Hooker joins Arizona's Tanya Hughes who accomplished the feat from 1991-93. • V-BALL REGULAR SEASON CONCLUDED •  • TEXAS LONGHORN SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL FROM GOHORNS.COM • 2008 LONGHORN SOCCER SCHEDULE 2008 LONGHORN VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
The event is open to the public and will begin at 10 a.m. at the Recreational Sports Center (San Jacinto & 20th St.). All Longhorns' players and staff will be available for autographs and photos following the exhibition. Last season, Texas posted a 29-4 mark, earned a share of the Big 12 title and made its first NCAA Semifinals appearance since 1995. The Longhorns return 12 letterwinners, including six starters from last year's squad. Additionally, PrepVolleyball.com's No. 1 national recruit Bailey Webster is already on campus with the Longhorns this spring.
The Longhorns will play six matches in a two-month span, all in the state of Texas, including a two-game home slate at the Horns’ Mike A. Myers Stadium. Texas opens the spring season on Feb. 28 with contest against SEC foe Mississippi at Williamson County Regional Park in Round Rock at Central. The Longhorns return to their home field at Myers Stadium to face Houston on Friday, March 6 and St. Edwards on Sunday, March 8. UT faces the storied Tar Heel squad on March 28 in a match in Houston, Texas. UNC is fresh of its 19th National Championship. The Longhorns return to Austin to play Monterrey at Whitaker Field on Saturday, April 18 before traveling to Dallas to take on the SMU Mustangs on Saturday, April 25. • 2008-2009 POSTSEASONS UNDERWAY •  • TEXAS LONGHORN BASKETBALL FROM GOHORNS.COM •
Henderson scored 24 points and hit three free throws in the final minute to help Duke beat Texas 74-69 on Saturday night in the second round of the East Regional. Kyle Singler added 17 points and Jon Scheyer added 13 for the second-seeded Blue Devils (30-6). They reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2006 and will face third-seeded Villanova (28-7) on Thursday night in Boston. A.J. Abrams scored 17 points on 5-for-13 shooting for the No. 7 seed Longhorns (23-12), who rallied from a late 10-point deficit to tie it twice in the final 2 minutes -- the last time coming when Gary Johnson's free throw with 1:07 remaining made it 69-all. Nolan Smith hit two free throws with 47 seconds left to put Duke up 71-69, and the Longhorns missed two chances in the final 40 seconds to tie it. Damion James' 3-pointer over Henderson circled the rim and popped out. After Henderson added a free throw with 30.8 seconds left, Abrams missed a runner and James couldn't convert the follow-up. As the rebound squirted toward the Texas bench, Scheyer made a heady play to chase it down and hurl it downcourt to Elliot Williams. When the freshman missed two free throws with 11.5 seconds left, the rebound bounced off a Longhorn's hands to Henderson, who pumped his fist as he hit the floor, then hit two foul shots with 7.2 seconds remaining to seal it. Smith finished with 11 points for the Blue Devils, who shot 43 percent. They overcame the Longhorns' 50 percent shooting performance by forcing 15 turnovers and improved to 12-0 in NCAA tournament games at the Greensboro Coliseum -- where their two most recent national title runs have started. A pair of highlight-reel drives to the basket by Henderson helped the Blue Devils build their big lead. The Duke swingman accelerated down the left wing, leaped and dunked over Clint Chapman as he was being fouled. Two possessions later, he finger-rolled a pretty layup over Abrams to a stretch in which Duke outscored Texas 20-11. Duke led 64-54 with 7 minutes remaining before Abrams and Varez Ward willed the Longhorns back into the game by keying a 13-3 run. Abrams reeled off five straight points, and Ward finished the spurt with eight in a row for Texas, tying it at 67-all by hitting a jumper over Williams with 1:44 remaining. Ward, a freshman, scored a season-high 16 points in his second double-figure game of the year and James finished with 15 points for Texas, which has been beaten in the second round twice in three years. The Longhorns became the second Big 12 team eliminated from the tournament. The conference finished the first round 6-0. Meanwhile, Duke -- one of only two ACC teams still playing -- is headed back to some familiar territory. Reaching the round of 16 never used to be a reason to celebrate after the Blue Devils made it at least that far every year from 1998-2006. But after they followed their first-round exit in 2007 with an equally surprising second-round loss last year, reaching the tournament's second weekend seemed to become a higher priority. The weekend was a homecoming of sorts for Texas coach Rick Barnes, who grew up a 90-minute drive away in Hickory, once interviewed for a job on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's staff and spent four seasons at Clemson. His first victory against the Blue Devils came in 1995 -- the last game Krzyzewski coached before he took a leave of absence for the remainder of that season to have back surgery.
TEXAS WOMEN'S SEASON ENDS -- (UT Sports Info) - Alexis Rack was perfect in eight trips to the foul line down the stretch, and the Lady Bulldogs were 21 of 22 as a team in beating Texas 71-63 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
"We've been doing this all year," said Rack, who had 20 points for her 13th consecutive game in double figures. "We shoot 100 free throws in practice. I felt like I was at practice. I felt comfortable and just focused." Chanel Mokango scored 15 points and Mary Kathryn Govero added 11 off the bench for the Lady Bulldogs (23-9), who blew an 11-point lead with 5 minutes left before hanging on. Earnesia Williams had 17 points, Brittainey Raven 15 and Kathleen Nash 11 for Texas (21-12), making its 23rd NCAA trip, tied for third-most. Mississippi State, which shot 69 percent at the line coming in, broke a tie at 59 on Mokango's short jumper, then scored their final 10 points on foul shots - in as many attempts. "I said down the stretch that the best shot to take was a foul shot," Mississippi State coach Sharon Fanning said. The Lady Bulldogs missed their first free throw of the game before making the next 21. The game figured to be a close one between the sixth-seeded Longhorns and 11th-seeded Lady Bulldogs. Each team started the season 11-0, each lost for the first time on Dec. 30, and each had an up-and-down season before getting at-large bids into the Berkeley Regional. Rack hit just 3-of-11 shots from the field but made all 13 foul shots. Trailing 34-24 at the half, Texas used a 9-0 run built on five points by Raven, including a 3 from the left wing with 3:50 left to cut the lead to 57-55. Tate hit a follow to end the Texas surge, but the Longhorns came right back on two foul shots by Raven and Ashleigh Fontenette's bank shot in the paint to tie it at 59 with 2:15 left. Mokango put MSU right back on top with a short jumper over the fingertips of Ashley Gayle. After a Texas turnover, the Lady Bulldogs relied on their sudden marksmanship to pull away at the line. Rack was the exception for Mississippi state during the season, a cool customer at the line, where she hit 83 percent. She made four in a row to push the lead to 65-59, then later hit four more in a row. Armelie Lumanu, who also had 10 rebounds for the Lady Bulldogs, closed the scoring with two in as many chances in the final seconds. "They just did a great job, with their rebounding - they rebounded the heck out of the ball - and hitting free throws," said Texas coach Gale Goestenkors. "In a tight game, those are two big factors." Mississippi State had taken control with a rapid-fire 12-0 burst late in the opening half. Rack poured in a 3 from the left corner off an inbounds pass before Mokango caught nothing but net on a jumper from the free-throw line. After a timeout, Govero worked her way behind the Texas defense and took a long pass from Rack for a layup. After Mokango's steal, Govero hit a layup off a feed from Lumanu. Then Rack hit a shot and was fouled, completing the three-point play for a 30-19 advantage.
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Texas finishes its season in the NCAA semifinals or better for the third time in the last four seasons under ninth-year head coach Michael Center, who led UT to the NCAA finals a season ago. The Trojans move on to Tuesday's NCAA title match where they will meet third-seeded Ohio State. USC has now eliminated Texas from the NCAA Championships on seven occasions, more than any other school. POST-MATCH NOTES · Texas ends its season in the NCAA semifinals or better for the third time in the last four seasons. UT fell to eventual NCAA champion Pepperdine in the 2006 semifinals and lost to Georgia in the 2008 NCAA finals. USC now has eliminated Texas from the NCAA Championships on seven occasions. Only Georgia matches UT's stretch of three NCAA semifinal appearances in the last four seasons. · UT sophomore Kellen Damico ends the season with victories in his last 12 decisions dating back to his three-set win over Oklahoma's Ionut Beleleu on March 29. Damico has not lost since March 27, when Oklahoma State's Anton Bobytskyi defeated him in three sets. · Texas senior Miguel Reyes Varela ends his storied Longhorns' career with 14 singles victories at the NCAA Championships (most among active NCAA Division I players). He also collected eight career doubles victories at the NCAA Championships. · Texas lost the doubles point for only the eighth time this season (played 29 doubles points). UT held a 3-5 team record on the season when losing the doubles point. · UT now holds a 38-27 overall record at the NCAA Championships.
The Longhorns carded an 11-over 295 in the final round to finish the NCAA Championship in 26th place with a 51-over 903. The top-eight teams have advanced to Friday morning's match-play quarterfinals, and the semifinals will be contested this afternoon. The two remaining teams will go head-to-head for the NCAA team title on Saturday. North Carolina State's Matt Hill captured the NCAA individual crown after finishing the tournament with a six-under 207. Texas stood at 11-over par through the first 13 holes of round three when darkness suspended the round Thursday evening. The Longhorns resumed play Friday at 7 a.m. and ultimately finished the round where they started it Friday, at 11-over par, and moved two spots from 28th place to 26th place. Junior Lance Lopez (Missouri City, Texas) picked up his round at the 14th hole and went three-over par the rest of the way to end the round with a five-over 76. Lopez finished the tournament tied for 60th place with a nine-over 222. Freshman Dylan Frittelli (Pretoria, South Africa) also resumed his round at the 14th hole and went two-under par through the remainder of the round to end with a two- over 73. Frittelli tied for 70th place overall with a 10-over 223. Sophomore Donald Constable (Wayzata, Minn.) picked up his round at the 15th hole and played one-under golf the rest of the way to finish with a one-over 72. Constable tied for 104th place with a 14-over 227. Sophomore Bobby Hudson (Memphis, Tenn.) picked up his final round at the 16th hole. Hudson parred the 16th hole, birdied the 17th hole and parred the final hole to end the round with a six-over 77. Hudson tied for 143rd place with a 21-over 234. Junior Charlie Holland (Dallas, Texas) improved once again in round three and finished his round with a three-over 74 after carding a bogey on his only hole of the round on Friday. Holland placed 156th with a 29-over 242 for the tournament.
Texas' appearance in this year's NCAA Championships was its 19th overall and second-consecutive under second-year head coach Martha Richards. Senior Kelley Louth (81-77-74-78) recorded UT's best individual finish with a tie for 66th place at 22-over 310. Freshman Nicole Vandermade (80-76-79-76) tied for 70th with a 23-over 311 in her NCAA Championship debut, and junior Shannon Fish (74-79-82-81) finished at 28-over 316 to tie for 96th place. Seniors Kristin Walla (82-79-78-80) and Caney Hines (79-86-88-80) finished tied for 104th and 120th places, respectively, at 31-over 319 and 45-over 333. Top-ranked Arizona State (302-298-291-291) won the 2009 crown at 30-over 1182. UCLA (296-293-304-297) came in second with a 38-over 1190 and Southern California (301-295-294-301) finished in third with a 39-over 1191. Purdue's Maria Hernandez (74-72-72-71=289, +1) was the individual medalist.
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The second varsity eight comprised of coxswain Annie Heiner, Stephanie Matejka, Angela Kirchner, Jelena Zunic, Courtney Nicklas, Jacqueline Gorcyca, Anna Thomson, Laura Perkins and Elizabeth Meserve posted a time of 6:35.1 in the petite final and notched a fifth-place finish. The 2V8 finished behind Notre Dame (6:27.1), Iowa (6:28.4), Minnesota (6:31.6) and Tennessee (6:32.1). "Overall we need to continue to improve," head coach Carie Graves said. "We had some great races in the final races of the regatta and hopefully we can use those as a jumping off point as we head towards next year."  • AROUND THE LONGHORNS • TEXAS LONGHORN ATHLETICS • AROUND THE LONGHORNS •
In its storied Olympics history, former and current University of Texas student-athletes have produced a total of 116 medals, including 67 gold, 31 silver and 18 bronze. Former swimmer Aaron Peirsol paced the Longhorns' contingency with three total medals. Peirsol claimed gold in both the 100-meter backstroke (world-record time of 52.54) and the 400-meter medley relay (world-record time of 3:29.34) and earned silver in the 200-meter backstroke. Texas-ex Garrett Weber-Gale won gold medals in the 400-meter freestyle relay (world-record time of 3:08.24) and the 400-meter medley relay (swam the freestyle leg in the prelims). Four other Texas swimmers earned gold medals in Beijing. UT junior Ricky Berens swam the third leg of Team USA's gold medal-winning and world record-breaking 800-meter freestyle relay (6:58.56), while classmate Dave Walters earned a gold medal after swimming in the event's preliminary round. Texas-ex Brendan Hansen swam the breaststroke leg on the 400-meter medley relay, while former Longhorn Ian Crocker claimed a gold medal after swimming in the event's preliminary round. Texas-ex Sanya Richards ran the anchor leg on Team USA's gold medal-winning 1,600-meter relay and earned a bronze medal in the 400-meters. Former Longhorn Melaine Walker claimed a gold medal for Jamaica in the 400-meter hurdles (Olympic-record time of 52.67). Texas-ex pitching legend Cat Osterman earned a silver medal with the U.S. softball team, while former Longhorn catcher Taylor Teagarden helped the U.S. baseball squad to a bronze medal. These totals do not include UT head women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors, who served as an assistant coach and helped Team USA to the gold medal in women's basketball, or the one gold and three silver medals earned by Texas women's swimming volunteer assistant coach Kirsty Coventry for Zimbabwe. A total of 23 current or former University of Texas student-athletes and five current coaches represented seven countries during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In addition to Goestenkors' gold medal with Team USA's women's basketball squad, Eddie Reese paced the U.S. men's swimming team to 16 total medals (nine gold, two silver, five bronze), while Bubba Thornton directed the U.S. men's track and field squad to 14 medals (four gold, five silver, five bronze). Kim Brackin led the Zimbabwe swimming team to four medals (one gold, three silver).
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HORNS MOVE TEXAS TECH GAME TO SEPTEMBER -- (UT Sports News) - Texas has swapped dates for its 2009 home football games with Texas Tech and Central Florida. Now, ABC will broadcast nationally the Longhorns' and Red Raiders' Big 12 Conference game in Austin on Saturday, Sept. 19, during the network's primetime 7 p.m. Central slot. Texas' game with Central Florida at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium has been moved to Saturday, Nov. 7, the original date of the Horns' meeting with Texas Tech. That game time is TBA.
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