Texas Athletics concludes 2023-24 season with five NCAA top-two finishes
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas officially concluded its 2023-24 athletics year on Saturday night, as Women’s Track and Field ended its season with a third-place team finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Longhorns recorded two NCAA Championships this year and earned three NCAA Championship runner-up performances for a total of five NCAA top-two finishes. Women’s Track and Field’s season-capping podium finish was the Horns’ seventh top-three performance on the year.
The Longhorns registered NCAA team titles in Volleyball and Rowing. The titles marked back-to-back NCAA Championships for Volleyball and the third national crown in the last four years for Rowing. This marks the fourth-straight year that Texas has won multiple national titles in the same academic season, and the Longhorns have now captured 66 all-time National Championships (62 NCAA titles).
Texas also claimed NCAA runner-up team showings in Women’s Swimming and Diving, Men’s Tennis (NCAA Championship Match) and Softball (Women’s College World Series Championship Series). The five top-two NCAA team finishes tied for the second-most in a season in school history (1988-89), behind the record 10 set in 2021-22. UT has now recorded a total of 23 top-two NCAA team finishes in the last four years.
Texas produced eight top-five and 12 top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships during the recent academic year. The Longhorns have registered a total of 39 top-five NCAA team finishes and 52 top-10 NCAA team finishes during the last four years.
In addition to the five top-two NCAA performances, the Longhorns recorded NCAA top-10 team showings in Women’s Outdoor Track and Field (third), Football (tied for third in the College Football Playoff semifinals), Women’s Basketball (tied for fifth/NCAA Elite Eight), Men’s Cross Country (seventh), Men’s Swimming and Diving (seventh), Soccer (tied for ninth/NCAA Sweet 16) and Women’s Tennis (tied for ninth/NCAA Sweet 16). UT added NCAA top-25 performances in Women’s Golf (tied for 11th), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field (12th), Women’s Indoor Track and Field (13th), Men’s Golf (13th), Men’s Basketball (tied for 17th/NCAA Round of 32) and Men’s Indoor Track and Field (19th). Baseball tied for 33rd with its finish in NCAA Regional play.
The Longhorns qualified 19 of their 20 NCAA eligible sports for their respective NCAA Championship events. Texas was one of just three Power-5 programs (joining Tennessee and Texas A&M) to reach the NCAA postseason/bowl game in Football, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.
In addition to its success on the national level, UT earned a record 15 Big 12 Conference titles during the 2023-24 season: Soccer (tournament), Volleyball, Football, Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Men’s Swimming and Diving, Women’s Swimming and Diving, Women’s Basketball (tournament), Men’s Tennis (regular season and tournament), Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, Softball, Men’s Outdoor Track and Field, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Rowing. The 15 Big 12 titles topped UT’s previous record of 13 set in both 2020-21 and 2005-06. The 15 league crowns also marked the most conference titles won by a Power-5 school this year by a wide margin, as North Carolina (ACC) and Stanford (Pac-12) both claimed nine league championships.
Texas is the only Big 12 Conference member institution to have claimed at least 12 league championships in a single calendar year and has now accomplished the feat a total of seven times: 15 in 2023-24, 13 in 2020-21, 13 in 2005-06, 12 in 2022-23, 12 in 2002-03, 12 in 2001-02 and 12 in 1998-99. UT has captured a league-best 232 all-time Big 12 Championships (62 regular season and 170 postseason) through the completion of the 2023-24 season.
Most Runner-up Finishes at NCAA Championships by Texas Athletics in Single Season
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Year
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Number of NCAA runner-up team finishes
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2021-22
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6 (w indoor track, w swim, m swim, softball, m outdoor track, w outdoor track)
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1993-94
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4 (m golf, m swim, w swim, w outdoor track)
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2023-24
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3 (w swim, m tennis, softball)
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2018-19
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3 (m swim, row, m golf)
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2013-14
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3 (m swim, w indoor track, w outdoor track)
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1996-97
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3 (w indoor track, m outdoor track, w outdoor track)
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1991-92
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3 (m swim, w swim, w tennis)
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1988-89
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3 (base, m golf, w swim)
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Most Top-2 Team Finishes at NCAA Championships by Texas Athletics
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Year
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Number of UT Top 2 NCAA team finishes
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2021-22
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10 (m indoor track, w indoor track, w swim, m swim, w tennis, row, m golf, softball, m outdoor track, w outdoor track)
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2023-24
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5 (vb, w swim, m tennis, row, softball)
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1988-89
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5 (m swim, vb, base, m golf, w swim)
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2022-23
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4 (vb, w I track, w swim, w o track)
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2020-21
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4 (vb, m swim, w tennis, row)
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2018-19
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4 (m ten, m swim, m golf, row)
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1993-94
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4 (m golf, w o track, m swim, w swim)
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1990-91
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4 (m swim, w swim, w o track, w I track)
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1987-88
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4 (m swim, w swim, w I track, m o track)
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1985-86
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4 (wbb, w swim, w I track, w o track)
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Most Top-5 Team Finishes at NCAA Championships by Texas Athletics
(since UT added Rowing as varsity sport starting in 1997-98)
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Year
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Number of UT Top 5 NCAA team finishes
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2021-22
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12
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2022-23
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10
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2020-21
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9
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2023-24
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8
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2008-09
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8
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2005-06
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8
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2002-03
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8
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2018-19
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7
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2015-16
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7
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2007-08
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7
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Most Top 10 Team Finishes at NCAA Championships by Texas Athletics
(since UT added Rowing as varsity sport starting in 1997-98)
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Year
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Number of UT Top 10 NCAA team finishes
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2021-22
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14
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2022-23
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13
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2020-21
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13
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2002-03
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13
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2023-24
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12
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2001-02
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12
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2004-05
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12
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2018-19
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11
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2014-15
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11
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2005-06
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11
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2017-18
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10
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2015-16
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10
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2007-08
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10
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2003-04
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10
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Most Number of Big 12 Conference championships in Single Season
(includes regular season and postseason combined)
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School
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Year
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Number of Big 12 Titles
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TEXAS
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2023-24
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15
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Texas
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2020-21
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13
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Texas
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2005-06
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13
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Texas
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2022-23
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12
|
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Texas
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2002-03
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12
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Texas
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2001-02
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12
|
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Texas
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1998-99
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12
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Texas
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2021-22
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11
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Nebraska
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1999-2000
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11
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Texas
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2017-18
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10
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Texas
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2014-15
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10
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Texas A&M
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2010-11
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10
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Nebraska
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2000-01
|
10
|
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Texas
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1996-97
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10
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Most Number of Big 12 Conference championships in Single Season by Texas
(includes regular season and postseason combined)
|
School
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Year
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Number of Big 12 Titles
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Texas
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2023-24
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15
|
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Texas
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2020-21
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13
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Texas
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2005-06
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13
|
|
Texas
|
2022-23
|
12
|
|
Texas
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2002-03
|
12
|
|
Texas
|
2001-02
|
12
|
|
Texas
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1998-99
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12
|
|
Texas
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2021-22
|
11
|
|
Texas
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2017-18
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10
|
|
Texas
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2014-15
|
10
|
|
Texas
|
1996-97
|
10
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All University of Texas NCAA Finishes in 2023-24
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Sport
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NCAA Championship Finish
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Men’s Cross Country
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Seventh at NCAA Championships
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Women’s Cross Country
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DNQ for NCAA Championships (5th at NCAA Regionals)
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Soccer
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Tied for Ninth (NCAA Round of 16)
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Volleyball
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National Champions
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Football
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Tied for Third (CFP Semifinals)
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Women’s Indoor Track and Field
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13th at NCAA Championships
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Men’s Indoor Track and Field
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19th at NCAA Championships
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Women’s Swimming and Diving
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Second at NCAA Championships
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Men’s Swimming and Diving
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Seventh at NCAA Championships
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Women’s Basketball
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Tied for Fifth (NCAA Elite Eight)
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Men’s Basketball
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Tied for 17th (NCAA Round of 32)
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Women’s Tennis
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Tied for Ninth (NCAA Round of 16)
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Men’s Tennis
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Second at NCAA Championships
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Women’s Golf
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Tied for 11th at NCAA Championships
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Men’s Golf
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13th at NCAA Championships
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Rowing
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National Champions
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Baseball
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Tied for 33rd (NCAA Regionals)
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Softball
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Second at Women’s College World Series
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Men’s Outdoor Track and Field
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12th at NCAA Championships
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Women’s Outdoor Track and Field
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Third at NCAA Championships
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