Texas Longhorns alum Julien Alfred won gold in the 100m Olympic finals over the weekend. The St. Lucia native became the first of her country to win an Olympic gold medal. She bested USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson, an alum of new SEC league mate LSU, in the finals.
Julien Alfred became St. Lucia’s first Olympic champion EVER after winning the women’s 100m and it’s a moment they’ll never forget. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/DVgS8hYjGR
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2024
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: So long, Jaylan Ford; hello, Anthony Hill Jr: Texas star in middle
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Austin American-Statesman: How to stay on the field? Pass protect, says Texas RB CJ Baxter
Dallas Morning News: Here are all the Texas Longhorns who have won medals at the Paris Olympics
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247Sports: With deep-ball passing trending down, Texas’ offense can win a national title with efficiency from Quinn Ewers
247Sports: Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr., a freshman All-American while learning on the job last season, poised for big step
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Inside Texas: You can go on a Longhorns football official visit thank to the Texas One Fund
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RECRUITING ROUNDUP
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Inside Texas: Five-star WR Kaliq Lockett previews this week’s college decision
SEC SHOWDOWN
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Rock M Nation: Fall football camp is in full swing
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WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Olympics’ 8 men’s basketball teams still standing, ranked by gold medal chances
SB Nation: Djokovic finally wins gold medal by defeating Alcaraz
SB Nation: Noah Lyles wins Olympics gold in 100M by a margin so slim the announcers got it wrong
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Scottie Scheffler won his own gold medal in golf.
Scottie Scheffler: the best golfer on the planet, a gold medal winner, and a very proud American. pic.twitter.com/qzAeXhhTzD
— OutKick (@Outkick) August 4, 2024
- So did three-peat Ryan Crouser.
From Glide to Slide
— Beau Throws (@beau_throws) July 11, 2024
Even at 16-years-old, Ryan Crouser's glide was textbook technical mastery.
Ryan would switch to the rotation later in high school leading him on a path to Olympic golds and world records. Last year he added the "Crouser Slide" to take full advantage of… pic.twitter.com/XAVIrE5ni0
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