The Texas Athletics program has 16 head coaches, but only two of them are Black. Edrick Floréal, who took over the track and field program in 2018, is one of them.
The Longhorns are riding their fourth two-game losing streak since head coach Tom Herman took over the program in 2017 and are scratching their heads for answers after dropping out of the AP Top 25 for the fourth year in a row.
Parker Coody and Cole Hammer were the Longhorns’ top performers. Hammer tied for seventh shooting a 1-over 73 to finish 3-over in the tournament, and Parker tied for 13th with 6-over par.
Gaston did not originally intend to play basketball at Texas, but she said the allure of playing in her home state as well as joining Collier and the new coaching staff influenced her in making the switch.
In his opening statement, which clocked in at around nine minutes, Herman addressed the largest elephant in the room: the “Eyes of Texas” controversy between Texas fans and players.
The Texas men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams returned to the pool this weekend at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center for two separate meets.
