All content by Elijah Garcia
![Senior Leo Neugebauer floats over the bar during the pole vault event of the decathlon on March 28, 2024. Neugebauer placed first in the pole vault with a height of 5.1 meters at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-28-24_Olympics_SkylerSharp-1200x883.jpg)
Texas athletes look forward to upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• April 17, 2024
![Freshman forward Madison Booker pushes past opponents towards the net on Feb. 4, 2024. Booker scored 20 points to lead the Longhorns to a 61-54 upset win over the Kansas State Wildcats.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-4-24_MadisonBooker_SkylerSharp-885x1200.jpg)
Texas women’s basketball freshman Madison Booker’s ascension to star player status
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• February 20, 2024
![Texas opposite hitter Molly Phillips is transferring to USC for the 2024 beach volleyball season](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-10-22_molly-phillips_VB-Championship-vs-OSU_Julius-Shieh_IMG_1006-900x600.jpg)
Texas opposite hitter Molly Phillips is transferring to USC for the 2024 beach volleyball season
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• December 21, 2023
![Madisen Skinner spikes the ball during the Texas vs. Standford game on Sep. 3, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_1735-2-1200x801.jpg)
Texas volleyball outlasts Wisconsin, heads to the NCAA Championship to defend last season’s title
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• December 15, 2023
![Middle blocker Asjia ONeal serves the ball during Texas game against A&M on Nov. 30, 2023. The game was the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, and Texas won 3-1.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/113023_UTvsAM_LorianneWillett-1200x801.jpg)
Texas volleyball avenges early season loss and takes down Stanford in the Elite Eight, advances to the Final Four
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• December 11, 2023
![Texas Volleyball team celebrates in-between sets on Sept. 3, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-24-23_OU-Volleyball_Mackenzie-Coleman-1200x801.jpeg)
Texas volleyball completes miraculous five-set comeback against Tennessee, advances to Elite Eight
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• December 8, 2023
![Libero Keonilei Akana during Texas game against A&M on Nov. 30, 2023. The game was the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, and Texas won 3-1.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/113023_UTvsAM_LorianneWillett1-1200x800.jpg)
Texas volleyball sweeps SMU, headed back to Sweet 16
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• December 2, 2023
![Senior middle-blocker Asjia ONeal throws her arms up in celebration after match point of the game against the University of Cincinnati on Nov. 11, 2023. ONeal finished the game with nine kills and eight blocks.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-11-23_vballvscinci_Skyler-Sharp-1200x800.jpg)
No. 3 Texas volleyball bounces back with sweep victory over Cincinnati
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• November 12, 2023
![No. 4 Texas volleyball remains perfect in Big 12 play with back-to-back sweeps over West Virginia](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/12-10-22_molly-phillips_VB-Championship-vs-OSU_Julius-Shieh_IMG_1006-900x600.jpg)
No. 4 Texas volleyball remains perfect in Big 12 play with back-to-back sweeps over West Virginia
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• November 4, 2023
![Midfielder Lexi Missimo plays against West Virginia University on Sept. 28, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-18-23_Lexi-Missimo_skyler-sharp-1200x800.jpg)
Lexi Missimo hopes historic season leads to postseason success
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• October 19, 2023
![No. 6 Texas volleyball improves win streak to nine after narrowly surviving TCU](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-18-23_Volleyball-v.-TCU-Gamer_Andrew-Zamora-1200x800.jpeg)
No. 6 Texas volleyball improves win streak to nine after narrowly surviving TCU
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• October 18, 2023
![Asjia O’Neal spikes the ball towards the Kansas volleyball team on Oct. 5, 2023 in Gregory Gym. Texas won in four sets against the Jayhawks.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-5-23_KansasVollyball_MiyaTanner-1200x800.jpg)
No. 8 Texas volleyball takes down No. 17 Kansas with impressive defensive showing
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• October 6, 2023
![Graduate student Haftu Knight along with seniors Devin Hart and Rodger Rivera, led the pack at the Stormy Seas Opener on Sept. 1, 2023. All three crossed the finish line together at the end of the course.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/01_09_23_stormyseasopener_Sharp_03-800x1200.jpg)
Cross country student-athletes recognized as community heroes, continue to advocate for their beliefs, inspire others to help
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• October 3, 2023
![Texas Volleyball team celebrates in-between sets on Sept. 3, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-24-23_OU-Volleyball_Mackenzie-Coleman-1200x801.jpeg)
No. 10 Texas volleyball completes epic comeback win to take down No. 9 BYU
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• September 29, 2023
![Texas Volleyball team celebrates in-between sets on Sept. 3, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-24-23_OU-Volleyball_Mackenzie-Coleman-1200x801.jpeg)
No. 9 Texas volleyball starts Big 12 play with back-to-back sweeps over Oklahoma
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• September 24, 2023
![Junior Madisen Skinner hits the ball over the net durig the game against Rice on Sept. 11, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-11-23_Volleyball-v-Rice_Eva-Asfahani-1200x800.jpg)
No. 6 Texas volleyball beats Rice for consecutive sweep victories at home
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• September 11, 2023
![Madisen Skinner spikes the ball during the Texas vs. Standford game on Sep. 3, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_1735-2-1200x801.jpg)
No. 7 Texas swept in season home opener by No. 2 Stanford
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• September 3, 2023
![Preview: No. 7 Texas volleyball takes on No. 2 Stanford in season home opener](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/HMA1879-1-900x600.jpg)
Preview: No. 7 Texas volleyball takes on No. 2 Stanford in season home opener
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• August 30, 2023
![Swimmers compete in the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Feb. 25, 2022. The University of Texas was named Big 12 Champions for mens and womens events.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-25-23_Big12Prelims_ParkerPokluda-06-1-2-900x600.jpg)
No. 3 Texas men’s swimming and diving cruises to Big 12 Championship victory
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• February 26, 2023
![Texas womens basketball 10k for 10k game looks to leave impact on program, community](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-19-23UTvsWestVirginia_AndrewZamora-2-900x600.jpg)
Texas women’s basketball 10k for 10k game looks to leave impact on program, community
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• February 24, 2023
![Texas sprinter Julien Alfred is finding joy in her success](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2-16-23_Julien-Alfred_CourtesyofTexasAthletics-600x900.jpg)
Texas sprinter Julien Alfred is finding joy in her success
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• February 17, 2023
![No. 5 Texas men’s swimming and diving defeats SMU in regular season finale](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DP8A9024_Original-900x600.jpg)
No. 5 Texas men’s swimming and diving defeats SMU in regular season finale
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• February 4, 2023
![No. 2 Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving cruises to weekend victories against No. 4 NC State](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/women-swim-1-900x600.jpg)
No. 2 Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving cruises to weekend victories against No. 4 NC State
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• January 29, 2023
![No. 5 Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving completes weekend sweep against No. 4 NC State](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC06830-1-900x600.jpg)
No. 5 Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving completes weekend sweep against No. 4 NC State
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• January 29, 2023
![No. 2 Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 14 Alabama, falls short against No. 13 Ohio State](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC07650-2-900x600.jpg)
No. 2 Texas Men’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 14 Alabama, falls short against No. 13 Ohio State
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• January 15, 2023
![No. 2 Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Alabama](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/women-swim-900x600.jpg)
No. 2 Texas Women’s Swimming and Diving defeats No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Alabama
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• January 15, 2023
![International student-athletes celebrate their nationalities, enjoy diversity they bring to team](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11-17-22_international-athletes_Courtesy-of-Texas-Athletics-1-900x600.jpg)
International student-athletes celebrate their nationalities, enjoy diversity they bring to team
Elijah Garcia, Sports Reporter
• November 18, 2022
![T&F_Feature_Jonathan Jones_Courtesy of Texas Athletics](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/TF_Feature_Jonathan-Jones_Courtesy-of-Texas-Athletics.jpg)
Track representatives on Texas Student-Athlete Advisory Committee aim to connect UT community, improve Texas athletics
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• November 3, 2022
![Men’s, women’s cross country finishes 3rd, 4th at Big 12 Championships](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-20-33_file-haftu-knight_2019-03-28_Cylde_Littlefield_Texas_Relays_Mens_-Decathlon_Eddie.Gaspar2516-900x675.jpg)
Men’s, women’s cross country finishes 3rd, 4th at Big 12 Championships
Elijah Garcia, General Sports Reporter
• October 31, 2022
![Hispanic track student-athletes celebrate culture, inspire others to learn, join the celebration](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/hispanicheritage-900x900.png)
Hispanic track student-athletes celebrate culture, inspire others to learn, join the celebration
Elijah Garcia, Sports Reporter
• October 14, 2022
![Texas track transfers love their new home, look forward to season ahead](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/track-900x600.jpg)
Texas track transfers love their new home, look forward to season ahead
Elijah Garcia, Sports reporter
• September 27, 2022
![Texas women’s basketball team improving ahead of NCAA tournament](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WBBTXvsIowaState_AM-22-900x600.jpg)
Texas women’s basketball team improving ahead of NCAA tournament
Elijah Garcia, Sports Reporter
• March 21, 2022
![Texas swimmers improve upon times at American Short Course Championships](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3-4-22_Chris-OConnor_Stephanie-Ho-900x600.jpg)
Texas swimmers improve upon times at American Short Course Championships
Elijah Garcia, Sports Reporter
• March 5, 2022