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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

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Texas vs Texas A&M head to head history: rehashing a storied rivalry

Texas vs Texas A&M head to head history: rehashing a storied rivalry

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 23, 2024

The Lone Star Showdown is the biggest and longest running in-state rivalry game in Texas. The clash between the Longhorns and Aggies has been played a total of 118 times and the Texas Longhorns control...

Senior forward Holly Ward during Texas’ game against Boston University on Nov. 15, 2024. Ward scored four goals to secure the Longhorn’s 4-1 win over the Terriers.

Texas takes down Boston University 4-1 in first round of NCAA championship

Alistair Manliguez and Ylver Deleon-Rios November 15, 2024

A week after winning the SEC tournament, the Texas Longhorns eased past the Boston University Terriers in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 4-1 victory. The matchup consisted of not only a...

Texas Longhorns capture SEC title with late goal against South Carolina

Texas Longhorns capture SEC title with late goal against South Carolina

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 10, 2024

As rain poured down on Pensacola, confetti poured down on the Texas Longhorns. Texas captured the SEC championship title after another close game, with the Longhorns winning 1-0 over the South Carolina...

Lauren Lapomarda dribbles the ball up the field against Louisiana State University on August 24, 2023.

Last minute goal books Texas’ ticket to the SEC championship game after Texas upsets Arkansas in gritty performance

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 8, 2024

Texas Soccer earned their spot in the SEC championship after a draining yet resilient 90 minutes plus overtime, to beat the No. 3 seed and No. 5 ranked team in the country, Arkansas Razorbacks, by scoring...

The Texas soccer team huddles ahead of their game against A&M on Sept. 29, 2024.

Longhorns set sight on historic SEC tournament debut against LSU

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 5, 2024

  For the first time in program history, Texas will play in the Southeastern Conference tournament. The reigning Big 12 tournament champions are the third-seeded team in the conference and will...

Senior defender Lauren Lapomarda blocks Iowa State forward Alex Campana from the ball on October 8, 2023.

Defending with passion: Lauren Lapomarda’s impact after five years with Texas soccer

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 24, 2024

Graduate student defender Lauren Lapomarda has been a staple of Texas soccer since she came to Texas in 2020.  After Texas’ 1-0 victory over Oklahoma earlier in the season, Lapomarda set a program...

Sophomore Ashlyn Miller prepares for a corner kick during a game on Oct. 09, 2022.

Ashlyn Miller grows into a leader for Texas soccer on and off the field

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 16, 2024

Pivotal to Texas soccer this season has been a senior midfielder with consistent game time from the start. Now in her fourth year with the program, Ashlyn Miller has matured into a leader the team needs...

Senior midfielder Lexi Missimo chases the ball on Oct. 10, 2024. Texas beat OU 1-0.

Goalkeeping heroics, school record-tying goal sees Texas soccer defeating Oklahoma

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 10, 2024

Round one of this week's pair of Red River Rivalry games slide in favor of the Longhorns as Texas soccer was able to hang onto its lone first-half goal to win the first ever soccer Red River Rivalry as...

Junior Breana Thompson (22) lined up with her teammates ahead of the Texas' soccer game against A&M on Sept. 29, 2024.

Rising to challenges: Breana Thompson’s transformative season on Texas defense

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 8, 2024

Texas soccer’s junior defender Breana Thompson has transformed from a rotational player to a pivotal playmaker for the Longhorns. Her journey has been filled with growth both on and off the field as...

Senior midfielder Lexi Missimo dribbles the ball down the field on Sept. 19, 2024. This was the first SEC game for Texas Women’s Soccer against Alabama, a final score 2-2.

Texas SEC debut with a draw at home against Alabama

Ylver Deleon-Rios, Sports General Reporter September 20, 2024

A late-game chance from the Crimson Tide and misfires from the Texas offense allowed the Crimson Tide to recover a point in the waning moments of Longhorn’s first-ever SEC game drawing at 2-2. Scoring...

Junior goalkeeper Mia Justus kicks the ball to a teammate on Sept. 3, 2023. The Longhorns defeated the SMU mustangs 6-0.

Texas prevails 3-0 against Houston Christian, solidifying an undefeated non-conference record

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter September 12, 2024

A triplet of goals, smothering pressure, relentless attacking and suffocating defense sees Texas seal a 3-0 victory against Houston Christian University on Thursday, completing its non-conference play....

Senior tight end Gunnar Helm makes a play during Texas' game against CSU on Aug. 31, 2024.

Senior tight end Gunnar Helm emerges as a key playmaker and leader

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter September 12, 2024

For the first time in his collegiate career, senior tight end Gunnar Helm can look at the roster and see himself sitting at the top of the depth chart for his position.  As a part of head coach Steve...

Senior midfielder Lexi Missimo runs towards the ball on Sept. 28, 2023 during Texas' game against West Virginia.

Freshman dazzles, star players continue to shine as Texas wins to remain unbeaten this season

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter September 8, 2024

The No. 16 team in the country, Texas Longhorns women’s soccer played hosts to Long Beach State in their seventh game of the season. The Longhorns came out with a feeling of confidence and introduced...

Ole Miss’ Track and Field prestige, Collegiate and Olympic

Ole Miss’ Track and Field prestige, Collegiate and Olympic

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

A bit of an unknown program to the wider world of college athletics is the sheer dominance and powerhouse that is Ole Miss track and field. The team has churned out multiple Olympians and several Southeastern...

Ole Miss football vs LSU on Friday, Sept. 30, 2023, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.
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Ole Miss Unveiled: Traditions and the Heartbeats of Rebel Pride

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

Two and a half hours north of Jackson, Mississippi, sits the University of Mississippi. Known better as Ole Miss, the school is located in the heavily forested hills of the city of Oxford. Founded in 1844...

Breaking barriers: Amelia Abbott’s trailblazing journey

Breaking barriers: Amelia Abbott’s trailblazing journey

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter August 6, 2024

Senior midfielder Amelia Abbott is a veteran in the Longhorns soccer locker room. Despite seeing conference success as a part of the 2023 Big 12 Conference winning team, the beginning of Abbott’s competitive...

On the field for Texas, in the field of law: Texas javelin thrower Cooper Tyler talks balancing act between athletics, law school

On the field for Texas, in the field of law: Texas javelin thrower Cooper Tyler talks balancing act between athletics, law school

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter July 18, 2024

Graduate student Cooper Tyler finds himself in a peculiar situation that not many UT athletes are in. He is a part of the University's track and field team, competing in the javelin event. The difference...

Texas, Georgia to battle in big heavyweight matchup

Texas, Georgia to battle in big heavyweight matchup

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter July 15, 2024

A clash of powerhouses will occur Oct. 19, as the Texas Longhorns will play hosts to the Georgia Bulldogs. Both teams will meet for the first time since the 2019 Sugar Bowl, where Texas came out victorious. Both...

Freshman defensive-midfielder Carly Montgomery runs with the ball on September 3, 2023. The Longhorns defeated SMU 6-0.

Texas soccer freshman Carly Montgomery reflects on impactful first year

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter April 3, 2024

In freshman defender Carly Montgomery’s first year on the Forty Acres, she quickly assimilated herself into a starting role, was part of a championship team and earned honors. After a whirlwind of a...

Mia Justus discusses her first year with Texas, ambitions for next season

Mia Justus discusses her first year with Texas, ambitions for next season

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General News Reporter March 8, 2024

Before defending the burnt orange and white, junior goalkeeper Mia Justus captured NCAA glory as a freshman at Florida State University.  After finishing her sophomore season Justus decided to transfer...

Parker Illingworth’s triumphs with Texas and Canada in the Collegiate and International World

Parker Illingworth’s triumphs with Texas and Canada in the Collegiate and International World

Ylver DeLeon-Rios, General Sports Reporter November 16, 2023

After winning back-to-back national titles for Texas in 2021 and 2022 and earning gold and bronze for Team Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games, senior Parker Illingworth’s rowing career is rife with...

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Amber Harwood’s journey from Great Britain to Texas

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 27, 2023

After sparking an interest in the sport at age 12, senior Amber Harwood has grown a deep connection with rowing.  Harwood gravitated to the sport following the 2012 Olympic Games. Seeing the success...

Running back Jonathon Brooks stiff arms Wyoming defender on September 16th, 2023.

Early season star: Jonathon Brooks

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 4, 2023

Texas’s third-year running back Jonathon Brooks has had an early explosion in the first five games of the season. Coming off a stellar performance against No. 24 Kansas totaling a combined 285 yards...

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