Two seasons ago, Texas’ top senior club rowers graduated. Last year, a staffing change came when ex-Penn captain Nate Fox became the new varsity coach.
Ryan Dohner’s running was always encouraged by his father, who served as his junior high track and cross country coach at the John Cooper School in The Woodlands.
After competing Saturday in Waco at the NCAA South Central Regional, Texas came home with a second-place finish, clinching a spot in the NCAA Championship.
The Longhorns placed first at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship meet in Waco on Saturday. The win earned Texas an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
On each end of the tee box, there are 12 ready competitors preparing to hit a perfect drive and put the pressure on the other team. Although in this instance the circumstances are a little different from a normal tournament because all of the participants on this day have one thing in common: They’re all Longhorns.