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AUSTIN, Texas After building highly-successful programs as the head coach at Kentucky and Stanford the past 12 years, Edrick Floral (ED-rick floor-ee-AL) has been named Head Track and Field Coach at The University of Texas, Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte announced on Wednesday.

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Texas, which was led on an interim basis by Tonja Buford-Bailey, had its men and women finish 25th and 34th at the NCAA's outdoor meet. Texas last won an NCAA team title in 2006 when the women claimed the indoor season's top prize. In April, it was announced that Texas will host the 2019 and 2020 NCAA outdoor championships.

Buford-Bailey told the American-Statesman on Wednesday that she will not return to Texas for the 2018-19 calendar year. Buford-Bailey had worked as an associate head coach at Texas since 2013. Prior to that, the ex-Olympic hurdler was the head women's coach at Illinois.

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