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The UT Tower will shine with a #1 on the North and South sides and a #15 on the East and West sides in honor of Men’s Swimming and Diving’s national championship win and Coach Eddie Reese’s 15th championship win.

The Longhorns earned their NCAA-best 15th national title in program history. Texas has now won the team title in five of the last six national championship meets (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021), as the 2020 meet was canceled due to COVID-19.

In his 43rd season as head coach, Eddie Reese won his 15th national crown and recorded his 27th top-two national finish and 34th top-three showing. The 15 national titles are tied for the seventh-most of ANY coach in NCAA history (all sports). Reese has led the Longhorns to 41 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships and has now won a national title in FIVE different decades (1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021).

Read more about the NCAA Championship win on TexasSports.com.

November 26, 2021

Light the Tower: Texas Football Beats Kansas State

The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top on Friday, November 26 to celebrate Texas Football’s victory over Kansas State. The UT Tower will first shine with a burnt orange top in recognition of the Texas Football team’s 22-17 victory over Kansas State. As part of UT tradition,…

November 18, 2021

Light the Tower: Texas Exes Ring Dedication

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, November 18 in honor of this year’s class ring recipients. Ahead of the Texas Exes Ring Celebration, class rings will spend the night the Tower while it shines in honor of the students and alumni who will soon wear them.…

November 12, 2021

Light the Tower: Distinguished Alumnus Awards

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Friday, November 12 in honor of the newest recipients of the Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes alumni who have made significant achievements in their careers and service to the university. The honorees include: Paul Begala BA…

November 11, 2021

Light the Tower: Veterans Day

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day and in honor of all who have served in the U.S. military. UT Austin is a world class partner and destination for our military, veterans and their families. The university is the No.…

October 14, 2021

Light the Tower: Santa Rita Award

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Thursday, October 14 in honor of Kenneth M. Jastrow, II and Susan Thomas Jastrow, who are receiving the Santa Rita Award, the highest honor bestowed by the UT System Board of Regents. The Jastrows are longtime supporters of Texas higher education…

October 13, 2021

Light the Tower: Vaccine Celebration

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights Wednesday, October 13 to honor the researchers who helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. As part of the Vaccine Celebration, the Tower lighting honors UT Austin’s own Jason McLellan and special guest Barney Graham, two scientists behind the COVID-19 vaccines. An on-campus…

October 2, 2021

Light the Tower: Texas Football Beats TCU

The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top on Saturday, October 2 to celebrate Texas Football’s victory over TCU. The Longhorns are now 4-1 and will play Oklahoma at 11 a.m. on October 9 in Dallas, Texas As part of UT tradition, the top of the Tower turns orange…

September 26, 2021

Light the Tower: 50th Anniversary of Latino Studies

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “50” on its sides on Sunday, September 26 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Latino Studies. The special Tower lighting configuration coincides with the birthday of Gloria Anzaldúa, who earned a Master’s degree in Education and English at UT in…

September 25, 2021

Light the Tower: Texas Football Beats Texas Tech, 70-35

The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange top on Saturday, September 25 to celebrate Texas Football’s 70-35 victory over Texas Tech. The Longhorns are now 3-1 and will play TCU at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. As part of UT tradition, the top of…

September 24, 2021

Light the Tower: Inauguration of President Jay Hartzell

The UT Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “30” displayed on its sides on Friday, September 24 to celebrate the formal inauguration of Jay Hartzell as the 30th president of The University of Texas at Austin. Hartzell was appointed president last year, but his official inauguration was postponed…