University of Texas Athletics

Katy Arris-Wilson

Induction:
2013
Class:
1992

Katy Arris-Wilson, a Virginia Beach native, was a standout member of Texas Swimming from 1989-92. A 20-time All-American, she helped lead Texas to its sixth NCAA team title and eighth overall national championship in 1990. Arris-Wilson captured the individual NCAA title in the 1,650 freestyle in 1992 and amassed three Southwest Conference individual crowns along with five relay titles. That same year, she was named the Southwest Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year and received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. A consistent academic achiever, she was also selected to the GTE Southwest Conference Academic Honor Roll. Internationally, she represented the United States at the 1991 FINA World Championships, the 1990 Goodwill Games, and the 1989 and 1991 Pan Pacific Championships. She graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and was inducted into the Hall of Honor in 2013.

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