The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Texas Athletics Hall of Honor inducts 11 new members
09.15.2023 | T-Association
The Class of 2023 was inducted Friday night on the UT campus.
AUSTIN, Texas — Eleven former University of Texas student-athletes were inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor during a ceremony Friday night at the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center. The newest Hall of Honor members will also be recognized on the field at halftime during the Longhorns' football game against Wyoming on Saturday evening.
The 69th Men's Hall of Honor class includes: Quan Cosby (Football, 2005-08), a two-time All-Big 12 selection and one of the top wideouts and kick returners in school history who was a key member of the 2005 National Championship team; David Denny (Baseball, 1982-85), UT's career record holder in hits, doubles and runs batted in who led the Longhorns to four-straight College World Series appearances and the 1983 National Championship; Kris Kirchner (Swimming & Diving, 1980-81), the 1981 NCAA individual champion in the 50-yard free and three-time relay national champion who paced Texas to its first National Championship in program history in 1981; James H. Means, Jr. (Track & Field, 1963-64, '66-68), the first African American student-athlete to participate in athletics as well as letter and earn a scholarship at The University of Texas and first-ever African American competitor in any sport in Southwest Conference history who helped the Longhorns to SWC titles in 1966 and 1968; Jonathan Scott (Football, 2002-05), a two-time All-American and four-time All-Big 12 selection at offensive tackle who helped pave the way for UT's perfect 13-0 National Championship team in 2005; and Jordan Spieth (Golf, 2011-12), a consensus first-team All-American and finalist for the Ben Hogan Award as the National Player of the Year during his one full season of collegiate golf who led the Longhorns to the 2012 NCAA Championship.
The 24th Women's Hall of Honor class includes: Beth Barr (Swimming & Diving, 1990-93), an Olympic silver medalist, the 1991 NCAA individual champion in the 200-yard backstroke and a four-time All-American who paced the Longhorns to the 1991 National Championship; Jamie Carey (Basketball, 2003-05), a two-time All-Big 12 selection and UT's career record holder for highest three-point field goal percentage (.418) who led the Longhorns to the 2003 Final Four and later returned to the Forty Acres as an assistant and associate head coach from 2016-20; Gia Doonan (Rowing, 2014-17), a three-time first-team All-American and two-time Big 12 Conference Rower of the Year who guided Texas to three top-eight NCAA Championship finishes; Dr. Kelly McDonald Freeman (Soccer, 2001-04), a 2003 All-American and four-time NSCAA All-Region selection who led the Longhorns to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history in 2001 and still is UT's all-time leader in career goals (46) and ranks second in career points (110); and Susan Shurr (Track & Field, 1982-85), an 11-time All-American and key member of the program's first national title at the 1982 AIAW Outdoor National Championship.