The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Texas Athletics Hall of Honor inducts 10 new members
09.12.2025 | T-Association
The Class of 2025 was inducted Friday night on the UT campus.
AUSTIN, Texas — Ten 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 UTEP on Saturday afternoon.
The 71st Men's Hall of Honor class includes: Nate Dusing (Swimming & Diving, 1998-2001), a two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic medalist, two-time NCAA individual champion, nine-time NCAA relay champion and 27-time All-American who helped the Longhorns to back-to-back NCAA team championships in 2000 and 2001; Royal Ivey (Basketball, 2001-04), a four-year starter and one of the top one-on-one perimeter defenders in program history who led the Longhorns to three consecutive trips to the Sweet 16 including a run to the 2003 Final Four before moving on to a 10-year playing stint and a successful coaching career in the NBA; Kyle Russell (Baseball, 2006-08), a first-team All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2007 who led Texas to back-to-back Big 12 regular-season titles in 2006 and 2007 and still holds the program's career home runs record (57); Rodrique Wright (Football, 2002-05), a four-year starter at defensive tackle who earned first-team All-America honors and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award while helping the Longhorns win the 2005 National Championship; and Vintage Selection Bobby Mitchell (Football, 1968-70), a three-year letterwinner at offensive guard who helped anchor one of the most prolific offenses in college football history while leading Texas to a 30-2-1 overall record, including a school-record 30-game winning streak, two National Championships and three Southwest Conference titles.
The 26th Women's Hall of Honor class includes: Kirsten Wengler Burton (Swimming & Diving, 1983-86), a 21-time All-American, five-time NCAA relay champion and 11-time SWC champion who led Texas to three-consecutive NCAA team titles in 1984, 1985 and 1986; Haley Eckerman (Volleyball, 2011-14), a two-time National Player of the Year, four-time All-American, three-time Big 12 Conference Player of the Year who paced Texas to the 2012 NCAA Championship; Nicole Devonish Gilmore (Track & Field, 1994-97), an eight-time All-American and eight-time Southwest Conference champion in the long and triple jump who led the Longhorns to four runner-up and three third-place team finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships; Tiffany Jackson (Basketball, 2004-07), one of just three Women's Basketball players in program history to earn All-America honors three times and the only individual in school history to achieve the combination of 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 steals and 150 blocks; and Nancy Ledbetter Ramsbottom (Golf, 1981-84), the 1984 Southwest Conference individual champion and SWC Player of the Year who went on to a 16-year career on the LPGA Tour. Jackson will be inducted posthumously, as she passed away after an lengthy battle with cancer in October 2022 at the age of 37.