The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Texas Athletics announces 2026 Hall of Honor Class
07.30.2026 | Football, Texas Athletics, Men's Swimming and Diving, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, T-Association, Track & Field / Cross Country
A total of 13 individuals are set to be inducted this September
AUSTIN, Texas — Twelve former University of Texas student-athletes and one former coach will be inducted this September into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor. These 13 individuals will be recognized as the Class of 2026 in an induction ceremony on Friday, Sept. 18 and with an on-field recognition at the Longhorns Football game against UTSA that Saturday.
The ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Central (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) in the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center on the UT campus (2313 Red River St.). Tickets for this year's Hall of Honor show will be general admission and are available for $25 per person at this link.
Texas Athletics Hall of Honor Inductees
The 72nd Men's Hall of Honor class includes: Mark Boswell (Track and Field, 1998-2000), a two-time Olympian, four-time NCAA high jump champion, five-time All-American and five-time Big 12 individual champion; Malcom Brown (Football, 2012-14), a consensus First-Team All-American at defensive tackle who was a finalist for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Outland Trophy in 2014 before going on to be an NFL first-round Draft Pick who played in three-straight Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and winning a pair of Super Bowl rings in 2017 and 2018; widely regarded as the best shot putter ever, Ryan Crouser (Track and Field, 2012-16), is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion and world record holder who captured four NCAA shot put championships, eight individual Big 12 individual titles and earned 11 career All-America honors; Jackson Jeffcoat (Football, 2010-13), a three-time All-Big 12 selection who earned consensus First-Team All-America honors and was the Ted Hendricks Award winner (nation's top defensive end) and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 before playing in the NFL with and going on to a sensational six-year career in the Canadian Football League; Garrett Weber-Gale (Swimming and Diving, 2004-07), a two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time NCAA champion, 19-time Big 12 Conference champion, three-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Year and 23-time All-American who led Texas to four consecutive Big 12 team titles and four-straight top-seven finishes at the NCAA Championship; Mike Williams (Football, 1998-2001), a consensus First-Team All-America selection at offensive tackle in 2001 who helped the Longhorns record four-straight seasons with at least nine victories and finish ranked in the top-25 each year before being selected as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft and playing five seasons in the NFL; and Vintage Selection Lawrence Sampleton (Football, 1978-81), an All-Southwest Conference selection who ranks among the UT career leaders in all major receiving categories by a tight end while helping the Longhorns post three nine-win seasons and a trio of top-12 final rankings during his time on the Forty Acres.
The 27th Women's Hall of Honor class includes: Khat Bell (Volleyball, 2011-14), a three-time All-American who led the Longhorns to the 2012 NCAA Championship and four-straight Big 12 Conference titles before embarking on a highly-successful professional volleyball career; Connie Clark (Softball Head Coach, 1995-2018), the first-ever head coach in program history who led the Longhorns to five trips to the Women's College World Series, four Big 12 regular-season titles and four Big 12 Tournament crowns in 22 varsity seasons; Blaire Luna (Softball, 2010-13), a four-time All-American, Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year in 2010, and three-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top-10 finalist who led the Longhorns to the Women's College World Series semifinals in 2013 and still ranks second in program history in career wins (112), strikeouts (1,428) and no-hitters (8); Evwella Munn (Basketball, 1979-80), a dynamic guard who set the school career record for assists (301) in just two seasons while leading the Longhorns to a combined 70-8 record and a pair of top-seven final national rankings; Amy Shaw (Swimming and Diving, 1990-93), a nine-time All-American and one of the top individual medley event competitors in program history who led the Longhorns to back-to-back NCAA team championships in 1990 and 1991 and four consecutive Southwest Conference titles; and Janet Walker (Tennis, 1998-2001), an ITA All-American in singles and the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year in 2000 and five-time All-Big 12 selection who led the Longhorns to four straight Big 12 regular season and tournament titles and trips to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1998 and round of 16 in both 2000 and 2001.
The newest members of the Hall will receive a special salute during the Texas Football game versus UTSA on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Texas Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2026 – Inductee Bios
KHAT BELL
Volleyball (2011-14)
An NCAA champion, three-time All-American and one of the most accomplished student-athletes in Texas Volleyball history, Khat Bell helped continue the Longhorns' tradition of excellence during her career from 2011-14 before embarking on a successful professional career that has spanned more than a decade. The Mesquite, Texas native played a key role in Texas' 2012 NCAA Championship run and helped lead the Longhorns to NCAA semifinal appearances in 2013 and 2014 as well as four-straight Big 12 titles from 2011-14. During her four seasons on the Forty Acres, she helped lead the Horns to a 108-15 (.878) overall record that included a phenomenal 61-3 (.953) mark in Big 12 play. A four-year letterwinner, Bell earned AVCA All-America honors in each of her final three seasons, including second-team recognition in 2014 after earning honorable mention accolades in 2012 and 2013. She was a three-time First-Team All-Big 12 selection (2012-14) and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and All-Freshman Team pick in 2011. She was tabbed COBRA Magazine National Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. Bell appeared in 108 matches and 372 sets during her Texas career and developed into one of the nation's premier middle blockers and opposite hitters, finishing with 827 kills, a .297 hitting percentage, 320 digs and 436 total blocks. She currently ranks sixth in UT history in career block assists (400) and tied for eighth in blocks per set (1.17). Bell was a dominant presence at the net throughout her collegiate career, recording at least 100 blocks in each of her final three seasons. An ACL injury late in Bell's freshman season sidelined her for the remainder of the year and she credits that adversity with sparking her to come back stronger for her sophomore campaign. That season her efforts proved instrumental in Texas capturing the 2012 NCAA Championship, a season when she played in all 31 matches and totaled 216 kills on a .325 hitting percentage while adding a career-high 142 total blocks. During her junior and senior seasons, Bell continued to elevate her game, earning AVCA All-America recognition both years while helping Texas advance to consecutive NCAA semifinals. Her performance in the 2013 NCAA Tournament included a season-high 10 blocks in the NCAA semifinal match against Wisconsin. Following her graduation with a degree in Applied Learning and Development in 2016, Bell launched a professional career that has taken her around the world, competing in five countries over the next decade, including Puerto Rico, South Korea, Turkey, China, and the Philippines. Her accolades include earning V-League Best Blocker honors in South Korea in 2016, being named Philippine Superliga Best Outside Spiker in 2019, leading her club to a 2023 V-League Championship while earning Finals MVP honors, and winning multiple professional league championships overseas. She returned to the United States to compete in the inaugural season of the Pro Volleyball Federation (now Major League Volleyball) in 2024 with the Vegas Thrill and also competed in Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball in 2024 and 2025. Most recently, Bell has helped establish League One Volleyball as a premier professional league in the United States, contributing to back-to-back championships with LOVB Austin in 2025 and 2026. She will continue her professional career with the expansion team LOVB Miami next season.
MARK BOSWELL
Men's Track and Field (1998-2000)
A four-time NCAA high jump champion and one of the most decorated field athletes in program history, Mark Boswell established himself as a force during his three seasons at Texas from 1998-2000. Born in Jamaica and raised in Toronto, Canada, from the age of 10, he arrived in Austin already recognized as one of the world's premier young jumpers after winning gold at the 1996 World Junior Championships. Boswell opened his collegiate career by finishing as the NCAA indoor runner-up in 1998 before embarking on one of the most successful stretches ever by a Longhorn. He swept the NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump titles in both 1999 and 2000, becoming a four-time national champion and earning five All-America honors during his career. Boswell also captured five Big 12 individual championships, winning the indoor title in 1998 before sweeping both the indoor and outdoor conference crowns in 1999 and 2000. While competing for Texas, Boswell established himself as one of the world's best high jumpers. During the summer of 1999, he won the silver medal at the World Championships, adding to an already remarkable season that included NCAA indoor and outdoor titles and Big 12 indoor and outdoor crowns. His accomplishments during his collegiate career helped earn him recognition on the Big 12 Men's Track and Field 10th Anniversary Team, which celebrated the best of the conference's first decade of existence. Boswell's marks of 7-7.75 indoors and 7-8.50 outdoors remain among the best in program history. His outdoor clearance still stands atop the program record book, while he shares the indoor Texas record with Andra Mason. Following his collegiate career, Boswell continued his success on the international stage while representing Canada. A two-time Olympian, he placed sixth at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and seventh at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Boswell added a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and captured gold medals at the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. Boswell claimed six Canadian national championships during his career and was inducted into the Canadian Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. He also was inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame in 2015, where he competed four times and won four titles — winning the collegiate division at Texas three times and one as a Canadian high schooler. He set both the collegiate (7.6.5) and high school (7-4.5) records at the Penn Relays. Boswell resides in Austin with his wife, Chantelle, and their six children, Jenae, Raeven, Markus, Trinity, Chanelle, and Shania. Markus is a sophomore linebacker on the Texas Football team, transferring this spring after a year at Akron.
MALCOM BROWN
Football (2012-14)
A two-year starter who became one of the nation's premier defensive players as a junior in 2014, Malcom Brown was a consensus first-team All-American, one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (nation's top defensive player) and one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy (nation's best interior lineman) that year. A 2014 First-Team All-Big 12 selection and Texas Team Captain, he became one of a small list of elite interior linemen in Longhorn history to earn Team MVP honors that year, as well. A former five-star prospect from Brenham High School, he played in 39 games as a Longhorn, starting his final 26, and registered 29 career tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and 165 tackles. He led the team in sacks (6.5) and tackles-for-loss (15) while posting 72 tackles in 2014. Brown was the first Longhorn since fellow Texas Athletics Hall of Honor member Tony Degrate in 1984 to lead the team in TFLs from the defensive tackle position. As a sophomore in 2013, Brown started all 13 games and posted 12 tackles-for-loss and 68 tackles. He declared for the NFL Draft following his junior campaign and was a first-round selection (No. 32 overall) of the New England Patriots. Brown played seven NFL seasons, four with the Patriots (2015-18), two with the New Orleans Saints (2019-20) and one with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2021). All totaled, he saw action in 106 career NFL games with 97 starts and compiled 304 career tackles, 13.5 sacks, 27 tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. He played in three-straight Super Bowls with the Patriots in the 2016 (Super Bowl LI), 2017 (Super Bowl LII) and 2018 (Super Bowl LIII) seasons — winning a pair of Super Bowl rings (2017, 2018). The three Super Bowl appearances are tied for most by a Longhorn — most recently by another Texas Athletics Hall of Honoree defensive tackle, Casey Hampton — while the two super bowl titles match the most in program history, as well. Brown served as head football coach at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School for two seasons and returned to school at UT in the fall of 2025 to work toward completing his degree. Brown is on pace to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Health Education in the summer session of 2026. He resides in Austin and is a proud father of five children — Rayna, Mayah, Malcom Jr., Mina, and Millie.
CONNIE CLARK
Softball Head Coach (1995-2018)
The University of Texas officially announced the addition of softball as a varsity sport in June 1993 and two years later in 1995, Connie Clark was named the program's first-ever head coach. Clark laid the foundation of the Longhorn program from the ground up, starting as a club team for the 1996 season, then taking Texas to great heights in 22 varsity seasons from 1997-2018. She made fast work of building a winner on the Forty Acres, leading her team to the Women's College World Series in just her second season at the helm in 1998 — still the fastest program to ever go from inaugural season to the elite eight of collegiate softball. She would go on to guide her squad back to the WCWS four more times in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2013 along with 19 NCAA Regional appearances and eight Big 12 Championships with four regular-season (2002, 2003, 2006, 2010) and four tournament titles (1999, 2002, 2003, 2005). Clark led Texas to an 837-401-3 mark while she and her staff earned the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2003, the NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2006 and she was tabbed Big 12 Coach of the Year three times (2002, 2006, 2010). In her illustrious Longhorn career, she developed 29 All-Americans, 74 NFCA All-Region selections, 105 All-Big 12 honorees and a pair of Olympic Gold Medalists. That group was topped off by one of the most decorated student-athletes in UT history, pitcher Cat Osterman — whose jersey number eight is retired and prominently displayed at Red & Charline McCombs Field. Osterman was a three-time USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year, four-time NFCA All-American, two-time Honda Sports Award winner for Softball and twice claimed the ESPY Award for Best Female College Athlete. She produced a staggering career record of 136-25 with a 0.51 ERA and 2,265 strikeouts in helping the Horns to three WCWS appearances. Clark's prize pupil earned three Olympic medals with Team USA as well, gold in 2004 and silvers in 2008 and 2020. The program's foundation was laid with Clark's first pitching ace, as Longhorn Legend Christa Willaims paved the way for the WCWS run in 1998, twice earning All-American honors and claiming gold medals with Team USA in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. Before taking over the Texas program, Clark spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Florida State where she helped build the Seminoles into a national power with four WCWS appearances. A native of Glendale, Ariz. and a 1987 Cal State Fullerton graduate with a bachelor's degree in physical education, Clark was a pitching ace and National Champion in her own right. In two seasons with the Titans (1986-87), she earned First-Team All-America honors and was the Broderick Award Winner as the National Softball Player of the Year in 1987, one season after leading her squad to the WCWS National Championship in 1986. During Fullerton's national championship run, Clark posted a 20-2 record while leading the nation with a 0.18 ERA. Prior to her time with Cal State Fullerton, Clark was a two-time First-Team All-American at Central Arizona Junior College and led her squad to back-to-back NJCAA Championships in 1984-85. She is a member of the NFCA Hall of Fame (2023), Arizona Softball Foundation Hall of Fame (2005), NJCAA Hall of Fame (2006), Cal State Fullerton Athletics Hall of Fame (2009) and Central Arizona Junior College Hall of Fame (2010).
RYAN CROUSER
Men's Track and Field (2012-16)
A three-time Olympic gold medalist, three-time world champion and world record holder, Ryan Crouser built the foundation for one of the most accomplished careers in track and field history during his time at Texas from 2012-16. The native of Boring, Oregon arrived in Austin as one of the nation's top throwing prospects and quickly established himself among the best collegiate student-athletes in the country. By the conclusion of his Longhorn career, Crouser had captured four NCAA shot put championships, earned 11 All-America honors and cemented his place among the most decorated throwers in program history. Crouser's collegiate success began immediately as he earned Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year honors in 2012 after winning the conference indoor shot put title. He went on to claim six Big 12 shot put championships and back-to-back conference discus titles in 2014 and 2015. His most dominant season came in 2014, when he swept the NCAA indoor and outdoor shot put titles, won both Big 12 shot put crowns and was named the USTFCCCA Men's National Field Athlete of the Year. Over his career, Crouser won NCAA shot put titles at the 2013 outdoor, 2014 indoor and outdoor and 2016 indoor championships. Just as impressive was his success in the classroom. Crouser earned CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America honors in 2016 and was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in 2015. He graduated from Texas with a bachelor's degree in Economics in 2015 before completing his master's degree in Finance in 2016. Following his collegiate career, Crouser elevated himself from NCAA champion to one of the most dominant athletes the sport has ever seen and the man that is considered the world's greatest shot putter ever. He captured Olympic gold medals in the shot put at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, becoming the first man to win three consecutive Olympic shot put titles. He also claimed World Athletics Championships gold medals in 2022, 2023 and 2025 after earning silver in 2019, while adding a gold medal (2024) and silver (2019) at the World Indoor Championships. He has also been a dominant force domestically, winning seven USA Outdoor shot put titles between 2016 and 2024 and four USA Indoor championships. Crouser's impact on the sport extends beyond championship medals as he broke world records that stood for decades. He first broke the world outdoor shot put record that stood for 31 years (Randy Barnes, 1990) at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials with a toss of 23.37 meters (76-8.25/10 inches further than the previous record) and has eclipsed his own world outdoor record two times since —the current record was set in 2023 with a mark of 23.56 meters (77-3.50). He also holds the indoor world record with a mark of 22.82 meters (74-10.25) set in 2021 and has recorded the top-five indoor throws in the world. His toss of 23.30m (76-5.5) at the Tokyo Games stands as the Olympic record. His achievements earned widespread appreciation beyond the throwing circle. In recognition of his historic 2021 season, Crouser received the Jesse Owens Award as USA Track & Field's Male Athlete of the Year. Track & Field News' Men's Athlete of the Year in 2021 and 2023, he was a finalist for World Athletics' Male Athlete of the Year in 2020 and 2023 and for that organization's 2024 Men's Field Athlete of the Year Award. He was inducted into International Sports Hall of Fame in 2025, the Drake Relays Hall of Fame and was selected as the Honorary Referee of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 2023. Crouser is married to the former Megan Clark, also an accomplished track and field athlete who earned first-team All-American honors and ACC Women's Field Performer of the Year during a record-setting pole vaulting career at Duke. After retiring from professional track and field, she completed her medical degree at the University of Arkansas and is now Megan Crouser, MD.
JACKSON JEFFCOAT
Football (2010-13)
One of the most productive pass rushers in Longhorn history, Jackson Jeffcoat was a three-time All-Big 12 selection who earned consensus first-team All-America honors and was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Ted Hendricks Award winner (nation's top defensive end) as a senior in 2013. He also was a Team Captain and tabbed the Longhorns' Team MVP that year. Jeffcoat played in 40 career games with 33 starts — earning starts in all four of his seasons — and in addition to his 2013 honors, earned second-team All-Big 12 accolades in 2011 and honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition in an injury-shortened season in 2012. He ranks second on the UT all-time tackles-for-loss list (60) and seventh in sacks (27.5). Jeffcoat led team with 86 tackles, 13 sacks and 22 tackles-for-loss (both No. 5 on UT all-time single-season list) while also forcing two fumbles, recovering three, and registering an interception and blocked kick during his sensational 2013 season. After making an impact and starting two games as a true freshman in 2010, he started 12-of-13 games as a sophomore and led the Horns in sacks (8) and TFL (21) as a sophomore. He was off to a strong junior season with 11 tackles-for-loss and four sacks in his first four games before suffering a season-ending injury in the sixth game of that season. After his accomplished Longhorn career and earning his bachelor's degree in Corporate Communications in 2013, he signed as an NFL undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014 and went on to play two NFL seasons with the Washington Redskins (2014-15). He signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2016, but an injury in camp sidelined him for that season. He moved on to a highly successful six-year career in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2017. He spent all six seasons with Winnipeg (2017-23), leading the Blue Bombers to two Grey Cup Championships (2019, 2021) and advancing to the Grey Cup in each of his final four seasons. He posted 38 sacks in 78 regular seasons games — eighth-most in franchise history — and earned CFL All-Star honors in 2021. Jeffcoat, whose father, Jim, was a standout defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys (1983-94) and Buffalo Bills (1995-97), lives in Austin and works as a cost estimator for a national general contracting company. Prior to college, Jeffcoat was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and track & field) at Plano West High School. He was inducted into the Plano Independent School District Hall of Honor in 2024.
BLAIRE LUNA
Softball (2010-13)
A dominant and durable pitching ace known for her patented high-velocity riseball, Blaire Luna was one of the most accomplished pitchers in Texas, Big 12, and NCAA history. A four-time All-American, four-time All-Big 12 selection, and three-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-10 finalist, she averaged nearly 11 strikeouts per game during her remarkable collegiate career and remains one of the most decorated players to wear the Burnt Orange. In her four seasons on the Forty Acres, Luna compiled a 112-35 career record while totaling 1,428 strikeouts, eight no-hitters, one perfect game, 48 shutouts, and more than 914 innings pitched. She ranks second in program history behind only Longhorn Legend Cat Osterman in nearly every major pitching category, including wins, strikeouts, innings pitched (914.1), complete games (109), shutouts, starts (135), appearances (163), and no-hitters. Her seven career saves were a school record until Teagan Kavan eclipsed that mark in 2026. Luna earned First-Team All-America honors in 2011 and 2013 and Second-Team All-America recognition in 2010 and 2012. A four-time All-Big 12 selection — earning first-team honors in 2010, 2011 and 2013 and second-team accolades in 2012 — she also was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree. Luna burst on the national scene as a freshman in 2010, winning 30 games (second only to Osterman's 36 on the UT all-time freshman list) while leading the Big 12 in strikeouts (404). She was named both Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors that season, which included an eight-inning no-hitter in her collegiate debut against No. 19 North Carolina and a career-best 17 strikeouts in just her second career appearance against DePaul the following day. As a senior in 2013, Luna posted 32 wins (tied for the third-most in program history) and 422 strikeouts while leading Texas to a Women's College World Series semifinal appearance and a No. 3 final national ranking. She joined Osterman as the only Longhorn pitchers to record multiple 400-strikeout seasons. During her four-year career, Luna helped lead Texas to the 2010 Big 12 Conference Championship, NCAA Super Regional appearances in 2012 and 2013, a Women's College World Series semifinal appearance in 2013, and an overall record of 187-48 with top-20 finishes in all four of her seasons, including consecutive top-10 finishes in 2012 (No. 9) and 2013 (No. 3). Before arriving at Texas, the Austin native starred at Bowie High School, where she was a two-time All-Centex Player of the Year by the Austin American-Statesman and led the Bulldogs to back-to-back UIL state championship game appearances. Following her collegiate career, Luna played professionally for two seasons with the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league before continuing overseas in both Italy and New Zealand. She earned her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Health Education: Physical Culture & Sports from The University of Texas in 2013 and later completed her master's degree in Elementary Education from American College of Education in 2018. Luna went on to earn her Educational Diagnostician certification from Lamar University and currently serves as an Educational Diagnostician in the Katy Independent School District.
EVWELLA MUNN
Women's Basketball (1979-80)
An agile and skillful 5-7 ball handler at the guard position who was known for being a spark plug that ignited the rest of her Longhorn teammates, Evwella Munn was an impactful player in the early days of legendary coach Jody Conradt's career at Texas. In her two seasons on the Forty Acres, Texas posted 70 wins against just eight losses, with a 37-4 mark and No. 4 national ranking in 1978-79 and 33-4 record and No. 7 national ranking in 1979-80. Munn's success and path to Texas started in El Paso where she's considered one of the greatest women's basketball players to ever come out of that city. Munn was invited to the tryout for the U.S. Women's Basketball Olympic team in 1976. She once scored 79 points in a game at Jefferson High School, a city record that still stands today and was before the three-point line was established. Munn averaged 40 points per game in high school and went on to an All-American career at Temple Junior College from 1976-78. She would make her mark on the Forty Acres before playing a game for the Longhorns, when Temple JC was Texas' opponent in the inaugural game at the newly opened Frank Erwin Center on November 29, 1977. As a matter of fact, she made history that day, scoring the first official basket in the grand opening of Texas' new arena, a game that Munn and her teammates gave the Longhorns all they could handle in narrowly falling, 67-64. She would turn in a sensational 34-point scoring performance that led her team to a 94-89 victory over Texas in Temple later that season. That certainly caught Conradt's eye and by the next season, Munn was a Longhorn — becoming the first player from El Paso to join the Texas Women's Basketball program when she arrived for the 1978-79 season. She would go on to play in 75 games for the Longhorns and after two seasons held the Longhorns all-time career record with 301 assists. In her senior year, Munn played in 34 games and scored 341 points. During an early-season game against Oregon at the Guisti Invitational in Corvalis, Ore. on Dec. 18, 1979, she practically single-handedly pulled off the victory with her 25-point second-half effort in an 81-79 Longhorn win. In two seasons at Texas, she scored 708 points along with 301 assists and 169 steals. Munn earned her bachelor's degree in Education in 1983 and was drafted by the women's professional league but elected to return to Austin and serve as a student coaching assistant. In 2023, she was inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2025, she had her No. 10 jersey retired at Jefferson High School. Following her playing career, Munn enjoyed a 32-year teaching and coaching career. She started at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and later was an assistant to fellow Texas Athletics Hall of Honoree Nell Fortner at Killeen High School. Munn also coached and taught at Del Valle High School, Johnson High School, Montwood High School, Nolan Richardson Middle School, Magoffin Middle School and her career culminated with retirement from MacArthur Middle School in El Paso in 2017.
LAWRENCE SAMPLETON
Football (1978-81)
**Vintage Selection**
An All-Southwest Conference honoree, Lawrence Sampleton ranks among the UT career leaders in all major receiving categories by a tight end despite playing in an era dominated by the running game. He currently ranks fourth among tight ends in career receiving yards (1,071), sixth in touchdown receptions (seven) and eighth in receptions (57), all of which were UT records by the end of his 36-game career. Finishing in the top three in receiving at Texas in each of his four seasons, he helped the Longhorns amass 35 wins (35-12-1) in that span. That included three nine-win seasons and three top-12 final rankings (two top-10). Those were capped with a No. 2 final ranking, a 10-1-1 record, and a win over No. 3 Alabama in the Cotton Bowl in his senior year of 1981. That season, Sampleton caught 13 passes for 179 yards (13.8 yards per reception) and two touchdowns. His best statistical season came as a junior when he led the team with three receiving touchdowns, while ranking second in both receptions (20) and receiving yards (381) with an average of 19.1 yards per catch. As a sophomore, he earned All-SWC honors, posting 16 receptions for 315 yards (19.7 yards per reception). In 1978, he became the first UT freshman to record a 100-yard receiving game when he pulled in four passes for 108 yards (27.0 yards per reception) against Arkansas. It was one of only five posted by a freshman prior to 2000. Following his Texas career, he played in the 1982 East-West Shrine Bowl as well as the Olympia Gold Bowl before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (No. 47 overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft. He played four NFL seasons, including three with the Eagles (1982-84), and after battling injuries, he returned for a season with the Miami Dolphins in 1987. After his NFL career, he returned to college and graduated from St. Edwards University with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in 1990. A native of Seguin, Texas, Sampleton attended Seguin High School and was a prep All-American in both football and basketball. He was inducted into the Seguin Independent School District Hall of Fame in 1995. Sampleton is entering his 38th year at St. Stephen's Episcopal School, where he's served in a wide range of roles — from coaching girls basketball, track, and football, while also serving as a dorm parent, residential administrator, advisor, and currently as Associate Head of School for Enrollment Management — since 1991. He is a former Board Chair of the Enrollment Management Association (EMA) and currently serves on the boards of the National Association of Episcopal Schools and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). In 2025, he was presented with the EMA's William B. Bretnall Award that is given annually to educational leaders who have made significant contributions to the admission field. Sampleton is also a member of The University of Texas College of Liberal Arts Advisory Council and the UT Development Board. He and his wife, Libbi, often attend Longhorn sporting events, and they have two children, Evan and Maya.
AMY SHAW
Women's Swimming & Diving (1990-93)
A nine-time All-American who was one of the top individual medley event competitors in program history, Amy Shaw helped power the Longhorns to a pair of NCAA team championships and four consecutive Southwest Conference titles. Prior to arriving in Austin, she was a standout in southern California at Capistrano Valley High School and the Mission Viejo Nadadores. A three-time all-state performer in high school, Shaw claimed the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the inaugural Goodwill Games in Moscow in 1986. She won the U.S. Outdoor Long Course 200-meter breaststroke crowns in 1986 and 1987, breaking an American record in the 200-meter breaststroke in 1987 with her time of 2:29.78. Shaw went on to win the gold medal for Team USA in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1987 Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane, Australia, with a time of 2:29.58. During her freshman season in 1989-90, she was the SWC individual champion in the 200 and 400 individual medley while also swimming on the winning 800 freestyle relay as the Longhorns claimed the team crown. Shaw capped her first year in Austin as the top individual point scorer for the Longhorns while leading Texas to the national title at the 1990 NCAA Championship. She recorded runner-up finishes in both the 200 and 400 individual medley while setting program records in both events, added a fifth-place result in the 200 breaststroke and helped the Longhorns to a third-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay at the national meet. Despite dealing with injuries down the stretch of her sophomore year in 1990-91, Shaw placed third in the 400 individual medley, fifth in the 200 individual medley and 10th in the 200 breaststroke at the national meet to help Texas win the 1991 NCAA Championship. She later won the gold medal for Team USA in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, with a time of 4:50.39. During her junior campaign in 1991-92, Shaw placed fifth in the 400 individual medley and 11th in the 200 individual medley to pace the Longhorns to a runner-up team finish at the 1992 NCAA Championship. As a senior in 1992-93, she swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay at the SWC Championship to help Texas win the conference title. Shaw and the Longhorns earned a third-place result at the 1993 NCAA Championship meet. She earned her bachelor's degree in Government from The University of Texas in 1994. Amy is married to Patrick Collins, and the couple has a son, Luke Collins. Luke is verbally committed to swim as a freshman at The Ohio State University this fall.
JANET WALKER
Women's Tennis (1998-2001)
Janet Walker produced one of the most distinguished careers in Texas Women's Tennis history, highlighted by earning ITA All-America honors and being named the Big 12 Player of the Year following her junior season in 2000. She was a five-time All-Big 12 selection, earning singles honors in 1999 and 2000 and doubles honors from 1999-2001. Walker also was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection from 1998-2001. Over her four-year career, she compiled a 94-34 (.734) overall singles record and a 63-22 (.741) doubles record. Walker qualified for both the NCAA Singles Championships and NCAA Doubles Championships in 2000 and 2001. Led by Walker, the Longhorns posted an 89-28 overall record, including an extraordinary 43-1 mark in Big 12 competition, and captured four consecutive Big 12 regular-season and tournament championships. Texas reached the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons, highlighted by a trip to the quarterfinals in 1998. Walker made an immediate impact as a freshman, posting a 19-7 overall singles record and a 14-4 dual-match mark while helping Texas finish No. 5 nationally and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals. As a sophomore in 1999, she earned her first All-Big 12 honors and surpassed the 30-win mark with a 30-13 singles record while leading Texas to a No. 9 final national ranking. Her junior season ranks among the finest in program history. Walker compiled a 33-7 overall singles record, including a 22-4 dual-match mark while playing primarily at No. 1 singles, and a perfect 11-0 record in Big 12 play. She also posted a 19-9 doubles mark while competing almost exclusively at No. 1 doubles. Walker finished the season ranked No. 12 nationally after reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 and earning the No. 2 seed at the NCAA Singles Championships. She also achieved a career-high national doubles ranking of No. 6. Her remarkable season earned ITA All-America honors, Big 12 Player of the Year recognition, and a selection to the inaugural Collegiate All-Star Team. This experience provided elite collegiate players with the opportunity to compete in professional tournaments while retaining amateur status as student-athletes, allowing her to earn a WTA singles and doubles ranking. As a senior in 2001, Walker again earned All-Big 12 honors in doubles and qualified for both the NCAA Singles Championships and NCAA Doubles Championships. She helped lead Texas to its fourth consecutive Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles and another NCAA Tournament appearance. Walker advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and, alongside partner Vladka Uhlirova, reached the doubles quarterfinals at the 2001 Rolex National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Off the court, Walker distinguished herself equally through her academic achievements. A native of Seffner, Fla., she was a University Honors student, Phi Beta Kappa graduate, ITA Scholar-Athlete, and Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and received a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001. Walker graduated cum laude from The University of Texas before earning her law degree with honors from The University of Texas School of Law in 2005. Walker currently serves as President and CEO of the Texas Association of Community Health Plans, leading the statewide association representing Texas' nonprofit, community-based Medicaid and CHIP health plans serving more than 1.5 million Texans. She has devoted more than two decades to serving the healthcare industry as both a healthcare attorney and executive leader. Walker also was inducted into the Canterbury School of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of capturing one Florida state singles title and two Florida state doubles crowns. A committed Longhorn, she remains actively engaged with The University of Texas as a mentor to student-athletes, helping prepare the next generation of Longhorns for success in athletics, academics, and their careers. Walker lives in Austin with her husband, Tom Vale, and treasures time with their children.
GARRETT WEBER-GALE
Men's Swimming & Diving (2004-07)
A two-time NCAA champion, 19-time Big 12 Conference champion, three-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, 23-time All-American and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Garrett Weber-Gale is one of the top sprint freestyle competitors in program history. Weber-Gale broke four World Records and set eight American Records during his remarkable swimming career. During his four seasons on the Forty Acres, he led the Longhorns to four consecutive Big 12 Conference team titles and four-straight top-seven finishes at the NCAA Championship. Prior to enrolling at Texas, the Stevens Point, Wisconsin native captured the 100-meter freestyle title at the 2003 Under-18 U.S. Spring Nationals and was a member of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay teams at the 2002 U.S. Open and the 2003 U.S. National Championship. Weber-Gale also set the national public high school record in the 100-yard freestyle with his time of 43.49 seconds while competing for Nicolet High School in February 2003. As a freshman in 2003-04, he earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year accolades. Weber-Gale was a member of the victorious 400 freestyle relay while adding runner-up finishes at the Big 12 Championship meet in the 200 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay in addition to a fourth-place result in the 50 freestyle. He paced the Longhorns to a third-place team finish at the 2004 NCAA Championship by recording a 47.66 anchor split on the NCAA Champion 400-meter medley relay that set a World, American, U.S. Open, NCAA and school record with a time of 3:25.38. Weber-Gale also helped the 200 medley relay place second, the 200 freestyle relay finish fourth and the 800 freestyle relay place seventh in addition to earning a 14th-place result in the 100 freestyle at the national meet. In the summer of 2004, he claimed his first career individual national title by winning the 100-meter freestyle (49.91) at the ConocoPhillips National Championships. Weber-Gale also was a member of the winning 400-meter freestyle relay and placed second in the 200-meter freestyle at U.S. Nationals. At the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, he finished seventh in the 100-meter freestyle and missed qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team by just 23-hundredths of a second. During his sophomore campaign in 2004-05, Weber-Gale earned Big 12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet recognition by winning six event titles at the league's championship meet. He swept the 50 and 100 freestyle individual crowns and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle and 400 medley relay squads, while also earning a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle. The Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, Weber-Gale helped the Longhorns to a seventh-place team finish at the 2005 NCAA Championship. He finished eighth in the 50 freestyle and earned All-America accolades with the 200 freestyle relay along with honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 and 200 freestyle, the 400 freestyle relay and the 800 freestyle relay. Weber-Gale was a member of the 2005 U.S. World Championship team and claimed a gold medal with the 400-meter freestyle relay. As a junior in 2005-06, he again claimed Big 12 Championship Swimmer of the Meet honors by winning five event titles with a trio of individual victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke along with the 200 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay teams. Once again tabbed Big 12 Swimmer of the Year, Weber-Gale capped his junior season by winning the NCAA individual title in the 100 freestyle in a school-record time of 42.11 and helped the Longhorns record a fourth-place team finish at the 2006 NCAA Championship. He added All-America honors at the national meet in the 400 freestyle relay (third), 200 freestyle relay (fifth), 400 medley relay (fifth), 200 medley relay (fifth) and 50 freestyle (seventh) in addition to honorable mention All-America accolades in the 100 backstroke (ninth). During his senior season in 2006-07, Weber-Gale claimed Big 12 Swimmer of the Year recognition for the third consecutive season. He won a total of seven event titles at the Big 12 Championship meet with individual victories in the 50 and 100 freestyle (third-straight league title in the 100 free) in addition to wins in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Weber-Gale concluded his collegiate career by leading the Longhorns to a fifth-place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Championship. He earned All-America accolades at the national meet in the 400 medley relay (second), 100 free (third), 200 freestyle relay (fifth) and 400 freestyle relay (fifth) along with honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 back (11th). Weber-Gale earned his bachelor's degree in Corporate Communications from The University of Texas in 2008. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, he won the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle while setting American records in both events to earn his spot on Team USA. Weber-Gale became the first American to break the 48-second barrier in the 100-meter freestyle during the preliminaries of the Olympic Trials with his time of 47.78. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Weber-Gale earned a pair of gold medals by swimming on the winning 400-meter freestyle relay and 400-meter medley relay squads. He also placed 13th in the 100-meter freestyle and 14th in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2008 Olympics. The gold medal-winning 400-meter freestyle relay claimed the "Best Moment" at the 2009 ESPY Awards for their dramatic victory over the favored French team. Weber-Gale won a total of nine medals, including eight gold and one bronze, at the World Championships throughout his career across both long-course and short-course events between 2005 and 2012. He also served as Team USA's flag bearer at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel, where he won gold medals in both the 50 and 100-meter freestyle events. Following his swimming career, Weber-Gale transitioned into a successful entrepreneur who launched health and fitness initiatives, served as CEO at the Acton School of Business, worked as partner and COO of Campground Booking, and co-founded Discover Term and Gather Campgrounds. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and was honored as a recipient of the 2022 Frank Erwin Award, an accolade recognizing outstanding individual achievement and contributions to Texas Swimming and Diving. Weber-Gale currently lives in Austin with his two children, Gideon and Elodie, and is writing a book on how to raise a young athlete.
MIKE WILLIAMS
Football (1998-2001)
A dominant force on the offensive line, Mike Williams emerged as one of the top offensive tackles in college football and one of the premier players from Mack Brown's first recruiting class at Texas. The 6-foot-6, 345-pound lineman earned consensus First-Team All-America honors as a senior in 2001 before becoming the No. 4 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. A Texas prep standout from The Colony High School, Williams arrived on the Forty Acres in 1998 and immediately contributed as a true freshman, seeing action on both the offensive and defensive lines in all 12 games. He earned the starting right tackle job late in his sophomore season and went on to start the final 24 games of his career, finishing with 51 career appearances and 28 starts. During those 28 starts, Williams allowed just two sacks while paving the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in each of his final three seasons. Texas averaged more than 400 yards of offense per game while ranking in the NCAA top-15 in his three years as a starter. He anchored the right side of the offensive line opposite fellow Hall of Honor member Leonard Davis — a consensus First-Team All-American and NFL First-Round Draft Pick — in 1999 and 2000 then followed in his footsteps in claiming those same honors in 2001. Davis, 6-foot-6, 365-pounds, and Williams formed one of the nation's most-imposing offensive tackle duos and were key figures in an explosive Longhorn offensive attack — a unit that ranked eighth nationally in total offense (438.6 yards per game) in 2000. He earned second-team All-Big 12 honors that year while helping Texas post a 9-3 record and No. 12 national ranking. Along with consensus first-team All-American honors as a senior in 2001, Williams was a first-team All-Big 12 selection as he helped lead Texas to an 11-2 record, the Big 12 South Division Championship, a Holiday Bowl victory over No. 20 Washington, and a No. 5 national ranking. The Longhorns' 11 wins were their most since 1983 and a Texas offense that ranked sixth nationally in total yards per game 412.6 was a critical factor in that success. He earned his first starting nods at right tackle as a sophomore in 1999, a year UT claimed the Big 12 South Division crown, posted a 9-5 record and finished with a No. 21 ranking. He saw action in all 12 games either on the offensive line or on defense in goal-line situations as a true freshman on Mack Brown's first Texas squad that went 9-3, won the Cotton Bowl and earned a No. 15 final ranking in 1998. During his four seasons, Texas compiled a 38-13 record, captured two Big 12 South Division titles (1999, 2001), posted four consecutive seasons with at least nine victories and finished ranked in the top-25 each year, including three top-15 finishes. The four-straight nine-win seasons were a first at UT since 1961-64. Williams became one of the highest-drafted players in school history when the Buffalo Bills selected him with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Along with teammate Quentin Jammer, who was chosen fifth overall, the pair became the first Longhorn teammates selected among the first five picks of the same NFL Draft. Despite injuries limiting his professional career, Williams played five NFL seasons, appearing in 67 games with 64 starts. He spent four seasons with the Bills, starting 56 of 59 games before a back injury cut short his time in Buffalo. After three years away from football, he returned in 2009 with Washington, starting eight games at guard before retiring in 2010. Today, Williams remains closely connected to the game as a volunteer offensive line coach at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach. He and his wife, Jamie, have three children: Dawson, who is headed to Old Dominion; Macy, a high school junior; and Mia, an accomplished young wrestler with Olympic aspirations. Williams continues to pass along the values and lessons he learned as a Longhorn student-athlete to the next generation, both as a volunteer coach and as a supportive dad traveling the country with 13-year-old Mia for training and wrestling competitions.
