Texas Athletics added 13 more names to its Hall of Honor on Friday night, welcoming 12 former Longhorn student-athletes and one former coach in a ceremony at the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center.
The new class will be back in the spotlight again Saturday night, when they’re recognized on the field during the first quarter of Texas’ football game against UTSA.
The Men’s Hall of Honor class is headlined by a group with serious championship weight. Mark Boswell, who competed in track and field from 1998-2000, was a two-time Olympian, four-time NCAA high jump champion, five-time All-American and five-time Big 12 individual champion. Ryan Crouser, who many consider the greatest shot putter ever, piled up three Olympic gold medals, three world titles and a world record while winning four NCAA shot put championships, eight Big 12 individual titles and 11 career All-America honors.
The football side of the class brings its own hardware. Malcom Brown was a consensus First-Team All-American at defensive tackle in 2014, then became a finalist for both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Outland Trophy before going on to be a first-round NFL Draft pick who played in three straight Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and won rings in 2017 and 2018.
Jackson Jeffcoat earned consensus First-Team All-America honors in 2013, when he also won the Ted Hendricks Award and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Mike Williams was a consensus First-Team All-America offensive tackle in 2001 and later went No. 4 overall in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Vintage Selection Lawrence Sampleton, who played from 1978-81, was an All-Southwest Conference pick and still sits among UT’s career leaders in every major receiving category for a tight end.
Garrett Weber-Gale’s resume was built in the pool. The 2004-07 swimmer and diver was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time NCAA champion, 19-time Big 12 champion, three-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Year and 23-time All-American. He helped Texas win four straight Big 12 team titles and finish in the top seven at the NCAA Championship four times in a row.
The Women’s Hall of Honor class was just as deep. Connie Clark, the first head coach in Texas softball history, led the program from 1995-2018 and guided the Longhorns to five Women’s College World Series trips, four Big 12 regular-season titles and four Big 12 Tournament championships.
Blaire Luna, a four-time All-American from 2010-13, was Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year in 2010 and a three-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top-10 finalist. She still ranks second in school history in wins (112), strikeouts (1,428) and no-hitters (8).
Khat Bell earned three All-America honors in volleyball and helped Texas win the 2012 NCAA Championship and four straight Big 12 titles before moving on to a successful professional career. Evwella Munn, a guard in 1979-80, set the school career assists record with 301 in only two seasons and helped the Longhorns go 70-8 with two top-seven national finishes.
Amy Shaw was a nine-time All-American in swimming and diving who helped Texas capture NCAA team titles in 1990 and 1991 along with four straight Southwest Conference crowns. Janet Walker, an ITA All-American in singles, was the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2000 and a five-time All-Big 12 selection who helped Texas win four straight Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles while reaching the NCAA quarterfinals in 1998 and the round of 16 in both 2000 and 2001.
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