AUSTIN (KXAN) — The newest batch of Longhorns athletes to achieve immortality is here.
Texas guard Royal Ivey (24) reacts to a foul call in the second half of their NCAA South Regional second-round game in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, March 23, 2003. Texas won 77-67.(AP Photo/Frank Couch)
Texas Athletics announced 10 members of its Hall of Honor Class of 2025 on Wednesday, to be inducted at 7 p.m., Sept. 12 at the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center.
Five men and five women comprise the class, including All-Americans, Olympic medalists and national champions.
The class will be recognized at the Longhorns football game Sept. 13 against UTEP.
71st Men's Hall of Honor class inductees
Nate Dusing, swimming and diving, 1998-2001
2-time Olympic medalist, 2-time NCAA individual champ, 9-time NCAA relay champ, 27-time All-American, member of Texas' 2000 and 2001 national title teams
Royal Ivey, basketball, 2001-2004
4-year starter, helped lead Texas to three consecutive Sweet 16 berths and 2003 Final Four. 10-year professional playing career, assistant coach for the NBA's Houston Rockets, head coach of South Sudan national team
Kyle Russell, baseball, 2006-2008
School record holder with 57 career home runs, first team All-American and Big 12 player of the year in 2007
Rodrique Wright, football, 2002-2005
First team All-American at defensive tackle for the 2005 national title team, 4-year starter
Bobby Mitchell (Vintage Selection), football, 1968-70
3-year letterman at offensive guard, helped Texas to 30-game winning streak, two national championships and three SWC titles
26th Women's Hall of Honor class inductees
Kirsten Wengler Burton, swimming and diving, 1983-1986
Led Texas to three consecutive national titles from 84-86, 21-time All-American, 5-time NCAA relay champ, 11-time SWC champ
Haley Eckerman, volleyball, 2011-2014
Member of 2012 national championship team, 2-time national player of the year, 4-time All-American, 3-time Big 12 player of the year
Nicole Devonish Gilmore, track and field, 1994-1997
8-time All-American, 8-time SEC champ in long and triple jumps, helped lead Texas to four runners-up and three third-place finishes at NCAA indoor and outdoor national championships
Tiffany Jackson, basketball, 2004-2007
3-time All-American and only player in school history with at least 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 steals and 150 blocks
Nancy Ledbetter Ramsbottom, golf, 1981-1984
1984 SWC champ and player of the year, 16-year LPGA career ... being inducted posthumously after she passed away following a long battle with cancer in 2022
