SAN ANTONIO — The 2026 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Class was unveiled in August and will be inducted during Homecoming Weekend Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14.
The class features Leonard Byrd (men’s track & field), Ryanne DuPree (women’s track & field), Tamara Luckemeyer (volleyball), Teresa Neighbors (women’s track & field) and Jessica Rogers (softball).
The 2026 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 13, at Pedrotti’s Ranch. Cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m. Tables and individual seats for the event are on sale now by visiting engage.utsa.edu.
The Hall of Fame plaques will be revealed Saturday, and the group will be recognized during the football game against North Texas that day at the Alamodome.
Leonard Byrd (Men’s Track & Field • 1994-97)
A three-time All-American and eight-time conference champion, Leonard Byrd was one of the most decorated UTSA men’s track & field student-athletes of all time. The San Antonio Marshall High School product was a standout quarter-miler for the Roadrunners from 1994 to 1997. He was named 1995 Southland Conference Outdoor Outstanding Track Performer and 1996 Southland Conference Outdoor Athlete of the Year.
Byrd claimed gold in the 400 meters at the 1994 Southland Conference Indoor Championship and again at the league’s outdoor meet, starting a run of four consecutive conference outdoor crowns in that event. He also captured the indoor 400 title in 1997 and helped the 4x400 relay team to first place at the 1995 Southland Conference Outdoor and 1997 Southland Conference Indoor meets.
Nationally, he finished third in the 400 at the 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championship and was seventh at both the 1995 and 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also qualified for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta, where he advanced to the semifinal round.
UTSA Athletics will profile each of the five members of the 2026 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Class leading up to the Induction Ceremony.
The 2026 Class will join 15 other inductees in the UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame. The inaugural class of McKenzie Adams (volleyball, women’s basketball), Devin Brown (men’s basketball), Marcus Davenport (football) and Tameka Roberts (track & field, women’s basketball), as well as former head football coach Larry Coker and former athletics director Lynn Hickey, was inducted in 2023. The 2024 class included Derrick Gervin (men’s basketball), Monica Gibbs (women’s basketball), Michael Rockett (baseball), Starlite Williams (women’s basketball, track & field) and Teddy Williams (men’s track & field). The 2025 class featured Fabiola Arriaga (women’s golf), Rudy Davalos (athletics director), Amanda Michalsky (softball) and Mark Schramek (baseball).
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