SAN ANTONIO — The 2026 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Class was unveiled in August and will be inducted during Homecoming Weekend this 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 at Pedrotti’s Ranch. Cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m.
The Hall of Fame plaques will be revealed Saturday, and the group will be recognized during the football game against North Texas that night at the Alamodome.
Teresa Neighbors (Women’s Track & Field • 1986-90)
One of the early stars of the UTSA women’s track & field program, Teresa Neighbors was a two-time All-American in the sprints. A hall of famer at Converse Judson High School, she established numerous UTSA records before embarking on a stellar post-collegiate career that included winning numerous medals at USA Championships and international appearances with USA World Championship teams.
Racing for the Roadrunners before the sport was competing in a conference, she finished 10th in the 100 meters with a time of 11.57 seconds at the 1989 NCAA Outdoor Championships to collect her first All-America certificate. The following year, she picked up her second All-America honor by tying for third place in the 55 meters at the 1990 NCAA Indoor Championships. She sped to a 6.74 clocking for the bronze medal in that race, and her time remains the fastest recorded by a Roadrunner.
A qualifier for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, she was the bronze medalist at the 1992 USA Indoor Championships who helped lead the 4x100 relay to gold at that meet. She also won the 60 at the 1991 USA versus Scotland meet, finished third at the 1991 USA Indoor Championships and placed fifth at the 1993 World Indoor Championships.
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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