UTSA inducted three of the San Antonio area’s brightest athletics stars into its 2026 Hall of Fame class during a ceremony Friday at Pedrotti’s Ranch.
East Central’s Ryanne DuPree, Judson’s Teresa Neighbors and Marshall’s Leonard Byrd joined volleyball standout Tamara Luckeymeyer and softball star Jessica Rogers in UTSA’s fourth Hall of Fame class.
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The three track and field standouts from this year’s group join a list of UTSA Hall of Fame track athletes that includes Tameka Roberts-Nunez in the inaugural class as well as Starlite Williams and Teddy Williams in 2024.
DuPree was a four-time All-American in the multi-events from 2004 to 2007, finishing as high as fourth in the nation and winning nine conference championships. She also holds four UTSA records, including a mark of 13.23 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.
Neighbors’ third-place finish as a senior at the 1990 national championships with a mark of 6.74 seconds in the 55-meter run is tied for the highest women’s NCAA Indoor individual finish in program history, setting a UTSA record that still stands. She also set then-school records in the 100 and 2000 in 1989, earning another All-America nod.
Byrd was a three-time All-American in the 400-meter sprint during his time at UTSA from 1994 to 1997, finishing as high as third in the 1996 outdoor championships. He won four consecutive Southland outdoor conference titles in the event, claiming eight conference championships overall.
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Luckemeyer won Southland Conference Player of the Year twice in a career that spanned 1997 to 2000, helping the Roadrunners to a regular-season title in 1999 and a tournament championship in 2000. She holds the school records for kills in a career (2,034) and season (567 in 1999).
Rogers was a first-team All-Southland selection in each of her four seasons from 2003 to 2007, winning the league’s Player of the Year and Hitter of the Year honors in 2005. She stands as the school’s career record holder for runs (159), hits (281), extra-base hits (104) and at-bats (732), and in 2005 she led the nation with 0.38 home runs per game.
UTSA’s Hall of Fame selection committee is made up of designees from the UTSA Alumni Association Board, Letterwinners Club, Roadrunner Foundation and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as representatives from the university and athletics department along with local print and electronic media. The Express-News was the print media representative for the first four years of the selection process.
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