1989 Cindy Williamson volleyball- walk-on
View in Browser Click on “View in Browser” highlighted above in black lettering if the newsletter is not to scale, the font is too small or no images are present. Former Longhorn baseball player Jeff Conway has passed away. Jeff’s family sent TLSN some special photos of Jeff as a father, husband, and Longhorn. His…
Shaun Jordan was not offered many Division I scholarships, but Coach Reese saw something special in his swim stroke and asked him to walk-on at Texas. April 08, 1991 Hook This Longhorn Cutup Shaun Jordan hogged the stage as Texas won its fourth straight NCAA title By Merrell Noden The NCAA men’s swimming and Diving…
The Walk-on Social validation is tied to being part of a college team for men and women. Walk-ons embody the purity of the activity playing for principles and personal motives. Walk-ons are the closest to the ideal of a pure amateur college athlete. The student asked their coach to try out and play without financial…
TOP GUN; NATHAN KASPAR by Larry Carlson ( lc13@txstate.edu ) There’s certainly no shortage of “Top Gun” mania across the nation this summer. A breath of fresh air for many Americans. At least one former Longhorn football player isn’t shy about the fact that he was inspired as a kid by the 1986 Tom Cruise…
Doctor Denton Cooley In 2004, the 44,000-square-foot Denton A. Cooley Pavilion was dedicated. The facility is where both men and women practice on separate courts. When built, it was one of the best workout facilities in the country. All are torn down now! This story is probably not for TSLN, but it is fascinating, and…
Nathan Kaspar WALKING ON TAKES AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SPECIAL CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND INNER STRENGTH. ATTRIBUTES also NEEDED WHEN WALKING-ON in THE GAME OF LIFE. A longhorn home football game in 2005 was dedicated to the victims of a hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast region. During the start of the game, senior Karim Meijer, a…