Mount Rushmore talk (women)

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

In the running for mount rushmore (there are a lot more deserving candidates than you think):

Jill Sterkel - 1981, 1982 national championships, 1981 Honda-Broderick Cup national female athlete of year (inaugural), 1980 and 1981 Honda Sports Award, 16 individual national titles

Carlette Guidry - 1988, 1999, 1990 team national titles, 1991 Honda Sports Award, 1992 AP female athlete of year, 23 time AA, 4 individual NCAA titles, 8 relay NCAA titles

Julien Alfred - 2023 team national title, 2023 Bowerman Award (heisman of track/field), 4 individual NCAA titles, 3 relay NCAA titles

Courtney Okola - 2015, 2016 team national titles, 2016 Bowerman Award (heisman of track/field), 2016 Honda Sports Award

Clarissa Davis - 1986 national champion, 1987 Naismith National player of year, 2  time consensus first team AA

Kamie Ethridge - 1986 national champion, 1986 Honda-Broderick Cup national female athlete of year winner, 1986 Honda Sports Award

Madison Skinner - 2 national championships at UT (3 total), 2023 Honda Sports Award 

Teagan Kavan - 2025, 2026 national champion, 2024, 2025, 2026 first team all american, 2025 and 2026 college world series most outsanding player

Cat Osterman - 3 time USA Softball National player of the year, 2025 Honda Broderick Cup national female athlete of year, 2005 and 2006 Honda Sports Award, 2005 college world series most outstanding player, 4 time first team all american (ERA 0.51, 20 no hitters)

Erin Aldrich - All american in Track AND volleyball, 2000 NCAA high jump champion

Peyton Stearns - 2022 NCAA Tennis Singles championship, back to back NCAA team championships, 2022 Honda Sports Award

 

tried to be as accurate as possible.  AI is flaky with some of the answers.  feel free to add on. 

[Bobby Burton]

Good list IMO.

For the volleyball folks, is Skinner the best ever at Texas?

[.45s]

20 no hitters by Cat is an incredible stat.  What a pitcher.

[HornPharmD12]

Sanya Richards-Ross needs to be added ... Won a natty in the 400 and 4x400 then went on to win 4 olympic golds across 3 olympiads.

If I had to make a rushmore of female UT athletes it's probably Cat Osterman, Teagan Kavan, Sanya Richards-Ross, Maddie Skinner

Edited 8 hours ago by HornPharmD12

[GQ03]

44 minutes ago, HornPharmD12 said:

Sanya Richards-Ross needs to be added ... Won a natty in the 400 and 4x400 then went on to win 4 olympic golds across 3 olympiads.

If I had to make a rushmore of female UT athletes it's probably Cat Osterman, Teagan Kavan, Sanya Richards-Ross, Maddie Skinner

Can't disagree with this. 

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

5 hours ago, HornPharmD12 said:

Sanya Richards-Ross needs to be added ... Won a natty in the 400 and 4x400 then went on to win 4 olympic golds across 3 olympiads.

If I had to make a rushmore of female UT athletes it's probably Cat Osterman, Teagan Kavan, Sanya Richards-Ross, Maddie Skinner

Funny enough I took her off the list because she only competed 2 years and didn’t have near the ncaa hardware that Guidry and Alfred did. Of course when you add post UT success she is a much more compelling argument though the others were Olympic gold medalists as well 

[HookemTexas]

6 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

Good list IMO.

For the volleyball folks, is Skinner the best ever at Texas?

In terms of hardware yes and she’s definitely in the top 3 if she’s not.  So many great players have come through.  Names include Haley Eckerman, Logan Eggleston, and I’m starting a blank on a player from earlier in Texas’ history that dominated at multiple positions.

[Rocky P]

You gotta have sonya richards ross on the mount rushmore

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

29 minutes ago, Rocky P said:

You gotta have sonya richards ross on the mount rushmore

She is the most famous, but turned pro early and didn’t have the hardware that the others did. Guidry had:

12 NCAA championships — the most by any Texas woman and three more than any other woman in NCAA history  

6 NCAA indoor individual titles, still the most ever by a woman

17 Southwest Conference titles and 23 All‑America honors 

I get the richards-Ross love.  If you add in Olympics she now is clearly Mount Rushmore for overall athletes, possibly even including male. 

[HookemTexas]

1 hour ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

She is the most famous, but turned pro early and didn’t have the hardware that the others did. Guidry had:

12 NCAA championships — the most by any Texas woman and three more than any other woman in NCAA history  

6 NCAA indoor individual titles, still the most ever by a woman

17 Southwest Conference titles and 23 All‑America honors 

I get the richards-Ross love.  If you add in Olympics she now is clearly Mount Rushmore for overall athletes, possibly even including male. 

You make an important point, would the Mt. Rushmore be specifically what they did at Texas, or what they did for their entire career?  Because that greatly would affect rankings for some.