Sport: Track and Field (1990-94)
Inducted: 2010
Hometown: Euless, Texas

• Three-time NCAA shot put champion

• Eight-time All-American

• Led teams to four top three finishes at NCAA Championships

• Won the NCAA Outdoor shot put title as a freshman in 1991

• Won 1994 NCAA indoor and outdoor shot put titles

• Mark of 60 feet, 1/2 inch remains UT record

• Holds seven of UT’s top eight outdoor shot put marks

• Graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

04/05/2023 update on Eileen Vanisi

Hello to all. “Yes I’m dealing with a lot. I’m currently back in hospital due to breathing problems as the heart gets weaker. But overall I’m in good spirits and still have a lot of fight in me. Going through process of evaluation for a needed triple organ transplant. Heart, kidney,and liver. Thank you for reaching out. Hook ‘‘em Horns

Eileen posted on the TLSN Facebook page

Thank you for your kind words and thoughts. Nothing like the Longhorn nation.

February 2023