Athletics

In a thrilling finish, SAA’s 8th-grade basketball team edged out the alumni by one point in this year’s Alumni vs. 8th Grade Basketball Game, the first 8th-grade victory since the tradition was revived in 1995. The night was filled with school spirit, brotherhood, and cheers from families and alumni across generations.

“SAA has not served high school students for nearly a century, but it was one of the most prominent pipeline schools in the first three decades of the UT football program’s existence. In fact, even today, 105 years after the last SAA product to win a varsity letter with the Longhorn football program, no other school in San Antonio can claim more UT football lettermen among its former students.”

Thank you to Jonathan Wells, an amateur historian of UT football, for highlighting this unique part of SAA’s legacy in his recent Substack article, “Forgotten Texas Longhorn pipeline school: San Antonio Academy.”  Read the full article!

Over the past year, Wildcat athletes gave us much to celebrate. Whether attending early morning cross-country practices or soccer matchups played at Classic Elite Sports Complex, the Middle School athletics teams demonstrated leadership, integrity, and brotherhood through both individual and team triumphs. Here, we celebrate a year of standout achievements from the field, the court, and beyond.

On most Fridays during The Academy’s school year, an 8th grader steps up to the chapel podium to deliver a “Fraternitas Friday” speech for the entire school body, reflecting on one of the school’s core values. In the final presentation of the year, Foster Jenné offered a heartfelt message on brotherhood, honoring his older and younger buddies who helped shape his Academy experience, and also inviting each of his fellow Class of 2025 brothers to join him on stage in a powerful display of unity.