Along with new uniforms, some University of Texas at San Antonio student-athletes will be donning a circular patch with the Rowdy the Roadrunner logo that reads “First Gen” near the right shoulder.
According to a press release on UTSA's website, beginning with the 2025-26 season, UTSA student-athletes who are first generation college students will wear special patches on their uniforms recognizing their accomplishment of being the first in their family to attend college. Last year, 113 UTSA student-athletes were first-generation college students.
Along with new uniforms, some University of Texas at San Antonio student-athletes will be donning a circular patch with the Rowdy the Roadrunner logo that reads “First Gen” near the right shoulder.
According to a press release on UTSA's website, beginning with the 2025-26 season, UTSA student-athletes who are first generation college students will wear special patches on their uniforms recognizing their accomplishment of being the first in their family to attend college. Last year, 113 UTSA student-athletes were first-generation college students.
“It’s special,” said Owen Pewee, an outside linebacker and one of two UTSA players who will wear the patching this year told UnderdogDynasty.com. “I’m the first generation in my family to really play football and be in college. It means a lot. I’m setting the standard for my family for generations and more to come.”
“Athletics plays such a huge role in supporting first-generation college students,” said Lisa Campos, UTSA vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics. “As an institution and as an athletics department, we are committed to providing comprehensive support for our first-generation students. We are proud to honor our first-gen student-athletes with this unique uniform patch.”
Throughout the 2025-26 academic year, UTSA Athletics will also be spotlighting the stories of its first-generation student-athletes as well as coaches, administrators and staff members who are first-generation college graduates. Many of the staff members serving UTSA’s student-athletes are first-generation graduates, including four of the 10 members of the department’s senior staff.
