Willamette Athletic Hall of Fame
The Willamette University Athletic Hall of Fame formally recognizes outstanding contributions to the heritage and tradition of the Bearcat intercollegiate athletic program. Criteria for selection include achievements while at the University, plus accomplishments in sports later in life.
2025 Hall of Fame Induction
Hall of Fame Members
Dwight Adams '33
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Bruce Anderson '66
Football
Mike Anderson '79
Swimming
Alicia Andrews '05
Track and Field
Ken Ashley '63
Basketball, Track & Field
JoAnn Atwell-Scrivner '76
Field Hockey, Softball, Volleyball
Vic Backlund '58
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Scott Baker '94
Basketball, Track & Field
Molly Barnes '07, MAT'08
Softball
Jamie Barton '98
Soccer
Bonnie Bauer '97
Swimming
Bill Beard '38
Baseball, Football
Russ Beaton
Tennis
Elliott Becken '39
Football
Carrie Bellandi '94, MAT '96
Tennis
Brandon Bennett '07
Football
Dean Benson '56
Football, Track & Field
Jim Booth '64
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field
Charles Bowles
Cross Country, Track & Field
June (Brasted) Chipman '40
Badminton, Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis
Jim Brik
Swimming
Holly Brown '76
Basketball, Field Hockey, Track & Field
Heidi Buckmaster '90
Track and Field, Volleyball
Bob Burles '66
Football, Track & Field
Gerald Burnett '63
Baseball Football
Lea Bush '90
Basketball, Track & Field
Ed Cardinal '31
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Mike Cashman '75
Basketball
Michael Cho ‘78
Football
Marv Cisneros '61
Football
Eric Clarkson '91
Basketball
Kim Clarkson '80
Swimming
Maddie Coffman '09
Cross Country, Track and Field
Mike Coleman '73
Basketball
Kara Crisifulli '86
Cross Country, Track & Field
Lynne Crosett '76
Basketball, Field Hockey, Softball, Volleyball
Harold Dimick '20
Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field
Bob & Jean Donovan
Cross Country, Track & Field
Kamell Eckroth-Bernard '00
Football
Katie Edmonds '00
Soccer
Gery Ellibee '73
Football, Track & Field
George Erickson '37
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Walter Erickson '37
Football
Jean Fisher ‘79, JD ‘85
Golf, Tennis
Beth Fitzgerald '99
Cross Country, Track & Field
Dave Fleming '81
Cross Country, Track & Field
Gurnee Flesher '29
Track & Field
Tony Fraiola '44
Football
Nikki Franchi ‘09
Softball
MEA Frantz '94
Basketball, Track & Field, Volleyball
Michaela Freeby '15
Cross Country, Track & Field
Ian Fulp '69
Football, Wrestling
Fidel Gaviola '62
Baseball, Basketball, Track & Field
Gib Gilmore '69
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Bud Gilmore '42
Tennis
Marvin 'Marv' Goodman '47
Football
Todde Greenough '89
Football
Brian Greer '00
Football
Ed Grossenbacher '60
Basketball
Wayne & Shirley Hadley
Football
Marcie Hagen ’04
Softball
Bob Hall '52
Football, Track & Field
Dan Hall '76
Cross Country, Track & Field
Stuart Hall '62
Baseball, Football
Greg Hansen '82
Track & Field
Brenda Hansen-Coats '81
Basketball, Volleyball
Norm Hardy '76
Baseball
Roy Harrington '50
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Hank Hartley '27
Basketball, Football
Bill Hartman '63
Football
Harold Hauk '30
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Dan Hawkins
Football
Ryan Hazelbaker '00
Baseball
Robin Heard '99
Soccer
Elizabeth Heaston '99
Football, Soccer
Ryan Hepp '03
Basketball
Andrew Hermann '93
Cross Country, Track & Field
Dirk Hmura '92
Men's Soccer
Kari Holbert '04, MBA '05
Cross Country, Track and Field
Doug Holden '71
Basketball
Aaron Hollingshead '05
Cross Country, Track and Field
Fran Howard
Basketball, Field Hockey, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball
Gordie James
Basketball
Ron Jensen '70
Football, Track & Field
Gary Johnson '77
Football
Jenny Joseph '97
Basketball
Spec Keene
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Kathy Kelso '90
Soccer
Skip Kenitzer
Swimming
Steve Koga '82
Swimming
John Kolb '41
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Matt Kosderka '98
Baseball
Sam Lapray '87
Football, Track & Field
Dwight Lear '29
Basketball, Football, Softball
Calvin Lee '70
Football
Ron Lee '67
Football
Tommy Lee '63
Baseball, Football
John Lewis
Baseball, Basketball
Dawn Lien '81
Swimming
Al Lightner
Baseball, Basketball
Ted Loder '52
Basketball
Doug Logue '52
Basketball
Bill Long '59
Football
Walt Looney '67
Baseball, Football
Nikolas Lubisich '01
Baseball, Basketball
Bob Lundahl '71
Basketball
Larry Lynn '61
Basketball, Football
Carrie Martin '77
Basketball, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball
Nathan Matlock '05
Football, Track & Field
Kimber Mattox '11
Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Track & Field, Women’s Soccer
Dexter Maust '63
Football, Track & Field
Andrea May '07
Track and Field
Tyler May '05
Track & Field
Anne Merten '04
Soccer
Ted Mertz '51
Track & Field
Dotty Moore '41
Basketball, Softball
Carrie Morales '96 MAT '97
Cross Country, Track & Field
Amy Morris '05
Soccer, Track & Field
Bud Mull '57
Tennis
Kent Myers '54
Golf
Tiger Nicholson '69
Football, Track & Field
Chrys Odell '83
Swimming
Ted Ogdahl
Football, Track & Field
Scooter Oravec '36
Football
Cynthia Pemberton '80
Swimming
Chuck Peter '56
Football, Track & Field
Andy Petersen '32
Baseball
Carrie Pietig '91
Track & Field
Carla Piluso '77
Badminton, Basketball,Field Hockey, Softball
Chuck Pinkerton '98
Football
Marlene Piper
Volleyball
Alicia Potter '94
Swimming
Gerry Preston '87
Football
Steve Prothero
Golf
Gary Raid '59
Football
Jim Robinson '61
Football, Track & Field
Gayle Roth '86
Cross Country, Swimming, Track & Field
Brandi Row '96
Volleyball
Robert Roy '61
Track & Field
Hisao Sato '62
Baseball, Basketball
Monica Scott '01, MAT '03
Track and Field
Lou Scrivens '52
Baseball, Basketball
Lee Shinn '40
Baseball
MIke Shinn '69
Football
Todd Simis '90 MAT '91
Football, Basketball
Brazier Small '17
Baseball, Football, Track & Field
David Snyder '95
Basketball
Stan Solomon '61
Football, Track & Field
Kelly Sorenson '01
Basketball, Volleyball
Russell Sovde '90
Basketball, Soccer
Les Sparks '19
Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track & Field
Skip Spence '59
Track & Field
Chester Stackhouse
Football, Track & Field
Kyle Stalker '09
Baseball
Lisa Starkey '01
Cross Country, Track and Field
Dan Stocker '73
Track & Field
Joe Story '75
Football, Team Handball
Jake Stout '04
Cross Country, Track & Field
Kelly Sullivan '79
Cross Country, Track & Field
Nick Symmonds '06
Cross Country, Track & Field
Tracy Thom '88
Basketball, Soccer
Bill Trenbeath
Baseball, Football
Jim Tursi
Soccer
Whitney Ueno '09
Golf
Cliff Voliva
Sports Information Director
Paul Wapato '21
Baseball, Basketball, Football
Mike Ward '93
Basketball
Tom Warren '49
Basketball, Football
Mary Watkins '68
Basketball, Tennis, Volleyball
Jimmy Watts '00
Basketball, Track & Field
Dick Weisgerber '38
Football
Kendra Wheeler '84
Swimming
Leslie Wickman '80
Basketball, Track & Field
Bob Woodle '63
Basketball, Golf
Alicia Wright '96
Volleyball
Robbie Wright '85
Cross Country, Track & Field
Rachael Yocom '37
Softball, Tennis, Track & Field
Aaron Young '04
Cross Country, Track and Field
Sarah Zerzan '08
Cross Country, Track & Field
1939 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1941 Football
Football
1952 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1958 Football
Football
1960 Football
Football
1960 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1967-68 Men's Soccer
Soccer
1968 Football
Football
1960 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1974-75 Team Handball
Team Handball
1975 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1986 Women's Basketball
Basketball
1975 Field Hockey
Field Hockey
1979 Men's Cross Country
Cross Country
1982 Men's Soccer
Men's Soccer
1983 Women's Swimming
Swimming
1987 Men's Track & Field
Track & Field
1988 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1993 Men's Basketball
Basketball
1993 Men's Tennis
Tennis
1995 Volleyball
Volleyball
1997 Football
Football
1997 Women's Swimming
Swimming
1998 Women's Soccer
Soccer
2001 Men's Cross Country
Cross Country
2004 Men's Track & Field
Men's Track & Field