USF Accepting Nominations For Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025
February 18, 2025 | General
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TAMPA, FEB. 18, 2025 – The USF Athletic Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for its 11th class to be inducted in the fall of 2025.
The USF Athletic Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class in 2009, currently has 38 individuals and one team among its honored members of outstanding contributors to Bulls athletics. The last five Hall of Fame classes have included individuals from 11 sports, including baseball, football, men's golf, men's soccer, men's tennis, men's track and field, softball, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer and volleyball.
Public nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are being accepted now through March 18. Nominations may be submitted HERE.
Nominations are being taken for former student-athletes, head coaches and administrators. Eligible inductees must be at least four years removed from their career at USF and will be selected for induction by a nine-member committee based on a strong emphasis on their achievements at USF, with consideration given to further professional accomplishments.
The 2024 Hall of Fame Class included Eddie Cardieri (baseball head coach, 1986-2006), Jeff Cunningham (men's soccer, 1994-97), Matt Grothe (football, 2004-09) and Chase Koepka (men's golf, 2012-16).
The first USF Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 2009 and honored longtime Director of Athletics Dick Bowers (1966-82), men's basketball standout leader Charlie Bradley (1982-85), women's basketball standout Wanda Guyton (1984-89), two-time NCAA rifle champion Michelle Scarborough (1989-90) and the 1984-85 women's swimming team, which claimed USF's first team national title with the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship.
USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are listed by class below. Biographies on inductees may be found HERE.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 21 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, including the recent additions of women's lacrosse and women's beach volleyball. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 59th season in 2024-25. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF has garnered 16 national championships in varsity sports (the latest in 2022-23 in the NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump) and owns 150 conference titles won in 16 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men's tennis and men's soccer. USF has claimed 80 men's conference championships and 70 women's titles, led by 14 in women's tennis and 13 in volleyball, and owns 33 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2023-24. USF student-athletes have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a program record of 20 straight semesters as of spring 2024. USF has had over 700 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
Follow USF Athletics on X (@USFAthletics) and Facebook for all the latest information concerning the USF Athletic program.
TAMPA, FEB. 18, 2025 – The USF Athletic Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for its 11th class to be inducted in the fall of 2025.
The USF Athletic Hall of Fame, which inducted its first class in 2009, currently has 38 individuals and one team among its honored members of outstanding contributors to Bulls athletics. The last five Hall of Fame classes have included individuals from 11 sports, including baseball, football, men's golf, men's soccer, men's tennis, men's track and field, softball, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer and volleyball.
Public nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are being accepted now through March 18. Nominations may be submitted HERE.
Nominations are being taken for former student-athletes, head coaches and administrators. Eligible inductees must be at least four years removed from their career at USF and will be selected for induction by a nine-member committee based on a strong emphasis on their achievements at USF, with consideration given to further professional accomplishments.
The 2024 Hall of Fame Class included Eddie Cardieri (baseball head coach, 1986-2006), Jeff Cunningham (men's soccer, 1994-97), Matt Grothe (football, 2004-09) and Chase Koepka (men's golf, 2012-16).
The first USF Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted in 2009 and honored longtime Director of Athletics Dick Bowers (1966-82), men's basketball standout leader Charlie Bradley (1982-85), women's basketball standout Wanda Guyton (1984-89), two-time NCAA rifle champion Michelle Scarborough (1989-90) and the 1984-85 women's swimming team, which claimed USF's first team national title with the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship.
USF Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are listed by class below. Biographies on inductees may be found HERE.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 21 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, including the recent additions of women's lacrosse and women's beach volleyball. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 59th season in 2024-25. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF has garnered 16 national championships in varsity sports (the latest in 2022-23 in the NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump) and owns 150 conference titles won in 16 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men's tennis and men's soccer. USF has claimed 80 men's conference championships and 70 women's titles, led by 14 in women's tennis and 13 in volleyball, and owns 33 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2023-24. USF student-athletes have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a program record of 20 straight semesters as of spring 2024. USF has had over 700 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
Follow USF Athletics on X (@USFAthletics) and Facebook for all the latest information concerning the USF Athletic program.
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