IRVINE, Calif. – Nominations for the 2021 UC Irvine Athletics Hall of Fame are now being accepted. 

Fans are invited to nominate former student-athletes, coaches and administrators HERE.  

Nominations will be accepted until November 20, 2020. While a class will be named during this athletic year, the date and location for the public induction ceremony has yet to be determined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Candidates for nominations must have completed their UCI athletic eligibility at least five (5) full years prior to September 1 of the nomination year, have had significant accomplishments during their UCI career as well as completing their intercollegiate athletic career (for athletes) at the University. 

The Hall of Fame was reinstated last year, bringing in its first class since 2007. Jane Chin (women's golf), Mike Evans (men's water polo), CoCo Goodson (women's soccer), Jerry Green (men's basketball), Jayson Jablonsky (men's volleyball), Kris Roberts (women's volleyball), Vince O'Boyle (head coach track & field, cross country), Rod Spence (baseball) were formally inducted last February.

The UCI Athletics Hall of Fame began in 1983 and has 77 inductees over 17 different sports. Four individuals have also received the Alumnus of Merit Award, which was previously announced in conjunction with the Hall of Fame.

UC IRVINE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
1983
Dave Baker (basketball), Lindsay Morse-Bennett (tennis), Al Irwin (water polo/swim coach), F. Anthony Massimino (water polo/swimming), Steve Scott (track/cross country)

1984
Gary Figueroa (water polo/swimming), Bruce Ibbetson (rowing), Gary Wheelock (baseball)

1985
Darlene Bailey (volleyball), Robert Ernst (rowing), Bill Leach (water polo/swimming), Brad Lewis (rowing)

1986
Dr. Wayne Crawford (administrator), Randy Howatt (water polo/swimming), Mark Nelson (basketball)

1987
Jeff Malinoff (baseball), Jeff McDermaid (sailing), Ralph Serna (track/cross country)

1988
Daniel Aldrich (founding chancellor), Thomas Boughey (water polo/swimming), Bob Chappell (tennis), Mike Martin (water polo/swimming)

1989
Gary Adams (baseball coach), Katherine Hamilton (basketball), Jim Kruse (water polo/swimming)

1997
Peter Campbell (water polo), Linda Dempsay (administrator), Kevin Magee (basketball),Myron McNamara (tennis coach)

1998
Jeff Campbell (water polo), Bill Mulligan (basketball coach), Buffy Rabbitt (track/cross country), Jerry Wisz (golf)

1999
Edward "Ted" Newland (water polo coach), Ben McDonald (basketball), Jill Harrington (track/cross country), Trevor Kronemann (tennis)

2000
Pat Glasgow (water polo/swimming), Tod Murphy (basketball), Jean Nachand (tennis), Greg Patton (tennis coach)

2001
Tom Spence (baseball), Scott Brooks (basketball), Bob Nealy (water polo/swimming), Glenn Cripe (tennis)

2002
Duvall Hecht (crew), James Malm (sailing), Beth McGrann-Alsen (cross country/track), Brian Pajer (swimming)

2003
Allah-mi Basheer (women's basketball), Rocky Craig (baseball), Chris Duplanty (men's water polo/swimming), Mark Kaplan (men's tennis)

2004
Greg Jablonski (men's tennis), George Newland (men's water polo), Tim Tift (basketball coach/administrator)

2005
Jeff Cunningham (men's basketball), Popi Edwards (women's volleyball/track and field)
Leticia Oseguera (women's basketball), P.J. Polowski (men's soccer)

2006
Mauricio Bardales (men's track and field), Nicole Bucciarelli (women's soccer), Wayne Engelstad (men's basketball), Len Miller (men's cross country/track and field coach), John Vargas (men's water polo)

2007
Ed Ahlmeyer (men's cross country/track and field), Scott Carnahan (men's tennis), Cheri Graham (women's basketball), Donnie Rafter (men's volleyball) 

2020
Jane Chin (women's golf), Mike Evans (men's water polo), CoCo Goodson (women's soccer), Jerry Green (men's basketball), Jayson Jablonsky (men's volleyball), Kris Roberts (women's volleyball), Vince O'Boyle (head coach track & field, cross country), Rod Spence (baseball).

Alumnus of Merit Award
2004 - Gary Singer (men's golf)
2005 - Bill Butler (men's rowing)
2006 - David Ritchie (men's water polo)
2007 - David Baker (men's basketball)