IRVINE, Calif. – Since 1965 UC Irvine Athletics has had a rich tradition of success. The UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame honors those accomplishments and the individuals that have been part of so many celebrated moments. Nominations for the 2026 Hall of Fame are now being accepted. 

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

Nominations will be accepted until September 22, 2025.
 
Candidates for nomination 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 UCI Athletics Hall of Fame began in 1983 and has 110 inductees over 19 different sports.

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)

2021
Ryan Bailey (men's water polo), John Chin (men's golf), Mike Gillespie (baseball coach), Charles Jock (men's track & field), Jerry Maras (men's basketball/baseball), Chelsea Nagata (women's swimming), Bob Olson (administrator), Tanya Taylor (women's soccer), Kelly Wing (women's volleyball)
2023
Jessy Cardey (women's water polo), Brad Evans (men's soccer), Skye Green (women's track & field), Selanee Henderson Pendelton (women's golf), John O'Brien (men's water polo), Ben Orloff (baseball), Michael Sabatino (men's track & field)

2024
Will Davis II (men's basketball), Danielle de Seriere (women's soccer), Eddie Erazo (men's swimming), Scott Gorgen (baseball), Lauren Collins (women's track & field), Danielle Warde (women's water polo), Tom Warde (men's water polo), Charlie Brande (men's and women's volleyball coach)
2025
Daniel Bibona (baseball), Carson Clark (men's volleyball), Mike Heckman (men's basketball), Maria Myers (women's tennis), Kari Pestolesi (women's volleyball), Jeff Powers (men's water polo) and Kristina Smith (women's tennis), Ralph Cicerone (UCI Chancellor),  Dan Guerrero (Athletic Director).

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)