LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 28, 2026) – The University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame announced its 2026 class on Saturday, a legendary group that includes three Wyoming natives, a high-flying men's basketball All-American, a throwback football standout, a three-time WAC champion wrestler and one of the most iconic Cowboy football teams in recent memory.

This year's inductees are Josh Adams (men's basketball, 2012-16), Hillary Carlson (women's basketball, 2007-11), Dave Hampton (football, 1966-68), Chris Prosinski (football, 2007-10), Gregg Sawyer (men's basketball/track & field, 1994-99), Ron Whitman (wrestling, 1981-85) and the 1996 Cowboy football team.

The 33^rd annual induction ceremony will be held at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center on campus on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, on the eve of the Cowboys' home opener versus Northern Colorado at War Memorial Stadium. Ticket information will be announced later.

A total of 202 individuals and 26 teams have been inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame since its inception in 1993.

The Hall of Fame Committee met in January to make its final selections for this year's class. The inductees must fit into one of five categories: student-athlete, coach, team, athletics staff member or special achievement. The special achievement category includes individuals who have contributed to the ideal of sports at the University.  Each nominee must receive at least 75% of the committee's vote to be eligible for induction.

Nominations are encouraged and must be submitted by Nov. 1 to be considered for the following year's class. For more information, check out the UW Athletics Hall of Fame website at www.wyohof.com.

Members of the current committee are Casey Campbell (chairman), Mike Hamel (vice chairman), Tom Burman, Brett Hansen, Rob Jarosh, Kevin McKinney, Dale Ann Meeker, Pat Moran, Bill Schrage, Sally Ann Shurmur, Reggie Slater, and Taylor Stuemky. 
 
Following is the Class of 2026:
 
JOSH ADAMS
Men's basketball, 2012-16
Hometown: Parker, Colorado

Adams, one of the most prolific scorers and dunkers in program history, was an honorable mention Associated Press All-American (the first Cowboy to earn All-American status since 2002) and was named Mountain West Player of the Year by the conference's media after the 2015-16 season. As a senior, the dynamic 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard averaged 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 36.9 minutes per game while shooting 44% from the field, including 38% on 3-pointers, and 83% from the free-throw line. His 24.7 points per game led the MW and ranked third in the NCAA. His 740 points in 2015-16 broke Flynn Robinson's school record of 701 during the 1964-65 season, while Adams' nine 3-pointers against Colorado State on Feb. 20, 2016, tied UW's single-game record. He made 96 3-pointers during the season to rank second in UW single-season history. Adams scored a career-high 38 points at New Mexico on Jan. 16, 2016, for the program's first win in The Pit since 2003. Adams finished his career fifth in UW history with 1,819 career points, sixth in assists (398) and fifth in steals (144) to join Fennis Dembo and Brandon Ewing as the only Pokes with top 10 entries in all three categories. Adams was named the most valuable player of the 2015 MW Tournament as a junior after leading the Cowboys to the championship and the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2002. Prior to UW, Adams led Chaparral High School to the Class 5A state championship, which was capped with a spectacular game-winning dunk in the title game. After graduating from UW, Adams played professionally in the NBA G League, Australia, China, Greece, Italy, Russia, Slovenia and Spain.
 
HILLARY CARLSON
Women's basketball, 2007-11
Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyoming

Carlson was a member of the first Cowgirl team to make the NCAA Tournament as a freshman (2008) and earned All-Mountain West honors the next three seasons (2009-11) during a decorated UW career. The 6-foot-3 forward left the Cowgirls ranked No. 2 all-time in blocked shots (212), No. 11 in points scored (1,485), and No. 14 in rebounds (678). Carlson's 10 blocks against Nevada on March 9, 2010, remains the single-game school record. She blocked a school-record 98 shots during the 2009-10 season. Carlson scored a career-high 34 points against UNLV on Jan. 26, 2011, which is tied for the fourth most points in a single game in program history. She averaged 17.3 points and 7.2 rebounds as a senior for the Cowgirls. Before UW, Carlson led Cheyenne Central to a Class 4A state championship in 2005, and she was named the 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year in Wyoming. After UW, she started her coaching career at her alma mater, Cheyenne Central, and was an assistant at Central Washington, Air Force and Weber State.
 
DAVE HAMPTON
Football, 1966-68
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Hampton was a versatile standout during "The Golden Era" of Cowboy football as the blocking back for legends Jim Kiick, Vic Washington and Joe Williams. In his first two seasons at UW, Hampton played on offense, defense and returned kicks. The star-studded 1967 Cowboy team finished the regular season 10-0 and was ranked No. 6 before losing 20-13 to LSU in the Sugar Bowl. During the 1968 season, Hampton was given more opportunities to carry the ball in the backfield and finished with 749 yards rushing on 137 attempts (5.5 yards per carry) with eight touchdowns. He had 849 total yards from scrimmage and was second in the WAC with 10 total touchdowns. After helping to lead the Cowboys to their third consecutive WAC championship, Hampton was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. In 1971, he set the NFL record for kickoff return yards (1,314), a mark that stood until 1985. He still holds the Green Bay record for kickoff return average (28.2 yards) and is third in kickoff return yards (2,084) despite playing only three seasons for the Packers. Hampton became the first Atlanta Falcons player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season (1,002 in 1975) and the only UW player to accomplish the feat in the NFL. He was named the NFL Comeback Player of the year that season. He also rushed for 995 yards in 1972 and 997 yards in 1973 and led the NFL in all-purpose yards in 1972 (1,780).
 
CHRIS PROSINSKI
Football, 2007-10
Hometown: Buffalo, Wyoming

Prosinski, a two-time All-Mountain West selection who started 37 consecutive games for the Cowboys at free safety, finished his UW career ranked fourth in career tackles with 373. He led the team with 108 total tackles in 2010 and 140 tackles in 2009, which ranks fifth in school history for a single season. In 2009, Prosinski had 17 tackles against No. 2 Texas, 16 tackles against No. 25 BYU and 13 tackles and a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown against No. 4 TCU. During his senior season in 2010, Prosinski had 12-tackle games against No. 3 Boise State and No. 10 Utah and 11-tackle performances against No. 4 Texas and New Mexico. The UW team captain was one of only 47 student-athletes selected from FBS programs nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy, commonly referred to as the "Academic Heisman." Prosinski was honored by the Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation as a UW Scholar-Athlete for the 2010 season. Before UW, Prosinski was the 2006 Milward Simpson Award winner after leading Buffalo High School to back-to-back state titles. After the three-time all-MW academic team selection graduated from UW in 2010 with a degree in business administration he was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Prosinski played eight seasons in the NFL with the Jaguars (2011-14), Philadelphia Eagles (2014) and Chicago Bears (2015-17).
 
GREGG SAWYER
Men's basketball/track & field, 1994-99
Hometown: Burns, Wyoming

Sawyer, an all-Western Athletic Conference men's basketball player and track & field champion, is one of the greatest two-sport athletes in UW history. On the hardwood, the gritty guard from Burns was a team captain for Larry Shyatt during the 1997-98 season when he averaged 14.4 points and was on the all-WAC defensive team while leading the Cowboys to the NIT. UW defeated No. 12 New Mexico, No. 5 Utah and BYU at home and Front Range rivals Colorado and Colorado State on the road during Sawyer's senior season. He was also named the most valuable player of the Cowboy Shootout and was an academic All-American. Sawyer, who was recruited by North Carolina, Stanford and Texas for track & field, won the pentathlon at the WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships and the decathlon at the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 1999. His 3,981 points in the pentathlon set the UW and WAC records. His 7,025 points in the decathlon ranks second in UW history behind Jay Novacek (7,762 points, 1984). Sawyer still owns the school record in the indoor pole vault (17-0 3/4, 1999) and is second all-time in the outdoor pole vault (16-6). He was also the leadoff man for the 4x400 meter relay team that posted the six-fastest time (3:12.04) in program history. An injury in qualifying prevented Sawyer from competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000.
 
RON WHITMAN
Wrestling, 1981-85
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado

Whitman was a three-time Western Athletic Conference champion and a member of the Cowboys' 1983 and 1985 conference championship teams. Whitman won the WAC in 1983 and 1984 at 158 pounds and in 1985 at 167 pounds. He qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1984 and 1985. As a senior, Whitman won the Everett Lantz Most Outstanding Wrestler Award in 1985. He still owns the program's single-season record for victories (47, 1984-85) and is second on UW's career wins list (140) behind only four-time All-American Joe LeBlanc.
 
THE 1996 WYOMING FOOTBALL TEAM

The Cowboys, led by Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Joe Tiller and Offensive Player of the Year Marcus Harris, finished 10-2 overall after clinching the conference's Pacific Division with a dramatic win at Colorado State and losing in overtime to No. 5 BYU in the inaugural WAC championship game in Las Vegas. UW was ranked as high as No. 16 and finished No. 22 in the final Associated Press poll. Harris, who led the WAC with 1,650 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns, won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's most outstanding receiver and capped his legendary career as a unanimous All-American. Harris finished ninth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and graduated as the NCAA's all-time leader in receiving yards (4,518). Quarterback Josh Wallwork led the conference with 4,090 passing yards and tied BYU's Steve Sarkisian for the most touchdown passes (33). Middle linebacker Jim Talich led the team with 138 tackles, which ranks seventh in school history for a single season. The Pokes finished ninth nationally in scoring (38.7 points per game) while allowing only 23.7 points per game. UW started the season 9-0, including a thrilling 41-38 overtime win at Iowa State and a 22-19 victory over Air Force in front of a crowd of 31,009 at War Memorial Stadium. The Cowboys bounced back from a narrow 28-24 loss at San Diego State with "The Drive" – a 96-yard march capped with a Marques Brigham touchdown scamper to stun the Rams 25-24 at snowy Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins. Brian Lee, who set the program single-season record with eight interceptions, sealed the Bronze Boot win with a pick in the closing seconds. Harris (2004), Lee (2008), offensive lineman Steve Scifres (2008) and placekicker Cory Wedel (2018) are UW Athletics Hall of Fame members. Harris, Scifres and defensive back Lee Vaughn were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.
 
Previous inductees by class: 

Class of 1993: Dick Ballinger, (wrestling, 1958-60); Fennis Dembo (men's basketball, 1985-88); Mike Dirks (football, 1965-67); Jerry Hill (football, 1958-60); Glenn J. "Red" Jacoby (athletic director, 1946-73); Jay Novacek (football and track, 1982-84); Kenny Sailors (men's basketball, 1941-46); Everett Shelton (men's basketball coach, 1939-59); Johnny Winterholler (football, baseball, and basketball, 1936-39); 1943 National Champion basketball team.

Class of 1994: Paul Carlin (track, 1951-53); George "Duke" Humphrey (president, 1945-64); Everett Lantz (wrestling coach, 1937-65); Flynn Robinson (men's basketball, 1963-65); Mary Shea (volleyball, 1980-83); Bill Strannigan (men's basketball, 1941-42); Ken Sturman (football, 1937-39); Eddie Talboom (football, 1948-50) Bowden Wyatt (football coach, 1947-52); 1950 Gator Bowl football team.

Class of 1995: Jack Aggers (trainer, 1958-84); Jim Crawford (football, 1954-56); John Corbett (administration, 1915-39); Bob Devaney (football coach, 1957-61); John Kosich (football, baseball, 1946-49); Dewey McConnell (football, 1949-51); Pat Miller-Davis (track and field, 1980-82).

Class of 1996: Larry Birleffi (broadcaster, 1947-86); Charles W. "Tub" Bradley (basketball, 1979-81); Glenn R. "Bud" Daniel (baseball coach, 1951-61, 1963-71); Michele Hoppes Daum (basketball, 1984-87); Jim Kiick (football, 1965-67); Mark Miller (swimming, 1985-88); Milward L. Simpson (football, basketball and baseball, 1917-21).

Class of 1997: Joe Alexander (rodeo, 1968-69); Keith Bloom (basketball, football, baseball, 1947-50); Stig Hallingbye (skiing, 1974-77); Ronda K. Munger (volleyball, 1984-87); Joseph Nzau (track and field, 1977-82); 1967 Sugar Bowl football team.

Class of 1998: Curt Gowdy (broadcaster, basketball, tennis, 1940-42); Eric Leckner (basketball, 1985-88); Bob Jingling (baseball, 1952-55); Kathleen Van Heule Romsa (track and field, 1983-85); Joe Mastrogiovanni (football, baseball, 1953-55)

Class of 1999: Darcy Cudaback-White (volleyball, 1986-89); Paul Roach (football coach, 1987-90); Paul Toscano (football, 1965-67); John Pilch (basketball, 1947-49); Galand Thaxton (football, 1984-87); Tony Windis (basketball, 1957-59).

Class of 2000: Jim Brandenburg (basketball coach, 1978-87); Amy Burnett (basketball, 1992-95); Bill Ewing (baseball, 1974-76); Lee Kizzire (football, 1934-36); Larry Nels (football, 1967-69); Curtis and Marian Rochelle (special achievement).

Class of 2001: Nick Bebout (football, 1970-72); Joe Capua (basketball, 1954-56); Ken Cook (special achievement); Mickey Dunn (track and field, 1949-51); Bill Garnett (basketball, 1979-82); Jean Jackson (administration), 1956 football team.

Class of 2002: Greg Brock (baseball, 1976-79); Mitch Donahue (football, 1987-90); Christine Fairless (basketball, 1986-89); Margie McDonald (basketball coach, 1975-83); George "Moe" Radovich (basketball, 1950-52); Reginald Slater (basketball, 1989-92).

Class of 2003: Ken Fantetti (football, 1975-78); Norma Hughes Scifres (swimming, 1990-92, 1994); Willard A. "Dutch" Witte (basketball and football coach, 1930-39); John Wodny (cross country/track, 1986-90); Ryan Yarborough (football, 1990-93); Bill Young (sports information director, assistant athletics director, 1960-81); 1959-60 wrestling team.

Class of 2004: Reese Andy (wrestling, 1994-96); Leon Clark (basketball, 1963-66); Marcus Harris (football, 1993-96); Bill Levine (football, 1961, 1963-64); Jimmi Jo Martin Ripsam (rodeo, 1988-90); Pat Rabold (football, 1984, 1986-88); Andy Welsh (diving, 1981-85)

Class of 2005: Ryan Butler (track and field, 1995-96); Phil Dickens (football coach, 1953-56); Joe Dowler (wrestling coach, administrator, 1973-87); Ann Melander (skiing, 1984-85); Theo Ratliff (basketball, 1992-95); Vic Washington (football, 1965-67); 1989 Cowgirl Volleyball Team.

Class of 2006: Ryan Christopherson (football, 1991-94); Jerry DePoyster (football, 1965-67); Stan Dodds (basketball, 1968-70); Robert S. "Bob" Hammond (sportswriter); Milo Komenich (basketball, 1940-43); Stacey Ward Straley (skiing, 1979-84); 1956 Cowboy Baseball Team.

Class of 2007: Brenda Graham Gray (track & field, 1980-84); Elsie Jo Bonger (football secretary, 1962-78); Jerry Jester (football, 1953-55); Dave McCleave (golf, 1989-92); Dick Sherman (basketball, 1963-66); Randy Welniak (football, 1985-88); 1968 National Champion Ski Team.

Class of 2008: Thomas "Rupe" Garrison (track, 1987-91); Walker "Sonny" Jones, Jr. (football, 1948-49); Geir I. Kvernmo (skiing and track, 1977-80); Brian J. Lee (football, 1994-97); Dave Myers (wrestling, 1989-92); Steve Scifres (football, 1994-97); 1978-79 Women's Basketball Team.

Class of 2009: Jesseca Cross (basketball and track, 1994-97); Sean Fleming (football, 1988-92); Quincy Hayden Howe (track, 1999-2002); Gene Huey (football, 1966-68); Mike Jackson (basketball, 1980-83); Al and Pete Simpson (special achievement); 1961 Rodeo Team.

Class of 2010: Staale Engen (track, skiing, 1971-74); Jerry Frude, (wrestling, 1959-60, 1962); Steinar Hybertsen (skiing, 1973-75); Bob Jacobs (football, 1968-70); Chuck Lamson (football, 1960-61); Karen Sanford Gall (track, 1979-82); 1966 football team. 

Class of 2011: Mike English (women's volleyball coach, 1986-90 and 1992-93), Wesley Maiyo (track, 1974-75), Robert L. Mason (wrestling, 1949-51), Shauna Smith (track, 2003-05), Scott Usher (swimming, 2002-05), Jim Walden (football, 1958-59), and the 1986-87 "Sweet 16" men's basketball team.

Class of 2012: Dick Campbell (football, 1948-50); Len Kuczewski (football, 1957-59); Jordan Lintz (golf, 1997-2000); Selmer Pederson (football, 1949-51); Ray Sanchez (wrestling, 1967-68); Chris Lull Terjeson (volleyball, 1985-89); and the 1985 National Champion ski team. 

Class of 2013: Carrie Bacon (women's basketball, 1999-2003); Josh Davis (men's basketball, 1999-2002); Jason Gervais (track and field, 1999-2001); Jim House (football, 1966-68); Mike LaHood (football, 1965-67; deceased); Kevin McKinney (administrator/special Achievement); and the 1959 football team.

Class of 2014: Dennis Baker (football, 1975-77); Rebecca Simning Erikkson (skiing, 1979-81, 1984-85); LeRoy Gabriel (administration, 1958-99); Harry Hall (basketball, 1966-69); Duane Schopp (track & field coach, 1984-97); Mark Smolinski (football, 1958-60); Jack Weil (football, 1980-83); 1933-34 men's basketball team. 

Class of 2015: Marcus Bailey (basketball, 1999-2003), Ashley Elliott (women's basketball, 2002-05), David Hearn (men's golf, 1998-2001), Jeff Huson (baseball, 1984-85), Don Miller (wrestling, 1965-68), Joe Ramunno (football, 1981-84), Quentin Skinner (ski coach, 1971-80), and the 1980-81 WAC Champion men's basketball team. 

Class of 2016: Jerry Durling (football, 1965-66); Aaron Kyle (football, 1972-75); Frank Shepperson (rodeo, 1961-64); Lynn Stetson (men's swimming, 1980-83); Dave Walsh (special achievement); John Watts (football, 1954-56), Hanna Zavecz (women's basketball, 2005-08); and the 1976 Fiesta Bowl Team.

Class of 2017: Dr. Robert Curnow and Dr. David Kieffer (special achievement); Vince Guinta (football,1949-50); Mike Hamel (wrestling, 1983-86); C.T. Hewgley (football, 1949-50); Jim Weir (basketball, 1941-43 and 1946); the 1991 National Champion women's rodeo team; and the 2007 WNIT National Champion Cowgirl basketball team.

Class of 2018: Sean Dent (men's basketball, 1984, 1986-88); Jessica Fox Rasby (track & field, 2003-05; Art Howe, (baseball, 1967-69); Steven Suder (wrestling, 1975-79 and wrestling coach, 1989-2008); Cory Wedel (football, 1994-97); and the 1987 Western Athletic Conference Championship Football Team.

Class of 2019: Andrea Everett Blocher (cross country, track & field, 1982-83); Wes Gasner (wrestling, 1983-84); Jay Martin (skiing, 1965-67); Mack Peyton (basketball and baseball, 1947-49); Courtney Stapp Pool (basketball, 1995-98); Larry Zowada (football, 1955-57); 1966-67 Men's Basketball Team.

Class of 2020-2021 (Combined class due to pandemic):  Jon Cogdill (football and wrestling, 1986-90); Dennis Dreher (special achievement); Brandon Ewing (basketball, 2005-09); Wiles Hallock (administration, 1949-60); Kevin Mannon (track and field, 1998-99); Mike Schenbeck (football, 1985-88); Tom Wilkinson (football and baseball, 1963-65).

Class of 2022: Walter Goffigan (football, 1980-83); Wayne Jensen (track & field, 1969-71), Mary Johnson (administration); Erin Kirby (volleyball and track, 2011-15), Grant Salisbury (football, 1986-88), Les Witte (men's basketball, 1931-34), 1988 WAC Championship Football Team.

Class of 2023:  Kenneth "Dabby" Dawson (football, 1988-89); Chad Lavin (women's basketball coach, 1986-98); Larry Nance, Jr. (men's basketball, 2012-15); Aubrey Vandiver (women's basketball, 2007-2011); 1968-69 Men's Basketball Team; and 1984-85 and 1985-86 Western Athletic Championship Wrestling Teams.

Class of 2024: Jovon Bouknight (football, 2002-05); Kelsey Conci (swimming, 2009-12); Diane Dodson (administration); Adam Goldberg (football, 1999-2002); Joe Legerski (women's basketball coach, 2003-2019); Jim Sanchez (cross country coach, 1981-2003); Jil Robins Thomason (volleyball, 1991-94).

Class of 2025: Josh Allen (football, 2015-17); Casey Bramlet (football, 2000-03); Curt Jimerson (men's basketball, 1961-63); Hugh Lowham (wrestling, 1961-64); Mike Mulvaney (baseball, 1985-88); Lori Kline Waddell (women's basketball, 1979, 1981-83); John Wendling (football, 2003-06).