Recognized in 2026
Ashley Spencer: An Olympic bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles, World Indoor silver medalist in the 400m, World Junior champion, and 2× NCAA champion. She also earned multiple conference titles and All-American honors during her collegiate career.
Cody Johnston: has competed at a high level throughout his entire athletic career, earning 6 All-American honors, 3 national titles, and 2 state championships. In college so far, he is a 3-time All-American and a Big Ten Champion.
Cole Hocker: Won 1500m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting Olympic record of 3:27.65. He won the 5000m world title at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. He holds American records in the 1500m and mile and has the second-fastest short track 3000m (7:23.14). Multiple US titles include four 1500m titles, plus 3000m and 5000m titles.
Felisha Johnson: Indiana State University shot put athlete, NCAA two-time champion, multiple-time All-American, Missouri Valley Conference champion, and American Olympic Trials third-place finisher. Represented the United States in the shot put at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, finishing 14th overall and competing among the world’s elite throwers.
Kylie Huston: Indiana State University pole vaulter, 4-time NCAA champion (indoor and outdoor), Missouri Valley Conference champion, multiple-time MVC gold medalist, and school record holder. One of the most decorated vaulters in program history, she consistently produced elite marks at championship meets and dominated conference competition across her collegiate career.
Lynna Irby: Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400m relay, World Champion in the 4x400m relay, NCAA 400m champion, multiple-time NCAA All-American, SEC champion, and one of the fastest collegiate 400m runners in history at the University of Georgia, with elite performances that rank among the programs best ever.
Maicel Malone-Wallace: A decorated American 400m sprinter and relay specialist, best known as a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x400m relay. A standout at Arizona State, she won multiple World Championship medals (gold in 1993, silvers in 1997, 1999) and was a three-time US 400m champion.
Rudy Chapa: A six-time track and cross country All-American who captured the NCAA 5,000-meter title in 1978 before setting an American record in the 3,000 one year later. He was a member of Oregon’s 1977 NCAA champion cross country team which was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame a year ago.
Sophia Kennedy: Emerged as one of the top American distance runners of her generation, excelling from a standout high school career in Indiana to collegiate success at Stanford. A multiple-time All-American, she has won ACC titles and set school records, highlighted by elite performances in the 3,000m and 5,000m, establishing herself among the NCAA’s top distance athletes.