Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame 2026 Class Introduced

PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh Athletic Director Allen Greene introduced as we speak the 2026 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame Class.

The eight-member class will obtain enshrinement on the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner, offered by PNC, on Friday, Sept. 11, on the Petersen Events Center. The group will then be acknowledged at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12, throughout the Panthers’ soccer recreation in opposition to UCF.

The 2026 inductees:

• Curtis Aiken (Men’s Basketball)
• Antonio L. Bryant (Football)
• Meagan Dooley (Volleyball)
• Dominic Giordano (Swimming & Diving)
• Randy Holloway (Football)
• Bryant J Salter (Track & Field / Football)
• Jan Ujevich Bellhy (Swimming & Diving)
• Marcedes Walker (Women’s Basketball)

“The depth of excellence represented in this year’s class is a testament to what Pitt Athletics has meant to so many student-athletes across generations and sports,” Greene mentioned. “This class captures the full breadth of our tradition, from a national championship diver to a Biletnikoff Award winner to a two-sport standout who earned All-America honors in the same era Pitt was winning national titles in football. It was a privilege to deliver the news personally to each of them, and I look forward to honoring them in September.”

Nominations for the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame have been solicited from the general public. Candidates should be 5 years faraway from their closing yr of collegiate competitors and never at the moment be enjoying professionally.

The Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame choice committee then evaluated the candidate pool and supplied a suggestion on the category to the athletic director.

For Hall of Fame Dinner ticket info, go to pittsburghpanthers.com/halloffame or electronic mail [email protected].

2026 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame Class Biographies

Curtis Aiken | Men’s Basketball | 1983-87

A four-year standout at guard, Aiken scored 1,200 profession factors, rating seventh at school historical past upon the completion of his closing season. He appeared in 4 postseason tournaments throughout his profession, together with the 1985 and 1987 NCAA Tournaments and the 1984 and 1986 NITs. As a senior, Aiken averaged a career-high 14.2 factors and helped the Panthers to what was then a school-record 25 wins and a share of the Big East regular-season title, the primary in program historical past. A standout performer on the vacation event circuit, he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1986 Rainbow Classic after main Pitt to the title with victories over Kansas, Arkansas and Wisconsin, together with a career-high 37-point effort in opposition to Arkansas. He additionally earned MVP honors on the 1985 Sugar Bowl Classic, averaging 18.5 factors in wins over Texas A&M and Louisiana-Lafayette. Aiken’s title is inscribed on the Varsity Walk as a recipient of the Panther Award.

Antonio L. Bryant | Football | 1999-2001

One of essentially the most electrifying receivers in Pitt historical past, Bryant earned the 2000 Biletnikoff Award because the nation’s excellent cross catcher and was named a consensus All-American. He shared Big East Offensive Player of the Year honors that very same season. Bryant led the nation in receiving yards in 2000, averaging 130.2 yards per recreation, a determine that climbed to a Pitt-record 132.5 per recreation together with bowl play. He capped his faculty profession because the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 Tangerine Bowl, catching seven passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-19 victory over NC State. Bryant departed as Pitt’s all-time chief in profession receiving yards (3,061) and receiving touchdowns (30). The Dallas Cowboys chosen him within the second spherical of the NFL Draft, and he went on to play seven skilled seasons.

Meagan Dooley | Volleyball | 2006-09

A dominant drive at center hitter, Dooley earned Third Team All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2009, capping a four-year run that produced 4 consecutive All-Big East alternatives (2006-09). She was named Big East Player of the Year as a senior and distinguished herself equally within the classroom, incomes Academic All-American and Big East Scholar Athlete of the Year recognition in 2009-10. Dooley concluded her profession holding Pitt single-season information for solo blocks (46) and whole blocks (168), whereas rating second in program historical past with 95 profession solo blocks. Her title is inscribed on the Varsity Walk as a recipient of each the Blue-Gold Award and the Panther Award.

Dominic Giordano | Swimming & Diving | 2014-17

Giordano carved his place in Pitt athletics historical past by changing into the primary males’s swimmer or diver in program historical past to win a nationwide championship, capturing the NCAA 3-meter diving title in 2016. He additionally earned All-America honors on the 1-meter board that yr and was named ACC Male Diver of the Year. In 2017, he acquired ACC Championships Most Valuable Male Diver recognition. At the convention degree, Giordano was a three-time ACC champion, successful the 3-meter board in 2016 and 2017 and the platform in 2015. He departs because the Pitt file holder in all three diving disciplines: 1-meter (434.63), 3-meter (462.23) and platform (413.85). His title is inscribed on the Varsity Walk as a recipient of the Blue-Gold Award.

Randy Holloway | Football | 1974-77

A starter at defensive sort out, Holloway was a foundational piece of one of many best groups in faculty soccer historical past, contributing to Pitt’s undefeated 1976 nationwide championship squad. He earned consensus All-America recognition as a senior in 1977 and performed in three bowl video games throughout his profession, all Pitt victories: the 1975 Sun Bowl, the 1976 Sugar Bowl and the 1977 Gator Bowl. Holloway’s profession nonetheless ranks second all-time at Pitt with 33.5 sacks. The Minnesota Vikings chosen him within the first spherical of the NFL Draft, and he went on to play seven skilled seasons.

Bryant J Salter | Track & Field / Football | 1967-71

A uncommon two-sport standout, Salter earned a mixed seven varsity letters at Pitt, 4 in observe and discipline and three in soccer. On the observe, he set program information within the excessive leap (6-feet-11) and triple leap (50-8.25), incomes All-America standing in each occasions, and positioned third within the triple leap on the 1970 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. On the soccer discipline, Salter led Pitt in interceptions in 1970 with 4 and was named a United Press International First Team All-East defensive again that season. The San Diego Chargers chosen him within the fifth spherical of the NFL Draft, and he went on to play six skilled seasons.

Jan Ujevich Bellhy | Swimming & Diving | 1981-83

Ujevich compiled one of the crucial adorned careers within the historical past of Pitt ladies’s swimming, incomes 18 All-America citations throughout her collegiate profession, 11 at Pitt and 7 on the University of Florida. Her nationwide recognition spanned eight occasions: the 100-yard freestyle (three citations), 200-yard freestyle (one), 100-yard particular person medley (three), 200-yard particular person medley (three), 200-yard breaststroke (one), 400-yard free relay (three), 800-yard free relay (three) and 400 medley relay (one). She was named Most Outstanding Female Swimmer on the 1983 Big East Championships, Pitt’s first yr competing within the league. Ujevich was a three-time Big East particular person champion, successful the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 breaststroke, and a two-time Big East relay champion within the 200 free relay and 400 medley relay. Her title is inscribed on the Varsity Walk as a recipient of the Blue-Gold Award.

Marcedes Walker | Women’s Basketball | 2004-08

Walker is among the most achieved gamers in Pitt ladies’s basketball historical past. Playing at heart, she completed as this system’s all-time main rebounder (1,162) and sixth all-time scorer (1,870 factors), averaging 15.0 factors and 9.3 rebounds for her profession. She is considered one of solely two Pitt ladies’s gamers to succeed in each the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound plateau, becoming a member of 2025 Hall of Fame inductee Wanda Randolph. A 3-time All-Big East choice (2006-08), together with two first-team nods, Walker is considered one of solely 5 gamers in program historical past to earn a number of first-team all-conference accolades. She was additionally named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in 2005. Walker helped information Pitt to 3 postseason appearances: the 2006 WNIT Final Four, the 2007 NCAA Tournament and the 2008 NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. After enjoying professionally with the WNBA’s Houston Comets, she launched into a decade-long profession abroad and capped her enjoying profession as a 2024 Olympian in 3-on-3 basketball, representing Azerbaijan. Her title is inscribed on the Varsity Walk as a recipient of the Panther Award.