University of Wyoming Announces 2026 Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Class

The University of Wyoming’s Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame committee announced its Class of 2026 on Feb. 25, naming 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 list appears on the university press release and in local coverage that carried the full roster and ceremony details.

Gowyo described the group as “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.” That characterization highlights Josh Adams’s All‑American billing, Chris Prosinski’s “throwback” label and Ron Whitman’s three WAC titles, while Wyomingnews supplies Gregg Sawyer’s hometown of Burns and expanded biographical detail.

Gregg Sawyer’s profile in Wyomingnews notes he served as team captain for Larry Shyatt during the 1997-98 season, averaged 14.4 points that season, earned All‑WAC defensive team honors, led the Cowboys to the NIT and was named most valuable player of the Cowboy Shootout; the profile also lists wins over No. 12 New Mexico, No. 5 Utah and BYU at home and victories at Colorado and Colorado State during his senior year, and it identifies Sawyer as an academic All‑American.

The university and local reports provide limited statistical detail for several inductees beyond sport and years; Josh Adams is identified as a “high‑flying men’s basketball All‑American,” Chris Prosinski is labeled a “throwback football standout,” Hillary Carlson and Dave Hampton are listed with their playing years, and Ron Whitman is noted as a three‑time WAC champion wrestler. The university press release and coverage did not include full career statistics for Adams, Carlson, Hampton, Prosinski or Whitman in the captured summaries.

The 33rd annual induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center on the UW campus, the night before the Cowboys’ home opener against Northern Colorado at War Memorial Stadium; Gowyo and Wyomingnews report that ticket information will be announced later. The timing places the Hall of Fame event directly ahead of a game-day weekend for Laramie crowds and alumni attending War Memorial Stadium.

The UW Athletics Hall of Fame program was established in 1993 in conjunction with the Football Centennial Celebration and is displayed in the concourse of the Arena‑Auditorium; the Hall of Fame site lists an “Induction Classes” section and navigation pages including HOW TO NOMINATE and SELECTION COMMITTEE, and local coverage notes that a total of 202 individuals and 26 teams have been inducted since 1993.

UW Athletics public channels also acknowledged the class on social media; a Wyoming Athletics post on X/Twitter congratulated the Class of 2026 and the captured post had 26 likes. One captured local headline used the phrase “six‑member 2026 Hall of Fame class,” but the university press release along with Gowyo and Wyomingnews list six named individuals plus the 1996 Cowboy football team, and this article reports the roster as those seven inductee entries as presented in the university materials.