Michigan Track and Field Hall of Fame (Men) - University of Michigan Athletics

2018 Michigan Track and Field Hall of Fame class (from left): Anna (Willard) Grenier, Todd Steverson, Cindy Ofili, Jeff Porter

The Michigan track and field program has played a major role in contributing to the athletic success, history and tradition at the University of Michigan.

In 2006, the U-M men's track and field staff established the U-M Track and Field Hall of Fame in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Ferry Field. Michigan inducted an 11-man inaugural class, consisting of one outstanding athlete from each decade and a coach of the century selection. The first selection of entries included Archie Hahn, Carl Johnson, William DeHart Hubbard, Eddie Tolan, Charles Fonville, Fritz Nilsson, Tom Robinson, Godfrey Murray, Brian Diemer, Kevin Sullivan and head coach Charles Hoyt.

Thus far, 79 members have been inducted in an effort to honor and celebrate past champions and inspire future Wolverines.

The first class of Hall of Fame inductees for the newly combined men's and women's program was in 2018. In prior years, the two genders hosted separate induction ceremonies.

• 2018 HOF Release | Women's Track and Field Inductees

Steve Adams (Class of 2012)
U-M Thrower (1971-74)
Indoor and outdoor record holder (shot put)
1972 Penn Relays discus champion
Four-time Big Ten champion

Brad Barquist (Class of 2011)
U-M Distance (1987-91)
Four-time NCAA All-American
1996 U.S. Olympic team member
Two-time Big Ten indoor champion

Herb Barten (Class of 2007)
U-M Distance (1946-49)
Five individual Big Ten titles
1948 Olympian

Kent Bernard (Class of 2007)
U-M Sprints (1963-65)
Five individual Big Ten titles
1964 Olympian

Mark Booth (Class of 2011)
U-M High Jump (1954-56)
Five-time Big Ten champion
Two-time NCAA Outdoor All-American

Nate Brannen (Class of 2015)
U-M Mid-Distance (2002-05)
11-time All-American
Four-time NCAA champion
Three-time Olympian (2008, '12, '16)

Warren Breidenbach (Class of 2010)
U-M 400m/800m (1939-41)
Two-time All-American
Two-time Big Ten champion

Chris Brewster (Class of 2010)
U-M Distance (1983-87)
All-American
Big Ten champion
1985 Penn Relays champion

James Brooker (Class of 2008)
U-M Pole Vault (1923-24)
Two individual Big Ten titles
Two NCAA Individual titles
Olympic Bronze Medal (1924)

Andrew Bruce (Class of 2008)
U-M Sprints (1979-82)
Eight individual Big Ten titles
1980 Olympian

Van Bruner (Class of 2015)
U-M Hurdles (1951-53)
Two-time All-American
Broke a then-25-year-old hurdles record

Don Canham (Class of 2008)
U-M High Jump (1939-41)
Four individual Big Ten titles
One NCAA Individual Title
Head Coach (1948-68)
11 conference titles

John Carroll (Class of 2015)
U-M Mid-Distance (1952-54)
Three-time Big Ten champion
1952 Olympian
1953 Team Captain

Dick Cephas (Class of 2011)
U-M High Jump (1959-61)
Three-time Outdoor All-American
1961 Big Ten Outdoor champion
Military Olympian

William Coe (Class of 2010)
U-M Shot Put (1906)
Olympic silver medal (1912)
Two-time Olympian (1904, '08)
Two-time national champion
Former world record holder

Roderick Cox (Class of 2011)
U-M Hammer Throw (1931-33)
1933 NCAA champion
Two-time All-American

Ralph Craig (Class of 2007)
U-M Sprints (1909-11)
Two Olympic gold medals (1912)

Brad Darr (Class of 2009)
U-M Pole Vaulter (1989-92)
Three-time All-American
Big Ten Champion
Penn Relays Champion

Omar Davidson (Class of 2015)
U-M Pole Vaulter (1985-87, '89)
Holds three Michigan records
Two-Time Big Ten Champion
1986 Big Ten Athlete of the indoor championships

Brian Diemer (Class of 2006)
U-M Steeplechase (1980-83)
Three-time Olympian (1984-92)
Olympic bronze medal (1984)

Ken Doherty (Class of 2007)
U-M Head Coach (1940-48)
Seven Big Ten titles

Bill Donakowski (Class of 2007)
U-M Distance (1974-77)
Three individual titles

Gerald Donakowski (Class of 2012)
U-M Distance (1981-83)
1983 indoor and outdoor All-American
Three-time Big Ten champion
1983 Penn Relays champion (5,000 meters)

Charles Dvorak (Class of 2008)
U-M Pole Vault (1900-04)
Two-time Olympian
Olympic Gold (1904) and Silver Medal (1900)

Scott Eriksson (Class of 2015)
U-M Discus (1981-84)
Three-time Big Ten Champion
Holds Program Discus Record
1984 Team Captain

Stephen Farrell (Class of 2009)
U-M Head Coach (1918-1929)
Led Michigan to 1923 National Championship and nine Big Ten titles
Coached six Olympians, three Olympic champions, 11 national champions

Charles Fonville (Class of 2006)
U-M Shot put (1946-50)
Three-time Big Ten champion
World Record Holder

Neil Gardner (Class of 2007)
U-M Hurdles (1994-97)
Three NCAA individual titles
1996 Olympian

John Garrels (Class of 2009)
U-M Thrower, Hurdles (1904-07)
1908 Olympian - Silver Medalist (Hurdles), Bronze Medalist (Shot put)
Six-time Big Ten champion
Three-time Penn Relays discus champ

Mamom Gibson (Class of 2012)
U-M Pole Vaulter (1957-59)
Two-time All-American
Penn Relays champion (1959)
Big Ten indoor champion (1959)

Pete Gray (Class of 2015)
U-M Mid-Distance (1954-56)
Five-time Big Ten Champion
Two-time All-American

Archie Hahn (Class of 2006)
U-M Sprints (1904-06)
Two-time Olympian (1904 and 1906)
Four Olympic gold medals

Jack Harvey (Class of 2010)
U-M Shot put, Head Coach (1975-99)
1967 All-American
Two-time Big Ten champion
Coached two Big Ten champion teams, 11 NCAA individual champions

Harry Hawkins (Class of 2010)
U-M Hammer Throw (1925-26)
1926 NCAA champion
Two-time All-American
Big Ten champion

George "Buck" Hester (Class of 2009)
U-M Sprinter (1956-28)
Two-time Canadian Olympian (1924 and 1928)
Two-time All-American
Two-time Big Ten champion

Howard Hoffman (Class of 2012)
Thrower (1910-22)
1922 NCAA champion
1920, '21 Big Ten champion

Charles Hoyt (Class of 2006)
Head Coach (1930-39)
14 conference titles

William DeHart Hubbard (Class of 2006)
U-M Sprints/Long Jump (1923-25)
First African American athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal (1924)

Robert Hume (Class of 2008)
U-M Distance (1943-46)
Five individual Big Ten titles
One NCAA individual title

Ross Hume (Class of 2008)
U-M Distance (1943-46)
Six individual Big Ten titles
One NCAA individual title

Carl Johnson (Class of 2006)
U-M Sprinter/Hurdler/High Jump (1918-20)
1920 Olympian

Wilford Ketz (Class of 2011)
U-M Hammer Throw (1927-29)
1928 NCAA champion
1928 Big Ten champion
Two-time All-American

Ron Kutschinski (Class of 2009)
U-M Distance (1967-69)
1968 Olympian
All-American
Big Ten Outdoor champion

Eeles Landstrom (Class of 2009)
U-M Pole Vault (1956-59)
Three-time Finnish Olympian (1952, 1956, 1960), 1960 Bronze Medalist
All-American
Two-time Big Ten champion

Mike Lattany (Class of 2008)
U-M High Jump (1978-80)
Three individual Big Ten titles

Ergas Lep (Class of 2008)
U-M Middle Distance (1960-62)
Nine individual Big Ten titles
Two-time Canadian Olympian (1960 and 1964)

John Mann (Class of 2012)
U-M High Jumper (1971-74)
Two-time All-American
1970 Big Ten outdoor champion

Don McEwen (Class of 2007)
U-M Distance (1950-52)
Six Big Ten titles
Two NCAA titles

Ben McRae (Class of 2010)
U-M Hurdles (1960-62)
U-M Hall of Honor member
Six-time Big Ten champion

Milt Mead (Class of 2010)
U-M High Jump (1952-54)
1953 NCAA champion
Two-time All-American
Two-time Big Ten champion

Greg Meyer (Class of 2009)
U-M Distance (1974-77)
All-American (steeplechase)
Big Ten champion
1983 Boston Marathon Winner

John Mortimer (Class of 2008)
U-M Distance (1996-99)
Five individual Big Ten titles

Godfrey Murray (Class of 2006)
U-M Hurdles (1970-73)
1972 Olympian

Fritz Nilsson (Class of 2006)
U-M Discus (1952-54)
1952 Olympian

Phil Northrop (Class of 2007)
U-M Javelin/Pole Vault (1925-27)
Three NCAA individual titles
Three Big Ten individual titles

Robert Osgood (Class of 2010)
U-M Hurdles (1935-37)
1936 NCAA champion
Two-time All-American
Former world record holder
U-M Hall of Honor member

Dave Owen (Class of 2008)
U-M Shot Put (1955-57)
Nine individual Big Ten titles
One NCAA individual title

Roy Pella (Class of 2015)
U-M Discus (1952-54)
1952 Olympian
1954 Big Ten Champion

Jeff Porter (Class of 2018)
U-M Sprints and Hurdles (2004-07)
2007 NCAA 60-meter hurdles champion
Three-time All-American
Three-time Big Ten champion
Two-time Olympian

Tom Robinsonn (Class of 2006)
U-M Sprints (1959-61)
Nine Big Ten titles
Four Olympic Games (1956, 60, 64, 68)

Ralph Rose (Class of 2007)
U-M Shot Put/Discus (1904)
Three Olympic gold medals

James Ross (Class of 2011)
U-M Long Jump (1979-81)
Three-time NCAA All-American
1981 Big Ten champion

Kim Rowe (Class of 2010)
U-M Sprints (1971-74)
1972 Jamaican Olympic team
10-time Big Ten champion
Two-time All-American

Edwin Russell (Class of 2012)
U-M Distance (1930-32)
Four-time Big Ten champiom
1932 Medal of Honor Recipient

John Scherer (Class of 2007)
U-M Distance (1986-89)
Four Big Ten titles
Three NCAA individual titles

Fred Schule (Class of 2008)
U-M Hurdles (1963-65)
Olympic Gold Medal (1904)

Ernst Soudek (Class of 2015)
U-M Discus (1962-64)
Three-time Big Ten Team Champion
1964 Olympian
1964 Penn Relays Champion

Todd Steverson (Class of 2018)
U-M Sprints (1983-86)
Four-time Big Ten champion
Owns school records in 400m, 500m, 600y
School records in two relays

Jim Stokes (Class of 2011)
U-M Pole Vault (1975-78)
1978 NCAA Runner-up
1978 All-American
Big Ten champion
Penn Relays champion

Sam Stoller (Class of 2009)
U-M Sprinter (1935-37)
1936 Olympian
Two-time All-American
Big Ten Champion
USOC General MacArthur Medal

Kevin Sullivan (Class of 2006)
U-M Distance (1994-98)
12 Big Ten individual titles
Three NCAA titles
Three-time Olympian (2000, '04, '08)

Eddie Tolan (Class of 2006)
U-M Sprints (1929-31)
Two Olympic gold medals (1932)

Trinity Townsend (Class of 2010)
U-M 400m/800m (1993-96)
1995 DMR national champion
Four-time All-American
Big Ten champion

Bob Ufer (Class of 2009)
U-M Sprints (1941-44)
Set World Indoor Record at 440 yards
Three-time Big Ten Indoor champion

Willis Ward (Class of 2008)
U-M Sprints/Jumps (1931-35)
Eight individual Big Ten titles
Three NCAA individual titles

Ron Warhurst (Class of 2015)
U-M Coach (1974-2009)
Head coach: men's cross country (1974-2008), men's track and field (2000-08)
Coached 11 NCAA champs, 77 All-Americans
Won seven Big Ten team titles

Bill Watson (Class of 2007)
U-M Long Jump/Shot Put/Discus (1937-39)
12 individual Big Ten titles

Thomas Wilcher (Class of 2009)
U-M Hurdles (1983-87)
1986 NCAA Indoor Hurdles champion
1987 Big Ten 110m High Hurdles champion
Three-time All-American

Nick Willis (Class of 2015)
U-M Mid-Distance (2003-05)
Six-time Big Ten champion
2005 Indoor Mile champion
Five-time Olympian and two-time medalist at 1,500 meters (2008 silver, 2016 bronze)