Wisconsin announces 11 inductees to UW Athletic Hall of Fame for 2022

Relationship again to 1991, the Wisconsin Badgers athletic division yearly provides a choose assortment of distinguished athletes, coaches, and particular service people to the UW Athletic Corridor of Fame. 

On Friday, the College of Wisconsin Athletic Division introduced the 2022 UW Athletic Corridor of Fame class, which options a number of the most influential people in program historical past. 

The 11-person group will formally be inducted into the Corridor of Fame on September 9 as a part of an annual recognition ceremony and highlighted on the house soccer sport towards Washington State on September 10. 

Director of Athletics, Chris McIntosh, had this to say about this 12 months’s class, in a press launch shared by the college:

“The UW Athletic Corridor of Fame is likely one of the highest honors we are able to bestow upon our athletes, workers and supporters and this announcement is worthy of celebration. Having been a recipient of this honor myself, it was much more gratifying to make the calls and notify these people because the athletic director. These 11 symbolize one of the best of the Badgers and their contributions go far past their athletic successes. I’m thrilled for the inductees and their households.”

With out additional ado, right here is the 11-member Class of 2022, with a quick synopsis of every particular person. 

Laura Abbinante

• Sport: Volleyball
• Years at UW: 1993-1996

A volleyball star at Wisconsin in the course of the mid-Nineteen Nineties, Laura Abbinante was a second-team All-American as a senior and helped information the Badgers to a few NCAA Event appearances. She completed her time at UW as the college’s all-time profession assists chief and was simply the second All-American within the historical past of Wisconsin volleyball. 

Cheryl Bailey

• Position: Affiliate Athletic Director for Sports activities Administration
• Years at UW: 1990-2005

Cheryl Bailey led various essential initiatives at Wisconsin throughout her time as an administrator within the Athletic Division. She was instrumental within the creation of the Workplace of Civil Rights and oversaw a number of high-profile occasions at UW. 

Travis Beckum

• Sport: Soccer
• Years at UW: 2005-2008

Travis Beckum is likely one of the best tight ends in Wisconsin program historical past, recording back-to-back 900-yard seasons as a sophomore and junior and ending with 11 touchdowns. Beckum was a consensus All-Massive Ten choice as a junior in 2007, when he led the nation in receiving yards for a decent finish. An harm derailed his senior season, however he’s presently contained in the top-5 for profession receptions and receiving yards for the Badgers. 

Beckum would go on to be a third-round choose of the New York Giants within the 2009 NFL Draft and gained a Tremendous Bowl with the crew in 2012. 

Monsignor Michael Burke

• Particular service recognition

“Father Mike” as he was extensively identified across the soccer program, Monsignor Michael Burke was a long-time counselor and supporter of the crew. This 12 months a scholarship that goes to a former walk-on was made in his identify. 

Hilary Knight 

• Sport: Ladies’s hockey
• Years at UW: 2008-2012

Probably the most prolific athletes in all of Wisconsin sports activities in the course of the 2000s, Hilary Knight completed her profession with the Badgers as this system’s all-time main scorer with 262 factors and 143 targets. She led the crew to a pair of NCAA Nationwide Championship victories in 2009 and 2011 earlier than following that up by successful 4 Olympic medals with Staff USA. 

Jim Lemon

• Sport: Males’s golf
• Years at UW: 1998-2001

A crew captain with the Badgers all 4 years, Jim Lemon would go on to compete within the PGA Tour of Canada for over a decade after his time at Wisconsin. 

Erica Palmer

• Sport: Ladies’s cross nation/observe & discipline
• Years at UW: 1998-2001

Palmer’s dominance in girls’s cross nation, in addition to observe and discipline, led her to be named the 1999-2000 Wisconsin Feminine Athlete of the 12 months whereas with the Badgers. A four-year contributor, Palmer was a two-time Massive Ten Cross Nation Athlete of the 12 months and a four-time All-American. She helped information Wisconsin to a few Massive Ten titles and was a Cross Nation Champion in 1999. 

Gary Suter

• Sport: Males’s hockey
• Years at UW: 1983-1985

A key a part of the Wisconsin Badgers 1977 NCAA Championship crew, Gary Suter went on to win a Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989. 

An extended-time defenseman, Suter was a five-time NHL All-Star, the 1986 Rookie of the 12 months, and likewise represented the US in two Olympics. 

Jordan Taylor

• Sport: Males’s basketball
• Years at UW: 2009-2012

Among the best level guards within the historical past of the boys’s basketball program, Jordan Taylor, was a two-time All-American whereas with the Badgers. An incredible scorer and defender, Taylor additionally set an NCAA file for profession assist-to-turnover ratio at over 3-to-1. 

Taylor was a First-Staff All-Massive Ten choice in 2011 and 2012. As a junior, he led the crew with over 18 factors per sport and was solely the eighth participant in Massive Ten historical past with 1,500 factors, 400 rebounds, and 450 assists. 

A 2011 Massive Ten All-Defensive Staff choice, Taylor nonetheless ranks inside Wisconsin’s top-10 scorers, and he completed his profession with the second-most assists in program historical past.  

Reggie Torian

• Sport: Males’s observe & discipline, soccer
• Years at UW: 1994-1997

Reggie Torian was the NCAA Out of doors Champion within the 110-meter excessive hurdles as a senior and a three-time Massive Ten Indoor and Out of doors Observe & Area Athlete of the 12 months. Torian was a 5-time All-American and nine-time Massive Ten Champion. 

Along with his profession as a hurdler, Torian was a member of the 1994 Rose Rose Bowl crew below Barry Alvarez. 

Carl Silvestri

• Sport: Soccer
• Years at UW: 1962-1964

A two-way starter for the Wisconsin soccer crew within the early Sixties, Carl Silvestri led the Badgers crew in each speeding and interceptions in 1964. A standout operating again and defensive again, he was voted because the crew MVP throughout his senior 12 months and would go on to play defensive again within the NFL for a number of years. 

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