Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that Texas Tech has announced the eight-person Class of 2025.

The Red Raiders' 2025 Hall of Fame Class spans multiple sports and will be formally inducted on November 7, with additional recognition during Texas Tech’s home game against BYU.

The 2025 Texas Tech Hall of Fame Class members are:

Ryan Aycock, Football, 2000-03.  Aycock helped the Red Raiders reach a bowl game in all four of his seasons, and the defensive back recorded 11 Interceptions and 338 Tackles. 

Janine Beckie, Women’s Soccer, 2012-15.  Beckie led Texas Tech to its first NCAA Tournament appearance, and then went on to the next three.  She also led the Red Raiders to their first conference title and set a school record with 57 Goals.  Internationally, she starred for Canada and won Olympic Gold in 2021, and professionally, she helped Manchester City win two FA Cups and two League Cups.

Gabriella Dominguez, Women’s Golf, 2009-13.  Dominguez finished eighth in the 2012 NCAA Championship, which is the same season she set the school record with a 72.8 scoring average.

JaCorian Duffield, Men’s Track and Field, 2011-15.  Duffield is one of the best High Jumpers in Red Raider history, having won the National Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

Aaron Hunt, Football, 1999-2002.  Hunt was a phenomenal pass rusher for Texas Tech, having recorded 34 Sacks, 46.5 Tackles for Loss, and played a part in two bowl wins (2002 Tangerine and 2003 Houston).  He later played ten years in the Canadian Football League.

Matt Kastelic, Baseball, 1995-96.  Kastelic was a three-time All-America Selection, and Texas Tech had a 100-29 record in his games played.  He helped the Red Raiders reach their first two NCAA Tournaments and win their first Conference Tournament.  Individually, Kastellic batted .389 with a school-record 97 Stolen Bases.

B.J. Symons, Football, 2001-03.  Symons threw for an FBS record 5,833 Yards in 2003 under the explosive Mike Leach offense and held 11 NCAA records after he left the school. 

Cierra White, Track and Field, 2012-15.  White, a three-time Big 12 Champion sprinter, was an 11-time All-America honoree.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the incoming members of the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that Texas Tech has announced the six members who will comprise the school’s athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

This group will be formally inducted on November 8 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center and will be recognized at the Red Raiders’ home football game the next day against Colorado.

The 2024 Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Fame Class is:

Danny Amendola, Football, 2004-07:  Over the four seasons as a Wide Receiver and Returner, Amendola had 204 Receptions, 2,264 Yards, and 15 Touchdowns while amassing more than 1,000 Punt Return Yards.  He would later win two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

Cody Carr, Men’s Basketball, 1994-98:  Carr averaged over 23 Points per Game over his last two years with the Red Raiders and was a First Team All-Big 12 Selection as a Senior.  He would later have a successful career in Europe.

Amanda Dowdy, Women’s Volleyball, 2008-11:  Dowdy Was the second women’s volleyball player in school history to be a two-time First Team All-Big 12 Selection and had 1,495 career kills.

Taylor Lytle, Women’s Soccer, 2008-11:  Lytle is the all-time school leader in Assists and was the team captain in her last two years with the program.

Omo Osaghae, Men’s Hurdles, 2007-11:  Osaghae was a four-time All-American and won three National Championships in the discipline.

Ifeatu Okafor, Women’s Shotput, 2010-13:  Okafor was a two-time All-Big 12 honoree and won the Big 12 shotput in 2011.

Track and Field Coach Wes Kittley will also be elected into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor.  Becoming a coach in 1999, Kittley is still in that capacity and has guided his school to 36 individual NCAA Championships.  Derrell Mitchell will also be honored with the Heritage Award.  He was a former Red Raiders Wide Receiver, and would eventually enter the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Athletic Hall of Fame.

E.J. Holub was an All-American at Texas Tech, where he was such a great player that the Red Raiders would later retire his number.  Drafted 6^th Overall by the Dallas Texans in 1961, Holub played at Linebacker, and in the first five of his six years, he was an AFL All-Star and was named a First Team All-Pro in both 1962 and 1963.  In those two seasons, he finished sixth and third respectively, in Approximate Value, a testament to his skill.

Undrafted out of Texas Tech in 2004, Wes Welker would be signed by the San Diego Chargers who released him shortly after and he was able to carve out a niche as a backup Wide Receiver and Return Specialist with the Miami Dolphins.  That itself would be a decent career for an undrafted player but the New England Patriots (who are we kidding, Bill Belichick) traded for him and he would become an elite wide out in the National Football League.