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 UCLA has announced the nine-person Class of 2025.
The incoming members are:
Tracey Milburn Bailey, Women’s Soccer, 1998-2000. A three-time All-Pac-10 selection, Milburn Bailey had a phenomenal 2000 Season, where she scored 13 Goals, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, led her school to the first-ever College Cup, and the first National Championship Game. She later played professionally for the Washington Freedom of the Women’s United Soccer Association.
Mike Franks, Men’s Tennis, 1956-58. Franks was a two-time All-American who led UCLA to a team championship in 1956. In all three of his seasons with the Bruins, UCLA won at least a share of the conference championship. He later competed at Wimbledon three times.
Cyndi Gallagher, Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach, 1988-2019. A student-athlete herself at UCLA, Gallagher had a stellar career with a 202-107-2 record in dual meets. She led the Bruins to two Pac-10 Titles (2001 & 2003), was a two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, and 11 of her athletes competed in the Olympics.
Jason Kapono, Men’s Basketball, 2000-03. Kapono scored 2,095 Points at UCLA (third all-time) and was an All-Pac-10 Selection in all four of his years with the Bruins. He later played over 500 Games in the NBA, and won a Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
Brittani McCullogh, Women’s Gymnastics, 2008-11. McCullough earned four All-America honors (one in vault and three on the floor) and in 2010, she won the Pac-10, Regionals, and National Titles on the floor exercise.
Kimberly Po, Women’s Tennis, 1990-91. Po won the 1991 Pac-10 Doubles Title with Stella Sampras, and the pair were the runner-up for the National Championships. Professionally, she won Mixed Doubles at the 1999 U.S. Open with Donald Johnson.
Sheena Johnson Tosta, Women’s Track and Field, 2001-04. A ten-time All-American, Johnson Tosta won six Pac-10 Titles and was a two-time NCAA 400m Hurdle Champion. She later competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, winning a Silver Medal in the latter.
Lisa Willis, Women’s Basketball, 2003-06. Willis compiled 1,677 Points and 368 Steals for the Bruins and was also a two-time All-Pac-10 Selection and the MVP of the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament. She later played four seasons in the WNBA.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the incoming members of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.
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