Eastern Athletics announces 2025 Hall of Fame Class

With the tradition re-established, the 2025 Eastern Washington University Hall of Fame class has been announced with seven individuals and one team joining the list of Eastern legends to be honored. 

The 2025 Class includes former student-athletes Marc Axton (men's basketball), Jim Buzzard (football) Hayley Hills (volleyball), Kyle Kelly (men's golf), Jason Marsh (football) and Vic White (tack & field/men's basketball as new individual inductees. In addition to the individuals, the 2004 EWU Volleyball team coached by Wade Benson will be inducted to the Hall of Fame, marking the first team entrance since the Hall of Fame resumed inductions in 2024.

Ed Simmons (football), an inaugural inductee into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame, will also be honored during the Hall of Fame Weekend (Oct. 17-18). When his class was inducted in 1996, Simmons was playing for the Washington Redskins in the NFL and was unable to attend. He was extended a special invitation by EWU Director of Athletics Tim Collins to be re-recognized at this year's event.

The induction ceremony will take place on Oct. 18 in conjunction with Eastern football's matchup against Idaho. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Oct. 18 at the Pence Union Building's Nysether Community Room on the EWU campus in Cheney, and the public is invited to attend. 

Reserve your tickets to the HOF ceremony online through the link HERE.

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ABOUT THE EWU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

As a way of honoring former athletes, coaches, contributors and teams, the Eastern Washington University Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1996. The Hall of Fame is located on the East End of the Special Events Pavilion. A plaque permanently honoring each inductee is displayed. A 15-member Hall of Fame Selection Committee vote on a list of nominated candidates presented by the Hall of Fame Executive Committee. Inductees must receive a two-thirds vote of all selection committee members, with the final decision made by the executive committee. Nominations can be received at any time. For more information, call 509-359-6334 or e-mail Matt Kushar (mkushar@ewu.edu). CLICK HERE for nominating criteria.

To submit a nomination, send an email to mkushar@ewu.edu
 

OTHER HONORED GROUPS

Commemorating the 100th year of football at Eastern, the athletic department named 100 of the top players in school history to the "100 for 100" All-Time Football Team in the summer of 2008. View the list in its entirety here.