TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona Athletics and the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame proudly announced the 2025 Class of inductees today, a class that includes seven standout student-athletes, one national championship team, and two NCAA Champion relay squads.

In total, the 2025 class combined to pick up dozens of All-America selections, 10 individual NCAA National Championships, multiple Olympic appearances and one gold medal, a Super Bowl Championship, and an NBA Championship, among numerous additional honors and awards.

Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2025

• Kevin Cordes — Arizona Swim & Dive student-athlete, 2011–15
• Ben Diggins — Arizona Baseball student-athlete, 1999–2000
• Nick Foles — Arizona Football student-athlete, 2009–11
• Channing Frye — Arizona Men's Basketball student-athlete, 2002–05
• Margo Geer — Arizona Swim & Dive student-athlete, 2010–14
• Samantha Pickens — Arizona Swim & Dive student-athlete, 2011–15
• Brad Tandy — Arizona Swim & Dive student-athlete, 2014–16
• 2024 Arizona Triathlon Team — National Champions
• 2013 Arizona Men's Swimming 400 Medley Relay — National Champions
• 2012 Arizona Men's Swimming 200 Medley Relay — National Champions

The star-studded 2025 class will be officially inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa on Friday, November 21, 2025. Tickets will be available for purchase beginning September 8 at $75 per individual or $750 for a table of 10; they will be available for purchase here.

Cordes, an Olympic gold medalist and former American record holder in multiple events, is one of the most decorated swimmers in Arizona history. He was named NCAA Swimmer of the Year in 2013 and 2014 after record-setting performances both years. The native of Naperville, Ill., was four-time NCAA Champion in the 100-yard breaststroke and also won NCAA titles in the 200-yard breaststroke and 400-yard medley relay during his career. His name still sits atop the Arizona record books in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events as well as the 400-yard medley relay. Cordes was also named a Capital One Academic All-American in 2013 and the 2015 Pac-12 Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, capturing a gold medal as part of the 4x100m medley relay team.

Diggins, a pitcher and designated hitter for two seasons at Arizona, left his mark on the baseball program right from the start, earning First Team Freshman All-American honors in 1999 followed by First Team All-American recognition from Baseball America in 2000. He was 10-4 on the mound in 2000, becoming the first Arizona pitcher to record 10 wins since Scott Erickson in 1989, while also striking out 127 and posting an ERA of 3.83. At the plate, Diggins hit .336 with nine home runs and 34 RBI in his final season as a Wildcat. Diggins also earned a spot on USA Baseball's national team and went 2-1 with a team-best three saves in 1999. Diggins was selected in the first round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and made his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002.

Foles, an NFL champion and MVP of Super Bowl LII, played 11 seasons in the NFL following three seasons at Arizona. During his time at U of A, he set program career records for passing yards (10,011), touchdown passes (67) and total offense (9,712 yards).  As a senior, he led the Pac-10 in completions (387), attempts (560), and a school record 4,334 passing yards while setting an Arizona record for touchdown passes (28) in a season as well. He was fifth among all FBS players with 352.58 yards of offense per game in 2011 and ranked in the top 20 nationally in passing yards per game. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft and he spent time with six different teams in his career.

Frye became an NBA Champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 and played 14 years in the NBA after a standout career at Arizona. As a Wildcat, he earned Pac-10 All-Freshman and All Pac-10 honors as well as NABC and USBWA All-District accolades on his way to Second Team All-American recognition as a senior. In his Arizona career, he ranks second in career blocked shots (258), third in rebounds (975), fourth in field goals (707), sixth in double-doubles (30) and ninth in points (1,789). He was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft and was named to the NBA All-Rookie team before going on to appear in 890 NBA games. He was a 38.8% shooter from the 3-point line in his NBA career and also grabbed over 4,000 rebounds and blocked more than 500 shots.

Geer, a 27-time All-American honoree, won three individual national championships in her college career, finishing first in the 100-yard freestyle in 2013 and 2014 and first in the 50-yard freestyle in 2014. Her time of 46.86 still stands as the school record in the 100-yard freestyle and she was part of 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relay teams that still hold school records. She was the 2015 Pac-12 Woman of the Year and was one of three finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year that same season. Geer was named Arizona Athletics' top female athlete in each of her four seasons with the Wildcats and received the Pac-12's Tom Hansen Medal in 2014. Internationally, Geer represented USA Swimming at the 2012 Olympic Trials and at multiple World Championships.

Pickens, a five-time All-American diver, was the 2013 and 2015 NCAA national champion on the 1-meter dive, becoming the first U of A female diver to win a national title. She won the Pac-12 title on the 1-meter event in 2015 and was named the Pac-12 Diver of the Year in 2013 in addition to earning a spot on the Pac-12 All-Century Team as one of the top 32 swimmers and divers in conference history. Pickens is one of eight divers since 1982 to be crowned a national champion multiple times in the 1-meter event. She has competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2016, 2021 and 2024.

Tandy, a national champion in the 50-yard freestyle in 2014, was a four-time All-American and represented South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games. At the 2014 Pac-12 Championships, Tandy finished the 50-yard freestyle in 18.80 to set a school record and Pac-12 meet record and was part of the 200-yard medley relay team that also set a meet record in addition to the 400-yard medley relay team that won the Pac-12 title.

The 2024 Arizona Triathlon team, led by head coach Wes Johnson, used the "Why Not Us?" mantra to capture the USA Triathlon Collegiate Team National Championship by defeating Arizona State, who was the eight-time defending national champion entering the season. Kelly Wetteland finished second individually and freshman Margareta Vrablova finished third to capture National Freshman of the Year honors. Junior Molly Lakustiak crossed the line sixth to earn First Team All-American honors and Dana Prikrylova was ninth to garner honorable mention All-American accolades. Other highlights throughout the season, just their second year of competition, included a tie for first place at the West Region Triathlon and ascending to No. 1 in the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association Rankings for the first time in program history. That national championship marked the 23rd team national title in Arizona Athletics history and the first since women's golf won in 2018. Roster: Jazz Caley, Sara Crociani, Sofa de Rosas, Laura Holanszky, Molly Lakustiak, Gabrielle Lemes, Ruth Pardy, Dana Prikrylova, Lydia Russell, Anika Visser, Margareta Vrablova, Mia Wentzy, Kelly Wetteland, Ellison Wolfe

2013 Arizona Men's Swimming 400 Medley Relay: In the final of the 400-yard medley relay at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, the Wildcats showed they were clearly the team to beat in the event. Their time of 3:02.09 shattered the previous school record by more than two seconds and was 2.37 seconds ahead of California in second place. It marked the third time that Arizona had won the national championship in the event after also capturing the title in 2006 and 2008. Mitchell Friedemann led things off with a 45.51 split on the first leg and was followed by an incredible 49.56 performance from Kevin Cordes on the breaststroke leg – the fastest in swimming history. Giles Smith followed it up with a time of 44.86 in the butterfly and Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or closed with a blistering 42.16 to put the race out of reach. Roster: Mitchell Friedemann, Kevin Cordes, Giles Smith, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or

2012 Arizona Men's Swimming 200 Medley Relay: It was the second day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Washington and the Wildcats got the night started by breaking multiple records on the way to winning the national championship in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Adam Small, Mitchell Friedemann, Giles Smith and Kevin Cordes finished with a time of 1:23.53 to break the American record by 0.35 seconds and break the U of A record that had stood since 2006. It also marked the third time that Arizona had won this event at the NCAA Championships, previously claiming the top spot in 1993 and 2006. Roster: Mitchell Friedemann, Kevin Cordes, Giles Smith, Adam Small

The entire list of members in the UA Hall of Fame can be found online at ArizonaWildcats.com.
 
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