EUGENE, Ore. – A Heisman Trophy winner, a Bowerman Award winner, an Olympic medalist, a Rimington Trophy finalist and nine NCAA championships highlight an exceptional Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2025. Combined, the five individual inductees won 24 All-America certificates, while the Women’s Indoor Track and Field teams of 2011-14 joined a very exclusive club of NCAA champions.
The 34th Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame class includes:
Sam Crouser – A two-time NCAA Champion and a four-time Pac-12 winner in the men’s javelin who ranks second all-time at Oregon in that event with a throw of 265 feet, one inch.
Hroniss Grasu – A two-time All-American and a two-time finalist for the Rimington Trophy awarded to the top center in college football.
Marcus Mariota – Awarded the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner as the top player in college football. The unanimous All-American set career records for passing yards (10,796), total offense (13,089) and passing touchdowns (105).
Jenna Prandini – The 2015 Bowerman Award winner and 14-time All-American in women’s track and field won NCAA titles in the long jump in 2014 (outdoor) and 2015 (indoor), before capturing the outdoor 100-meter crown in 2015 in 10.96.
Janie (Takeda) Reed – The first three-time All-American for the Oregon softball team set career records in in hits (309), runs (209) and stolen bases (102) and went on to win the silver medal with Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
2011-14 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Teams – Combined with the previously inducted 2010 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Team to give Oregon five consecutive NCAA national championships, making Oregon just the second school to accomplish that feat.
“The 2025 Hall of Fame Class for Oregon Athletics is truly exceptional, including a Heisman Trophy winner, a Bowerman Award recipient, an Olympic medalist, and multiple NCAA team and individual national champions,” said athletic director Rob Mullens. “The excellence achieved by all inductees places them among the very elite in the storied history of Oregon Athletics, and we look forward to honoring them and their remarkable achievements this fall as they take their well-deserved place in the Hall of Fame.”
To be eligible for induction into the Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame, which originated in 1992, former athletes, coaches, administrators and teams associated with the school’s intercollegiate athletics success must have departed the University a minimum of 10 years earlier.
The 2025 honorees will officially join the exclusive club of 239 athletes and 30 teams previously selected at the Hall of Fame banquet that will be held the weekend of the Nov. 22 USC football game.
Sam Crouser, Men’s Track & Field, 2011-15
Coming from a family reputed for U.S. and world championships in throwing events, Sam Crouser carved out his own legacy in track and field lore by winning two NCAA men’s javelin titles and four consecutive Pac-12 javelin crowns. After the four-time All-American redshirted his first season in Eugene, he began his run of Pac-12 titles by winning in 2012 with a throw of 250-11. Later that season at the 2012 Olympic Trials, he won silver with a collegiate-best throw of 265-1, which still ranks second all-time at Oregon. Crouser would go on to win Pac-12 javelin crowns in 2013 (249-4), 2014 (243-7) and 2015 (252-10) as the Ducks captured four consecutive conference titles during his career. On the national level, after finishing 14th at the 2012 NCAA meet, Crouser earned the bronze medal at the 2013 national championships with a throw of 239-9. His two NCAA javelin titles coincided with Oregon’s first two NCAA men’s track and field championships in 30 years. He won the 2014 meet with a throw of 252-7 and then improved that in his final collegiate meet, achieving a distance of 259-10 at the 2015 NCAA Championships, which earned him his second consecutive national title. Sam joins his father, Dean (Class of 2003), and uncle, Brian (Class of 2001), in the Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame. Sam and Dean are the first father-son combination to be enshrined.
Hroniss Grasu, Football, 2011-14
Hroniss Grasu was a four-year starter at center on Oregon teams that won the Rose Bowl twice and the Fiesta Bowl once, and played for the CFP National Championship. The Ducks went 48-7 during his career. He earned first-team All-America honors as both a junior and a senior when he was also a two-time finalist for the Rimington Trophy given to the nation’s top center. The Ducks led the Pac-12 in rushing during all four of his seasons in Eugene. Grasu earned Freshman All-America honors from Phil Steele in 2011 after being part of an offensive unit that ranked third in the nation in scoring, fifth in rushing, and sixth in total offense. The Ducks defeated UCLA, 49-31, in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game before stopping Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, 45-38. He garnered third-team All-America recognition from CBSSports.com and first-team Pac-12 all-conference accolades as a sophomore for anchoring an offensive unit that ranked third in the country in rushing (315.2 yards per game) and second in scoring (49.5 points per game) en route to a Fiesta Bowl triumph over Kansas State. Grasu received First Team All-America honors from SI.com and SB Nation in 2013 on a team that defeated Texas, 30-7, in the Alamo Bowl and ranked second nationally in total offense (565.0 ypg) and fourth in scoring (45.5 ppg). Grasu’s senior season was one of the best in program history. The Ducks won the Pac-12 title by defeating Arizona, 51-13, in the league championship game and routed Florida State, 59-20, in the CFP National Semifinal at the Rose Bowl before falling to Ohio State in the championship game. Named First Team All-America by The Sporting News and SI.com and Second Team by the Associated Press, Grasu led an offensive line that helped Oregon finish third in the country in total offense (547.0 ypg) and fourth in scoring offense (45.4 ppg). He was a third-round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft and played nine seasons in the NFL.
Marcus Mariota, Football, 2011-14
The most decorated football player in school history, quarterback Marcus Mariota led Oregon to more wins – 36 – than any of his contemporaries in three seasons while breaking numerous school and conference records. Leading Oregon to the 2015 CFP national championship game, Mariota became the Ducks’ first Heisman Trophy winner ever while also earning Oregon’s second unanimous first-team All-America award of all time. His accolades included Player of the Year by the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Football Foundation, and the Maxwell Award. Mariota was also recognized by the Davey O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as the nation’s top collegiate quarterback. The Pac-12’s first three-time all-conference first-team quarterback finished his career with the school and league record for total offense (13,033), as well as the University’s all-time standards for passing yards (10,796), passing touchdowns (105), 300-yard passing games (17), completions (779), attempts (1,167), completion percentage (.668), and starts (41). During his 2014 Heisman Trophy campaign, Mariota directed the most efficient offense in the country and led all quarterbacks nationally with a total quarterback rating of 90.9, while finishing third among FBS quarterbacks with 4,454 passing yards. He set school season records for passing yards (4,454), pass completions (304), attempts (445), completion percentage (.685) and touchdown passes (42). Earlier in his career, Mariota became the league’s first freshman quarterback to earn first-team all-league honors in 23 years when he was an honorable mention All-American and the Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2012. A precursor to his capstone season, 2013 saw Mariota repeat as a Pac-12 First Team honoree while throwing for 3,665 yards and 31 touchdowns. Included in that total was a career-best 456 yards against Tennessee. In his career, Mariota led Oregon to a 35-17 win over Kansas State in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, a 30-7 win against Texas in the 2013 Valero Alamo Bowl, and a 59-20 thrashing of Florida State in the 2015 Rose Bowl. He joins fellow Hall of Famer Joey Harrington (Class of 2012) as the only two Duck quarterbacks to lead Oregon to three bowl game victories. Mariota was selected second overall by Tennessee in the 2015 NFL Draft.
Jenna Prandini, Women’s Track & Field, 2012-15
Jenna Prandini won the 2015 Bowerman Award following a remarkable season that saw her lead Oregon to the NCAA Outdoor title and a runner-up finish at the Indoor meet by scoring a combined 49 points for the Ducks between the two events. In her career, Prandini won three NCAA titles, five Pac-12 championships and earned 14 All-America honors. She burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman at the 2013 conference meet by winning the 100 meters, finishing third in the 200 meters, taking fifth in the long jump, and running a leg on the winning 4×100 meter relay team. Prandini won her first All-America award with a fifth-place finish in the 60 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships and was a three-time All-American outdoors after finishing seventh in the 100 meters and running a leg on the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams that both finished fourth. She won three events at the 2014 Pac-12 Championships – the 100 meters, 200 meters, and long jump. After scoring in the 60 meters again at the NCAA Indoor Championships, Prandini captured her first national title with a mark of 21-6 in the long jump at the 2014 Outdoor meet. She was also the 2014 runner-up in the 200 meters and placed third in the 100 meters. The 2015 season saw Prandini set outdoor school records in the 100 meters (10.92), the 200 meters (22.20), and the long jump (22-3.75), as well as indoor marks in the 200 (22.52) and long jump (21-10). She scored 23 points at the Indoor Championships by winning the long jump (21-10), finishing second in the 200 meters (22.74) and fourth in the 60 (7.24). She built on that effort at the 2015 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where her 26-point performance was the cornerstone of Oregon’s first outdoor national title in 30 years. She won the 100 meters in 10.96 and placed second in both the 200 meters (22.21) and the long jump (22-3.75). In addition to the Bowerman Award, the two-time Olympian was named Track and Field News’ Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year and the Honda Collegiate Track Athlete of the Year. Prandini went on to win U.S. titles in the 200 in 2015 and 2018 and earned a silver medal as part of the U.S. 4×100 meter relay team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Janie (Takeda) Reed, Softball, 2012-15
The first three-time All-American in program history, Janie (Takeda) Reed sparked a golden era of Oregon Softball that saw the Ducks win three Pac-12 titles and make three appearances in the Women’s College World Series. She finished her career as Oregon’s all-time leader in hits (309), runs (209), stolen bases (102), and at-bats (788) and ranked second with a .392 batting average. Takeda was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and helped Oregon reach the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 1989 by hitting .346 in the postseason. A year later, Takeda’s breakout season was a key reason Oregon won the Pac-12 title for the first time in program history. She hit a Pac-12 best .442 with a program record of 92 hits and 31 stolen bases. For her efforts, Takeda was named an NFCA First Team All-American and an All-Pac-12 First teamer. As a junior, she was named to the All-Pac-12 first team for the second consecutive year and was on the NFCA All-America second team as Oregon won the Pac-12 for a second year in a row and advanced to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). Takeda hit .388 and scored 56 runs with 20 steals. She also led the nation and set the Oregon record with eight triples. She again proved to be a postseason star by hitting .545 in the Eugene Regional, before sending the Ducks on to the WCWS with a triple, a double and three RBIs in Oregon’s Super Regional clinching win over Minnesota. Takeda wrapped up her sensational career by hitting .411 as a senior in 2015 with 76 hits, 56 runs and 35 stolen bases. She was named to the NFCA All-America second team and the All-Pac-12 first team. For the second consecutive year, the Ducks won the Pac-12 and advanced to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). After college, Takeda became the first Duck to win an Olympic medal in softball when she helped Team USA earn silver at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
2011-14 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Teams
Oregon’s remarkable run of five consecutive NCAA Championships includes the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 teams, as well as the previously inducted 2010 squad. Oregon became just the second program in NCAA history to win five consecutive women’s indoor national titles.
2011
Propelled by a 1-3-4 finish in the mile by Jordan Hasay, Zoe Buckman, and Anne Kesselring, Oregon won its second-consecutive NCAA Championship in dominating fashion, defeating runner-up Texas by 29 points (67-38). That was the second-largest margin of victory in meet history at the time. Hasay won in 4:33.01 to break Leann Warren’s 29-year-old school record of 4:33.26. Meanwhile, Brianne Theisen was setting records of her own in the pentathlon. She won by scoring an NCAA record 4,540 points. In addition to Theisen and the 21 points in the mile, the Ducks also saw Hasay complete an impressive double with a win in the 3,000 meters. Other individual point-scorers for the Ducks included Jamesha Youngblood in the long jump (third), Melissa Gergel in the pole vault (fourth), and Amber Purvis in the 60 meters (sixth) and 200 meters (seventh). The distance medley relay team of Kesselring, Chizoba Okodogbe, Becca Friday, and Hasay earned a runner-up finish, while the 4×400 meter relay squad (Okodogbe, Theisen, Purvis, and Laura Roesler) added a point with an eighth-place finish. In all, 12 Ducks earned All-America honors for the 2011 season.
2012
Wins by Brianne Theisen in the pentathlon and English Gardner in the 60 meters were backed by a solid all-around team performance as the Women of Oregon won their third consecutive NCAA Indoor Track & Field championship by 19 points over Kansas (49-30). Theisen became just the second collegian to win the pentathlon three years in a row. Gardner was electric in claiming the 60 meters. She won in a school-record 7.12 seconds, which was the fourth-best time ever run by a collegian. The Ducks accumulated 11 points in the mile from Jordan Hasay (third) and Becca Friday (fourth). Friday was also part of Oregon’s distance medley relay that placed second; joining Friday on the relay squad were Chizoba Okodogbe, Laua Roesler, and Anne Kesselring. The Ducks also counted a pair of fourth-place finishes – Hasay in the 3,000 meters and Phyllis Francis in the 400 meters. Twelve Ducks earned All-America status for the second year in a row.
2013
Capped by a victory in the 4×400 meter relay, the Women of Oregon dug their way out of a deep deficit to overcome nearly a dozen teams and win their fourth straight NCAA Indoor Track and Field national title. The Ducks iced the title with their only event win of the Championships – the 4×400 meter relay. The team of English Gardner, Chizoba Okodogbe, Laura Roesler, and Phyllis Francis won in a school-record 3:30.22. While that was the only event win, Oregon counted runner-up finishes from Gardner in the 60 meters, Roesler in the 800 meters, and Jordan Hasay in the 3,000 meters. Roesler ran 2:02.32, a time that broke Leann Warren’s 1982 800 record of 2:03.89. Hasay also scored in the 5,000 meters by finishing fourth in a school-record 15:40.30. Francis took fourth in the 400 meters, Jenna Prandini was fifth in the 60 and Friday placed sixth in the mile. Alexi Pappas scored in both the 5,000 (sixth) and 3,000 (eighth) meters. The Ducks also counted a point from the eight-place distance medley relay team – Annie LeBlanc, Okodogbe, Friday, and Anne Kesselring – as Oregon earned 13 All-America awards.
2014
Oregon’s path to a fifth straight NCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship was nothing like the previous four. Phyllis Francis set an American indoor in the 400 meters. Then she anchored the 4×400 meter relay team that beat Texas by .02 – two-hundredths of a second – to give the Ducks the national title by half-a-point over the Longhorns. Oregon joined LSU (1993-97) as the only schools to ever win five NCAA Women’s Indoor Championships in a row. Francis’ extraordinary day began in the 400 meters, where she set school, NCAA, and American records by winning in 50.46. It was the first women’s 400-meter national championship in program history. She then came back at the end of the meet to anchor the Ducks’ 4×400 meter relay team. Chizoba Okodogbe, Laura Roesler, and Christian Brennan ran in second behind Texas on the first three legs of the race. Just 90 minutes after her 400 win, Francis took the baton from Brennan for a winner-takes-all sprint with Texas’ Ashley Spencer, the 2013 World Championships silver medalist. Francis pulled even with Spencer going into the final turn, surged down the final home stretch, and then leaned at the tape for the win in 3:27.40, just .02 better than the Longhorns’ 3:27.42. Roesler won her first individual national title by taking the 800 meters in 2:03.85. Jasmine Todd was the Ducks’ unsung hero by earning six points in the 60 meters (third) and three more in the long jump (sixth). Oregon also got two points for Jenna Prandini’s seventh-place finish in the 60 meters and three points from a sixth-place finish in the distance medley relay (Annie Leblanc, Okodogbe, Samantha Murphy, and Megan Patrignelli). Eleven Ducks earned All-America honors.
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