Lasting Legacy
The visionaries behind the victories, the coaches inspiring the champions, the administrators turning beliefs into blueprints, and the Sun Devils who poured heart, soul, and years of dedication into making ASU more than a place to play but a powerhouse of pride, tradition, and excellence, on and off the field.
Since its inception in 1982, the Hall of Distinction has celebrated the relentless leaders, visionaries, mentors, and difference-makers whose passion and purpose set the tone of Sun Devil Athletics.
Inductees are chosen by a committee of university leaders who recognize what actual impact looks like, not just in victories but in values. Those enshrined in the Hall of Distinction didn’t just shape programs. They shaped people, generations, and the identity of Sun Devil Nation.
This is where leadership is honored. This is where legacies live. This is the Hall of Distinction.
2023 Hall of Distinction Class
Greg Kraft / Track and Field Head Coach / 1996-19
Greg Kraft enjoyed a remarkable 23-year career as the head coach of ASU’s track and field programs from 1996 to 2019. A four-time USTFCCCA Coach of the Year and three-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Kraft led ASU to four NCAA team titles during the 2007 and 2008 indoor and outdoor seasons.
Under his leadership, the Sun Devils made their first NCAA appearance in 1998, marking the beginning of a sustained era of national prominence for both the men’s and women’s teams. His teams earned 12 top-four finishes at NCAA championships, with at least one Sun Devil winning an NCAA individual title in 13 of his final 16 seasons. Kraft’s athletes captured 38 individual national titles, qualified for 21 Olympic Games, and received more than 300 All-America honors.
Kraft also prioritized academic excellence. His teams earned numerous all-academic honors from the Pac-10/12 and MPSF, produced more than 20 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, and were named the USTFCCCA’s top academic team in the country six times. Six of his student-athletes were honored as National Scholar-Athletes of the Year, with nine more receiving conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades.
Several of Kraft’s athletes are enshrined in the Arizona State Sports Hall of Fame, including seven-time NCAA champion Jacquelyn Johnson, Boston Marathon winner Desiree Linden, NCAA champions Aaron Aguayo and Marcus Brunson, world bronze medalist Amy Hastings, and Olympic gold medalist Dwight Phillips, with more likely to follow.
Kraft’s legacy was fittingly capped with his induction into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in December 2022, a testament to his impact on the sport and the student-athletes he mentored.
2022 Hall of Distinction Class
Don Bocchi / Football Assistant Coach and Senior Associate Athletic Director
Coach Bocchi served ASU for nearly 40 years, beginning as an assistant football coach in 1985. As president of the Sun Angel Foundation (SAF), which started in 1993, he expanded its staff and programs while promoting excellence in academics and athletic programs. Bocchi also helped the SAF officially become part of the athletic department in 1998. In 2021, Bocchi retired as a Senior Associate Athletic Director, overseeing eight varsity head coaches and their programs, and was involved in hiring numerous successful Sun Devil coaches and was the administrator of several championship teams. Bocchi led the national search that led to the hiring of Sun Devil leaders Matt Thurmond (men's golf), Matt Hill (men's tennis), Zeke Jones (wrestling), and Graham Winkworth (soccer).
Charli Turner Thorne / Women's Basketball Head Coach
In her 25 seasons as head coach, Charli Turner Thorne oversaw the establishment of Sun Devil Women's Basketball as a perennial national power. Coming from Northern Arizona, where she compiled a 40-40 record, her success was a 180-degree turnaround from the program she took over in 1996.
Twice named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Turner Thorne led ASU to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances (including a remarkable stretch of a school-record six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances), three Pac-12 championships (two regular season titles and the league's first tournament title in 2002), and the program's only two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, and three Sweet 16 finishes.
During her tenure, Turner Thorne became the all-time wins leader among coaches in ASU women's basketball history and second in all-time career wins by a Pac-12 coach (488).
Turner Thorne's teams were every bit as brilliant in the classroom as the Sun Devils, who led the Pac-12 in the number of first-team All-Academic conference awards (22) and the combined number of first- and second-team All-Academic conference awards (46). ASU's No. 5 finish (3.672) on the WBCA's 2017 Academic Honor Roll – its highest in program history – represented the second time in three seasons the Sun Devils were among the top 10 programs in the country after placing seventh (3.558) for the 2014-15 academic year.
Turner Thorne, who coached Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame Players Molly Tuter, Amanda Levens, Emily Westerberg, and Briann January, also earned a pair of gold medals coaching with USA Basketball.
Turner Thorne, who has 528 career wins (including 40 wins in three seasons at NAU), announced her retirement on March 3, 2022, to a standing-room-only press room. This was a reflection and testament to how much the coach grew the sport in her time in charge.
H3: 2016 Hall of Distinction Class
John Cooper / Football Coach / 1985-87
During his three seasons at the helm of Sun Devil Football, Coach John Cooper took ASU to unprecedented heights, compiling a 25-9-2 (.722) record.
In his second season in 1986, Cooper led the Sun Devils to a 10-1-1 record, a share of the Pac-10 championship, and ASU's first Rose Bowl appearance, where Arizona State defeated national power Michigan 22-15, the school's only Rose Bowl victory. The Sporting News named him Coach of the Year following that season. The same year, he became one of four coaches in program history to earn Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors.
Coach Cooper compiled a 13-6-2 record in the Pac-10, including a 2-0 mark against perennial conference power USC. Cooper was 2-1 in bowl games as coach of the Sun Devils, winning the Rose Bowl and the Freedom Bowl. While at ASU, Cooper coached two consensus All-Americans, safety David Fulcher and guard Randall McDaniel. A total of 23 Sun Devils received some type of All-American honors while Cooper was at the helm.
Future NFL draft picks Eric Allen, Aaron Cox, Danny Villa, and Dan Saleaumua played at ASU under Cooper. Cooper is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, and Tulsa Athletics Hall of Fame.
Marty Pincus / Men's Tennis / 1973-79
Marty Pincus established the Sun Devil men's tennis program as a national power during his coaching tenure in the 1970s. He left ASU as the winningest men's tennis coach in school history with a record of 164-31 in just seven seasons. Coach Pincus' teams earned four successive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championship, including fifth place in 1976. Pincus coached three Western Athletic Conference champions and two All-Americans, Mark Joffey and Alan Waldman. Pincus was instrumental in developing tennis in the valley, including establishing the Fiesta Bowl Invitational in 1972, where he served as tournament director for 10 years. Pincus coordinated the Greater Southwestern Open and raised $150,000 for ASU cancer research in four years.
2015 Hall of Distinction Class
Randy Lein / Men's Golf / 1992-11
Randy Lein coached Arizona State from 1993 to 2011 and was named the Pac-12 Men's Golf Coach of the Century. Lein guided the Sun Devils to 44 tournament victories, eight Pacific-10 Championships, five NCAA West Regional wins and 10 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including the title in 1996. He won Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year honors five times at ASU and also twice while coaching at USC. His teams from 1995-2000 put together a streak of six straight Pac-10 titles. Lein is part of the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame and the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame. He passed away in December of 2019.
2008 Hall of Distinction Class
Bruce Snyder / Football Head Coach / 1992-00
Bruce Snyder served as the head football coach for nine seasons, from 1992 to 2000. He ranks as the second-longest-tenured head coach in school history, trailing only Frank Kush, who led the program for 22 seasons.
During his time in Tempe, Snyder compiled a 58-47 record (.563) and guided the Sun Devils to five winning seasons. His teams finished at or above .500 in the Pac-10 Conference in seven of his nine seasons. He led his teams to four bowl game appearances, second only to Kush’s total of seven.
Snyder’s most memorable season came in 1996, when he coached the Sun Devils to an undefeated regular season, a Pac-10 championship, and a berth in the Rose Bowl. ASU finished that year ranked No. 4 nationally with an 11–1 record. That same season, Snyder earned National Coach of the Year honors from at least 12 organizations, including the American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News, Walter Camp Foundation, Football News, and the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award, among others.
The 1996 campaign also featured one of the most historic wins in program history: a 19–0 shutout of top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Nebraska on September 21. It was ASU’s only victory over an Associated Press No. 1 ranked team.
Snyder followed that with another strong year in 1997, leading ASU to a 9–3 record, a Sun Bowl victory over Iowa, and a No. 14 national ranking to close the season. In 1999 and 2000, he ended the regular season with wins over rival Arizona, securing bowl game appearances.
Under Snyder’s leadership, several standout players emerged. He coached two Pac-10 Defensive Players of the Year, Pat Tillman in 1997 and Adam Archuleta in 2000; one Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Jake Plummer in 1996; and one Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, Terrell Suggs in 2000.
2007 Hall of Distinction Class
Ron Johnson / Men's Swimming Coach / 1976-93
During 18 years as the men's swimming head coach, Ron Johnson tallied a winning record of 1140-50. Within his first two years as head coach, the Sun Devils cracked the top 20 nationally and had their first All-American, Blake Johnson, who placed third at the 1977 NCAA Championships in the 400 IM. Under Johnson, the men's program would finish in the top 10 six times, including a school-high sixth-place finish in 1982. The following year, Johnson was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Johnson's Sun Devil athletes also earned over 100 All-American honors. He helped lead Andy Astbury and Mike Orn to NCAA individual titles in the 500 free and 200 free in 1982 and 1983, respectively.
Additionally, Johnson was women's co-coach with Mona Plummer in 1977-78, when the teams won AIAW national titles. The following year, the National Women's Swimming Coaches Association named him and Plummer Co-Coaches of the Year in 1978-79.
At the Olympic level, 27 of his former Sun Devil student-athletes have been Olympic finalists, and 14 have earned a medal. In 2007, he was inducted into the Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. As a Masters swimmer, he broke more than 50 world records.
2006 Hall of Distinction Class
Richard "Moon" Mullins - Sports Information Director / 1962-1968 / 1972-1980
Mullins served as Arizona State’s Sports Information Director for 14 years across two stints. He was the department’s lead publicist during a pivotal era when ASU athletics, especially the football program under head coach Frank Kush, rose to national prominence. He played a key role in promoting the program through its transitions from the Border Conference to the Western Athletic Conference and eventually into the Pacific-10 Conference. Mullins also led a national mailing campaign that helped earn ASU its first first-team All-American in football, Ben Hawkins, in 1965. In addition to Hawkins, he managed successful All-America campaigns for consensus selections Woody Green (1972), John Jefferson (1977), and Al Harris (1978). Mullins earned 10 awards for excellence in publications across football, basketball, baseball, and track throughout his career.
2002 Hall of Distinction Class
Steve Loy / Men's Golf Coach / 1987-92
As head coach of the men’s golf program, Steve Loy led ASU to its first NCAA national championship in 1990, two Pac-10 titles in 1989 and 1990, and a share of the 1991 NCAA West Regional title. He coached golf legend Phil Mickelson, helping him win 16 individual titles, including three NCAA championships. In total, Loy guided 10 Sun Devil golfers to 20 All-American honors. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1990, and under his leadership, ASU captured 26 team titles and produced 25 individual medalists. His teams also dominated the Thunderbird Invitational, winning the tournament four straight years from 1989 to 1992.
Before joining ASU, Loy coached at Scottsdale Community College (1975–83) and the University of Arkansas (1983–87). He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honors at Eastern New Mexico University, his alma mater, in 1991 and into the National Junior College Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.
Linda Vollstedt / Women's Golf Coach / 1980-01
Linda Vollstedt coached the Sun Devil’s Women's Golf program for 21 seasons from 1980 to 2001, leading ASU to six NCAA and nine Pac-10 titles. A native of Portland, Ore., Vollstedt became involved with Arizona State, earning her bachelor of arts degree in education in 1969 and her master's in math education in 1971. She ended her ASU coaching career as just one of 11 head coaches to mentor Sun Devil programs for more than 20 years. The 1994 National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame inductee was recognized by her colleagues with numerous honors, as she was named Golfweek's 1997 National Collegiate Coach of the Year. She also swept the 1995 awards, named Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, West Regional Coach of the Year, Golfweek National Coach of the Year and National Golf Coaches Association Co-Coach of the Year. The five-time national coach of the year coached 18 players who played the LPGA Tour, four NCAA individual champions and four U.S. Women's Amateur champions.
2000 Hall of Distinction Class
Bill Mann / Men's Golf Coach / 1961-75,1987
Bill Mann built a legacy in his 15 years as head coach, bringing home 26 team titles, including conference championships in 1969 and 1971. He led ASU to seven top-10 finishes in the NCAAs, including a third-place finish in 1969. His squads earned fifth-place NCAA finishes in 1966 and 1972. He passed away in the spring of 2017.
1999 Hall of Distinction Class
Bobby Douglas / Wrestling Coach / 1974-92
One of the most prominent figures in team history, Bobby Douglas served as the Sun Devils' head coach for 18 years, leading the team to the 1988 NCAA Championship, the only title in team history. He steered ASU to nine Pac-10 Championships, as ASU finished top-3 in 17 of the 18 conference tournaments he coached. Douglas was an 8-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, as his wrestlers earned 11 individual WAC titles and 53 Pac-10 crowns while accumulating 59 total All-America honors and three individual NCAA titles. Under his guidance, the Sun Devils accumulated a 229-95-6 record.
1994 Hall of Distinction class
Dr. Jim Brock / Baseball Coach / 1972-94
Brock coached the Sun Devils from 1972 until he died in 1994, compiling a record 1,100-440, including two national championships. Brock led ASU to 13 College World Series appearances and coached all three of ASU's Golden Spikes Award winners. He won National Coach of the Year honors in 1977 and 1981, The Sporting News Coach of the Year in 1984 and the 1988 Baseball America Coach of the Year award. He was a five-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year and was inducted posthumously into the ABCA Hall of Fame in 1998 and the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. His jersey number 33, which bears his name, is honored at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Dr. Fred Miller / Athletic Director / 1971-80
Dr. Fred Miller was hired as director of athletics and a professor of physical education at Arizona State in 1971. While at ASU, he added 10 women's varsity sports to an 11-sport, all-male program.
Impressively, he also initiated the private funding necessary to renovate and develop six campus sports facilities, including Packard Baseball Stadium, Joe Selleh Track, Sun Angel Track Stadium, Sun Devil Tennis Stadium, Whiteman Tennis Center and University Aquatic Center. Miller's fundraising efforts resulted in no tax dollars being spent on any of these facility improvements.
Additionally, Miller initiated the development of 10 acres of practice athletics fields and the land acquisitions for the Karsten Solheim Championship Golf Course. He also coordinated the development of the Arizona State University Activity Center, its $23 million recreational complex and the Sun Devil Stadium Expansion project.
1993 Hall of Distinction Class
Don Robinson / Gymnastics Coach / 1969-93
One of just two men's gymnastics coaches in school history, Don Robinson took over the program from Norris Steverson in 1969. The apex of Robinson's career came during the 1985-86 season when the Sun Devils captured the only NCAA Championship in school history. Robinson was a tireless worker who continually fought to earn recognition for ASU gymnastics.
1990 Hall of Distinction Class
Mary Littlewood / Softball - Volleyball - Women's Basketball Coach / 1969-89
Mary Littlewood achieved great success across all three sports she coached during her time at ASU. She compiled a 95–36 record in volleyball (1973–78) and a 49–18 record in women’s basketball, but softball was her true specialty.
Littlewood launched the ASU softball program from scratch in 1967 and built it into a powerhouse. Over her 21-year career, she led 13 teams to postseason play, with nine advancing to the Women’s College World Series. Her teams captured back-to-back national championships in 1972 and 1973. She retired after the 1989 season with an impressive career softball record of 509–223–1.
1989 Hall of Distinction Class
Senon "Baldy" Castillo / Track and Field Coach / 1953-79
During his 27 years at ASU, "Baldy" built the track program from a regional power to a national force. He recruited from all over the world, and those National and International stars made the program a popular draw, sometimes attracting more than 5,000 people to watch a dual meet. While at ASU, Castillo coached 13 Olympians, 34 All-Americans, and 10 NCAA Champions. He also led the 1977 squad to a team title.
1988 Hall of Distinction Class
Merle Packer / Badminton Coach / 1967-84
Merle Packer coached the Badminton team to 13 National Championship team titles and coached 56 All-Americans. From 1975 to 1984, she had at least two All-Americans on her squad.
1987 Hall of Distinction Class
Dan Devine / Football Coach / 1955-57
Dan Devine began his head coaching career at Arizona State University in 1955 at 31 years old. In his first season, he led the Sun Devils to an impressive 8–2–1 record. Remarkably, that debut season would turn out to be his worst at ASU. In 1956, the team improved to 9–1, with their only loss coming against UTEP, 28–0. Outside of that defeat, the Sun Devils scored at least 19 points in every game and held all but two opponents to fewer than 10 points.
The 1957 season was historic, as Devine guided ASU to its first perfect season, finishing 10–0. That year included four shutouts, part of the nine total shutouts his teams recorded during his tenure, and only one close game, a 35–26 win over Hardin-Simmons.
After compiling a remarkable 27–3–1 (.887) record over three seasons, Devine moved on to other coaching opportunities. Following his resignation from Notre Dame in 1980, he returned to ASU as the executive director of the Sun Angel Foundation, a role he held for seven years. In 1987, he transitioned to lead a new university program aimed at combating substance abuse.
1986 Hall of Distinction Class
Anne Pittman, Women's Tennis Coach, 1954-84
Anne Pittman was head coach of the women’s tennis team from 1954 to 1984. Over her 30-year career, she compiled an outstanding overall record of 337–71 (.826), including a 109–43 (.717) mark in conference play. Pittman led ASU to its winningest season in program history in 1976, finishing with 31 victories. She guided the team to four conference championships (1974–76, 1978), establishing ASU as a women’s collegiate tennis powerhouse.
In 1973, she helped found the Women’s Collegiate Tennis Coaches Association. She then coached the U.S. Women’s Tennis Team at the World University Games in Moscow, earning a bronze medal in doubles and a fourth-place finish in singles. She was honored as Lady Champion Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year in 1975 and 1976, then named ITCA National Coach of the Year in 1984, and in 1995, Pittman was inducted as a charter member and the only coach into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.
1985 Hall of Distinction Class
Ed Doherty / Football Coach / 1947-50
Nicknamed "The Brain" while playing at Boston College, Doherty was named Head Football Coach in February 1947. His teams improved from 4-7 in his first year to 5-5, 7-3, and 9-2 before he left. While at ASU, he experimented with moving his halfback to the right behind the fullback, thus "inventing" the modern-day I formation.
Clyde Smith / Football Coach / 1952-54; Athletic Director / 1955-71
Smith had a 15-13-1 record as ASU's football head coach from 1952 to 1954 and was the athletic director from 1955 to 1971. The Sun Devils give the Clyde B. Smith Award to the football player (upperclassman) with the highest academic average. Notable award winners include Gerald Riggs, 1980 winner and 2000 ASU Hall of Famer, and Pat Tillman, who garnered it in 1997 with a 3.82 GPA in marketing.
1982 Hall of Distinction Class
Bobby Winkles / Baseball Coach / 1959-71
Bobby Winkles was Arizona State University’s first varsity baseball coach and one of the most influential figures in college baseball history. Over 13 seasons, he compiled a remarkable 524–173 record and was named NCAA Coach of the Year three times.
Winkles built the ASU baseball program from the ground up, turning it into a national powerhouse. He led the 1964 Sun Devils to the College World Series, where they finished sixth. One year later, in 1965, ASU claimed its first national championship with a 41–11 record. Winkles guided the team back to the top again in 1967 and 1969, winning three national titles in just six seasons.
He earned NCAA Coach of the Year honors in 1965 and 1969 and was named The Sporting News Coach of the Year in 1965, 1967, and 1969. He mentored 16 first-team All-Americans, 20 ASU Hall of Famers, and 39 All-WAC honorees during his tenure.
Winkles also developed an impressive pipeline to professional baseball, coaching 45 MLB draft picks, including 12 first-rounders and 21 players who went on to play in the major leagues. Among the standout athletes he coached were Rick Monday, Sal Bando, Sterling Slaughter, Reggie Jackson, Larry Gura, and Gary Gentry.
Winkles, a charter member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, was also inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 1982 and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in 1997. His No. 1 jersey was retired by ASU on February 25, 1972, and in 2001, the field at Packard Stadium was named in his honor.
Bill Kajikawa / Football Coach / 1937-79
Bill Kajikawa coached at Arizona State from 1937 to 1978, beginning with the freshman football team when the school was still called Arizona State Teachers College, and its teams were known as the Bulldogs. He witnessed the transition to the Sun Devils in 1946 and the school's elevation to university status in 1958. Over his career, he coached football under nine head coaches, led the basketball team (1948–57), and coached club baseball (1947–57). A WWII veteran, he served with distinction in the decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Kajikawa earned bachelor’s, master’s, and honorary doctorate degrees from ASU. He was honored with the naming of ASU’s football practice field and inducted into multiple halls of fame. He also received the Americanism Award in 1976 for his dedication to youth and community service.
Donn Kinzle / Administrator - Track and Field Coach / 1946-52
Bill Kinzle was a key figure, serving as athletic director and track and field coach. He is best known for changing the school’s nickname from the Bulldogs to the Sun Devils. In 1942, Kinzle was a standout athlete. He became the first ASU competitor to win three Border Athletic Conference titles at a single meet and earned two All-American honors. As a coach, he guided his athletes to 52 conference championships and two All-America honors.
Kinzle became athletic director in 1949 and played a significant role in elevating ASU’s athletic profile. He introduced fireworks at football games, secured the ASU Victory Bell tradition, and helped launch the Salad Bowl, later known as the Fiesta Bowl.
Though World War II prevented him from competing in the 1940 Olympics, Kinzle served in the Canadian Royal Air Force during the war. Afterward, he coached internationally, most notably leading Brazil’s track team to its only gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Margaret Klann / Archery Coach / 1955-76
Through January 2006, Margaret Klann was one of just 13 ASU coaches with 20 or more years of experience at ASU. She compiled 16 national titles with Archery as the head coach.
Frank Kush / Football Coach / 1958-79
In 1955, legendary coach Dan Devine gave Frank Kush his first coaching opportunity, hiring him as an assistant. Three years later, Kush succeeded Devine as ASU’s head football coach, and on December 12, 1995, Kush joined his mentor in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Kush became one of the most successful coaches in college football history, finishing with a career record of 176–54–1 (.764), ranking among the top 20 all-time in wins. Over 22 seasons, he led the Sun Devils to 19 winning seasons, nine conference championships, and a 6–1 record in bowl games. His teams went undefeated in 1970 and 1975, and the 1975 squad was ranked No. 2 in the nation by both the AP and UPI. Kush was named National Coach of the Year that year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Foundation.
He also led ASU on several notable unbeaten streaks, winning 21, 13, and 12 consecutive games at different points in his career. He also coached 129 players who went on to play professionally.
Kush himself played pro football, coaching the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference and later the Baltimore Colts for three seasons. He returned to Arizona to lead the USFL’s Phoenix team before the league folded.
After his coaching career, Kush remained in Arizona and turned to public service. He became the executive director of the Arizona Boys Ranch, a facility dedicated to helping reform juvenile offenders.
Ned Wulk / Basketball Coach / 1957-82
Ned Wulk was 406-272 (.599) in his 25-year career as a Sun Devil. ASU renamed the basketball floor Ned Wulk Court in his honor on March 5, 1999. His teams reached the Final Eight in 1961, 1963 and 1975 and reached the NCAA Tournament nine times. Born Aug. 14, 1920, Wulk posted 17 winning seasons in his ASU career and was a 2003 inductee into the Pac-10 Hall of Honor.
1977 Hall of Distinction Class
Mona Plummer / Women's Swimming Coach / Administrator / 1957-79
Mona Plummer served as head women’s swimming coach for 22 years (1957–79), leading the Sun Devils to eight national championships. Under her guidance, ASU won national titles from 1967 to 1974 and again in 1977 and 1978. In 1979, the team finished as national runner-up, and Plummer was named National Coach of the Year.She also coached nine Olympians and nearly 50 All-Americans during her tenure.
Plummer transitioned into administration in 1975 as ASU’s assistant athletic director and was promoted to associate athletic director in 1977. Recognizing her lasting impact on the program, the Arizona State Aquatic Center was officially named in her honor by the Arizona Board of Regents on March 1, 1985. The facility was formally dedicated on October 31, 1986.