{"id":420849,"date":"2020-03-04T16:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T23:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=420849"},"modified":"2020-03-04T16:45:29","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T23:45:29","slug":"melissa-belote-ripley-named-to-2020-pac-12-hall-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/melissa-belote-ripley-named-to-2020-pac-12-hall-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Belote Ripley Named to 2020 Pac-12 Hall of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Pac-12 Conference today announced the 2020 class to be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, the Conference\u2019s most prestigious recognition of the greatest on and off-field contributors to Pac-12 athletics. Formal induction will take place on Friday, March 13 during a ceremony prior to the semifinals of the 2020 Pac-12 Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life. Following induction, the class will be honored during a special halftime ceremony of the day\u2019s first semifinal matchup at T-Mobile Arena. Tickets for the 2020 Pac-12 Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament are available at Pac-12.com\/tickets<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The 2020 Hall of Honor class will be the 19th<\/sup> since its creation in 2002, and the third to feature legendary figures from an array of sports after the Pac-12 expanded the field to be inclusive of the broad-based athletics success across the Conference of Champions. Each year a new inductee from each Pac-12 university is welcomed into the Hall of Honor.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe extraordinary achievements of this year\u2019s Hall of Honor class represent the very best of our universities\u2019 rich history of excellence athletically, academically and professionally,\u201d said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott<\/strong>. \u201cThe Pac-12 is incredibly proud to call them our own and to honor their legacies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

From Olympic Gold Medalists and Super Bowl Champions to NBA and WNBA veterans to NCAA Champions and collegiate athletics trailblazers, the 2020 class features another star-studded list of inductees, including (click to watch):<\/div>\n
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