University of Utah Adds Seven New Inductees To Hall of Fame

University of Utah Adds Seven New Inductees To Hall of Fame

SALT LAKE CITY-Tuesday, the University of Utah athletic department announced a class of seven new inductees into their 2025 Hall of Fame class. They are as follows:

Football

Star Lotuleilei (2010-12)

2012 first team All-American (Associated Press, Walter Camp, Athlon, scout.com, foxsportsnext.com, 2nd team All-American (Cbssports.com)

2011 Morris Trophy winner (best defensive lineman in the Pac-12)

Two-time first-team All-Pac 12 performer (2011, 2012)

22.5 career tackles for a loss and 7 career sacks, five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles.

A 2013 NFL Draft first round selection, No. 14 by the Carolina Panthers

A full-time starter for his first seven NFL seasons (Carolina, 2013-17, Buffalo, 2018-19)

Nate Orchard (2011-14)

2014 first-team All-American (Walter Camp, FWAA, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, Scout.com and SB Nation.

second-team All-American (Associated Press, Sporting News, USA Today, foxsports.com)

2014 Ted Hendricks Award winner

2014 Morris Trophy winner (best defensive lineman in the Pac-12)

Tied for fifth in school history in sacks (25) and holds single-season record of 18.5 sacks in 2014.

First-team All-Pac 12

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft and played for seven seasons (Cleveland, Buffalo, Kansas City, Washington)

Others include

Baseball

C.J. Cron (2009-2011)

First-team All-American in 2010 and 2011

Gymnastics

Georgia Dabritz (2012-2015)

16-time All-American

2015 NCAA Division I champion on uneven bars

Significant Contributor

Kem Gardner. A long-time significant contributor to Utah Athletics. He has set up Utah’s preeminent public policy institute, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. With his wife, Carolyn, he has spearheaded the construction of the UofU’s largest undergraduate academic building, Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons.

Skiing

Bernt Lund (1981-1984)

NCAA Cross Country individual national champion (1981)

Four-year All-American (1981-1984)

A key contributor to the Utes’ national championship-winning teams in 1981 (men’s only), 1983 (men’s/women’s combined) and 1984 (men’s/women’s combined)

Women’s Soccer

Ashley Mason (2003-2006)

First-team all-region (2006)

Second-team all-region (2003)

Career goals allowed and shutout leader in program history

She helped lead the Utes to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and played a role in the Utes reaching the second round in the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

These honorees will be commemorated at the Hall of Fame Dinner Friday October 10 before the Utes’ football team hosts defending Big 12 champion Arizona State October 11 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.