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La Universidad de Kentucky anunció su clase de 2026 para el Salón de la Fama del atletismo, seleccionando a seis atletas destacados de fútbol americano, atletismo, voleibol, baloncesto femenino y natación sincronizada. Los inductores son Paul Calhoun, Tim Duckworth, Leah Edmond, Patty Jo Hedges-Ward, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist y Asia Seidt, quienes serán honrados durante el fin de semana del Salón de la Fama el 25 y 26 de septiembre. Entre sus logros destacan el campeonato nacional de 2012 de Kidd-Gilchrist, los récords de punting de Calhoun, los dos campeonatos NCAA de Duckworth en 2018 y el récord de asistencias de Hedges-Ward con 731.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026 on Thursday, selecting six individuals whose achievements enriched the program across football, men’s track and field, volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s swimming and diving, according to UK Athletics.
The 2026 inductees are Paul Calhoun (football, 1981-84), Tim Duckworth (men’s track and field, 2015-18), Leah Edmond (volleyball, 2016-19), Patty Jo Hedges-Ward (women’s basketball, 1980-83), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (men’s basketball, 2012) and Asia Seidt (women’s swimming and diving, 2017-20). They will be honored during Hall of Fame Weekend on September 25-26.
Calhoun, who played as both a defensive back and punter, was named to the All-Time Kentucky football team and earned All-America honors both his junior and senior seasons. He departed the program as the leader in single-season and career punting average and helped lead Kentucky to two Hall of Fame Bowl appearances. A retired firefighter now living in Louisville, Calhoun intercepted nine passes during his career.
Duckworth was a two-time NCAA champion, winning the 2018 indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon and becoming only the second man in history to win both events in the same year. The former Alabama assistant coach still holds UK records in both events and the British record for heptathlon.
Edmond holds the school record for kills in the rally-scoring era with 1,978 and earned four-year All-American honors. The two-time SEC Player of the Year led the Wildcats to three SEC championships and helped the program post a 103-24 record during her tenure. She has since become the Most Valuable Player of Major League Volleyball in its inaugural season in 2024.
Hedges-Ward is the all-time assist leader at Kentucky with 731, a mark that ranks fifth in SEC history. She was a member of the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and led UK to the 1982 SEC Tournament championship. The retired teacher won a gold medal for the United States at the 1983 Pan American Games.
Kidd-Gilchrist helped Kentucky capture its eighth national championship in 2012 during his sole season with the Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors. The second overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft has since become an advocate for people with stuttering, endorsing a 2024 Kentucky state law that expanded insurance coverage for speech therapy.
Seidt was the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year, an honor recognizing her combination of athletic and academic excellence. The Louisville native, who currently works as a physical therapist, holds UK records in five swimming events and earned 21 All-America honors during her four years with the program, including eight first-team selections. She maintained a 4.0 grade-point average and was named the 2020 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The UK Athletics Hall of Fame, started in 2005, recognizes individuals whose participation and achievements strengthened the university’s athletic program through a selection process that includes Hall of Famers, media members, campus representatives and current coaches and administrators.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 3 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/25/uk-athletics-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026/.