The Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame will grow by eight this fall, as former Panthers standouts across numerous sports will be enshrined and honored by their alma mater.

Curtis Aiken (basketball), Antonio Bryant (football), Meagan Dooley (volleyball), Dominic Giordano (swimming and diving), Randy Holloway (football), Bryant J. Salter (track and field/football), Jan Ujevich Bellhy (swimming and diving) and Marcedes Walker (basketball) will be inducted Sept. 11 at Petersen Events Center.

The eight will then be honored at Acrisure Stadium on Sept. 12 when Central Florida visits Pitt.

“The depth of excellence represented in this year’s class is a testament to what Pitt Athletics has meant to so many student-athletes across generations and sports,” athletic director Allen Greene said. “This class captures the full breadth of our tradition, from a national championship diver to a Biletnikoff Award winner to a two-sport standout who earned All-America honors in the same era Pitt was winning national titles in football. It was a privilege to deliver the news personally to each of them, and I look forward to honoring them in September.”

• Aiken (1983-87) ranked seventh on Pitt’s scoring leaders list with 1,200 points after completion of his fourth and final season with the Panthers.

At Pitt, he led the Panthers to the 1985 and 1987 NCAA Tournament and 1984 and 1986 NIT.

His senior season saw Pitt win 25 games, then a school record, and a share of the Big East regular-season title, with Aiken averaging 14.2 points.

• Bryant (1999-2001) was Pitt’s first Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation’s top receiver in 2000. That season, he led the nation in receiving yards (1,302), averaging 130.2 per game while winning consensus All-American honors.

He departed Pitt with the program’s record in receiving yards (3,061) and receiving touchdowns (30). Bryant is also on the ballot for enshrinement into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2027.

• Dooley (2006-09), a middle hitter, was an All-Big East selection every season she played at Pitt. As a senior, she was named Big East Player of the Year.

She ended her collegiate career holding single-season records for solo blocks (46) and total blocks (146).

• Of the inductees, Giordano (2014-17) most recently put on a Panthers uniform. In 2016, he became the first swimmer or diver in program history to win a national championship, capturing the NCAA 3-meter diving title.

That year, he was named ACC Diver of the Year. Giordano was a three-time All-ACC selection and is Pitt’s program record holder in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform diving disciplines.

•Holloway (1974-77) was part of Pitt’s legendary 1976 national championship football team, playing defensive tackle. A consensus All-American in 1977, he still ranks second at Pitt in career sacks (33.5).

• Salter (1967-1971) was a two-sport standout at Pitt, setting program records in the high jump and triple jump, while leading the Panthers in interceptions in 1970 as a defensive back.

• Bellhy was a three-time Big East individual champion in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter breaststroke. She earned 11 All-America citations while at Pitt.

• Walker averaged 15 points and 9.3 rebounds in a Pitt uniform, finishing her Panthers career as the all-time leading rebounder (1,162) and sixth in scoring (1,870).

She is one of two Pitt women’s players to eclipse 1,000 career points and rebounds. From 2006-08, she won All-Big East honors in three straight seasons.

Nominations for Pitt Athletics’ 2026 Hall of Fame class were gathered from the public before being evaluated by a selection committee, which passed on recommendations to Greene.

Candidates must be five years removed from their final year of collegiate competition and cannot be currently competing professionally.

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