Former CU star Shalaya Kipp, shown running the steeplechase during the 2012 Olympics, will be part of the U.S. team competing in the International Team Challenge at the 2018 Bolder Boulder.
Olympians, administrators, hoops heroes and gridiron greats highlight the latest class of all-time Colorado Buffaloes taking their place in history.
On Wednesday, Colorado announced its 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame class, a group of nine inductees who will be joined by two inductees for the Legacy Wing as well as two more for the Hall of Honor.
The nine-person induction class includes recently retired associate athletic director Kris Livingston, who becomes the first women’s administrator to join CU’s Hall; former football players Jeff Campbell, Mason Crosby and Barry Rimington; two basketball stars from disparate generations in Jim Willcoxon and Richard Roby; track and field stars Shalaya Kipp and Pam Owen McCartney; and former Nordic skier Joanne Reid.
The Legacy Wing honorees include Steve Bosley, the co-founder of the Bolder Boulder who served two terms on the CU Board of Regents, and Carol Callan, a longtime radio analyst for CU women’s basketball.
Joining the athletic Hall of Honor are former football fullback Keith Miller and former Alpine skier Erin McEachren.
The versatile Campbell was one of the stars of the pre-national title teams for CU football during the championship build-up seasons in the late 1980s, excelling as a receiver who also was a versatile threat as a runner and punt returner. Crosby, arguably the best place-kicker in Buffs history, finished his career as CU’s all-time leading scorer (307) before doing the same during 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers (1,918). Including three games with the New York Giants in his 17th and final NFL season, Crosby finished his pro career with 1,939 points, which ranks 11th in NFL history. Remington was an honorable mention All-American selection in 1986, becoming the first CU player to post three consecutive seasons with at least 100 tackles.
Livingston retired earlier this summer following a 28-year career at CU. She moved to Boulder in 1997, joining the staff of former women’s basketball coach Ceal Barry as the director of operations. Livingston later was named the director of the Herbst Academic Center, eventually becoming the longest-tenured female administrator in CU history.
Willcoxson was one of the first two All-Americans in CU basketball history, sharing the honor with teammate Jack Harvey in 1939. Roby is one of just two 2,000-point scorers in CU men’s basketball history — his scoring total of 2,001 leads the Buffs’ all-time scoring list alongside Cory Higgins — and he earned All-Big 12 recognition in all four seasons at CU.
Owen McCartney was the 1993 Big Eight champion in the indoor pentathlon and, months later, added the outdoor championship in the heptathlon. She also placed in the 4×400 relay, 100-meter hurdles and the high jump, leading CU to a fourth-place finish that was the best in program history at the time.
A distance runner who played a part in CU’s longstanding dominance in the steeplechase under former coach Mark Wetmore, Kipp won the 2012 NCAA title in the steeplechase and earned a spot on the US Olympic team that summer, finishing 12th at the London games.
Reid earned seven All-American honors at CU, landing five first-team awards. Reid won an NCAA championship in the 15-kilometer freestyle in 2013 and competed at two Olympics (2018, 2022).
Although the details still are pending, the 2025 class will be inducted during CU’s Hall of Fame weekend, which begins Nov. 20.
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