CHICO, Calif. – Tickets are now available for the 2026 Chico State Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet, which will be held Saturday, October 10, inside the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the Chico State campus.
 
The evening will begin with an honorees reception at 4 p.m., featuring hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar. Dinner will follow at 5 p.m., followed by the induction ceremony honoring the 2026 Chico State Athletics Hall of Fame class.
 
Class of 2026 Inductees
Mike Dailey – Men's Cross Country / Men's Track & Field
Bob Darling – Men's Cross Country / Men's Track & Field
Charlotte Honciano – Softball
Gillian Heydorff – Volleyball
Scott Land – Men's Basketball
Sonya Saadati – Women's Track & Field
Natasha Smith – Women's Basketball
Kyle Souza – Men's Golf
Kara Lubieniecki – Women's Cross Country/Women's Track & Field
Alia Gray – Women's Cross Country/Women's Track & Field
Laura Tilly – Women's Swimming
Cody Hein – Honorary
 
Tickets are $75 per person, with $10 from each ticket going directly to the Hall of Fame Scholarship. Tickets must be purchased in advance, and no tickets will be sold the day of the event. Group reservations will not be available.
 
The RSVP deadline is Friday, September 25, 2026.
 
Tickets may be purchased online at ChicoWildcats.com/hof26
 
For questions regarding the banquet, contact Hall of Fame Board members Chloe Tripp, Chico State Spirit & Traditions Coordinator/Hall of Fame Event Coordinator, at cktripp@csuchico.edu, or Rick Hoskin, Chico State Senior Athletics Communications Coordinator/Hall of Fame Nomination Sub-Committee Chair, at rhoskin@csuchico.edu.