UCI Hall of Fame to add four

Four honorees will be inducted into the UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame Feb. 3 at the Hilton in Irvine.

The inductees are Ed Ahlmeyer, who competed in men’s cross country and track and field, Scott Carnahan (men’s tennis), Cheri Graham (women’s basketball), and Donnie Rafter (men’s volleyball). They will be inducted during the homecoming alumni brunch, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

The foursome will be introduced at the Anteaters’ men’s basketball game against Cal State Northridge Feb. 3 at the Bren Events Center.

Dave Baker will receive the Varsity Club Alumnus Award.

Ahlmeyer was a track and field Division II All-American in 1977 and a Division I All-American in 1978. He was on two NCAA cross country champions and helped UCI win a national title in track and field. He holds the UCI record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13 minutes, 53.7 seconds.

Carnahan was a four-time All-American — three in singles and one in doubles. He won three NCAA championships and a national doubles title.

Graham set UC Irvine single-season records for points (593), field goals (240) and blocks (115) in 1984, when she earned All-American honors.

Rafter was a second-team All-American in 1999. He was the first Anteater to be named first-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

Baker was among the UCI Athletic Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 1983. He is the Anteaters’ career leader in rebounds (926), collected from 1971-75.

Baker is now the commissioner of the Arena Football League.

Previous Hall of Fame inductees are:

2006 -- Mauricio Bardales (track and field); Nicole Bucciarelli (soccer); Wayne Engelstad (basketball); Len Miller (cross country/track and field coach; John Vargas (water polo).

2005 -- Jeff Cunningham (basketball); Popi Edwards (volleyball/track and field); Leticia Oseguera (basketball); P.J. Polowski (soccer).

2004 -- Greg Jablonski (tennis); George Newland (water polo); Tim Tift (basketball coach/administrator).

2003 -- Allah-mi Basheer (basketball); Rocky Craig (baseball); Chris Duplanty (water polo/swimming); Mark Kaplan (tennis).

2002 -- Duvall Hecht (rowing); James Malm (sailing); Beth McGrann-Alsen (track/cross country); Brian Pajer (swimming).

2001 -- Scott Brooks (basketball); Glenn Cripe (tennis); Bob Nealy (water polo and swimming); Tom Spence (baseball).

2000 -- Pat Glasgow (water polo and swimming); Tod Murphy (basketball); Jean Nachand (tennis); Greg Patton (tennis coach).

1999 -- Jill Harrington (track and field and cross country); Trevor Kronemann (tennis); Ben McDonald (basketball); Ted Newland (water polo coach).

1998 -- Jeff Campbell (water polo); Bill Mulligan (basketball coach); Buffy Rabbitt (track and field and cross country); Jerry Wisz (golf).

1997 -- Peter Campbell (water polo); Linda Dempsay (administrator); Kevin Magee (basketball); Myron McNamara (tennis coach).

1989 -- Gary Adams (baseball coach); Katherine Hamilton (basketball); Jim Kruse (water polo and swimming).

1988 -- Daniel Aldrich (founding chancellor); Thomas Boughey (water polo and swimming); Bob Chappell (tennis); Mike Martin (water polo and swimming).

1987 -- Jeff Malinoff (baseball); Jeff McDermaid (sailing); Ralph Serna (track and field and cross country).

1986 -- Dr. Wayne Crawford (administrator); Randy Howatt (water polo and swimming); Mark Nelson (basketball).

1985 -- Darlene Bailey (volleyball); Robert Ernst (rowing); Bill Leach (water polo and swimming); Brad Lewis (rowing).

1984 -- Gary Figueroa (water polo and swimming); Bruce Ibbetson (rowing); Gary Wheelock (baseball).

1983 -- Dave Baker (basketball); Lindsay Morse-Bennett (tennis); Al Irwin (water polo/swim coach); F. Anthony Massimino (water polo and swimming); Steve Scott (track and field/cross country).