COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State University has a reputation for producing high-caliber, well-performing athletes throughout the school's time.
From football and basketball to wrestling and many other sports, the best of the best take their talents to Ohio State. This fall, 14 Buckeyes will get to have their names cemented in history.
Ohio State announced Thursday the names of those who will be enshrined in the Athletics Hall of Fame.
The class of 2024 includes Christy Blough (men’s volleyball), Chase Buchanan (men’s tennis), Tiffany Cameron (women’s soccer), Michael Hartfield (men’s track and field), Jeff Logan (football), Marisa Main (women’s volleyball), Brian Mannino (baseball), Braxton Miller (football), Kathy Monard (women’s cross country/track), Greg Oden (men’s basketball), Tony Russo (men’s lacrosse), Kyle Snyder (wrestling), Gene Smith (administrator) and Matt Wilhelm (football).
The group will be inducted during a dinner on Oct. 4 at the Covelli Center and will be recognized on Oct. 5 at Ohio Stadium during Ohio State's football game against Iowa.
Since 1977, the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame has enshrined 487 athletes, coaches and administrators.
Find out more about the inductees below:
Christy Blough
Men’s Volleyball, 2014-17
Blough lettered from 2014-17 as a setter for the Buckeyes and led Ohio State to the NCAA Championship in both 2016 and 2017. A two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association Second Team All-American (2016-17), Blough was the Big Ten Medal of Honor winner as a senior in 2017. Volleyball Magazine named him to its First Team All-America squad in 2017.
Chase Buchanan
Men’s Tennis, 2009-12
Buchanan is one of only two five-time All-Americans in program history and finished his career with 220 combined victories. Buchanan was a three-time NCAA doubles participant and became part of the first NCAA Doubles National Championship team in program history, winning the title with Blaz Rola in 2012.
As a professional, Buchanan rose to as high as No. 158 in the ATP singles rankings and No. 151 in the doubles rankings.
Tiffany Cameron
Women’s Soccer, 2009-12
Cameron is the most prolific scorer in Ohio State women’s soccer history. She ended her career with the most career goals (40) and the most points (96) of any player in program history. Her 21 goals and 47 points as a senior in 2012 are still the most in a single season in program history.
One of Ohio State’s longest-tenured professionals, Cameron has played professionally in the United States and overseas for more than 15 seasons.
Michael Hartfield
Men’s Track & Field, 2011-13
Hartfield was a four-time USTFCCCA All-American for the Ohio State track & field program. He made the first team during the 2013 outdoor season and the second team during the 2011 indoor and outdoor seasons and the 2012 outdoor season. Hartfield claimed five Big Ten Championships, winning the outdoor long jump in 2011, 2012 and 2013, the indoor long jump in 2011 and the outdoor triple jump in 2013.
Jeff Logan
Football, 1974-77
Logan had the challenge of taking over as Ohio State’s starting running back following the graduation of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin but cemented his own place in Buckeye history by playing on two Big Ten championship-winning teams and serving as the team’s co-captain in 1977. Logan rushed for 2,026 career yards and scored 11 touchdowns in 35 career games.
The teams he played on went 39-8-1, either won outright or shared four consecutive Big Ten titles and played in two Rose Bowls.
Marisa Main
Women’s Volleyball, 2004-06
Main was named to the AVCA All-America Second Team in all three seasons with the Buckeyes (2004, 2005, 2006) and to the ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-American Second Team twice (2005, 2006). She was a three-time AVCA First Team All-Region selection and also was named First Team All-Big Ten three times.
She remains in the Top 10 in three career categories, including third in assists (4,655), despite playing only three seasons.
Brian Mannino
Baseball, 1992-95
Mannino helped the Buckeyes capture Big Ten Tournament titles in 1994 and 1995 and to NCAA Tournament appearances all four of his seasons. Mannino, who served as a team captain in 1995, is sixth in Ohio State program history in career batting average (.362), tied for fourth in hits (250) and second in RBI (180).
Mannino went on to play three seasons of Independent League baseball after his collegiate career concluded before returning to Ohio State as an assistant coach for five years under Hall of Fame head coach Bob Todd.
Braxton Miller
Football, 2011-15
Miller was a Big Ten Conference champion, national champion and major award winner throughout his five-year Ohio State career. His seven major Big Ten awards are the most by a Big Ten player. Miller’s 8,609 yards of total offense rank third in Ohio State history, his 3,314 career rushing yards rank seventh and his 5,292 passing yards is 12th. His 88 touchdowns responsible for (36 rushing/receiving TDs and 52 passing TDs) were a school record and still rank second.
Miller was a two-time team captain who was a member of teams that compiled a 56-11 record from 2011-15 with an undefeated campaign (2012) and the first College Football Playoff national championship (2014).
Kathy Monard
Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, 1986-87
Monard remains one of the best distance runners in Ohio State's track & field and cross country history. The 1986 NCAA individual qualifier finished a program-best ninth in the cross country championships, earning All-America honors. She was also an Outdoor First Team All-America honoree the same year in the 3000m. She remains in the Top 3 among the all-time leaders in three events at Ohio State.
Greg Oden
Men’s Basketball, 2006-07
Oden was one of the country’s most dominant players during the 2006-07 season. He was named the National Defensive Player of the Year and helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship game appearance. A Second Team All-American, Oden averaged 15.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game in his lone season.
After his one year, Oden went on to be the No. 1 overall selection by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft.
Tony Russo
Men’s Lacrosse, 2001-04
A captain and four-year starter for the Buckeyes, Russo is the only Buckeye to earn multiple conference player of the year awards. His sophomore season in 2002 saw him post the second-best save percentage in the country and a Top 5 goals-against average. In 2004, Russo backstopped Ohio State to back-to-back GWLL regular season titles and NCAA Tournament appearances and picked up his second conference player of the year award.
He finished his collegiate career as the program’s all-time saves leader, a record that still stands today.
Gene Smith
Administration, 2005-24
Smith will retire as Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation Athletics Director at Ohio State at the end of this June after a 19-year career leading the Department of Athletics. Smith’s tenure as AD at Ohio State started in April 2005 and is the third-longest among the school’s eight athletics directors. Under Smith, Ohio State teams have won 117 Big Ten championships and 35 national championships.
Kyle Snyder
Wrestling, 2015-18
Snyder lettered and captained the Buckeyes during the four seasons he competed at Ohio State from 2015-18. The four-time All-American helped lead the Buckeyes to the 2015 NCAA Team Championship before winning three individual NCAA crowns at heavyweight from 2016-18. He was the runner-up at 197 pounds in 2015.
Snyder became the youngest world champion and winner of Olympic Gold in U.S. history, claiming the Olympic title for the United States in 2016. He added a silver medal in 2020 and recently qualified for the 2024 Games in Paris.
Matt Wilhelm
Football, 1999-2002
Matt Wilhelm was a three-year starter at middle linebacker and one of the cornerstones of the Buckeyes’ 2002 defense that helped them win a national championship. He still ranks in the Top 10 all-time in career tackles for loss (eighth – 43.5) and single-season tackles-for-loss (ninth – 19.5 in 2002).
Wilhelm went one to an eight-year NFL career, spending six of those seasons with the San Diego Chargers. He was also a member of the Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers in 2010.
