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Santa Clara Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara Athletics is set to welcome five new members into its Hall of Fame. The 2026 class of inductees consists of former athletes Julie Ertz (Johnston) '13, Marlon Garnett '97, Katie Le '14 and Scott Travers '10, and former volleyball head coach Jon Wallace. The class will be formally inducted in May at the department's annual Hall of Fame ceremony. Full details will be released at a later date.

Julie Ertz (Johnston) '13 | Women's Soccer | 2010-13
Among the most decorated players in the illustrious history of Santa Clara women's soccer, Johnston put together an outstanding four years as a Bronco from 2010-13 before becoming a household name as a member of the United States Women's National Team. The Mesa, Ariz., native was a three-time First Team All-America selection from 2011-13 as well as a three-time First Team All-West Region and three-time First Team All-WCC performer. She began her career with a bang in 2010 by earning WCC Freshman of the Year Honors and as a sophomore, she earned her first All-America nod after posting 22 points (nine goals, four assists). As a junior in 2022, Johnston not only earned First Team All-America honors again, but was also the U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year and a member of the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Year after posting eight goals and five assists.

Johnston's senior campaign in 2013 was her best of the bunch as she earned WCC Player of the Year honors from both the conference and by College Sports Madness in addition to her third-consecutive First Team All-America honor. Playing in all 22 matches, she posted 32 points with 12 goals (four game-winners) and a team-high eight assists. In her four-year career, she posted a total of 31 goals in 79 appearances.

Following graduation, Johnston, who married NFL Star Zach Ertz in 2017, was selected third overall in the 2014 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars and earned NWSL Rookie of the Year honors. She first joined the USWNT in 2013, tallying 123 caps over 10 years and twice earning US Soccer Female Player of the Year Award honors (2017 and 2019). In 2015, she was one of five players to play every minute of all seven matches for the United States en route to winning the FIFA Women's World Cup. Team USA repeated as World Cup champions in 2019, and Ertz was voted as the US Soccer Women's Female Player of the Year for the second time. She also competed with Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Marlon Garnett '97 | Men's Basketball | 1993-97
As a member of Santa Clara men's basketball, Garnett helped lead the Broncos to the 1995 and 1996 NCAA Tournaments. He earned First Team All-WCC honors in both 1994-95 and 1996-97, and was the WCC's Player of the Year as a senior in 1997 after leading the conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game. He still ranks as one of the top three-point shooters in program history, ranking seventh in career treys made (217) and tied for fourth in 3-point percentage (.398). He also ranks 23rd on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,346 points.

Garnett, who was previously inducted in the Santa Clara Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of the 1995-96 men's basketball team, had a 13-year professional playing career in Europe after a short stint with the Boston Celtics. Following his playing days, he joined the coaching ranks where he served as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets.

Katie Le '14 | Women's Tennis | 2010-14
Le had a phenomenal four-year career with Santa Clara women's tennis where she established herself as one of the top players in program history. After earning WCC Freshman of the Year honors in 2011, she became the first tennis player (male or female) from Santa Clara to qualify individually for the NCAA D1 Singles Championship. She also became just the second player in program history to earn WCC Player of the Year honors and received WCC First Team honors in both singles and doubles.

Le returned to the NCAA D1 Singles Championship as both a junior and senior, and also repeated as a First Team All-WCC performer in both seasons. She wrapped up her career with the most singles victories in program history with a 101-34 record. All four of her season singles victory totals rank in the top six in program history, including a program-record 27 in both 2012 and 2014. Le also ranks fourth in most combined doubles victories with 60.

As a three-time NCAA Singles Championship qualifier, Le was consistently ranked inside the top 40 of the NCAA individual rankings, reaching as high as No. 20 in March of 2014.

Scott Travers '10 | Men's Golf | 2006-11
A two-time All-WCC performer, Travers became Santa Clara's first WCC Golfer of the Year in 2009-10 after an outstanding campaign that saw him post a school-record nine top-10 finishes and 15 rounds in the 60s. He also became the first Bronco to qualify individually for the NCAA Tournament that season and was honored by the San Jose Hall of Fame as their Male Amateur Athlete of the Year for 2010. 

A native of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Travers won a pair of individual tournament titles during his four-year career and finished with the fourth-lowest scoring average in program history at 72.72 strokes. He also tallied 23 top-20 finishes and 16 top-10 finishes in his career; both are tied for third-most in program history.

Jon Wallace | Volleyball Head Coach | 1999-2018
Santa Clara volleyball reached new heights under Wallace's 20-year tenure as head coach, including 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, three WCC Championship titles and 11 top-three finishes in the WCC standings. The Broncos captured the WCC Championship title in 2000 (27-5), 2005 (27-5) and 2007 (19-12).

In 2005, Wallace led the Broncos to their most successful season in the program's history. After winning the conference championship, SCU put together a magical run through the NCAA Tournament with wins over Sacramento State (3-1), heavily-favored No. 5 Stanford on their home floor (3-1), No. 14 Pepperdine (3-0) and No. 5 Arizona (3-2) to advance to the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, where the 11th-ranked Broncos' run came to an end against top-seeded Nebraska. Santa Clara finished the season ranked fourth nationally, their highest ranking ever, as Wallace earned a pair of National Coach of the Year honors.

Wallace concluded his career as the program's all-time winningest coach with a 367-230 record (.615). He coached a total of 10 All-Americans, 12 AVCA All-Region selections and 92 All-WCC honorees, including three WCC Players of the Year and five WCC Freshmen of the Year.
 
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