By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Derrick White, an Olympic Champion, NBA World Champion, and current member of the Boston Celtics as well as a two-time All-American during a three-year career at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, is one of seven individuals, along with two teams, set to be inducted as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame’s 2026 class, announced Friday and to be recognized in July.  

The 2026 RMAC Hall of Fame dinner and induction ceremony will be held in conjunction with the league’s 2026 Awards Banquet on Thursday, July 9, at the COS City Hub in Colorado Springs. Doors will open at 5 p.m. (MST), and the induction and awards ceremonies will follow promptly at 6 p.m. Tickets are available now online at RMACSports.org/Tickets.

The entire 2026 RMAC Hall of Fame Class includes:

• Anthony Edwards (New Mexico Highlands, Football, 1988)
• Angella Graham (New Mexico Highlands, Women's Track & Field, 2011)
• Mark Kellogg (Fort Lewis, Women's Basketball Coach, 2012)
• Frank Lavrisha (Regis, Women's Volleyball Coach, 2016)
• Madison McLaughlin (Black Hills State, Women's Track & Field, 2016)
• Eduardo Navas-Rodriguez (Western Colorado, Men's Track & Field, 1988)
• Derrick White (UCCS, Men's Basketball, 2015)
• 1995-96 Fort Hays State Men's Basketball Team
• 1990 Western Colorado Women's Cross Country Team

Established in 2002, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame recognizes those individuals and teams who have made important contributions to the RMAC as a student-athlete, coach, administrator, or official. It seeks to perpetuate the memory of those individuals who have brought honor and distinction to the RMAC and its member institutions through their excellence.

The 2026 Class will be the 23rd Induction Class in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame’s history since its first inductees in 2002: longtime commissioners Paul and Wanda Brechler. In its first 22 induction classes, the RMAC Hall of Fame has recognized 41 teams and 122 individuals. All inductees are recognized online at RMACSports.org/HOF.

2026 RMAC Hall of Fame Induction Class Bios

Anthony Edwards (New Mexico Highlands, Football, 1988)
Edwards was a three-time NAIA All-American in his four seasons (1984-88) at New Mexico Highlands and went on to an eight-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles (1989-90) and the Arizona Cardinals (1991-97). A Casa Grande, Arizona native, Edwards was a two-time First Team All-RMAC selection (1985, 1987), earning Second Team NAIA All-America honors each season. He led the league in receiving yards per game in both seasons, averaging 117.5 yards per game in 1985 and 114.5 in 1987, and is the Cowboys' all-time career leader in receiving yards (3,996) and receptions (289). Following his collegiate career, he signed as an undrafted free agent with Philadelphia, where he played two seasons. Edwards then joined the Phoenix Cardinals in 1991 and ultimately had 105 receptions and 1,404 receiving yards during his six seasons with the Cardinals. He went on to a career in the Cardinals' front office, where he served as training camp director, travel advance man, and team chaplain before retiring in 2021. Edwards is currently a member of the Casa Grande City Council and was also elected to the Casa Grande Union School Board (2003-06). He is also the senior pastor at the Greater Evangelist Temple Church of God in Christ in Arizona.

Angella Graham (New Mexico Highlands, Women's Track & Field, 2011)
Graham, a native of Jamaica, was a 10-time All-American over her two seasons with the New Mexico Highlands’ Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Teams (2009-11). The Cowgirls’ first-ever Division II All-American, she capped her career as a bronze medalist in the triple jump at the 2011 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Graham also competed in the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon, winning the indoor version in both the 2010 and 2011 RMAC Championships and then finishing seventh and sixth, respectively, at the national championship. She finished her career with nine RMAC gold medals (three at the 2011 Indoors, 2010 Outdoors, and 2010 Indoors) and five silver medals.

Mark Kellogg (Fort Lewis, Women's Basketball Coach, 2012)
Kellogg began his coaching career at Fort Lewis in 2005 and built a program that made five consecutive NCAA Division II women’s basketball appearances (2008-12), including a national championship game appearance in 2010. The Skyhawks won four regular-season RMAC Championships and two RMAC Shootout Championships during his time in Durango. Kellogg finished his seven seasons leading the Skyhawks with a 173-46 overall record (.790 winning percentage), including a 116-23 RMAC record (.835 winning percentage). He moved on to brief stints at Northwest Missouri State and West Texas A&M before landing at Stephen F. Austin, where he coached for eight seasons before taking the West Virginia head coaching position in 2023. Kellogg currently has the third most wins among active women’s basketball coaches with a 523-143 career record.  

Frank Lavrisha (Regis, Women's Volleyball Coach, 2016)
Lavrisha was the head volleyball coach at Regis University for 31 seasons, the last 21 of those with the Rangers as a member of the RMAC. He began his career with Regis in 1986, where he remained until his retirement following the 2016 season. In between, Lavrisha compiled a 637-353 overall record (.643 winning percentage) and a 270-124 RMAC record (.685 winning percentage), He led the Rangers to three RMAC Championships, four RMAC Tournament titles, and 20 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship appearances, including two final four appearances, and won six RMAC Coach of the Year awards. In 1997, Regis reached the NCAA National Quarterfinals and finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally. The 1998 edition climbed as high as No. 2 in the national rankings and reached the National Semifinals. Those two teams were inducted into the RMAC Hall of Fame in 1998, and Melinda Almazan, a member of both teams, was named to the RMAC’s Volleyball Centennial Team.  Lavrisha was also deeply involved in the national volleyball community, having twice served as a U.S. Olympic Festival head coach, assisting the USA Youth National Team to the NORCECA Championship in 2006 and the World Championships in 2007.

Madison McLaughlin (Black Hills State, Women's Track & Field, 2016)
During the Yellow Jackets' early years in the RMAC, McLaughlin helped the program transition into its NCAA Division II era, winning nine conference titles in just three seasons in the events of indoor shot put and weight throw, and outdoor shot put and hammer throw. In addition to success at the conference level, she showcased her talents on the national stage, culminating in a shot put gold medal at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships – the first-ever by a women’s athlete during Black Hills State’s Division II era. Ultimately, McLaughlin earned five USTFCCA All-American honors, including four First Team All-American accolades in shot put. After her career, she returned to her hometown of Wall, South Dakota, where she taught and coached in the school district for eight years. Now, she coaches girls’ basketball, a role in which she has helped lead Wall High School to three consecutive state tournament appearances, and has shifted her focus to her family and assisting in running the family farm.

Eduardo Navas-Rodriguez (Western Colorado, Men's Track & Field, 1988)
Navas-Rodriguez was a five-time NAIA national champion during his four-year career (1984-88) at Western Colorado. He was also a four-time RMAC Champion, winning the 1,500-meter run in three consecutive championships (1986-88) and the 5,000-meter run in 1987. At the national level, Navas-Rodriguez was a three-time champion in the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning the two-mile event in back-to-back championships (1987 and 1988) and the three-mile run in 1986. At the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, he won a gold medal in the 10,000-meter run in 1986 and added a 5,000-meter run title in 1988.  Navas-Rodrigues was a member of Western Colorado’s 1988 RMAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Team and four consecutive runner-up finishes in the RMAC Cross Country Championships (1984-87). 

Derrick White (UCCS, Men's Basketball, 2015)
Lightly recruited after high school career at Legend High School, White went on to lead UCCS back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2015 RMAC Tournament title, win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of Team USA, and win an NBA World Championship with the Boston Celtics that same season. A consensus Division II All-American in 2014-15, he helped lead UCCS to a 27-5 record and a No. 2 national ranking in the NABC Division II Coaches Poll while averaging 25.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.4 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game. White set the RMAC single-season scoring record with 851 points, which included a 50-point outburst in the Mountain Lions first NCAA tournament victory. In just three seasons, White amassed 1,912 points, averaged 22.0 points per game, and grabbed 513 rebounds while making 46.6 percent of his field goals and 82.8 percent of his free throws. After a season at the University of Colorado in Boulder, White was drafted 29th overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. After being traded to in 2022, he enjoyed a breakout campaign with the Celtics and Team USA in 2024. Now in his ninth NBA season, he has played 455 career games and scored 7,666 points, with four consecutive 1,000-point seasons.

1995-96 Fort Hays State Men's Basketball Team
Fort Hays State’s 1995-96 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Champion team is one of six undefeated championship teams – and was only the third at the time of winning their title. The Tigers finished with a 34-0 record in 1995-96, claiming the RMAC regular-season title and the third of four consecutive RMAC Shootout titles (1994-97). After winning the North Central Region title with wins against Regis and South Dakota State, Fort Hays State dispatched North Alabama, California (Pa.), and Northern Kentucky to win the national championship. Sherick Simpson was the NCAA Championships’ “Most Outstanding Player,” and Alonzo Goldston, a member of the RMAC Men’s Basketball Centennial Team, was a First Team All-RMAC and NCAA All-Tournament Team selection. Head Coach Gary Garner won National Coach of the Year honors

1990 Western Colorado Women's Cross Country Team
Western Colorado’s 1990 women’s cross country team won the program’s first-ever national championship. On a team that included future Olympian Elva Dryer (née Martinez), the Mountaineers scored 58 points in the national championship to edge out defending champion Adams State. Cassie Henkiel led the effort at the national championship with a sixth-place finish (fifth among scoring individuals), with Dryer, Jolynn Hutchison, and Michelle Chupurdia earning Top 15 finishes and First Team All-America honors, and Juli Cyrus adding a Second Team All-America finish. At the 1990 RMAC Championship, Western Colorado won with 27 points, edging out runner-up Adams State’s 30-point effort.  

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 71 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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