UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class to Be Inducted Friday

Eight new members will be officially inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on Friday, Oct. 6 in on-campus festivities. The members of the incoming class are: Kevin Craig (men’s water polo), Carrie Forsyth (women’s golf), B’Ann Burns Jacobs (softball), Heidi Moneymaker (gymnastics), Kelly Rulon (women’s water polo), Randy Schwartz (baseball), Lynn Shackelford (men’s basketball), and Erik Sullivan (men’s volleyball).

The Hall of Fame class combined to win 20 NCAA Championships and 25 All-America honors. Included in the group are a pair of two-time Olympians.

Following are biographies on the 2023 UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame members, who will be recognized at the first quarter break of the Oct. 7 UCLA vs. Washington State football game:

 

Kevin Craig (M. Water Polo, 1969-72)

Water polo player Kevin Craig made history as the first four-time first-team All-American in any sport, earning honors from 1969-72. He helped lead UCLA to NCAA Championships in 1969, 1971 and 1972, earning all-tournament honors in 1972, and came within an overtime goal of winning four titles. The Bruins’ goalkeeper compiled a record of 73-4 all-time, including 10-2 against USC. Craig continued to stay involved in the sport long after his UCLA years, playing on the FINA Masters World Championships second-place team in 2006 and coaching the boys’ varsity team at La Costa Canyon High School in 2009.

 

Carrie Forsyth (Women’s Golf head coach, 1999-2023; student-athlete, 1990-93)

Carrie Forsyth completed her 24^th and final season as the UCLA women’s golf head coach. During her tenure, she led the Bruins to two NCAA titles (2004 and 2011), eight Top 3 NCAA finishes, three runner-up finishes and 20 NCAA Championship appearances. Her Bruins won nine NCAA Regional Championships, five Pac-12 titles, and 74 tournament victories. A two-time National Coach of the Year, Forsyth won four Regional Coach of the Year awards and six Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Forsyth coached two ANNIKA Award winners, two PING/WGCA Players of the Year, 15 first-team All-Americans and three golfers who went on to win an LPGA Major event. Forsyth was a walk-on at UCLA and competed at the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships her freshman season before earning a scholarship by her sophomore year.

 

B’Ann Burns Jacobs (Softball, 1994-97)

A feared pitcher for the…