Amicone, Blair, Higgins, Rahe and Tarbox to enter Weber State Athletics Hall of Fame
5 additions join the Hall of Fame in the 2026 class
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- The 2026 members of the Weber State Athletics Hall of Fame, from left clockwise: Quarterback Cameron Higgins, softball coach Mary Kay Amicone, field athlete David Blair, basketball coach Randy Rahe, and administrator Norm Tarbox.
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- In this undated photo, Weber State softball coach Mary Kay Amicone motivates her team during a game in Ogden.
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- In this undated photo, Weber State hammer thrower David Blair competes in a track meet.
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- In this 2009 photo, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins looks to pass in a game at Stewart Stadium in Ogden.
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- Weber State men’s basketball coach yells as the team celebrates winning the Big Sky Conference tournament on March 15, 2014, at the Dee Events Center in Ogden.
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- Former Weber State vice president Norm Tarbox.
Weber State will add five more people to its Athletics Hall of Fame this year, as chosen by the Wildcat Club and announced by the university Thursday.
Softball coach Mary Kay Amicone, track and field athlete David Blair, football quarterback Cameron Higgins, men’s basketball coach Randy Rahe and former administrator Norm Tarbox make up the hall’s 2026 class.
Those five will be inducted during a banquet Friday, Sept. 18, at the Eccles Conference Center in Ogden. They’ll also be honored the next night during WSU’s football home opener.
More on each inductee follows.
MARY KAY AMICONE
Softball coach • 2014-24
Amicone adds to her recent list of honors with her inclusion in the Weber State Hall of Fame. The legendary softball coach was named to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2025 and, three months ago, had WSU’s softball field named in her honor (Mary Kay Amicone Field at Miller Park).
A former WSU softball player, Amicone was the head coach at Weber State for 11 seasons from 2014-24 after stints leading the programs at BYU and Salt Lake Community College. The Wildcats totaled 10 Big Sky regular-season or tournament championships in her tenure, including four NCAA Tournament appearances and the first NCAA regional win in school and conference history.
She is Weber State’s and the Big Sky’s all-time leader in wins (297) and in overall winning percentage. She won more than 800 career games at her three spots as a college head coach.
DAVID BLAIR
Men’s track and field • 1994-99
A two-time Big Sky champion, Blair has since gone on to reach the top of international competition.
The Davis High graduate won Big Sky titles in the indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw in 1999. He was also runner-up in the discus four times at the Big Sky championship meet. He recorded points for four WSU team championships (three outdoor, one indoor) in his time as a Wildcat.
He left WSU with the hammer record at 200 feet, 8 inches (a record that stood until this year) and the discus record at 179 feet, 5 inches (now third).
Born with a club foot, he returned to competition after a 16-year break after learning he was eligible to compete in the Paralympics. A three-time Paralympian in the discus, Blair won gold in 2016 and bronze in 2024.
CAMERON HIGGINS
Football • 2007-10
The Hawaii native came to Ogden and became a record-setting quarterback who ended a long Big Sky championship drought.
Higgins went 18-6 in Big Sky games as a three-year starter and became Weber State’s all-time passing leader with 12,274 yards and 98 touchdowns.
His 2008 campaign led the Wildcats to a high-water mark that would stand for a decade. He became the Big Sky’s offensive MVP and an All-American that year by throwing for WSU single-season records of 4,477 yards and 36 touchdowns. WSU went 7-1 in league play for its first conference title in 21 years and made the FCS playoffs for the first time in 17 years.
Higgins then threw 21 of 33 for 399 yards and two touchdowns to lead WSU to a playoff win at Cal Poly, the second playoff win in school history.
RANDY RAHE
Men’s basketball coach • 2006-22
Over 16 years at the helm, Randy Rahe became the winningest coach in Big Sky Conference history with 316 overall wins and 198 Big Sky victories.
The small-town Iowan was named Big Sky coach of the year four times, won five regular-season titles and three tournament titles.
Rahe recruited and coached six Big Sky MVPs (David Patten, Kellen McCoy, Damian Lillard, Davion Berry, Joel Bolomboy, Dillon Jones), and three eventual NBA draft picks (Lillard, Bolomboy, Jones).
WSU won the Big Sky tournament in Rahe’s first year at the helm and he posted winning records in 14 of his 16 seasons. Rahe recruited and coached four of WSU’s top five career scorers (Jerrick Harding, Jeremy Senglin, Lillard and Jones).
NORM TARBOX
Administrator • 2002-25
Tarbox is receiving the Reed K. Swenson Award, which celebrates individuals who have made significant impacts as athletes, donors, administrators, coaches, trainers, and managers associated with Weber State.
As a Weber State vice president overseeing athletics for 24 years, Tarbox guided numerous campus improvements and played a key role in the development and enhancement of facilities and services across the university. He was instrumental in several major facility upgrades and capital projects that strengthened the student-athlete experience and elevated the profile of Wildcat Athletics.
