Former runner Amber Henry and late men’s basketball player and high jumper Willie Sojourner will be enshrined in the conference’s 2026 class as Weber State’s latest additions to the Big Sky’s Hall of Fame.

They’re the sixth and seventh Weber State members of the Hall, joining Lindsey Anderson (track and cross country), Chick Hislop (track and cross country coach), Damian Lillard (men’s basketball), Jamie Martin (football) and Dick Motta (men’s basketball coach).

The 2026 group will be the fifth class inducted to the conference gallery. The induction ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, July 25, in Spokane, Washington, as part of the Big Sky Football Kickoff Weekend at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.

Henry was a three-time All-American and 11-time conference champion in her running career from 2010-14. The Wyoming native, inducted to the WSU HOF in 2022, won the Big Sky cross country title in 2011 and 2012, the only WSU runner to double up as a champ in the sport.

In outdoor track, Henry won Big Sky titles twice in both the steeplechase and the 1,500-meter race, and once in the 5,000 meters.

She is one of just four athletes in Weber State history to earn All-America honors in cross country, and twice earned All-America honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

At the 2012 national meet, she fell and dislocated her elbow, only to put the elbow back in place and earn All-America honors. She finished third overall at the 2013 meet with a career-best time of 9:43.39.

Henry also won indoor track titles in the mile (twice), the 800 meters and 3,200 meters.

Sojourner is one of the top men’s basketball players in Weber State and Big Sky history, and was the first basketball player to have his number retired at WSU (and second overall in any sport).

Sojourner played varsity basketball from 1968-71, leading WSU to three straight Big Sky titles, and leads the Big Sky in career rebounding average at 14.1 per game; he’s second in total rebounds to WSU alum Joel Bolomboy.

The Philadelphia native averaged 18.8 points and 13 rebounds per game in his first year, a season in which Weber State went 27-3 and beat Seattle in the NCAA Tournament, the first NCAA Tournament win for any Big Sky school. He posted career-high averages of 21.2 points and 15.8 rebounds per game as a junior, still the WSU high mark for single-season rebounding average.

WSU went 68-16 overall record and 39-5 in Big Sky games with Sojourner on the court. The 6-foot-8 athlete holds the program’s single-game rebound record with 25.

Sojourner was also a star on the track, a three-time Big Sky champion in the high jump where, in 1970, he became Weber State’s first All-American in its Division I era in any sport by finishing third at the national meet. He was the first WSU high jumper to clear 7 feet.

The Virginia Squires drafted Sojourner eighth overall in the 1971 ABA Draft and 20th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Draft. He played four seasons in the ABA and is credited with giving Julius Erving the nickname of “Dr. J.”

He played six professional seasons in Italy, where his number is retired in Rieti and the arena is named after him. Sojourner died in 2005 at age 57 in a one-car crash.

Those interested in attending the Hall of Fame gala in July can visit www.BigSkyConf.com/HOF; tickets are $85 plus fees, which is good for admission, dinner and a commemorative poster.

2026 Big Sky HOF Class

Dennis Erickson, Idaho/Montana State (football athlete and coach)

Frank Hawkins, Nevada (football)

Eric Heins, Northern Arizona (cross counry/track coach)

Amber Henry, Weber State (cross country and track)

Pam Parks, Eastern Washington (volleyball coach/administrator)

Michael Ray Richardson, Montana (men’s basketball)

Jackie Ross Mattox, Idaho (track and field)

Willie Sojourner, Weber State (men’s basketball and track)