The University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Department will induct 11 members into hallowed Hall of Fame this September, a group of former Bulldog athletes that drove UMD to both the national and international stages, respectively.

The Class of 2024 includes Kristin Danielson (softball), Ricky Fritz (football), Erika Holst (women's hockey), Jodi Jost (volleyball), Rick Kosti (men's hockey), Sharon Lahti (soccer), Peter Lawton (football), Josh Quigley (men's basketball), Stacy (Ruberg) Johnson (women's basketball), Dan Soldner (men's track and field, football), and Sue Wurl (women's cross country, track and field, women's basketball).

Kristin Danielson (2007-10, Softball)

Danielson was named a 2010 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Third Team NCAA Division II All-American – the third player in program history to earn the honor. A two-time NFCA All-Region choice (First Team in 2010, Second Team in 2009) Danielson also left the program as record holder for strikeouts in a career (547) and career complete games (72). Twice a two-time First Team All-North Central Conference selection, Danielson was also 2010 First Team All-NSIC selection, as well as a 2009 Second Team All-NSIC choice. She finished her career holding program records for wins (58), appearances (113), starts (93), home runs hit (21) runs batted in (128) and total bases (283). Danielson was the first player in program history to lead the team in both ERA and batting average in the same season, a feat she accomplished in 2010. That same season, she also led the Bulldogs in a host of offensive categories in 2010 including batting average (a career-high .371 figure), hits (59), doubles (11) and on base percentage (.433) in addition to going 17-10 with a personal-best 1.87 earned run average in 30 outings.

Ricky Fritz (1999-2002, Football)     

Fritz was named the 2002 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year – the first-ever by a Bulldog selected for the award – as well as a 2002 All-NSIC First Team All-Conference honoree. Ranked second in passing efficiency among all NCAA DII quarterbacks as a senior, Fritz wound up his career as the NSIC's all-time leader in passing yardage, passing touchdowns and total offense, and completed 547 of 1,090 passes for 8,711 yards and 90 touchdowns (the 10th highest total in NCAA DII history at the time), all while he amassed 9,926 yards of total offense (a figure surpassed by only 10 NCAA DII players at the time.) A three-time UMD football Jim Overlie MVP (1999, 2001, 2002), Fritz left UMD as its all-time passing and total offense leader and owned 28 school records including games played (47). Fritz – who graduated with too many records to list – also owned records for touchdowns in game (6), season records for pass completions, pass yardage, touchdown passes, total offense yards, and career records in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, touchdown passes, total plays, total yards, and consecutive games played. Fritz helped lead UMD to a 2002 NCAA Tournament  DII First Round game his senior year, and the Bulldogs completed that 2002 season with an 11-1 overall record and captured the NSIC championship --- its first since 1996 -- with a perfect 9-0 mark. A 2002 team co-captain. Fritz was invited to the Minnesota Viking Mini Camp in May of 2003.
 

Erika Holst (1999-2003, Women's Hockey)

Holst, most recently named to the UMD Women's Hockey 25th Anniversary Team, compiled 204 points in just 127 games, for a 1.60 points per game career average, and those 204 points still ranks as the seventh most in program history. With 100 career goals and 104 assists, Holst is one of just four players in program history to have more than 100 goals and assists, and is one of just seven players who reached the 200 point mark. A three-time NCAA champion (2001, 2002, 2003), Holst averaged 1.00 points per game over her six-game NCAA Frozen Four career, and the forward, part of three WCHA Playoff championship squads (2000, 2001, 2003)  was named to two WCHA All-Tournament Teams in 2001 and 2003. An All-WCHA Second Team selection in both 2001-02 and 2002-03, Holst was an WCHA All-Academic Team member in 2001-02 and 2002-03. Holst recorded three seasons with 50 or more points, including a career-best 63 in 2002-03, which doubled as a team-high, and netted 25 or more goals three times and delivered 34 goals – the fifth-most in a single season in program history – in 2002-03.

Holst helped lead Sweden to an Olympic silver medal in 2006, four years after helping Sweden to a bronze medal in 2002 with a team-high five points. In all, Holst was a four-time Olympian for Sweden – 1999 (fifth place finish), 2002, 2006 and 2010 (fourth place finish). Holst was also a part of two Swedish bronze medal World Championship teams in 2005 and 2007.

Jodi Jost (1993-96, Volleyball)

Kosti Backstopped the Bulldogs to their first two NCAA Frozen Four appearances, Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season championships and WCHA playoff titles during his pair of seasons at UMD. Named an All-American twice (First Team in 1984-85 and Second Team one year earlier, Kosti posted a 60-18-5 overall record in 83 career games and still holds team bests for lifetime victories (60) and winning percentage (.753). Kosti's 33 wins in 1985-85 and 27 triumphs the previous winter rank 1-2 on UMD's single-season charts, while his 45 appearances as a sophomore remain a program-high. With a 55 save effort, Kosti set a then NCAA Frozen Four record in UMD's 5-4 four overtime loss to Bowling Green in the 1984 national title game en route to securing a spot on the All-Tournament Team. A two-time All-WCHA selection and the league's Rookie of the Year in 1983-84, Kosti reeled off a still standing school-record 10 victories between Jan. 26 and March 2, 1985. Kosti bypassed his final two years of collegiate eligibility to sign with the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames organization and also patrolled the goal crease for the Canadian National Team in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
 

Sharon Lahti (1994-97, Soccer)

Lahti was named to UMD Soccer's Top-25 of First 25 Years Team, and was the 1997 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year – the first Bulldog to earn the honor in program history. A 1997 NSCAA All-Central Region honoree, Lahti was also a 1997 NSCAA Scholar All-American and a 1997 United Soccer Coaches/NSCAA Academic All-Region. The midfielder was a two-time All-NSIC All-Conference selection in both 1997 and 1996, and helped UMD wrangle its first NSIC regular season title within four seasons of the program's existence in 1997.
 

Peter Lawton (1999-2002, Football)

Stacy (Ruberg) Johnson (1996-99, Women's Basketball)

Johnson was a 1997-98 Daktronics II All-American Second Team pick and a two-time Kodak All-American honorable mention honoree (1997-98. 1998-99). The three year starter at post capped off her collegiate playing days in 1998-99 with a second straight selection as the NSIC Player of the Year, and captained the Bulldogs to their second-straight NSIC title and a berth in the NCAA II North Central Regionals during her farewell season. Johnson topped the NSIC in overall scoring (20.1 ppg) and field goal percentage (.631) as a senior, and averaged 15.4 points per game as a Bulldog, which at the time was the second highest mark in program history. A true student athlete, Johnson Pulled off a rare double by being selected both UMD's Outstanding Senior Athlete and its Top Scholar Athlete (E.L. "Duce" Rasmussen Award) in 1998-99.

Dan Soldner (2000-2004, Track and Field, Football)

Soldner, arguably one of the most decorated UMD field athletes in program history, capped off his career with a 2004 national title in outdoor shot put. The 2004 NSIC Male Athlete of the Year, Soldner – the 2004 Outdoor Champion in shot put, discus and hammer throw – helped the men's track team to the NSIC Outdoor Championship title in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Both the 2004 NSIC Indoor Champion in the weight throw and shot put, Soldner placed 2nd in NCAA Indoor championship meet in the shot put. A 2004 All-American in both indoor and outdoor shot put, Soldner was a 2003 team captain in football and a 2003 NSIC Football First Team All-Conference selection as an offensive guard. Soldner was a 2002 and 2003 NSIC Outdoor champion in shot put and the 2002 NSIC Outdoor champion in the discus. On the gridiron, Soldner helped lead UMD to a 2002 NCAA Tournament DII First Round game and a season with an 11-1 overall record and NSIC championship with a perfect 9-0 mark. Soldner graduated with school records in both the indoor and outdoor shot put.
 

Sue Wurl (1976-80, Women's Cross Country, Track and Field and Basketball)

Wurl lettered four years each in cross country, track and field and basketball, and was bestowed with UMD's Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award in 1979-80. Wurl competed in the AIAW II National Cross Country Championships in both 1976 and 1979, and exited UMD owning four individual indoor and outdoor track and field records. In Attempt to qualify for the Olympics, Wurl ran in a host of marathons after graduation, including the Boston Marathon.

The University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1991 and enshrined its charter class exactly 61 years to the day after the first Bulldog varsity athletic event took place (a football game at Northland College on Sept. 20, 1930). It now consists of 140 distinguished members, representing 21 sports. The the 2024 UMD Athletic Hall of Fame Class will be inducted on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in a ceremony inside Weber Music Hall.