VERMONT SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2026 Inductees- 13th class

On January 22, 2026, the VSHOF Board of Directors announced members of its 2026 induction class, its 13th since its inception in 2011.

The inductees are lacrosse standout Sarah Dalton Graddock of Cornwall; Susan Dunklee of Barton who was a three-time Olympic biathlete and a multi- sport standout in high school and college; Saint Michael’s College basketball star and longtime high school coach Dick Falkenbush of South Burlington; the first-ever wrestler inducted, Steven Forrest of Bennington, a champion and national team member; track and field star Mary Heitkamp of Orwell; Olympic moguls skiing medalist Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt.; Swanton’s Matt Raleigh, a standout player and successful coach at all levels of baseball; and legendary collegiate coaches Mickey Heinecken of Cornwall and Middlebury College and Mike McShane of Norwich University;  Veteran and award-winning sportswriter Tom Haley of Proctor is this year’s Mal Boright Media Inductee.  

The class will be formally inducted at the 2026 Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Induction Dinner and Celebration on Saturday, April 25th at the Delta Marriott Burlington Hotel on 1117 Williston Road in South Burlington. The evening begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m. with the induction ceremony following dinner.   Unable to attend last year, football and track star, Rutland’s Bill Looker, a member of the 2025 class, also will be inducted at the 2026 dinner. For ticket information click HERE. 

2026 Vermont Sports Hall of Fame Inductees (click on name for bio):

Sarah Dalton Graddock

Susan Dunklee

Dick Falkenbush

Steven Forrest

Mickey Heinecken

Mary Heitkamp

Hannah Kearney

Michael ‘Mike’ McShane

Matt Raleigh

Tom Haley (Mal Boright Inductee)