Star Hurricanes running back Duke Johnson and Miami alum and head football coach Mark Richt led the way for 10 former UM athletes in the 2026 UM Sports Hall of Fame class.

In addition to Johnson and Richt, the class includes: Mike Rumph (football), Duane Starks (football), Sam Dorman (diving), Wendy Foote (basketball), Bryan Garcia (baseball), Savanah Leaf (volleyball), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (soccer) and Shakima Wimbley (track and field).

“On behalf of the UM Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, it gives us great pleasure to announce the 2026 Class of inductees, which is comprised of UM athletes from seven different sports,” Hall of Fame President Mark Drobiarz said in a news release. “We will celebrate this diverse class and showcase their outstanding accomplishments from their Miami career at our induction banquet in the Spring of 2026.”

The 10 inductees will be honored on the field at Hard Rock Stadium during Miami’s home game against N.C. State on Nov. 15.

Johnson came to UM as a five-star prospect out of Miami Norland High. The star running back is the Hurricanes’ all-time leader with 3,519 rushing yards, and he scored 26 rushing touchdowns. He is also the UM career leader in all-purpose yards with 5,526, and he has the second-highest single-season rushing total in program history (1,652 yards in 2014). Johnson was a three-time All-ACC selection. Johnson was a third-round draft pick and played eight seasons in the NFL.

Richt played for Miami as a backup quarterback from 1978-1982, but his biggest influence was as the team’s football coach from 2016-18. Richt had a 26-13 record in three seasons, winning 10 games and the ACC Coastal Division in 2017. He was named the ACC Coach of the Year and the Walter Camp Coach of the Year in 2017. Richt, a 2023 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, was also instrumental in getting Miami an indoor practice facility.

Rumph was a member of the 2001 UM national championship team, which concluded his career with the Hurricanes. In four seasons (1998-2001), Rumph, a cornerback, had 117 career tackles, two forced fumbles and six interceptions. He was a two-time All-Big East selection. Rumph was a first-round draft pick and spent six seasons in the NFL. The Atlantic High alum coached high school teams before joining the UM coaching staff in 2016. In 2021, he became part of the Hurricanes’ off-field staff and is currently the team’s Director of Recruiting and On-Campus Experience.

Starks spent two seasons at Miami (1996-97) after transferring from junior college. The cornerback had 18 pass breakups and six interceptions in his two years, and he was a first-round pick in the NFL draft. Starks, a Miami native, won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens and played eight seasons in the NFL.

Dorman attended Miami from 2010-15, winning the 2015 NCAA championship in the 3-meter springboard competition. He set an NCAA record with 529.10 points, becoming the first diver to eclipse 500 points. Dorman was a three-time All-American and the 2015 ACC Diver of the Year. At the 2016 Olympics, he won a silver medal in the 3-meter synchro competition.

Foote played basketball at UM from 1974-1978 and was the first 1,000-point scorer in program history. She averaged 18.9 points in her career, including a 25.2 point average in her senior year. Foote, who died in 2015, played for the New Orleans Pride of the Women’s Professional Basketball League.

Garcia set the UM record for saves (43) during his three-year tenure at Miami from 2014-16, and he is also tied for the ACC career lead in saves. Garcia posted a 1.89 career ERA and was the 2016 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year. Garcia played four seasons with the Detroit Tigers.

Leaf was a star outside hitter for the Hurricanes. Leaf is seventh in program history in kills (1,194) and sixth in career points (1,401.5), as well as fifth in single-season kills and fourth in single-season points. Leaf was the 2014 ACC Volleyball Player of the Year and a second-team All-American. She was a two-time first-team All-ACC pick. Leaf competed for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics and is now a filmmaker.

Tullis-Joyce played four seasons with UM (2015-18) and was a star goalkeeper. She has the program single-season records for lowest goals against average (0.84 in 2016) and fewest goals against (16 in 2016). Tullis-Joyce is also tied for second in program history with 14 shutouts and is third with 24 wins. Tullis-Joyce, a second-team All-ACC pick in 2018, plays for Manchester United in the English Women’s Super League. She was a co-winner of the Golden Glove award for the 2024-25 season.

Wimbley was a star runner at UM from 2014-17, dominating ACC track events. She won eight 200m titles, seven 400m titles, three 4x100m titles and five 4x400m titles. At the 2017 ACC Outdoor Championships, Wimbley won the 200m, the 400m, the 4×100 relay and the 4×400 relay, earning ACC Women’s Track MVP honors for the second year in a row. Wimbley was an eight-time All-American. She won the 2017 NCAA title in the indoor 400m with a time of 51.07 seconds, the fastest time in the world that year.

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