OSU Announces 2026 Hall of Honor Class

The next additions to Oklahoma State’s Hall of Honor have been unveiled.

On Monday, OSU announced the inductees of its 2026 class. Those names include Tony Allen (men’s basketball), Chase Jackson (women’s track and field), Rick Hutton (wrestling), Hunter Mahan (men’s golf), Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher (softball) and James Washington (football).

Each of the aforementioned bunch join 93 others in OSU’s Hall of Honor. The induction ceremony will take place Oct. 9 in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Here is a look at the inductees.

Tony Allen, men’s basketball (2002-03)

Allen was a prominent figure for the Cowboys for two seasons, serving as a catalyst in their Final Four run in 2004.

During his OSU career, Allen totaled 1,021 career points, ranking 26th on the program’s all-time scoring list. He was named the Big 12 Co-Player of the Year in 2004, alongside his teammate, John Lucas.

The Boston Celtics selected Allen with the 25th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. That ignited an illustrious 14-year career in the NBA, where he spent stints with the Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Pelicans before his retirement in 2018. The Grizzlies retired Allen’s No. 9 jersey number in 2025.

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Chase Jackson, women’s track and field (2013-16)

To the present day, Jackson has remained a household figure in an already illustrious women’s track and field program.

Jackson was a three-time All-American for the Cowgirls with two first-team honors in 2016 — indoors and outdoors. She currently holds the school records in both the indoor and outdoor shot put. Post-OSU, she became the first female American to win the world championship in shot put 2022. She is a two-time silver medalist (2022-23) and two-time bronze medalist (2024-25). She was also the first Cowgirl to win a world championship.

Richard Hutton, wrestling (1947-50)

Hutton was a cornerstone for OSU’s success on the mat for renowned Cowboy wrestling coach Art Griffith.

In four seasons with the Cowboys, Hutton earned All-American honors four times, suffering only one loss and one draw. He appeared in the heavyweight finals round each season, clinching individual titles in 1947, 1948 and 1950. He placed sixth in the 1948 Olympics.

Hutton spent five years with the United States Army, before competing as a professional wrestler for 10 years. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995.

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Hunter Mahan, men’s golf (2002-03)

Mahan has six career PGA Tour wins, which alone separates him in Cowboy golf lore.

He is a four-time member of the Presidents Cup team and a three-time member of the Red Cup team. At OSU, Mahan was the 2003 national player of the year, earning first-team All-Big 12 honors in both seasons with the Cowboys.

Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher, softball (2015-18)

Shippy-Fletcher remains a prominent name within OSU softball for a multitude of reasons.

For starters, she holds standing records for most games played in a Cowgirl uniform, most games started, most consecutive games started, highest career on-base percentage and most career walks and doubles. She finished with a career slash line of .404/.532/.585.

In 2018, Shippy-Fletcher finished top 10 in voting for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. By the end of the season, she was named the Big 12 Player of the Year for the second time in her college career — along with 2016 — becoming only the fifth player in conference history to attain that feat.

James Washington, football (2014-17)

To this day, Washington remains a figurehead within a prolific all-time OSU receiving core.

A winner of the 2017 Bilitnekoff Award — given to college football’s perceivingly best wide receiver — Washington became the third OSU football player to accomplish that feat. He was named an All-American that same season after leading the nation with 1,549 receiving yards and 119.2 receiving yards per game. His 13 receiving touchdowns ranked fourth in college football, and his 20.93 yards per reception led all FBS players with a minimum of 50 receptions.

His 4,472 career receiving yards set a new school record and ranked second in Big 12 history. Washington tallied more than 1,000 receiving yards and at least 10 touchdowns in each of his final three seasons with the Cowboys.

Washington’s signature route was the deep post, establishing himself and then-quarterback Mason Rudolph as one of the signature quarterback-wide receiver duos within the sport at that time.The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Washington in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played four seasons in the Steel City, before logging stints with the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons through a seven-year professional career.

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