Virginia’s Colleges and Universities Exhibit
The state of Virginia is home to many outstanding educational institutions and the Virginia’s Colleges and Universities exhibit aims to highlight the success of intercollegiate athletics in Virginia. Athletics is only part of their overall success and it can be seen by the number of championships they have won from conference to national titles.
Welcome!
Beginning July 2024, the Walk The Hall Tour in Town Center of Virginia Beach will feature VA Sports HOF Inductees that have also competed or coached in the Olympic Games. The 2024 Summer Olympics will take place in Paris, France. The exhibits will continue to feature Virginia Olympians in the months following the Olympic Games.
This exhibit features U.S. Olympians that attended a Virginia college or university.
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Stats
There are 37 NCAA sanctioned programs in the state of Virginia:
Division I – 14
Division II – 4
Division III – 19
Inductees by School
45 – University of Virginia
33 – William and Mary
29 – Virginia Tech
21 – University of Richmond
18 – Old Dominion University
11 – Virginia Military Institute
9 – Washington and Lee
7 – Emory & Henry, Randolph-Macon
6 – James Madison,
5 – Virginia Union, Virginia State
4- Ferrum College, Hampton University
3 – Bridgewater, Lynchburg College, Hampden-Sydney, Norfolk State, Roanoke College
2 – Christopher Newport, Virginia Commonwealth
1 – Longwood, Virginia Wesleyan
Featured in this Exhibit
- Bruce Smith – Class of 2005 (Virginia Tech)
- Sean Casey – Class of 2014 (University of Richmond)
- Ben Wallace – Class of 2015 (Virginia Union University)
- Chris Warren – Class of 2022 (Ferrum College)
- Francena McCorory – Class of 2023 (Hampton University)
