With the Sept. 9 induction of three new members of the Rio Rancho High School Sports Hall of Fame, here is the list of all those in that “hall” (Student-athletes’ graduating class in parentheses):
2014:
Student-athletes: Danyel Longmire (2000), Trent Rommann (2001).
Coaches: Uwe Balzis, Paul Kohman, Toby Manzanares, Ron Murphy.
Contributor: Tony Otero.
2015:
Student-athletes: Brittany Burtner (2001), Stephanie Hightower (2001), Brandon McKinney (2004), Brian Pitts (2001)
Coaches: Jennifer Boyden, Bob McIntyre.
Contributor: Gary Hveem.
2016:
Student-athletes: Nathaniel Augustson (2001), Krystle Jim (2001), Genevieve Kelly (2002), Brio Rode (2004), Chris Williams (2005).
Coach: Jason Nickal.
Contributor: Alan Kenneth.
2017:
Student-athletes: Michael Love (2006), Sal Puentes (2002), Gayle Tripp (2005)
Contributor: Ken Todd.
2018:
Student-athletes (all 2007 graduates): Tim Madigan, Matt Ortega, Vicente Varela.
Coach: Dennis Friedland (2000-06).
Contributor: Martha Griego.
2019:
Student-athletes (all 2008 graduates): Anthony Haase, Chris Newsome, Ashley Rhoades.
Coaches: Larry Chavez (1997-07), Melissa Loiacono-Lee (1998-2011).
Contributor: Gary Herron.
2020-21:
Student-athletes: Marcus Williams (2008), Megan Muñiz (2008), Max Ortega (2009), Joshua Walker (2010), Louis Trujillo (2010).
Contributor: John Morelock.
2022:
Student-athletes: Stevie Puentes (2006), Shelby Pendley (2011).
Coach: Dan Elliott (1997-2022).
