Boise State Athletics Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Class
11/13/2023 11:11:00 AM | General
BOISE, Idaho - The Boise State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was unveiled Saturday, in front of the Albertsons Stadium crowd throughout the Broncos' football game against New Mexico.
2024 Hall of Fame Class
* Tanoka Beard, Men's Basketball (1989-93)
* Ryan Clady, Football (2004-07)
* Brock Forsey, Football (1998-2002)
* Tasha Harris, Women's Basketball (2004-10)
* Troy Merritt, Men's Golf (2006-08)
* Allie Ostrander, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field (2015-19)
The class includes Bronco legends representing five sport programs, from four decades. Recognition in the Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors to bestow on a former Bronco student-athlete.
"Induction into the Boise State Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes past achievements and serves as an inspiration for our current and future student-athletes to emulate," said director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey. "We are so thankful to the Class of 2024 and the contributions they made to Boise State in addition to being extraordinary ambassadors for our institution."
Members of the class were selected by a distinguished panel of current and former Boise State administrators based on criteria that includes, but is not limited to the following elements.
Any Boise State student-athlete or coach who has been selected for membership in any United States national athletic federation.
Any Boise State student-athlete who has been a world record holder.
Any Boise State student-athlete who has been chosen as a member of the United States Olympic Team.
Any Boise State team or individual that has won a national collegiate championship.
The induction ceremony will take place next fall. Additional details, including information on purchasing tickets, will be announced at a later date.
Biographical information on each inductee is listed alphabetically below.
Tanoka Beard, Men's Basketball (1989-93)
Tanoka Beard enters the Hall of Fame as Boise State's all-time leading scorer with 1,944 points – a record which has stood for 30 years.
The Ogden, Utah, native was a three-time first-team All-Big Sky player (1991-93) and was the league's freshman of the year in 1990. Beard is one of two players in program history (Chris Childs) to have been named to the all-conference first team three-times.
He was named the MVP of the 1993 Big Sky Tournament after leading the Broncos to win the championship over top-seeded Idaho – he scored 27 points in an 80-68 win over the host Vandals which secured only the third NCAA Tournament appearance in program history at the time.
Beard owns three of the top-20 scoring seasons in program history, and the former center still ranks in the top 10 in several categories in the career record book, including but not limited to: first in blocks (160), second in field goals made (676), third in scoring average (17.7) and seventh in total rebounds (670).
Ryan Clady, Football (2004-07)
Ryan Clady was a consensus All-American, first-team All-America by four entities, including the American Football Coaches Association, second-team selection by four others, including Associated Press and Walter Camp, and named to the All-WAC first team.
During the 2006 season, he was named second-team All-America by SI.com and first-team All-WAC. He had a dominating season, starting all 13 games at left tackle and helped the Broncos finish the season second in the nation in scoring (39.69 ppg), second in rushing touchdowns (39), sixth in the nation in rushing (214.15 ypg), and 10th in the nation in total offense (420.62 ypg), while leading the WAC in rushing and finishing second in scoring and third in total offense.
In 2005 as a redshirt freshman, Clady was named first-team Freshman All-America by ESPN.com, second-team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com and CollegeFootballNews.com, and third-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News. He would start 11 of Boise State's 13 games at right tackle and helped the Broncos finish ninth in the country in scoring (36.08), 19th in rushing (202.46) and fifth in rushing touchdowns (36).
Clady was a first-round pick (12th overall) by the Denver Broncos in 2008 and started 106 games in his NFL career with the Broncos (2008-15) and New York Jets (2016). He was named First-Team All-Pro in 2009 and 2012, a NFL Pro Bowl selection in 2009, 2011 and 2012, and a member of the Denver Broncos Super Bowl 50 team.
Brock Forsey, Football (1998-2002)
Brock Forsey finished his Boise State career (1999-2002) as the school's all-time leader with 68 touchdowns scored in his four-year career while the 32 times he reached the end zone his senior year (2002) remains a single season school record.
Claiming Fourth Team All-America honors courtesy of The Sporting News following his senior campaign, Forsey finished his career on The Blue helping to guide the Broncos to a 40-10 mark, including a 24-3 record in league play. That included a 10-1 mark in Big West play over his first two seasons and a 14-2 tally in Western Athletic Conference play over his final two seasons.
Forsey led the Broncos in rushing in all three bowl games the team played in during his career, including churning out 152 rushing yards in Boise State's 34-31 win over Louisville in the 1999 Humanitarian Bowl, the Broncos' first bowl win at the FBS/I-A level. He also led the team in rushing in a 38-23 win over UTEP in the 2000 Humanitarian Bowl and in a 34-16 win over Iowa State in the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl.
Named the 2002 WAC Offensive Player of the Year, Forsey was a two-time First Team All-WAC honoree that ran for 4,045 yards in his career, a mark that ranks third-best in school history. His 408 points scored over his career ranks second in school history.
The Chicago Bears selected Forsey in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft with the 206th overall pick. He spent one season with the Bears and one season with the Miami Dolphins.
Tasha Harris, Women's Basketball (2004-10)
Tasha Harris, a native of Longmont, Colo., ranks second on Boise State's all-time scoring list with 1,751 career points, first in free throws with 483, fifth in assists with 372, fifth in scoring average at 13.7, and eighth in steals with 196. She is the first Bronco to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists.
She was a two-time First-Team All-Western Athletic Conference in 2008 and 2010, a two-time WAC All-Tournament team in 2006-07 and 2007-08, named to the WAC All-Defense in 2007-08, and a member of the WAC All-Freshman Team in 2004-05.
In addition to her athletic success, Harris was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team in 2009-10, the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team in 2008-09, and the Academic All-WAC in 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10.
Troy Merritt, Men's Golf (2006-08)
The first All-American in program history, Troy Merritt rewrote the record book in his two seasons at Boise State after transferring from Division II Winona State.
Merritt won the 2008 WAC individual title with a 7-under 209, and went on to compete as an individual at an NCAA Regional and earned second-team All-America honors – the highest by any Boise State men's golfer, past and present.
His 69.53 scoring average and seven individual medalist honors that season landed him on the inaugural All-Nicklaus Team that spring – which honors outstanding players from NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA. Merritt still holds school records for career scoring average (70.74) and single-season scoring average (69.53, 2008), while his nine-career victories and 15 top-10 finishes rank second behind fellow Boise State Hall of Famer, Graham DeLaet.
The Osage, Iowa, native was a two-time first-team All-WAC selection in his career and was the 2008 WAC Golfer of the Year.
Allie Ostrander, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field (2015-19)
The most-decorated student-athlete in Boise State history, Allie Ostrander won three-straight NCAA titles in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (2017-19) – the only Division I female athlete to win three-straight national titles in the event, 15th in any event. She is one of two athletes in school history to win multiple national championships in her career. Ostrander was named the Mountain West's all sport Female Athlete of the Year – she is the only student-athlete, male or female, to win the award three times in league history.
The Kenai, Alaska, native ended her career as a two-time national runner-up, 13-time All-American, a three-time Honda Sports Award finalist, a four-time Mountain West sport Athlete of the Year, eight-time Mountain West champion and 13-time All-Mountain West honoree. Ostrander still owns the Boise State records in seven events: indoor mile, indoor 3,000-meter, indoor 5,000-meter, indoor distance medley relay, 3,000-meter steeplechase, outdoor 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter.
In addition to her athletic success, Ostrander is a two-time CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-American, two-time NCAA Elite 90 Award winner, two-time USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named the Mountain West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2018-19.
