The Class of 2025 features one team, one head coach, and five student athletes. Headlining this year’s class is the 2010 Wolf Pack Football Team, which was announced at the 56th Annual Governors Dinner on July 15. Widely regarded as one of the best teams in Nevada history, that Wolf Pack squad finished the 2010 campaign with a 13-1 record, a WAC title, a Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl victory over Boston College, and a final ranking of No. 11 in the Associated Press Poll, the highest in the program’s FBS history.
One member of that 2010 team will also be inducted this fall. Former Wolf Pack tight end, current tight ends coach and Super Bowl 50 champion Virgil Green (2006-10) will enter the Hall, joined by Kirk Snyder (Men’s Basketball, 2000-04), Inger Appanaitis (Track & Field, 2004-08), Mimi Mungedi (Women’s Basketball, 2011-15), Matt Ortiz (Baseball, 1998-2000), and former Track & Field head coach Curt Kraft (Head coach, 1994-2004; assistant coach 1991-94).
The class will be inducted during Homecoming Weekend (Oct. 24-26), and honored at Nevada's Homecoming football game Friday, Oct. 24, against Boise State. Single-game tickets for Nevada’s four Mountain West home contests go on sale August 1.
More information on the 2025 Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame induction event will come at a later date.
Since its inception in 1973, the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame has inducted 240 individuals and five teams.
2025 Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame Class
2010 Nevada Football Team
Turned in a 13-1 record… nicknamed the Dream Team for its historic accomplishments… captured a share of the Western Athletic Conference championship with a 7-1 record… capped off the season with a win over Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, which was attended by a school record 30,000+ fans… led by Chris Ault who was in his 26th year overall and his seventh season since returning as head coach for the third time… finished the regular season with an epic 34-31 overtime victory over then third-ranked Boise State… finished the season ranked 13th in the Coaches poll and 11th in the Associated Press poll… Ault was named WAC Coach of the Year and quarterback Colin Kaepernick was named the WAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year… Kaepernick led five Nevada players on the All-WAC first team, including running back Vai Taua, tight end Virgil Green, offensive lineman John Bender and defensive end Dontay Moch.
Inger Appanaitis – Track & Field (2004-08)
Was the High Point Winner at the 2008 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (23 points), and remains the only Nevada athlete to claim that award … Two-time WAC Javelin Champion (2006, 2008) … Also finished fourth in the discus and hammer and was sixth in the shot put … Finished 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships that year, at the time the best national finish by any Nevada thrower all-time … A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier (2006, 2008 in Javelin) … Competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials and finished 18th, becoming just the third Wolf Pack track and field student-athlete to do that (Hall of Famers Jenni Ashcroft and Ali McKnight are the other two) … Turned in nine 10 top finishes at the WAC outdoor championships in her career … Set the school record in the javelin at 169’5” and it was the standard until 2025 … Through 2025 also ranks in the Nevada career top-10 list in the shot put, hammer and discus … Became the first person in school history to record regional qualifying marks four different throwing events (javelin, shot put, discus and hammer) in 2008 … Served as assistant throws coach at South Dakota … Went on to get her master’s degree in public health and has worked as an epidemiologist.
Virgil Green - Football (2006-10)
Spent five seasons (2006-10) at Nevada, appearing in 50 games from 2007-10 after redshirting in 2006 … Member of the 2010 WAC Champion Wolf Pack team which went 13-1, defeated Boston College in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, and finished the season ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press Poll … A two-time All-WAC selection at tight end, being named to the Second Team in 2009 and to the First Team in 2010 … Finished his Wolf Pack career with 72 catches for 939 yards and 11 touchdowns … Caught five touchdowns in each of his final two seasons, and had a career year in 2010 with 35 receptions for 515 yards … Also a key blocker in Nevada’s famed run game which became the first in NCAA history to produce three 1,000-yard rushers in 2009, and produced 292.2 rushing yards per game (6.1 per carry) in 2010 … Was selected in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos … Went on to a 10-year NFL career with the Broncos (2011-17) and Los Angeles Chargers (2018-20), appearing in 137 games and making 102 catches for 1,145 yards and seven touchdowns … Appeared in two Super Bowls with the Broncos (XLVIII and 50), claiming a ring with a victory in Super Bowl 50 … Returned to Nevada as Director of Player Personnel in 2022 and has served as Nevada’s tight ends coach since 2023.
Curt Kraft – Track & Field (Head coach 1994-2004; Assistant coach 1991-94)
Spent 14 seasons (1991-2004) on the Nevada Track & Field staff, the final 10 as women’s head coach (1994-2004) … Thrice named conference coach of the year, claiming 2000 Big West Coach of the Year, then back-to-back WAC Indoor Coach of the Year (2003-04) … Voted NCAA Division I Mountain Region Coach of the Year in 2003 … Was part of four conference champion squads, serving as an assistant on the 1993 Men’s Big West Champion then guiding the women’s teams to titles in 2000 (WAC Outdoor), 2003 (WAC Indoor), and 2004 (WAC Indoor) … Nevada women earned a national finish in 2002, finishing 59th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Oversaw numerous national and conference honors earned by Wolf Pack athletes, including five All-Americans and 10 NCAA Championships participants … Coached two conference athletes of the year: Ali McKnight (1995 Big West Outdoor) and Erin Kelly (2000 Big West Outdoor) … Over his head-coaching tenure, Nevada women’s track and field athletes won 27 conference event titles (17 outdoor, 10 indoor) … Left Nevada following the 2004 season, then took over the East Carolina program in 2005, spending 19 seasons at the Pirate helm until his retirement in July 2024.
Mimi Mungedi – Women’s Basketball (2011-15)
Played for the Wolf Pack from 2011-15, scoring 847 career points … Finished her Nevada career, and through 2025 remains, as the program’s career leader in blocks (162) … Set the program’s single-game rebounding record with 29 in a 2015 game against San José State … Nevada’s 2014-15 Ruth Russell Award recipient … A two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (2014-15) … Twice named to the Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2014-15) … Earned a spot on the All-Mountain West First Team and was named WBCA All-Region 7 in 2015 … Following her Wolf Pack career she was selected in the third round (25th overall) of the 2015 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock, becoming the second WNBA Draft pick in program history.
Matt Ortiz – Baseball (1998-2000)
Earned first-team All-Big West honors in 1999 and 2000 … Led the team in RBI in 2000 … Helped the team to Big West titles in 1998 and 2000 and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999 and 2000 … Two-time team captain … Earned all-tournament honors in 1999 and 2000 … Hit .377 with 15 home runs as a senior … Still appears numerous times in Nevada’s offensive records charts … Played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization for two years.
Kirk Snyder – Men’s Basketball (2000-04)
Played four seasons (2000-04) at Nevada, and was a key member of the 2004 team which reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 … Along with the Sweet 16 run, the 2004 team swept the WAC regular season and tournament titles … Recipient of the 2004 WAC Joe Kearney Award, given to the conference Athlete of the Year over all sports … National recognition included being named Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention along with USBWA District 8 Player of the Year in 2004 … Took both the WAC Player of the Year and WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2004 … Two-time selection to the All-WAC First Team (2003-04) and named to WAC All-Newcomer Team in 2002 … Finished his Nevada career with 1,404 career points, ranking seventh at the time of his graduation and currently 13th (through 2024-25) … Led the team in both scoring and rebounding in 2003, and was the team’s leading scorer in 2004 … Selected with the 16th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2005 NBA Draft … Went on to play four seasons in the NBA (2005-08) with four teams (Utah, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves), appearing in 211 games with 71 starts … Spent time overseas playing for teams in China and Russia between 2008 and 2011.
