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WALTHAM, Mass. – Director of Athletics Jessica Chapin and the Friends of Brandeis Athletics are proud to announce the newest class of Brandeis University Athletics Hall of Fame honorees, who will be inducted into the Hall at Homecoming this fall on October 11th, 2025. This year's inductees, in order of graduation, are:
 
JIM BRAINERD, CONTRIBUTOR – Brainerd served as the diving coach under Hall of Fame Swim Coach Jim Zotz for 20 years from 1990 to 2010. He sent three divers to the NCAA Championships and produced four University Athletic Association finalists and was twice part of the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. His divers were named All-American six times and won three UAA championships.
 
IAN MURRAY '89, MEN'S TENNIS  - Murray was one half of one of the most successful doubles teams in Brandeis history, twice earning All-America honors with partner Noel Occomy '89, including reaching the quarterfinals as a senior. He helped the Judges win their only UAA men's tennis title in 1989 as they became the first team from New England to reach the NCAA Division III Tournament.
 
JAIME (CAPRA) MITCHELL '08, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL  - One of the centerpieces of the most successful era of Brandeis women's basketball, Capra was a three-time first-team All-UAA honoree who was both conference Rookie of the Year as a first-year and Player of the Year as a senior. Capra, second on the Judges' career scoring list, earned honorable mention All-America honors as a junior and senior. She led the Judges to one ECAC title and three berths in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the second round each time.
 
STEVE DELUCA '08/M'12, MEN'S BASKETBALL -  An all-around force for the men's basketball during their run of four-straight NCAA Tournament berths in the 2000s, DeLuca graduated fifth on the all-time scoring list and 12th in career rebounding. He was a three-time, first-team All-UAA selection and the program's first NABC All-American in three decades. The Judges went to three NCAA tournaments, including one Elite Eight, during DeLuca's career.
 
MICHAELA (FRIEDMAN) SAVONEN '17, WOMEN'S SOCCER – The backbone of one of the stingiest defenses in Brandeis Women's soccer history, Friedman was a three-time All-American who helped guide the Judges to one ECAC Tournament and three NCAA tournament berths. Her teams were among the national top 25 each year, reaching the top 10 three times. In 2016, they set a school record for fewest goals allowed and made the program's only Final Four when she assisted the game-winning golden goal in the Elite Eight.
 
EMILY BRYSON '19, WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK AND FIELD – Among the most decorated athletes in Brandeis history, Bryson earned All-America honors nine times and was a four-time national champion in four different events – the mile run, 3,000-meter run, and distance medley indoors, and in the 1,500-meter run outdoors. She won 13 UAA titles and was named UAA Most Outstanding Performer in cross country as a first-year – the first rookie champion in conference history – and as a senior for indoor track. She graduated with six school records which still stand at the time of her induction.