FORT WAYNE, Ind. – On Saturday morning, the Indiana Tech Athletic Department welcomed the class of 2026 into the Indiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame during the annual Hall of Fame Ceremony brunch on Homecoming weekend.

Representing the class of 2026 is women's golfer, Courtney Dye; men's wrestler, Mitch Pawlak; athletic trainer, Rich Riles; and the 2009 men's soccer team. More information on each inductee is below and a full list of Indiana Tech Hall of Famers, as well as photography from the ceremony, can be found at the links in this story.
 
Courtney Dye '17
Women's golf standout from 2013-17. Won the program's first individual National Championship as a senior in 2017. 3x NAIA All-American. 4x All-WHAC First Team. 2014-15 WHAC Golfer of the Year. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. 3x WHAC All-Academic Team and 2x NAIA Scholar-Athlete. 

Mitch Pawlak '17
Men's wrestling standout from 2013-17. The program's first Individual National Champion in 2016. 2017 NAIA Runner-up. 4x NAIA National Qualifier and the program's first 4x All-American. 2x individual Conference/Regional Champion. 3x Indiana Tech Most Outstanding Wrestler. 2014 Most Improved Wrestler and Outstanding Newcomer. Seven top ten program records. 4x Letter Winner and 1x NWCA All-Academic Team. 

Rich Riles 
Indiana Tech athletic trainer from 2009-2027. Spent 16 years as the Head Athletic Trainer before taking a step back in 2025-26 to serve as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and oversee men's and women's basketball as well as women's lacrosse. A mainstay of Indiana Tech Athletics for nearly two decades, Riles has been present at countless athletic events of nearly every sport, working tirelessly behind the scenes with coaches and student athletes and is truly one of the unsung heroes of Indiana Tech with his unwavering dedication to Indiana Tech Athletics.

2009 Men's Soccer Team 
The 2009 men's soccer team made program history, becoming the first Indiana Tech men's soccer team to make a national tournament appearance since 1983, where they would upset previously unbeaten No. 2 seed Maine-Fort Kent 1-0 in overtime in the NAIA First Round. The 2009 squad also captured the first WHAC Tournament Championship in school history. Another program first was Martin Neuhoff winning regional coach of the year honors. This team saw seven players named to the All-WHAC Conference Teams.