TEMPE - The Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame added a class on Friday that will be remembered for more than what happened on the track, field or in the pool.
At the 2026 induction ceremony at The Westin Tempe, ASU honored baseball’s Andrew Beinbrink, track and field’s Victoria Jackson, swimming’s Beata Kaszuba-Baker, football’s Thomas Weber and the late Hannah Henry, a Sun Devil triathlete whose place in the Hall came after the athletic department waived its usual 10-year waiting period.
Henry, who competed for ASU from 2017-2021, was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Feb. 8. During her time in Tempe, she built a resume that included 2017 USA Triathlon Freshman of the Year honors, two individual national championships and four team national championships.
Her induction brought a heavier tone to a ceremony that is usually pure celebration.
“It was the right thing to do,” Henry’s mother Della said. “Her legacy will be her humility and appreciation.”
The Hall of Fame carries a permanence that still resonates with former Sun Devils, and 2009 football inductee Juan Roque described it as something bigger than a trophy case or a ceremony.
“That’s something no one can take away from any of us that are in the Hall of Fame,” Roque said. “That’s the university extending its love.
Like I gave it for my playing career and beyond. That’s a mutual love that I think is just fantastic and amazing.”
Roque added, “It’s just a different feeling; it’s immortality. You’re going to live forever,” Roque said.
“I may not be here physically, but (if) you go to the Hall of Fame, you’ll see me along with a lot of other Sun Devils who are no longer with us that made their mark on the university. That in itself is a huge honor.”
Henry’s impact on ASU triathlon reached well beyond the medals. She joined the program a year after the sport was introduced at the university, and coach Cliff English said her recruiting class helped turn the Sun Devils into a national force early on.
“She just raised the bar in terms of excellence she brought,” said English, whose teams won seven straight national championships from 2016-2023. “The level she was at with swim, bike and run, she was a no-weakness athlete. What was really nice, too, Hannah was an incredibly fierce competitor, but would turn at the finish line and wait for fellow competitors.”
English said Henry made an impact every day, not just when the spotlight was on her.
“She was someone that every single day in training was always positive,” English said. “Always got the most out of herself and led by example, so that was huge for us because it set the tone for what was to be the future.
“She’ll always be with us and in our memories. It’s amazing to think that we are here on our 10th anniversary and yet we are also honoring and celebrating her.
It’s a little bittersweet. It’s amazing to see where we’ve got to, and it’s also incredibly terrible to have her lost.”
The honor drew support from fellow Hall of Famers, including 2025 soccer inductee Cali Farquharson.
“I fully support it,” Farquharson said. “For them to honor someone who has passed too early and still had so much more time left to live and create a legacy, it shows how much they care.”
Della Henry said the recognition fits the daughter she remembers, and she offered one more thought about the current Sun Devil triathletes following in Hannah’s footsteps.
“I think they’re very lucky to follow in Hannah’s footsteps,” Della said. “And I know she would be happy to look behind and see them all doing so well.”
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