Tickets to the event are $27 per person and must be purchased in advanced. To make reservations and purchase tickets, please call the University of Portland Alumni Office at (503) 943-7328 or (888) 872-5867, or visit www.up.edu/alumni.
 
The banquet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be preceded by a reception, which is set for 6:00 p.m. For more information, please use the contact info previously listed, or call Associate Athletic Director Buzz Stroud at (503) 943-7403.
 
The University of Portland Athletic Hall of Fame was instituted in 1991 and currently consists of 90 inductees. The last induction ceremony came during the summer of 2010.
 
Here is a look at the 2012 UP Athletics Hall of Fame inductees:
 
Pete Julian (1989-1994) - Cross Country/Track & Field
• Four time All-America, three in track distance events and one in cross country
• Portland’s first NCAA qualifier in cross country, placing 44th as an individual at the 1991 NCAA meet
• Led the Pilots to their first NCAA appearance in XC and a 12th-place team finish at the 1993 NCAA Cross Country Championships
• Placed 36th individually at the 1993 NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn UP’s first All-America honor in XC
• Earned All-America honors in the 5,000m (11th) and 10,000m (13th) events at the 1993 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the first All-America certificates in UP track history
• Took All-America honors in 1994 in the 10,000m (6th)
• Established school records in the 5,000m (14:00.14) and 3,000m (8:02.07)
• Currently ranks second in UP history in the 3,000m, fifth in the 1,500m (3:46.03), sixth in the 5,000m, and 11th in the 10,000m (29:14.39)
• Spent more than 10 years racing professionally in track and road races after college
• Was a member of the U.S. World Cross Country team in 1997 and 1998, running personal-best times of 3:42 in the 1500m, 13:33 in the 5000m, and 28:05 in the 10,000m.
• Captured the bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1999 Pan American Games, and was a finalist in the 10k at the 1999 IAAF World Championships
 
Tiffeny Milbrett (1990-92, 1994) - Women’s Soccer
• U.S. National Team, 1991-2005
                - 100 career goals, 61 career assists, 204 career caps
                - 1995 World Cup (Third)
                - 1999 World Cup (First)
                - 2003 World Cup (Third)
• U.S. Olympic Team, 1996 (Gold), 2000 (Silver)
• Professional Soccer:
                - Japan L League, Shiroki FC Serena, 1995-97
                - WUSA, New York Power 2001-03, League MVP & Offensive Player of the Year
                - Sweden, Sunnana SK, 2005
                - USL W-League, Vancouver Whitecaps, 2006-08
                - Sweden, Linkopings FC, 2006-07
                - WPS, FC Gold Pride, 2009-10
• NSCAA All-America First Team, 1991, 1992, 1994
• Soccer America’s College Team of the Decade for the 1990’s
• Soccer America National Freshman Player of the Year, 1990
• Soccer America MVP National Team, 1992, 1994
• Soccer News All-America First Team, 1994
• M.A.C./Hermann Trophy Finalist, 1991, 1992, 1994
• NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team, 1994
• WCC Offensive Player of the Year, 1992, 1994
• NCAA Records (current): Second in career goals per game (1.39), third in goals (103), third in points per game (3.32), fifth in points (246)
• University of Portland Records: First in career goals per game (1.39), first in points per game (3.32), second in goals (103), second in points (246), third in game-winning goals (22), third in assists per game (0.54), tied for fourth in assists (40)
 
Terry Pollreisz (1965-69, 1987-97) - Baseball/Basketball - Baseball Coach
• Became the 20th head coach in UP baseball history when he took over for Joe Etzel upon his retirement in 1986; previously was an assistant coach for the Pilots for three years (1984-86)
• Named the District 8 Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1989 and received 25-year award in 1995, presented by the ABCA “For a Quarter Century of Leadership and Devotion to Baseball”
• Currently second winningest coach in program history with 271 career wins
• Led Pilots to six winning seasons
• Led Pilots to Pac-10 Northern Division Tournament Championships and NCAA West Regional Appearances in 1989 and 1991
• Posted three 30-win seasons, produced three All-Americans, 30 all-conference selections and 27 players who moved on to the professional ranks
• Left Portland in 1998 to coach the Everett AquaSox, the Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners; in 2002 and 2003, he was a coach for the San Antonio Missions (AA), and he was a member of the Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) staff from 2004-2007
• Managed the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2008, and was a coach for the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in 2009 and the Clinton LumberKings in 2010-2011
• Earned six varsity letters at Portland, in both baseball and basketball
• Won the William Schmitt Athlete of the Year Award in 1968 and 1969, was named the 1968 baseball MVP and was voted the most inspirational for both baseball and basketball in 1969
• Was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1968 and by the Baltimore Orioles in 1969, playing one season for the Aberdeen Pheasants, Baltimore’s Class A Team
 
Gayle Poff Ventura (1958-61, 1964-92) - Meritorious
• Began her career in the University of Portland Physical Plant in 1958
• Moved to UP Athletics in 1964, first working as the Athletic Department Secretary before becoming the Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director, handling a wide-range of responsibilities.
• Served three different Athletic Directors
• Earned the University of Portland’s Miltner Award in 1989, which is the highest employee honor bestowed by the University