Michigan Athletics Announces 2023 Hall of Honor Class

• University of Michigan Hall of Honor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan athletic department announced its six-member 2023 Hall of Honor class on Friday (July 14) with April Fronzoni Bertin (field hockey), Ryan Bertin (wrestling), Tiffany Ofili Porter (track & field), Justin Toman (gymnastics), Peter Vanderkaay (swimming & diving) and Ron Warhurst (cross country and track & field head coach) all set to join the prestigious Hall.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m., with another recognition to be held on the field during the November 4 football game vs. Purdue.  

Criteria for consideration included being an NCAA champion or member of a national championship team, an All-American, Olympic medalist, Olympic team member, professional league champion or world championship team medalist/member, NCAA or conference player of the year, conference champion, record holder or all-conference award winner.

The U-M Athletics Hall of Honor was established in 1978 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions as athletes, coaches and administrators to the tradition of Wolverine athletics and, in doing so, have enhanced the image and reputation of the University of Michigan.

April Fronzoni Bertin | Field Hockey (2000-2003)

A member of the Wolverines’ 2001 national championship team, April Fronzoni Bertin went on to become the first field hockey player to be named Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year (2002).

Fronzoni Bertin earned 2002 and 2003 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year accolades after scoring 18 goals with four assists in 2002 and 20 goals with seven assists in 2003. She graduated with U-M standards in career goals (68) and career points (155).

Fronzoni Bertin was a three-time All-America honoree and two-time Honda-Broderick Award finalist, the Wolverines’ lone repeat selection as one of the nation’s top collegiate players. U-M teams posted a combined 72-19 record during her tenure in Ann Arbor.

A member of USA Field Hockey junior teams starting in 1998, Fronzoni Bertin earned a silver medal at the 2000 Junior Pan American Championships and spent four years on the women’s national team, starting in 2004, and accumulating 60 international caps and 15 international goals. 

Ryan Bertin | Wrestling (2000-2004)

Ryan Bertin was a two-time NCAA champion for the Michigan wrestling team, twice capturing the 157-pound title (2003, ’05)…