Representing seven different Wolfpack programs, the 2024 class for the NC State Athletic Hall of Fame will be comprised of standout former student-athletes Vic Molodet, Beth Harrell, Sam Okpodu, Volire Tisdale Brown, Trena Trice-Hill, Bradley Chubb and legendary head coach Rollie Geiger.
The seven-member class is the seventh since the establishment of the NC State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012. The group will be inducted at a gala in Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
"The 2024 Hall of Fame class is special not only because of the people being inducted, but also because of the variety of sports and eras represented," said Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan. "The contributions and achievements of these seven individuals have left an enduring impact on their sports and on NC State Athletics as a whole."
Vic Molodet helped lead NC State to three-straight ACC Championships, beginning with the program's first-ever ACC Tournament title in 1954. Molodet was noted for entertaining Reynolds Coliseum crowds with his ball handling and flashy style of play, but there was more than just flash to Molodet's game. He earned All-ACC honors in 1954 and 1955 and was named to the All-Dixie Classic Team both of those years as well. As a senior in 1956, he was named a First Team Converse All-American and the ACC Tournament MVP.
Molodet graduated as the Pack's seventh all-time leading scorer at the time (1,405 points) and went on to be drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1956 NBA draft. He has since been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
During her time at NC State, Beth Harrell earned 26 AIAW All-America honors. She held the American record in the women's 50-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle relay and also previously held the Master's Swimming world record in the 50-meter and 100-meter butterfly events.
Harrell began her career as a swimmer for the Wolfpack in 1977 after being an Olympic Trials finalist in 1976. As a freshman, she swam on the United States National Team that competed in Russia and also participated in the World University Games.
After graduating from NC State, Harrell founded the Piedmont Aquatic Club in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she served as head coach from 1992-94. She transitioned to the interim head coach and assistant coach positions at NC State from 1994-95 and also made a head coaching stop at South Carolina before founding the swimming and diving program at North Florida. She remained the head coach at UNF from 2000-14 and has since been inducted into the North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in the sport.
The 1982 ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Year, Sam Okpodu's 29 goals and 72 total points that season remain atop the NC State program record book. That record-setting sophomore campaign, during which he also garnered one of three-straight All-America citations, set up Okpodu for career totals that are unmatched in the league over 40 years later.
Okpodu's impact extends beyond NC State. The Nigeria native is the ACC's all-time scoring leader with his career points (191) and career goals (78). He was named an All-ACC honoree all four seasons of his collegiate career and led the 1984 NC State men's soccer program to a second-place finish in one of the most competitive leagues in the nation.
Following his career with the Pack, Okpodu played on the Nigerian National Team from 1979-81 and competed professionally before entering the coaching ranks. He was the manager of the Nigerian Women's National Team during its 2003 World Cup stint, spent time as a college coach and is currently continuing a long-time career as Chief Executive Office of the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association.
Volire Tisdale Brown was a member of the volleyball program's lone ACC Championship team and first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1987. She was named ACC Tournament MVP, All-ACC First Team and AVCA All-Region at the conclusion of her fourth season in the Red and White. Throughout that 1987 season, she tallied 477 kills and 466 digs, becoming the first player in program history to record over 450 kills and digs in the same season.
One year after helping the Pack to that ACC Tournament title, she was named conference Player of the Year in 1988. During her fifth season with the Wolfpack, she set the program record for most kills in a season with 585, a record that remains untouched today. Throughout her five seasons with the Pack, she tallied a total of 1,598 kills, 1,452 digs and 461 sets played, all marks that rank in the top 10 in program history.
Upon graduating in 1989, she remained in Raleigh and worked as director of recreational facilities for Raleigh Parks and Recreation.
Trena Trice-Hill is one of a select group of Wolfpack women's basketball players to have her jersey hanging in the rafters of Reynolds Coliseum following a storied four-year career from 1983-87. Trice-Hill averaged 15.1 points and 8.4 rebounds, including a double-double as a senior (18.3 points, 10.4 rebounds) to remain inked in the program's record book as the seventh all-time leading scorer (1,761) and fifth all-time leading rebounder (984). She also owns some of NC State's top five marks in multiple other categories including double-doubles (42), blocks (182) and field-goal percentage (.585).
Trice-Hill was an All-ACC honoree all four seasons of her career and helped lead the Pack to the ACC title sweep in 1984-85 and an ACC Tournament crown in 1986-87. A dominating center for NC State, she capped off her career as a Street & Smith and Women's Sports Federation All-American in 1987. That came after her junior campaign during which Trice-Hill was a 1986 finalist for the Wade Trophy that honors the top NCAA Division I women's basketball player.
Following her collegiate career, Trice-Hill was drafted by the WNBA's New York Liberty and went on to play professionally for nearly 15 years. She came back to Raleigh to serve as an assistant coach on Kay Yow's staff from 2004-09 before making multiple other stops in her coaching career.
The 2017 ACC Defensive Player of the Year, defensive end Bradley Chubb was a force to be reckoned with on the gridiron from 2014-17. He won two national awards for the Wolfpack the 2017 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Winner, given to the nation's top defensive player, and the Ted Hendricks Award recipient, given to the nation's top defensive end. He was the first Wolfpack football player to win a national award in 21 years.
The Marietta Ga., native led all Power 5 conference players in sacks and tackles for loss in 2017 and was a consensus first-team All-American, as well as a finalist for the Bednarik Award. He set NC State career records for tackles for loss (60) and sacks (26). Those marks broke the records previously held by Mario Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2006 NFL draft.
At the end of his Wolfpack career, which saw him lead the Wolfpack to four consecutive bowl games, his tackle for loss mark was tied for fourth in ACC history, while his 26 sacks are tied for 18th.
Chubb was selected by the Denver Broncos as the No. 5 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and is a two-time Pro Bowler. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2022.
Rollie Geiger is one of the most accomplished and longest-tenured coaches in NC State history. During his time as the head coach of the cross country and track & field programs, Geiger has coached his athletes to a combined four individual national titles, 240 All-American selections, 390 All-ACC honors, 234 individual ACC titles and 40 team ACC Championships.
As a result of his storied success, he has been tabbed as the ACC Coach of the Year 34 times, and the NCAA Southeast Regional Women's Coach of the Year award was renamed in his honor in 2016. In the Rollie Geiger Awards' first year of existence, Geiger himself was able to present it to NC State women's head coach Laurie Henes for leading the Wolfpack women to a regional championship that season.
Geiger was inducted into the USTFCCCA Hall of Fame in 2019. He continues to coach the NC State men's cross country program, where he most recently led the Pack to a 17th-place finish at the 2023 National Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Well-known on the national stage, Geiger has also coached at the United States Olympic Festival and in 1987 was named coach of the United States National Team for the World Cross Country Championships. He has also been a featured speaker at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Geiger also passes his extensive knowledge on to younger athletes through his All-American Cross Country Camp, which he holds annually every summer.
Tickets for the 2024 Hall of Fame gala will go on sale to the public at a later date, and information about those sales and further event details will be posted on GoPack.com.
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