MENOMONIE, Wis. – Three members of University of Wisconsin-Platteville history were inducted Saturday night into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Hall of Fame. Paul Erickson, Marcia Taddy, and T.J. Van Wie were among 25 new members enshrined into the prestigious conference hall of fame. 
 
Hosted by UW-Stout, the newest class was honored in the Great Hall at the Memorial Student Center. The 2025 class brings the total number of members to 139. Erickson, Taddy, and Van Wie join the twelve other UW-Platteville members in the WIAC Hall of Fame, including Bo Ryan (inducted in 2012), Rob Jeter (2012), Dr. Patricia Collins (2012), Ben Hoffmann (2015), George Chryst (2015), John Barth (2015), Jim Jianette (2018), Stephanie (Sullivan) Gilmore (2018), Scott "Arnie" Arneson (2018), Merrill Brunson (2022), Paul Conlin (2022), and Deb Schulman (2022).

The WIAC established a Hall of Fame to coincide with the conference's celebration of its 100th anniversary, which took place during the 2012-13 academic year.

UW-Platteville's 2025 Inductees
 
Paul Erickson (1996-2024)
-Served as UW-Platteville's sports information director from 1996-2011, and university's director of communications and the public information officer from 2011-23. In the fall of 2023, Erickson stepped into the interim athletic director role, navigating and uniting the department through an extremely difficult time. From the development of multiple programs record books, to creation of media guides and programs, to the development of the original athletic department website, and keeping of statistics at games, he built a legacy as one of the best in the business. Erickson covered two national championship basketball teams, as well as football, men's soccer and women's volleyball NCAA Tournament appearances, conference championships and the Chicago Bears Training Camp in Platteville. He chaired many university-wide committees and serves as the historian on the Hall of Fame committee.
 
Marcia Taddy (2004-08*)
-Was a member of UW-Platteville's women's track & field team from 2005-08, and women's cross country team from 2004-06. She is a two-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Track Athlete of the Year, winning the indoor and outdoor honor in 2007. Taddy is the only female UW-Platteville athlete from any sport to be named National Player of the Year. She is an eight-time track & field NCAA Division III champion (the most of any Pioneer athlete, female or male). In 2007, she won indoor national titles in the 800-meter run, mile run and distance medley relay. Taddy is a 15-time track & field All-American. She is a 19-time conference champion and five-time conference track performer of the meet. Taddy still owns 10 school records and four conference championship marks. In cross country, she collected a pair of All-America honors, finishing 13th at the national championship in 2004, and 17th in 2006. In 2012, Taddy was selected to the WIAC Women's Track & Field All-Time Team in conjunction with the conference's Centennial Celebration. She was inducted into the Wisconsin Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013, the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame in 2022, and the UW-Platteville Hall of Fame earlier this summer. 
 
T.J. Van Wie (1990-93*)
-Was a member of UW-Platteville's men's basketball team from 1990-93, and helped the Pioneers win the 1991 NCAA Division III Championship – the first national crown in program history. In addition, during his four-year career, the Pioneers compiled a 105-14 record and added a third-place national finish in 1992. In 1992, he earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-America First Team. Van Wie was tabbed the conference Player of the Year in 1993, and received the Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete Award in 1992 and 1993 – the only individual in conference history to receive the award in men's basketball twice. He is tied for ninth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,466 career points. Van Wie was inducted into the UW-Platteville Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 as an individual, and in 2011 as a member of the 1990-91 men's basketball team.

(*Note: Years listed for winter sports student-athletes and coaches reflect the year the national championship is held. Example: If an individual was a freshman during the 1995-96 academic year, their first year is listed as 1996.)

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