SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State will honor eight members of the 2020 Hall of Fame class at this Saturday's Homecoming football game vs. Idaho. The class was announced on March 9, 2020, but the pandemic delayed the proceedings.

The class is comprised of five women and three men who represented the Hornets over the past six decades, a list that includes Susie Bugliarello, Mike Carter, Joanne English, Jill Haas, Margarita Karnaukhova, Kristy Ryan, John Smith and Jim "Spider" Thomas.

They will join the following members already in the Sacramento State Hall of Fame - Ray Clemons, Debby Colberg, Sue Digitale and Cal Boyes who were previously inducted as individuals. The Hall of Fame also includes the 1980 and 1981 volleyball teams, the 1981 women's golf team and the 1981 softball team. Each of those squads won national titles.

The 2020 inductees were selected by a group of current and former Sacramento State student-athletes, coaches and staff.

The class is listed below in alphabetical order:

Susie Bugliarello, Softball (1994-97)

• A three-time All-American and three-time all-region selection, Bugliarello carved out a remarkable career as a Hornet pitcher. She remains one of just two athletes in school history (from any sport) to garner All-America accolades on three occasions during the school's Div. I era.
• The program's Div. I career leader in innings (779), appearances (117), wins (72), games started (109), complete games (102), shutouts (43), strikeouts (945), no-hitters (6) and strikeouts per 7 innings (8.5).
• Went 72-38 with a 1.03 ERA, had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.4-to-1, and limited the opposition to a .172 batting average. In 1995, she finished third in the nation with a 0.59 ERA while helping lead the Hornets to a 40-15 record, a berth in the NCAA Regionals, and a No. 8 ranking in the final national polls.
• One of just four athletes from any sport in Sacramento State history to compete in the Olympic Games when she pitched for Italy in 2000 and 2004. In the 2000 Olympic Games, Bugliarello struck out 15 batters in a 1-0 shutout win over Cuba which tied an Olympics record for strikeouts, originally set by Lisa Fernandez in 1996.

Mike Carter, Football (1968-69)

• In just two seasons, Carter set the Sacramento State career records for receiving yards, receptions and touchdowns. He also held the single-season record in each category.
• Carter remains tied for fourth in program history with 1,834 yards. That mark was the best all-time by a Hornet until being topped in 2004.
• He was the first Hornet player to catch 100 career passes and is currently 12th with 110 career catches which ranks second among players who played only two years. In addition, despite playing two years, he ranks fifth in career yards (1,834).
• His 17 career touchdowns are the sixth most all-time at Sacramento State.
• Was a two-time first team all-conference selection and helped the team to a combined 16-5 overall record in his two years, and a berth in the 1968 Junior Rose Bowl against Grambling.
• Played for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers in the NFL.

Joanne English, Softball (1978-81)

• A two-time All-American and four-time first team all-Golden State Conference selection and three-time league pitcher of the year.
• Nearly single-handedly pitched the Hornets to the 1981 AIAW Div. II national championship. That season, English was named the National Player of the Year after going 27-12 overall.
• Posted a 7-0 record and a 0.43 ERA at the national tournament. Earned each of the Hornets' seven victories during the tournament, including back-to-back shutouts on the final day to clinch the program's first national title.
• Became the third Hornet to have her number (#21) retired on April 8, 2017.
• During English's four seasons, Sacramento State combined to go 117-49 overall and 49-7 in Golden State Conference play while winning the 1981 national championship, two league titles and earning a No. 3 ranking in the final 1980 national poll.

Jill Haas, Volleyball/Softball (1994-98)

• The only volleyball player during the Div. I era to be named All-American. As a junior in 1995, she was second team All-American and first team all-District 8 selection.
• During that 1995 season, she was second in the nation with 6.05 kills per set to go along with 4.69 digs per set and a .292 hitting percentage.
• Despite playing just three years (1994-96) after transferring from UC Santa Barbara, Haas is easily the volleyball program's all-time leader with 2,037 career kills and 5.55 kills per set.
• As a senior, she was named Big Sky MVP, first team all-league, Big Sky all-tournament and Big Sky all-academic. The 1996 season was the Hornets' first in the Big Sky.
• Also played softball at Sacramento State from 1995-98 where she hit 13 career home runs, a mark which stood as the program record for 19 years.

Margarita Karnaukhova, Women's Tennis (2003-06)

• Named the Big Sky Conference MVP all four years of her career to become the only Big Sky athlete in conference history to achieve the feat in any sport.
• Never lost a match to a conference opponent during her career and was voted sixth in the 25 greatest female athletes in Big Sky history.
• She was the first All-American for women's tennis in school history and advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2004 NCAA Singles Tournament.
• Karnaukhova was ranked as high as 14th in the nation in singles play, and finished with a 66-17 career record at the No. 1 spot.
• Helped the team to four Big Sky championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.

Kristy Ryan, Women's Basketball (1990-94)

• Kristy Ryan is the only women's basketball player in the Div. I era to be named an All-American (1993-94). She was also an Academic All-American that same year — making her one of just two players that season to receive both honors — and was also named the ARCO am/pm Northern California Women's NCAA Player of the Year.
• During that 1993-94 season, her last with Sacramento State, Ryan led the country with with 28.0 points per game and finished third in the nation with 13.3 rebounds per game.
• Ryan is the program's career points leader with 2,064 career points and is the only player in program history with 2,000+ points.
• She finished her career at Sacramento State as the program leader in points (2,064), field goals (733), field goal attempts (1,745), free throws (572), free throw attempts (800), and third in rebounds (911).
• Following her time at Sacramento State, Ryan played professionally in Europe until 2000.
• She had her number retired in 2003.

Jim "Spider" Thomas, Baseball/Men's Basketball (1963-65)

• Spider Thomas pitched a 1-0 shutout in the 1964 NCAA Pacific Coast Regional Championship against Long Beach State, the only shutout against the Dirtbags that season, helping Sacramento State win its first NCAA District Championship.
• Posted back-to-back seasons with sub-2.00 ERAs: Was 7-0 with a 1.67 ERA in 52 innings in 1964 and 5-5 with a 1.62 ERA in 78 innings in 1965.
• Thomas was a talented left-handed knuckleballer with a combined 12-7 record, 1.59 ERA, and a 3.1 K:BB ratio.
• Was the ace on back-to-back Far West champion squads, helping lead the Hornets to a combined 50-24 record and a 20-2 mark in Far West conference play.
• Was also a talented hitter, batting .356 (31-87) across his two seasons with six extra base hits, including two home runs, and 24 RBIs.
• With the men's basketball team in 1964-65, he averaged 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

John Smith, Contributor

• John Smith has served Sacramento State as a student-athlete, coach and administrator for over 40 years.
• Smith began his life as a Hornet as a member of the baseball team for the 1971 and 1972 seasons. He was a graduate assistant in 1973 before leaving to coach Encina HS from 1974-78.
• Smith returned to campus as the head baseball coach in 1979 and held the position until retiring following the 2010 season. Under his watch, Sacramento State qualified for two NCAA Div. II College World Series and he was twice named the NCAA West Region Coach of the Year.
• He helped transition the team from NCAA Div. II to Div. I and played a large role in the creation of the stadium and field which bears his name.
• He began serving as an assistant athletics director in 1999 and has overseen numerous special projects for the department. Among those projects are the annual Athletic Director's Golf Tournament as well as spearheading the efforts to bring back the Hall of Fame. Smith also served as the coordinator of athletics for the Sacramento City Unified School District following his retirement from coaching.