The Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame has announced seven inductees to the Class of 2026. For the first time the induction class was announced in front friends and family in Saskatoon.
The announcement of the 2026 Induction Class is part of a year long celebration of the Hall of Fame’s 60th anniversary, which will feature the Hall of Fame’s mobile exhibit trailer travelling to communities across the province this summer to celebrate the stories of Saskatchewan sport excellence.
The inductees of the 2026 Class will join the 561 previous inductees in the Hall of Fame on September 26, 2026.
Tickets for the dinner and ceremony can be purchased here.
Sask Sport congratulates the 2026 induction class!
IN THE ATHLETE CATEGORY:
Cameron Baerg – Rowing – Saskatoon
- Rower with the Canadian national team, Cameron Baerg became the first Saskatchewan rower to win a world title and an Olympic medal. After first joining the national team in 1997, Baerg contributed to Canada’s only rowing medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In the two years leading up to the Olympics, Baerg and his team won World Rowing Cup events in Lucerne, Switzerland and Munich, in addition to winning the Henley Royal Regatta Steward’s Challenge Cup in 2003.
Chris Getzlaf – Football – Regina
- In 2013, Chris Getzlaf was named the Most Valuable Canadian of the 101st Grey Cup as he caught three passes for 78 yards, helping bring the Saskatchewan Roughriders their 45-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. His prior efforts earned him the honour of being a Canadian Football League West All-Star in 2012 and 2013. Over his career in professional sport, Getzlaf played in 13 playoff games and three Grey Cups, totalling 6,192 yards ran and 41 touchdowns.
Otto Huber – Golf – Lipton
- At 28 years old, Otto Huber got involved in blind golf after a hunting accident and later in his career went on to win the 1995 British Open Blind Golf Championship and finish second at the 1977 United States Blind Golf Association National Championship. In addition, he achieved numerous top ten finishes across other international Open Championships. For a decade, Huber served as the president of the Western Blind Golfer Association and helped promote the sport across Western Canada. In 2022, Huber passed away, leaving behind a substantial legacy.
Brianne Theisen-Eaton – Athletics – Humboldt
- 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, Brianne Theisen-Eaton holds the Canadian record for most points earned in the heptathlon (6,808) and the indoor pentathlon (4,768). In 2012, Theisen-Eaton made her Olympic debut in London, where she finished tenth. While studying at the University of Oregon, she set several school records and won consecutive NCAA heptathlon titles and two NCAA indoor titles, one with a record-breaking score.
IN THE BUILDER CATEGORY:
Dr. Marlys Misfeldt – Sport Medicine & Science – Melfort
- For almost 40 years, Dr. Marlys Misfeldt has worked to increase the safety and quality of care for athletes in Saskatchewan while improving the awareness of the need for safety policies and procedures in sport. Her volunteer work has helped educate health care providers and sports organizations on the importance of having medical policies and procedures in place to ensure athlete safety. Misfeldt completed work in karate that helped make the sport safer for participants and has served on the International Traditional Karate Federation Sport Medicine Committee since 1995.
Ross Wilson – Basketball – Saskatoon
- On an international, national and local level, Ross Wilson has spent more than 50 years helping build the sport of basketball. Wilson was the President of Basketball Canada from 1982 to 1988, where he hired the first full-time women’s national team coach, hired more age-level coaches and established training centres. In 1969, he was part of the original executive who started the minor basketball program in Saskatoon, which has since grown to contain more than 200 teams. Over his career, he played a substantial role in bringing various high-level opportunities to Canada, including the Men’s Basketball World Championship for the first time in 1994.
IN THE TEAM CATEGORY:
2011-2014 Saskatoon Valkyries Football Club
- After being founded as one of Saskatchewan’s first women’s tackle football teams in 2010, the Saskatoon Valkyries quickly found success within the Western Women’s Canadian Football League (WWCFL). The team won the first four WWCFL titles between 2011 and 2014, only losing one game to Regina in 2013 during their run to four consecutive WWCFL titles. In 2013, the Valkyries had nine of their players and two alternates selected to represent Canada at the International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship.