LA JOLLA, Calif. - The University of California San Diego is excited to announce the addition of three Tritons to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The Class of 2021 includes former women's soccer head coach Brian McManus, swimmer and former coach Daniel Perdew, and outside hitter Molly Wheatley (Hooks).

The trio brings the total number of UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Famers to 37. McManus will become the third coach to be inducted and the fourth honoree from the women's soccer program. Perdew is the fourth from men's swimming and diving, and Wheatley is the seventh from women's volleyball.

An official induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 10 a.m. on campus. The event will be open to the public and tickets will go on sale in October. For more information, contact Danielle Melman at damelman@ucsd.edu.

Brian McManus
Women's Soccer Head Coach
1987-2017
• All-time winningest UC San Diego soccer coach at 501-90-54 (.819) over 31 seasons
• Seven NCAA National Championships
• Four-time National Coach of the Year
• Two NCAA DII National Championships (2000, 2001), the first two seasons that the team was a DII program
• Five NCAA DIII National Championships (1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999)
• Two-time NCAA DII National Runner-Up (2010, 2012)
• Two-time NCAA DIII National Runner-Up (1988, 1994)
• Tritons advanced to NCAA postseason in 28 of his 31 seasons and NCAA semifinals 15 times
• 11-time California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament Champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• NSCAA DII Coach of the Year (2001)
• Three-time NSCAA DIII Coach of the Year (1994, 1995, 1999)
• Seven-time NSCAA DII West Region Coach of the Year (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016 (entire staff))
• Seven-time CCAA Coach of the Year (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017)
• Four-time UC San Diego Excellence in Coaching Award winner (1995, 1997, 2000, 2012)
• Led team to three 21-win seasons, the program's most wins in a single season
• Went 21-1 in 1996 for a program-best .955 win percentage
• Team ranked as high as No. 1 nationally in seven seasons
• Coached 41 Tritons to All-America status
• 94 Tritons named to All-CCAA first or second teams and another 17 named honorable mention
• His players garnered six CCAA Player of Year, six CCAA Defensive Player of the Year, six CCAA Freshman of the Year, and two CCAA Newcomer of the Year awards
• Tritons won United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award seven times
• Team produced seven Academic All-Americans during his tenure

Daniel Perdew
Men's Swimming
Freestyle Specialist
2010 Graduate
• Five-time NCAA DII National Champion (2008: 50 Free, 100 Free; 2009: 50 Free, 100 Free; 2010: 100 Free)
• NCAA DII Championships Male Swimmer of the Meet (2008)
• Set an NCAA DII record in the 100 Free (2009)
• At the NCAA DII Championships, helped Tritons place fifth in 2007 and seventh in 2008, 2009, and 2010
• The UC San Diego men were three-time Pacific Coast Swimming Conference (PCSC) Champions (2007, 2009, 2010)
• Four-time All-PCSC selection (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
• Currently holds UC San Diego record in 100 Free and is No. 2 in 50 Free
• Three-time UC San Diego Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010)
• Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd (2008)
• UC San Diego assistant coach (2011-14)
• UC San Diego head men's coach (2014-17)
• UC San Diego interim head women's coach (2016-17)
• Men were NCAA DII runner-up (2012)
• Men won PCSC titles all three seasons he was head coach (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Women won PCSC title when he was interim head coach (2017)
• Double major in management science and psychology

Molly Wheatley (Hooks)
Women's Volleyball
Outside Hitter
1985 Graduate
• Two-time NCAA DIII National Champion (1981, 1984)
• Two-time NCAA DIII National Runner-Up (1982, 1983)
• NCAA DIII Player of the Year (1983)
• Two-Time NCAA DIII All-American (1983, 1984)
• Three-time All-NCAA Tournament Team (1981, 1983, 1984)
• Team went 112-54 (.675) during her time, including 37-8 (.822) in her freshman season (1981)
• Currently No. 9 in career kills at UC San Diego
• Computer science major

The UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2013. Its intent and purpose is to recognize and honor scholar-athletes, teams, coaches, staff, and others who have made exceptional contributions to the tradition and heritage of UC San Diego Athletics.

Any scholar-athlete who has competed, met the eligibility of his/her time, and graduated from UC San Diego is eligible for consideration once 10 years have passed since the completion of his/her eligibility. Scholar-athletes must have competed for a minimum of two years at UC San Diego, unless there is unanimous agreement from the selection committee to waive this requirement.

Former coaches and staff members are eligible three years after separation from UC San Diego Athletics, or following 25 consecutive years of service. No coach on the current UC San Diego staff is eligible for the Hall of Fame.

On an annual basis, a committee consisting of the director of athletics, deputy director of athletics, associate and assistant athletics directors, and current and former Triton coaches and scholar-athletes will identify candidates and select inductees. No more than eight individuals will be accorded Hall of Fame status in a given year.

To view all of UC San Diego's Hall of Fame honorees, click here.

Nominations for potential inductees are accepted from the public.
CLICK HERE to nominate a UC San Diego Athletics Hall of Fame candidate electronically
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.