Formal induction ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, at the annual Hall of Fame banquet at the Greek Orthodox Church Conference Center in Oakland.
The new inductees will also be honored at halftime of Cal's Oct. 23 football game vs. Arizona State at Memorial Stadium.

The Class of 2010 consists of track & field's Dave Archibald, one of the finest quarter-milers in school history; Tom Gioseffi, the first boxer to be elected to the Hall of Fame; Jack Hart, who served as co-captain of Cal's 1959 Rose Bowl football team; Don James Jr., a four-time All-American in rugby; Courtney Johnson, a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic women's water polo team; basketball's Teresa Palmisano, who scored more than 1,600 points in her career; Pam Reinoehl, an All-American softball players who set a host of school records that stood for more than a decade; and men's swimming coach Nort Thornton, who directed the Golden Bears to a pair of NCAA team titles in his 33 years overseeing the program.

With the addition of the eight members, the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame now features 242 individuals and six rowing teams. The school's Hall of Fame was inaugurated in 1986, with this year's group representing the 24th class of inductees.

Dave Archibald, Men's Track & Field (1962-65) Archibald was the 1964 Pac-8 champion in the 440-yard dash and NCAA and Pac-10 champion in the mile relay in both 1964 and '65. In 1964, he was fourth at the NCAA meet in the 440 (46.0), while he took third at nationals a year later in 46.4 seconds. Archibald was part of Cal's mile relay that went undefeated, winning 28 consecutive races against collegiate, national and international competition. In 1966, he set an unofficial world record in the straight 440-yard dash in Santa Rosa. In addition, Archibald was a member of the U.S. National team that faced Poland (in Chicago) and the USSR (in Palo Alto) in 1962.

Tom Gioseffi, Boxing (1963-65) Gioseffi captured three consecutive California Collegiate Boxing Conference titles from 1963-65. The Bears also won the 1965 team championship by claiming six of the nine weight divisions. Gioseffi compiled a 22-1-1 record during his three years with the Cal boxing program, which began in 1916, and he was twice voted the CCBC's outstanding boxer.

Jack Hart, Football (1956-58) A first-team all-conference selection in 1958, Hart served as co-captain of Cal's team that won the Pacific Coast Conference and played in the 1959 Rose Bowl. As a running back for the Bears, he led Cal in rushing (395 yards), receiving (396 yards) and scoring (58 points) his senior season, which was capped with two touchdowns vs. Iowa in the Rose Bowl. He also paced the Bears in scoring as a sophomore (36 points) and junior (36 points). Hart has remained close to Cal and college football since graduating, serving as executive director of the annual East-West Shrine Game and as committee chairman for the Glenn Seaborg Award, which is presented to a distinguished former Cal football player each fall. He is also a past president of Pappy's Boys, an organization of players who played for head coach Pappy Waldorf that continues to support the Golden Bears.

Don James Jr., Rugby (1981-85) James played both football and rugby for the Bears and is best known for his exploits on the rugby pitch. A four-time All-American, he helped Cal for four national championships and later served as a member of the U.S. National team from 1987-94. James is one of only three Cal alumni to earn a "Blue" at Oxford University. He was selected to the national championship tournament team four times, helped the Old Blues win two national club titles and earned nine international caps with the U.S. squad. As a football player, James was a two-year starter along the defensive line, earning second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 1983 and playing in the Japan Bowl All-Star Game in 1984.

Courtney Johnson, Women's Water Polo (1996) A member of Cal's inaugural varsity women's water polo team, Johnson earned All-America honors in 1996 as a senior, when she was also honored as the MPSF Northern Division Player of the Year, MVP of the Western Regional Tournament and MVP of the Collegiate National Tournament. The Bears finished as the national runner-up in '96. After graduation, Johnson was a member of the U.S. National team and helped the United States to a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Earlier in her career, she served as captain of the Cal club team and was voted team MVP. From 2000-04, Johnson was the USA Water Polo representative on the USOC's Athletes' Advisory Committee, and she was a member of the Athletes' Advisory Leadership Committee from 2004-08.

Teresa Palmisano, Women's Basketball (1988-91) A two-time team MVP and four-year starter, Palmisano completed her Cal career with 1,610 points, which ranked fourth in school history at the time. She paced the Bears in scoring twice and in rebounding three times. Overall, she grabbed 874 boards in four years - a total that was No. 2 on the school charts when she graduated. During the 1989-90 campaign, Palmisano led the Bears to their first-ever NCAA Tournament, and she had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists at Long Beach State in the historic contest. A member of the 1989 Pac-10 All-Star team, Palmisano was voted a third-team All-American by the AWSF in 1991, when she led the Pac-10 with 10.1 rpg, and an AWSF Freshman All-American in 1988. She still holds the Cal record for best free throw performance in a game, going 14-for-14 vs. Saint Mary's in 1990, and she set school marks for both free throws made and attempted during her career.

Pam Reinoehl, Softball (1980-83) A first-team All-American as a senior in 1983, Reinoehl set a number of school career records that stood for more than 10 years, including runs, hits, home runs, batting average and stolen bases. As a freshman in 1980, Reinoehl's 49 runs scored equaled the season total for all of Cal's opponents that season. The four-year starter at second base ended her tenure with the Bears with a .340 average after batting .371 as a senior. She was also voted to the all-region team her junior year and first-team all-conference four times. Reinoehl completed her career with 19 home runs during an era when homers were quite rare in softball. Her teams finished fifth at the AIAW College World Series three times (precursor to the NCAA). After graduating with a degree in sociology, Reinoehl played for the U.S. National team from 1983-86.

Nort Thornton, Men's Swimming Coach (1975-2007) Thornton compiled a dual-meet record of 231-85 during his 33 years leading the Golden Bear program, which included NCAA team championships in 1979 and 1980. Overall, he coached 35 individual national champions and 13 NCAA relay winners, in addition to 73 individual and 33 relay champions at the Pac-10 meet. A total of 48 of Thornton's swimmers represented their countries in the Olympic Games, winning 29 medals (14 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze). Twice named the National Coach of the Year and selected as Pac-10 Coach of the Year on four occasions, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995.