Tiffany Lott Hogan named to 2019 WCC Hall of Honor Class

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Former BYU track and field All-American Tiffany Lott Hogan will be inducted as part of the 2019 West Coast Conference Hall of Honor class on Saturday, March 9, in Las Vegas. The Hall of Honor ceremony is held annually at the WCC Basketball Championships and includes ten individuals, one from each member institution. 

“The West Coast Conference is honored to celebrate the accomplishments of these former student-athletes and coaches as we celebrate the enduring legacy of our 11th induction class during the WCC Basketball Championships in Las Vegas,” said West Coast Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “The 2019 Hall of Honor class represents our 10 schools’ long-standing commitment to developing student-athletes by fostering an environment of athletic and academic excellence. This year's inductees excelled in a wide variety of sports while showcasing diverse paths to the top of their chosen athletic pursuits.”

The Hall of Honor class will be formally inducted at the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch on Saturday, March 9, at 9 a.m. PT at the Mardi Gras Ballroom in the Orleans Hotel and each inductee will be honored throughout the course of the basketball championships.

Tiffany concluded her BYU career in 1998 as one of the most decorated female student-athletes in BYU history. Tiffany is an Olympian, a world record holder, a three-time NCAA Champion and in 2010 was inducted into the State of Utah Sports Hall of Fame. 

During her track and field career at BYU, Tiffany won three NCAA titles—the indoor 55-meter hurdles in 1997 and the outdoor heptathlon in 1997 and 1998. In 1997, she set a new NCAA record and a world best in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.30 at a meet in Fort Collins, Colorado. Tiffany was a 10-time NCAA All-American at BYU—twice in the indoor and eight times in the outdoor—and was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 2008.

After BYU, Tiffany went on to compete for the United States in the Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece, in 2004, where she finished 20th in the heptathlon. Previously, she was the 1999 World University Games champion in the heptathlon and later won the event at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Tiffany was raised in Leeds, Utah, where she attended Pine View High School. She was a student-athlete at BYU from 1994-98, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in recreation management. Tiffany received numerous awards throughout her career recognizing her dedication and work ethic, including the Female Athlete of the Year by Track & Field Magazine, the Dale Rex Memorial Award from BYU, Utah Female Athlete of the Year by the Girl and Women in Sports Foundation and the Utah Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year by the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Tiffany is in her fourth season as an assistant coach for the Weber State men’s and women’s track and field program. Prior to joining the Wildcats, she spent the previous nine years coaching track and field at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah. She helped lead the Desert Hills boys’ squad to two state championships and guided the girls’ team to one title. She coached four state record holders, 30 state champions and 135 All-State recipients in her time at Desert Hills.

Tiffany also worked as a strength coach at BYU from 2002-05, working with track and field, cross country, football, women’s soccer, women’s gymnastics and softball. In 2001, she spent one season coaching track at Idaho State. She and her husband, Brent, have three children. 

Joining Tiffany in the 2018 WCC Hall of Honor class are Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison (basketball), Loyola Marymount’s Tara Welling Erdmann (cross country/track), Pacific’s Jayne McHugh (volleyball), Pepperdine’s Gualberto Escudero (tennis), Portland’s Stephanie Lopez Cox (soccer), Saint Mary’s Trevor Newquist (soccer), San Diego’s Ali Cox (rowing), San Francisco’s Orlando Smart (basketball) and Santa Clara’s Caren Horstmeyer (basketball).

Tickets to the WCC Hall of Honor Brunch & Induction Ceremony are available to the public for $40 and may be purchased by contacting Lindsey Jones in the WCC office via email at ljones@westcoast.org. Tickets must be purchased by Monday, February 25.