HICKORY, N.C. - The 2026 Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to take place on Saturday, September 19, in P.E. Monroe Auditorium. 

The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. in P.E. Monroe Auditorium on Lenoir-Rhyne's campus and will run until 3:00 p.m. This event is open to the public and is free to attend. For more information on this year's inductees, click HERE.

The 2026 Sports Hall of Fame inductees, as well as the two team's of distinction, will be honored on the field at halftime of the Bears' football game against Mars Hill, which begins at 6:00 p.m. from Helen & Leonard Moretz Stadium. 

Those who purchase a ticket to the 6:00 p.m. football game will get free entry into the women's soccer game vs. Columbus State (12:00 p.m.) and the volleyball game vs. Coker (2 p.m.) on that same day. To purchase tickets, head to lrbears.com/tickets.