The Terps announced eight new members of the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. They'll be inducted in a ceremony in early October. In addition to the folks below, former football Terp Tim Brant will receive an award.

In order of graduating class (or first year of coaching), here are your inductees for the Class of 2012 University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame:

Leonard Rodman, Class of '43 -- for "Meritorious Service" (fund raising) ... was also a boxer while at UMD

Tom Bradley, Class of '72 -- Baseball

Paul Vellano, Class of '73 -- Football

Cindy Timchal, Women's Lacrosse Head Coach, 1991-2006 ... winning percentage of .895, won eight national titles, including seven consecutive (basically turned Maryland women's lacrosse, already a great program, into a dynasty)

Sarah Forbes, Class of '97 -- Women's Lacrosse

Jen Adams, Class of '01 -- Women's Lacrosse

Carla Tagliente, Class of '01 -- Field Hockey

and last, but certainly not least ...

Juan Dixon, Class of '02 -- Men's Basketball

There is more information in the release here: http://www.umterps.com/genrel/080312aab.html

Congratulations to all of them. GO TERPS!