JOHN LEYBA / The Denver Post)
FORT COLLINS — Colorado State's athletic Hall of Fame opened a new branch with the school's announcement of the 2017 class to be inducted.
Eight individuals will join the ranks, and for the first time, a team will be inducted, with the 1997 football team landing the honor.
The individuals are football players David Anderson and Cecil Sapp, women's basketball player Ashley Augspurger, track and field athletes Janay DeLoach and Barb Lawson-Alm, volleyball player Melissa Courtney-McKennon, golfer Martin Laird and women's swimmer Valerie Lang-McComb.
The induction event will be held Oct.