EDMONTON – Four individuals have earned their place on the University of Alberta's Sports Wall of Fame, as the selection committee unveiled the 2023 inductees, featuring three new members of the Athlete category, and one in the Athlete/Builder category.

Chris Bowie, Dale Henwood, Sarah Joly, and Heather Parrish (Denkhaus) will be inducted as the 2023 SWOF Inductee Class this fall with Golden Bears & Pandas Athletics hosting the induction ceremony in the Van Vliet Complex. 

Bowie, Joly and Parrish will all enter the Hall as athletes, while Henwood will be enshrined as an Athlete/Builder. The quartet make up one of the most accomplished SWOF inductee classes, combining to win six national titles, nine national medals, nine Canada West championships, along with competing or coaching at four different Olympic Games and one FIFA Women's World Cup. 

The four individuals also stretch across a large portion of Athletics history, competing for the Golden Bears & Pandas in four separate decades (1970's, 80's, 90's and 00's). 

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Chris Bowie, '92 BA, enters the Sports Wall of Fame as one of the most decorated swimmers, male or female, in UAlberta history. 

From 1988-92, Bowie racked up a remarkable 14 Canada West individual medals and nine CIAU national medals, helping guide the Bears to a 1992 conference title and a pair of national bronze medals as a program. Five of his 23 medals were gold, including a CIAU gold in the 1500m freestyle in 1989. 

Bowie also earned a pair of bronze medals representing the University of Alberta at the 1991 Universiade Games in Sheffield, England.

Along with his dominance in the pool as a varsity athlete, Bowie spent eight years on the Canadian National team, highlighted by competing in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also competed in the 1990 1990 Commonwealth Games, and in multiple Pan Pacific Championships. 

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An accomplished athlete, administrator and advocate, Dale Henwood, '74 BPE, '76 MA dedicated his life to the development of sport.

Henwood was an integral member of a championship-caliber Golden Bears Hockey team. He was the Bears starting goaltender from 1973-76, helping the team capture both the 1975 Canada West and University Cup titles. Highlighted by a 23-save shutout against the Toronto Varsity Blues in Game 1 of the national final, Henwood was also named the 1975 University Cup MVP.

Following his playing career, Henwood carved out a remarkable career in coaching and sport administration. He was a member of the Canadian National Team's staff from 1983-92, which included coaching at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Winter Olympic Games.

He was also the first technical director of Hockey Alberta, and the first CEO & President of the Canadian Sport Institute – Calgary.

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A star with the championship-winning Pandas Soccer teams of the late 90's, Sarah Joly, '99 BScPT, '05 MD was known for her talent, passion and intelligence, both on the pitch and in the classroom. She was the catalyst for a team that captured three Canada West banners and the 1997 national title. 

Joly was a two-time Canada West Player of the Year, the 1998 CIAU Player of the Year, and the 1995 CW Rookie of the Year. Her 26 conference goals are the third-most in Pandas history. 

ACIAU Academic All-Canadian in each of her five seasons with the Pandas, Joly was named a CIAU Top 8 Academic All-Canadian in both '96 and '97. She is the only Panda to ever win the Kathlene Yetman Trophy as the top UAlberta Female Academic All-Canadian three times.  

She also competed with the Canadian National Team from '95-'00, highlighted by competing at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. 

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Few University of Alberta student-athletes have ever accomplished as much as Heather Parrish (Denkhaus), '99 BSc, '03 BEd, '03 MEd, did during her time with Pandas Rugby.

Just the second former student-athlete from Pandas Rugby to be inducted onto the Sports Wall of Fame, Parrish was one of the leaders in powering the early Pandas to unimaginable success. From 1999-2002, Parrish led the Pandas to four-consecutive Canada West and CIAU championships, finishing her varsity career with a remarkable 29-1 record. 

She was twice named the Canada West and CIAU Player of the Year (1999, 2000), and earned the Bakewell Trophy in 2000/2001 as the top UAlberta Female Athlete of the Year. A co-captain in each of her four seasons, Parrish was also a four-time Academic All-Canadian. 

The 1999-2003 Pandas Rugby team was also inducted onto the Sports Wall of Fame as a Dynasty Team in 2018.