Francis Marion University athletic officials recently announced the Class of 2026 inductees for the FMU Athletic Hall of Fame:  two-time All-District men's basketball selection Patrick Callaway ('87), two-time All-Conference baseball catcher Jared Barkdoll ('09), and three-time All-American men's tennis standout Oshada Wijemanne ('11).

The induction ceremony will take place during Homecoming activities on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Smith University Center gymnasium at approximately 3:30 p.m. between the women's and men's games of the FMU and Belmont Abbey College basketball doubleheader.

Callaway, a native of Atlanta, Ga., lettered four years (1983-87) on the hardcourt and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

During his playing career, he tallied 1,479 points, 715 rebounds, and 188 steals, while shooting 56.8 percent from the floor.  A four-year starter, he twice earned NAIA District Six All-District Team honors.  He scored in double figures in 82 of 117 career contests, while helping lead Francis Marion to an 82-36 record, including three 20-win campaigns. 

He currently stands eighth on the Patriot career scoring list, fifth in rebounding, third in career steals, and ninth in career blocked shots (67).  He was named to the 1980s All-Decade Team.

In 1984, he was named to the District Six All-Freshman Team and helped the Patriots to wins over East Carolina University and The Citadel and a narrow loss to Jacksonville University.  As a sophomore, he averaged 14.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and was selected to play in the District Six All-Star Game.

As a junior, he averaged 13.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg, earned All-District recognition, garnered NAIA honorable mention All-America accolades, and helped the Patriots to a 22-8 mark including another win over The Citadel.  FMU also entered the NAIA national rankings that season, reaching as high as No.6 in the country.  He led the team with 50 steals and was placed on the District Six All-Defensive Team.

As a senior, he averaged 15.0 ppg and 5.9 rpg while connecting on nearly 60 percentage of his field goal attempts.  He again earned All-District honors and was named the team MVP. 
 
Barkdoll, a native of Greencastle, Pa., played four seasons (2006-09) on the diamond and graduated in 2009 with a B.S. degree in sociology. 

A second generation Patriot – his dad Tod also played baseball at Francis Marion – Jared went into coaching after graduation.  He served as an assistant coach at FMU for three seasons (2010-12) and also served as head coach of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League.  He resides in Florence and is now in his fifth year working with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in the Pee Dee Region (Investigative Services) where he has the rank of lieutenant.

A four-year starter behind the plate, Barkdoll appeared in 206 games and batted .344 with 132 runs scored, a school-record tying 50 doubles, 16 home runs, 162 runs batted in, a .417 on-base percentage, and a .993 fielding percentage.  He ranks second in both career RBIs and total bases (364) and is third in hits (258).  He registered 83 multi-hit games and 45 multi-RBI contests while helping the Patriots to a four-year mark of 149-71-1.  He was a member of the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship squad and helped FMU to a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, including the program's only World Series appearance in 2006.

He twice earned All-Conference and All-Region honors, and was named to the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team and the 2008 Rawlings/ABCA South Atlantic Region Gold Glove Team.  He served on the school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was named to the FMU Swamp Fox Athlete-Academic Honor Roll in 2007.

As a freshman, he batted .272 with 30 RBIs as FMU went 41-18 and earned a No.6 national ranking after advancing to the NCAA Division II World Series in Montgomery, Ala.  The following year, he hit .356 with 15 doubles, five homers, and 41 RBIs.  His season included a career-best 18-game hitting streak as the Patriots went 36-18 and earned a top-30 national ranking.

In 2008, he batted .362 with 12 doubles seven homers, and 50 RBIs, while throwing out 17 of 42 runners attempting to steal.  He earned All-Conference recognition and was named to two All-Region teams. He ranked 34th nationally with 16 hit-by-pitches and helped the Patriots to a 34-20 record and a No.27 national ranking.  As a senior in 2009, he hit .386 with 14 doubles, three homers, and 41 RBIs despite missing 10 games with an injury.  He threw out 12 of 38 runners trying to steal and helped FMU to a 38-15-1 record, a No.14 national ranking, and a third-place showing at the NCAA regional tournament.

Wijemanne, a native of Colombo, Sri Lanka, starred for four seasons (2008-11) on the Kassab Tennis Courts before graduating in 2011 with a degree in political science.

He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Sydney and a Masters in European Business Law degree from the University of Lund in Sweden.  He has worked as a lawyer and currently serves as chief compliance officer with the Viaplay Group and resides in Stockholm, Sweden.  He is also a board member of Hologo World, Inc.

En route to earning All-America recognition three times he compiled a 56-14 singles record and a 51-23 doubles mark.  He ranks sixth in program history for singles wins and tied for seventh in doubles victories.  He is second in singles winning percentage (.800) and seventh in doubles winning percentage (.689).

Wijemanne helped Francis Marion to a four-year record of 57-28 and four trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, including an appearance in the 2008 Elite Eight in Houston, Texas.

As a freshman, he posted marks of 19-4 in singles and 16-6 in doubles, while guiding FMU to a 19-6 record and a No.7 national ranking.  Wijemanne ranked 36th in Division II singles and 17th in doubles.  In 2009, he was 15-2 in singles with a No.9 national ranking, 16-3 in doubles with a No.7 national ranking, and was named an ITA All-American for both his singles and doubles play.  He helped the Patriots to a 16-6 mark and a 18th national ranking.

As a junior, he went 11-4 in singles with a No.18 national ranking and 11-8 in doubles and was ranked eighth.  He again earned All-America recognition for both singles and doubles, while helping the Patriots to a 12-8 record and a No.15 national ranking.  In his final season, he again posted an 11-4 singles record and was ranked 10th nationally.  Seven of his victories came against nationally ranked opponents. He garnered All-America honors for the third time and was named the Senior Player of the Year for the NCAA's Southeast Region.  He also registered an 8-6 doubles record, while guiding FMU to a 10-8 mark and a No.17 national ranking.

He was placed on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll in 2009 and 2011 and the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll three times.

The three will join 61 current members in the FMU Athletic Hall of Fame: Chiffonia "Precious" Adderson (women's basketball), Cindy Alford Vestal (softball), Jeannette Alston (women's basketball, volleyball), Kristi Anderson (women's softball), Mark Bedenbaugh (cross country, track and field), Gary Bennett (golf), Kirk Bevington (men's soccer), Daryl Blume (men's basketball), Marcel Boggs (men's basketball), Kim Booker (softball), Jennifer Brabson Cleek (women's basketball), Michael Colaiacovo (cross country, track and field), Maria Costas (women's basketball, tennis, volleyball), Tom C. Davidson (coach and administrator), Daphne Donnelly (women's basketball, softball), Matt Dura (golf), Carlton Farr (men's basketball), LaRue Fields (women's basketball, volleyball), Alvaro Figuerola (men's soccer), Allen Floyd (men's basketball), Jennifer Grande Parker (volleyball, women's basketball), Gerald Griffin (baseball coach and athletic director), Dr. Rufus R. Hackney Jr. (administrator and golf coach), Jeremy Halpin (baseball), Sylvia Rhyne Hatchell (women's basketball coach), Lewis Hill (men's basketball coach), Mary Hirst (women's tennis), Wayne Huggins (baseball), Mary Jackson (women's basketball, volleyball), Erin Jones (baseball), Scotty Keefe (baseball), Barrett Kleinknecht (baseball), Anthony "Chico" Lombardo (baseball), Sam Lundkvist (men's tennis), Annamaria Karai Meadows (women's tennis), Pearl Moore (women's basketball), Robert Moore (men's basketball), Laurie Niego Mancari (softball), Krissy Burt O'Kelley (women's volleyball), Crystal Poskey Ashley (women's volleyball), Mitch Powell (track and field, cross country), Tommy Randall (golf), Paul Reardon (cross country, track and field), Katie Roberts Chapman (women's soccer), Angela Salem (women's soccer), Josef Schroeder  (men's soccer), Dilshod Sharifi (men's tennis), Kim Slawson Hawkins (women's basketball player and coach), Buddy Sosnoskie (baseball), David Stafford (track and field, cross country), Garth Thomson (men's tennis player and coach), Spyder Webb (trainer), Randy White (track and field, cross country), Dr. Thomas M. Whiteley  (track and field/cross country coach), Lee Whitwell (women's tennis), Kerri Williams (women's soccer), Bob Wilson (men's basketball player and coach), Mike Wilson (baseball), Michaela Wolf Lawson (softball), Rendy Yates (softball player and coach), and Tracey Tillman Young (women's basketball).