Chesterfield Names Four Athletes to 2026 Sports Hall of Fame Class

Chesterfield County has revealed the four athletes who will make up the 2026 class of the Chesterfield Sports Hall of Fame, an honor meant to recognize athletes, coaches and community leaders who have influenced sports in the region.

The inductees come from golf, football, cross country and soccer. They will be honored at a ceremony on April 17 at the Stonebridge Recreation Center.

LaRee Sugg, a Matoaca High School graduate, played golf at UCLA and later became the third African American woman to compete on the LPGA Tour. She now serves as Deputy Director of Athletics at the University of Richmond.

Morgan Moses, a standout at Meadowbrook High School, went on to play offensive line at the University of Virginia. Washington chose him in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft, and he has since played for four different NFL franchises. He is also the founder of the Morgan Moses Foundation.

Stan Morgan is being recognized for his work as a coach at Midlothian High School, where his distance running program collected 14 state championships and 37 regional titles. He is described as a strong supporter of the running community and of the trails at Pocahontas State Park.

Will Bates won two state championships in men's soccer at Thomas Dale High School before starring at the University of Virginia. He played for the U.S. Under-18 National Team and was drafted by the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer in 2013.

Along with the induction of the new class, the county will present two new awards. The Play Chesterfield Scholar Athletes of the Year, presented by 804 Travel, will go to two Chesterfield County Public Schools student athletes selected from 22 finalists. Honorees are meant to excel in athletics, academics and community involvement.

The second new award is the Rudi Johnson Community Impact award, which will recognize an individual whose decades of service have made a difference in youth sports. Johnson, a Thomas Dale graduate who played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September. He died days later.