University of Portland Athletics

Megan Rapinoe is already in the University of Portland Athletic Hall of Fame, joining as a member of the undefeated 2005 National Championship-winning squad which was inducted in 2016. Now she joins the hall as an individual in recognition of her historic college and international career. Despite missing nearly two full collegiate seasons due to injury, Rapinoe made her mark by joining all-time greats Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon Mac Millan as the only Pilots to score 25 goals and 15 assists in their first two seasons on The Bluff. She capped her college career with 30 goals and 28 assists in just 50 games played.

Rapinoe was named the 2005 Soccer Times National Freshman of the Year, NSCAA First Team All-America, unanimous First Team Freshman All-American, WCC Freshman of the Year and member of the NCAA All-Tournament Team in capping one of the best debut campaigns in program history. She had 15 goals and 13 assists for the fifth best freshman point total all-time. Rapinoe bookended her career around a pair of season-ending knee injuries in 2006 and 2007 by garnering First Team All-America honors and WCC Player of Year recognition as a senior in 2008. She was also a three-time NSCAA All-West Region pick and the 2009 University of Portland Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

Rapinoe was a regular on U.S. Youth National Teams and exploded on the world stage during an 18-year career with the U.S. Women's National Team that was highlighted by claiming the 2019 Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Women's Player in the world awards. She led the U.S. to Gold Medals at the 2012 Olympics as well as the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups. Rapinoe was the Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner at the 2019 World Cup. She retired from professional and International soccer in 2023 after scoring 68 career goals in the NWSL and 63 goals for the USWNT.