Rick Noji makes his acceptance speech into the WIAA Hall of Fame...

Twenty six years ago, Franklin High School junior Rick Noji (left/photo illustration courtesy WIAA) made national headlines when he jumped 7-4 1/2 (2.25m) at the Seattle Metro League championship meet at Husky Stadium on the campus of the University of Washington.Noji was one of four athletes inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame Wednesday in Renton,