Dan Hodge Trophy
BEN ASKREN WINS SECOND STRAIGHT HODGE TROPHY
All-Time Winners
(Click on image for bio of each Hodge Trophy winner.)

T.J. Jaworsky
1995
North Carolina

Les Gutches
1996
Oregon State

Kerry McCoy
1997
Penn State
The Dan Hodge Trophy, considered the Heisman Trophy for amateur wrestling, has been presented to the nation's best wrestler by Wrestling International Newsmagazine and the International Wrestling Institute and Museum since 1995. Created by W.I.N. founder Mike Chapman, the award is named after the former three-time University of Oklahoma national champion (1955-57) who never allowed a takedown in his college career. He also pinned 36 of his 46 victims.

Criteria for the award includes a wrestler's record, number of pins, dominance on the mat, past credentials, quality of competition, sportsmanship/citizenship and heart.

Mark Ironside
1998
Iowa

Stephen Neal
1999
CS Bakersfield

Cael Sanderson
2000, 01, 02
Iowa State

Nick Ackerman
2001
Simpson College

Eric Larkin
2003
Arizona State

Emmett Willson
2004
Mont. St. Northern
Dan Hodge (left) presented the trophy three times to Iowa State's Cael Sanderson (right). Joining the celebration in 2002 were W.I.N. founderand I.W.I.M director Mike Chapman (second from left) and current W.I.N. publisher Bryan Van Kley.

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Steve Mocco
2005
Oklahoma State

Ben Askren
2006. '07
Missouri