Dan Hodge Trophy

The WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, presented by ASICS, is considered the Heisman Trophy for amateur wrestling and has been presented to the nation’s best wrestler 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.

To see features on each Hodge Trophy winner, click on their name below.

All-Time Dan Hodge Trophy Winners

Year	Name	School
2017	Zain Retherford	Penn State
2016	Alex Dieringer	Oklahoma State
2015	Logan Stieber	Ohio State
2014	David Taylor	Penn State
2013	Kyle Dake	Cornell U.
2012	David Taylor	Penn State
2011	Jordan Burroughs	Nebraska
2010	Jayson Ness	Minnesota
2009	Jake Herbert	Northwestern
2008	Brent Metcalf	Iowa
2007	Ben Askren	Missouri
2006	Ben Askren	Missouri
2005	Steve Mocco	Oklahoma State
2004	Emmett Willson	Mont. State-Northern
2003	Eric Larkin	Arizona State
2002	Cael Sanderson	Iowa State
2001	Cael Sanderson	Iowa State
&	Nick Ackerman	Simpson College
2000	Cael Sanderson	Iowa
1999	Stephen Neal	CSU Bakersfield
1998	Mark Ironside	Iowa
1997	Kerry McCoy	Penn State
1996	Les Gutches	Oregon State
1995	T.J. Jaworsky	North Carolina

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.