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Since 1995, WIN has honored the nation’s best wrestling writers and communicators who have promoted the sport with their work.
The following is a list of those Journalists of the Year.
Year | Name, Organization |
2022 | Jason Bryant, MatTalkOnline & Public Address |
2021 | Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com Photography |
2020 | Sam Herring & Jude Swisher, Home Mat Advantage Podcast |
2019 | Justin Hoch, Freelancer, The Fire Inside |
2018 | K.J. Pilcher, Cedar Rapids Gazette |
2017 | Andy Hamilton, Trackwrestling.com |
2016 | Christian Pyles & Willie Saylor, FloWrestling Radio Live |
2015 | John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com |
2014 | Shane Sparks, Big Ten Network & ESPN |
2013 | Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register |
2012 | Jeff Byers, Penn State Radio |
2011 | Andy Hamilton, Iowa City Press-Citizen |
2010 | Andrew Hipps, InterMat |
2009 | Jim Johnson, Big Ten Network and ESPN |
2008 | Kyle Klingman, On the Mat Radio |
2007 | Jason Bryant, InterMat |
2006 | Mike Chapman, WIN/Author |
2005 | Roger Moore, Stillwater (Okla.) NewsPress |
2004 | Craig Sesker, Omaha World Herald |
2003 | Rob Sherrill, WIN |
2002 | Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling |
2001 | Mike Nieto, Times of NW Indiana |
2000 | Dan Ventura, Boston Herald |
1999 | Jeff Byers, WRSC Radio |
1998 | Reid Handley, Chicago Tribune |
1997 | Dan McCool, Des Moines Register |
1996 | Matt Winkeljohn, Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
1995 | J.R. Ogden, Cedar Rapids Gazette |