Journalist of the Year

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
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