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Illinois Wesleyan Individual Football Honors

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
*- Indicates offensive MVP

1937 - LeRoy Kaska
1938 - Frank Viehmann
1939 - Bob Lenahan
1940 - Bob Morrow
1941 - Chet Wetterlund
1942 - Harry Wilk
1943 - Henry Petrzilka
1944 - Hank Bennett
1945 - Hank Bennett
1946 - Curt Brown
1947- Curt Brown
1948 - Don Larson
1949 - Gib Baechler
1950 - Gus Polizos
1951 - Gus Polizos
1952 - Marv Smith
1953 - Jack Tarter
1954 - Gino Cantele
1955 - Gino Cantele
1956 - Jim Fechner
1957- Jim Clark
1958 - Luther Bedford
1959 - Bob Kennedy
1960 - Art King
1961- Randy Bowman
1962 - Art King
1963 - Jim Kreitz
1964 - Steve Laub
1965 - Jim Kreitz
1966 - Steve Laub
1967- Joe Barth
1968 - Bill Pfeiffer
1969 - John Pacetti
1970 - Gary Johnson
1971 - John McClure
1972 - Larry Martin
1973 - Mike Rohr
1974 - Jim Kreminski
1975 - Mike Spong
1976 - Jim Snikeris
1977- Kurt Swearingen*, Bob Grimes
1978 - Kurt Swearingen*, Chip Hammond
1979 - Dave Hood*, Keith Cornwell
1980 - Britt Travis*, Ken Luck
1981 - Craig LaDew*, Scott Kutzner
1982 - John Rooney*, John Obert
1983 - John Rooney*, John Obert
1984 - John Rooney*, Tom Burt
1985 - Ed Winkle*, Steve Bridges
1986 - Ken Anderson*, Ken Grawe
1987 - Doug Moews*, Tom Armstrong
1988 - Terry Lovekamp*, Larry Andretich
1989 - Brad Forsyth*, Bill Marcordes
1990 - Brad Forsyth*, Bill Marcordes
1991 - Chris Bisaillon*, Troy Bozarth
1992 - Tom Monken*, Rob Zvonar
1993 - Nate Hilding*, Rob Zvonar and Rich Kozlowski
1994 - Jason Richards*, Mark Nardi
1995 - Ryan Tusek*, John Munch
1996 - Lon Erickson*, John Munch
1997 - Dana Smith*, John Munch
1998 - Zac Williams*, Kevin Fahey
1999 - Brian Shemansky*, Adam Toelkes
2000 - Shawn Emerson*, Jeff Heinzl
2001 - Aaron Telford*, Brad Andrekus
2002 - Josh Akin*, Kevin Kaplan
2003 - Eric White*, Josh Addis
2004 - Eric White*, Vince Heaton
2005 - Tom Kudyba*, Mike Stephens
2006 - Martin Ceisel*, Bo Osburn
2007 - Martin Ceisel*, Bo Osburn
2008 - Martin Ceisel*, Dan Souder
2009 - Kraig Ladd and Jack Scalcucci*, Nick Nikolich
2010 - Brien Rooney*, Ryan Gresko
2011 - Joey Driver*, Ryan Jenkins
2012 - Alex Garvey*, Connor Klein
2013 - Devonte Jones*, Chris Simms
2014 - Artie Checchin*, Sean Garvey
2015 - Artie Checchin*, Sean Garvey
2016 - Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore*, Sean Garvey
2017 - Brandon Bauer*, Jordan Hassan
2018 - Brandon Bauer*, Trevor Staley
2019 - Johnny Dicanio*, Mike Murphy
2020 - Jake Buhe*, Mike Murphy
2021 - Charlie Hamilton*, Conor Murphy
2022 - Charlie Hamilton*, Anthony Wachal Jr.
2023 - Myles Kee*, Zach McNees
2024 - Dermot Smyth*, Zach McNees

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
1987 - Brad Funk
1988 - Tony LaCalamita
1989 - Howard Rub
1990 - D.J. Rossini, DB
1991 - Rich Kozlowski, DB
1992 - Chris McLeod, TE
1993 - Will White, WR
1994 - Deon Hornsby, RB
1995 - Greg Scott, L
1996 - Paul Trudeau
1997 - Jason Mindeman
1998 - Jed Shasteen
1999 - Jeff Heinzl, DE
2000 - David Rasho, WR
2001 - Keir Thirus, DT
2002 - Bob Cullen, TE
2003 - Ryan Spellman, RB
2004 - Tom Kudyba, QB
2005 - Nick Roto, FB
2006 - Nick Panno, QB
2007 - Kraig Ladd, QB
2008 - Chris Messina, WR
2009 - P.J. Cummings
2010 - Aaron Moody
2011 - Will Jenkins
2012 - Devonte Jones, RB
2013 - Ben Bouie
2014 - Austin Harrell, RB
2015 - Mike Mulcrone, OL
2016 - Brian Johnson, WR
2017 - Jordan Hassan, LB
2018 - Bryce Dooley, RB
2019 - Johnny DiCanio, QB
2020 - Fernando Chavez, LB
2021 - Michael Alvarado, DB
2022 - Artist Benjamin, DB
2023 - Arthur Chatt, LB
2024 - Jimmy Deacy, WR

TOP FRESHMAN
1987 - Mark O'Neill
1988 - Tony Lawrence, Kurt Thoma
1989 - Chris Bisaillon, WR
1990 - Kedzie Curry, DB
1991 - Brian Schwarzentraub, RB
1992 - Kirk Liesemer (soph.), WR
1993 - Garrett Larkin, DB
1994 - Dana Smith, RB
1995 - Jon Goldie, DB
1996 - Joe Howell, RB
1997 - Shawn Emerson, WR
1998 - Aaron Telford, RB
1999 - Kevin Kaplan, DB
2000 - Brian Klesath, K
2001 - Eric White, WR
2002 - Damon Banks, LB
2003 - Mike Stephens, DE
2004 - Marcus Dunlop, RB
2005 - Martin Ceisel, WR
2006 - Sam Vizza, P
2007 - Ray Krishock, OT
2008 - Ryan Gresko, LB
2009 - Mike Kraft, LB
2010 - Zach Anderson, OL
2011 - Niall Mulcahy, OL
2012 - Zachary Borta, DL
2013 - Adam O'Grady
2014 - Jack Warner, QB
2015 - Mitch Pfeiffer
2016 - Brandon Bauer, QB
2017 - Keenan Scott, LB
2018 - Jake Buhe, OL
2019 - Jimmy Bartell, LB
2020 - Sage Shindler, QB
2021 - Frank Roti, DB
2022 - Alex Valdez, OL
2023 - Dermot Smyth, QB
2024 - Christos Alexandros, OL

SPECIAL TEAMS MVP
1987 - Neal Hermanson
1988 - Neal Hermanson
1989 - Chris Bisaillon
1990 - Scot Rand
1991 - Anthony Houston
1992 - Nick Peradotti
1993 - Nate Hilding
1994 - Greg Watchinski
1995 - John Ulrich
1996 - Bryon Guyer
1997 - Kevin Fahey, DB
1998 - Dan Condon
1999 - Mike Clark, LB
2000 - Steve Schilsky, DE
2001 - Kevin Kaplan, DB/Returns
2002 - Brian Klesath, K
2003 - Brian Klesath, K
2004 - Eric Esch, KR
2005 - Mike Berry, K/P
2006 - Mike Berry, K
2007 - Robert Beauchamp, DB/RS
2008 - Chris Messina, WR
2009- Dennis Zic, P
2010 - Dennis Zic, P
2011 - Brett Swango, DB
2012 - Taylor Dee, TE
2013 - Michael Kelley
2014 - Matt Kussmann, P
2015 - Michael Kelley
2016 - Andrew Iwaszkiewicz, K/P
2017 - James Burnell, Dave Lux
2018 - Brock Krohe, P
2019 - Trevor Koepke, DB
2020 - Zack Mitchell, DB
2021 - Seth Albin, RB
2022 - Andrew Stange, K
2023 - Jahari Scott - RB
2024 - Jahari Scott - RB

BEST SKILL
2000 - Shawn Emerson, WR
2001 - Brad Andrekus, DB
2002 - Eric White, WR
2003 - Eric White, WR
2004 - Eric White, WR
2005 - Tom Kudyba, QB
2006 - Martin Ceisel, WR
2007 - Martin Ceisel, WR
2008 - Martin Ceisel, WR
2009 - Eli Williams, RB
2010 - Eli Williams, RB
2011 - Joey Driver, WR
2012 - Alex Garvey, WR
2013 - Devonte Jones, RB
2014 - Artie Checchin, WR
2015 - Artie Checchin, WR
2017 - Morgan Alexander, RB
2018 - Morgan Alexander, RB
2019 - Trevor Koepke, DB
2020 - Charlie Hamilton, WR
2021 - Charlie Hamilton, WR
2022 - Charlie Hamilton, WR
2023 - Myles Kee, WR
2024 - Myles Kee, WR

BEST BIG SKILL
2000 - Joel Dodson, LB
2001 - Mike Clark, LB
2002 - Pat Spangler, FB
2003 - Bob Cullen, TE
2004 - Damon Banks, LB
2005 - Mike Mastro, LB
2006 - Mike Mastro, LB
2007 - Dan Souder, LB
2008 - Rick Podkowa, TE
2009 - Nick Nikolich, LB
2010 - Ryan Gresko, LB
2011 - Ryan Gresko, LB
2012 - Parker Carroll, TE
2013 - Chris Simms, LB
2014 - Sean Garvey, LB
2015 - Sean Garvey, LB
2018 - Andrew Ostrowski, LB
2019 - Dave Lux, LB
2020 - Bo Neidballa, LB
2021 - Zack Tencza, TE
2022 - Kevin Graham, TE
2023 - Kevin Graham, TE
2024 - Colin Elledge, TE

DOUG SCHMIED "TITAN" AWARD
Previously known as the "Titan Award", the award was re-named in honor of 2005 captain Doug Schmied, who passed away prior to the start of his senior season.
2000 - Joel Castillo, John Kovaka
2001 - Kyle Eash
2002 - Kevin Kaplan
2003 - Dave Strubbe
2004 - Chris Reynolds, Andrew Tarman
2005 - Levi Derber
2006 - Steve Groetsema
2007 - Charlie Welke
2008 - Martin Ceisel
2009 - Jack Scalcucci
2010 - Dan Rogers
2011 - Dayton Burnett
2012 - Matt Bascom, Parker Carroll
2013 - Kyle Pfister
2014 - John Worley
2015 - Artie Checchin
2017 - Andrew Apel
2018 - John Zelenika
2019 - Brandon Bauer
2020 - Emmett Zima
2021 - Jake Buhe
2022 - Anthony Wachal Jr.
2023 - Seth Albin
2024 - Dylan Meyer

BEST LINEMAN
1987 - Bill Ekstrand
1988 - Brad Caldwell
1989 - Cary Duchene, Chris Bruder
1990 - Cary Duchene
1991 - Keith Klockenga
1992 - Erik Nelson
1993 - Marc Talluto
1994 - Pat Moore
1995 - Eric Hilderbrant
1996 - Adam Slotkus
1997 - Karl Pierburg
1998 - Shawn Schadle
1999 - Cam Nystrom
2000 - Jeff Heinzl
2002 - Willie Chandler
2003 - Mike Stephens, DE
2004 - Josh Remer, DL
2005 - Mike Stephens, DE
2006 - Mike Stephens, DE
2007 - Rob Hoyland, DL
2008 - Max Brooks, DL
2009 - Ryan Jenkins, DL
2010 - Ray Krishock, OL
2011 - Ryan Jenkins, DL
2012 - Trey Cunningham, DL
2013 - John Worley
2014 - Kyle Venhuizen, DL
2015 - Will James, DL
2016 - Kyle Venhuzien, DL
2017 - Justin Krzeczkowski, DL
2018 - Eric Dubose, DL
2019 - Mike Murphy, DL
2020 - Mike Murphy, DL
2021 - Jake Buhe, OL
2022 - Josh Hlavacek, DL
2023 - Zach McNees, DL
2024 - Zach McNees, DL

BEST BACK
1987 - Greg Carney
1988 - Terry Lovekamp
1989 - Reggie Argue
1990 - Maury Parker
1991 - Chris Humbles
1992 - Anthony Houston
1993 - Rich Kozlowski
1994 - Mark Nardi
1995 - Jason Jones
1996 - Deon Hornsby
1997 - Dana Smith
1998 Max Milinkovich
1999 - Scott Combes