1976 – Chuck Yagla1979 – Bruce Kinseth1984 – Jim Zalesky1985 – Barry Davis1986 – Marty Kistler1992 – Tom Brands1993 – Terry Steiner1997 – Lincoln McIlravy1998 – Joe Williams
Outstanding Wrestler at the Big Ten Championships
1989 – Tom Brands1992 – Terry Brands1997 – Mark Ironside1998 – Jeff McGinness1999 – Jamie Heidt2000 – Jody Strittmatter2002 – Luke Moffitt
Big Ten Wrestler of the Year
1986 – Brad Penrith1987 – Royce Alger1988 – Royce Alger1989 – Tom Brands1992 – Terry Brands1993 – Troy Steiner1996 – Mark Ironside1997 – Mark Ironside1998 – Mark Ironside2001 – Eric Juergens2003 – Steve Mocco
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
1989 – Tom Brands1993 – Lincoln McIlravy1994 – Jeff McGinness2002 – Steve Mocco
Big Ten Coach of the Year
1993 – Dan Gable1996 – Dan Gable (co-coach)2000 – Jim Zalesky2004 – Jim Zalesky
Howard Award
The Mike Howard Award is presented to Iowa’s most valuable wrestler.
1981 – Mike DeAnna1981 – Randy Lewis1982 – Ed Banach1982 – Lennie Zalesky1983 – Barry Davis1983 – Ed Banach1983 – Lou Banach1983 – Jim Zalesky1984 – Jim Zalesky1985 – Barry Davis1986 – Kevin Dresser1986 – Duane Goldman1986 – Marty Kistler1987 – Royce Alger1987 – Rico Chiapparelli1987 – Jim Heffernan1988 – Royce Alger1988 – Brad Penrith1989 – Joe Melchiore1990 – Terry Brands1990 – Tom Brands1991 – Tom Brands1991 – Mark Reiland1992 – Terry Brands1992 – Tom Brands1992 – Troy Steiner1993 – Troy Steiner1993 – Chad Zaputil1994 – Joel Sharratt1995 – Jeff McGinness1995 – Lincoln McIlravy1995 – Joel Sharratt1996 – Daryl Weber1996 – Bill Zadick1997 – Mark Ironside1997 – Lincoln McIlravy1997 – Mike Mena1997 – Joe Williams1998 – Mark Ironside1998 – Jeff McGinness1998 – Joe Williams1999 – Lee Fullhart1999 – Doug Schwab1999 – T.J. Williams2000 – Wes Hand2000 – Eric Juergens2001 – Eric Juergens2001 – Doug Schwab2001 – Jody Strittmatter2001 – T.J. Williams2002 – Mike Zadick2003 – Steve Mocco2004 – Cliff Moore2005 – Joe Johnston2005 – Mark Perry2006 – Ty Eustice
McGivern Award
The Mike J. McGivern, Sr. Award is presented each year to Iowa’s Most Courageous wrestler.
1977 – Mike McGivern1978 – Greg Stevens1979 – Mark Mysnyk1980 – King Mueller1981 – Mike DeAnna1981 – Randy Lewis1982 – Lou Banach1983 – Tim Riley1984 – Jeff Kerber1985 – Lindley Kistler1986 – Duane Goldman1986 – Steve Knight1987 – Greg Randall1988 – Joe Melchiore1989 – John Heffernan1990 – John Oostendorp1991 – Bart Chelesvig1992 – Tom Ryan1992 – Terry Steiner1993 – Lincoln McIlravy1994 – Daryl Weber1995 – Bill Zadick1996 – Joe Williams1997 – Mike Uker1998 – Lee Fullhart1998 – Eric Juergens1999 – Eric Juergens2000 – Doug Schwab2000 – Jody Strittmatter2000 – T.J. Williams2000 – Mike Zadick2001 – Ben Shirk2001 – Mike Zadick2002 – Ryan Heim2002 – Cliff Moore2002 – Jeff Stewart2003 – Ty Eustice2003 – Joe Johnston2004 – Ryan Fulsaas2005 – Paul Bradley2006 – Alex Tsirtsis
McPike Award
The J. Donald McPike Award is given to the senior on the team with the highest grade point average.
1982 – Steve Banach1983 – Harlan Kistler1984 – Randy Samuelson1985 – Kevin Brown1986 – Paul Glynn1987 – Bill Levy1988 – Scott Williamson1989 – Dave Munson1990 – Steve Martin1991 – Chris Gapen1992 – Doug Streicher1993 – Lance Forbes1994 – Mike Neuman1995 – Matt Nerem1996 – Yoshi Rose1997 – Tony Ersland1998 – Eric Koble1999 – Ben Uker2000 – Lee Weber2001 – Jody Strittmatter2002 – Ben Shirk2003 – Jessman Smith2004 – Tyler Nixt2005 – Ned Shuck2006 – Joe Johnston
Academic All Big Ten
This honor is awarded to student-athletes who meet the following requirements: is a letterwinner, is in at least in his second academic year at the institution and carries a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
Josh Budke – 1999-2001Rich Catalano – 1992-93David Christensen – 1995Josh Eastvold – 1999-2000Tony Ersland – 1994-97Lance Forbes – 1992-93Ryan Fulsaas – 2002-04Chris Gapen – 1989-91Matt Gogel – 1998-2000Alex Grunder – 2004-06Curt Heideman – 1994-96Paul Jenn – 1998Pat Kennedy – 1998-99, 2001Eric Koble – 1995-97Lucas Magnani – 2005David Marrah – 1999-2000Jeff McGinness – 1995-96, 1998Lincoln McIlravy – 1994Cliff Moore – 2002Matt Morkel – 2003-05Dave Munson – 1989Matt Nerem – 1995Tyler Nixt – 2001-04Oleg Polyatskiy – 2004-06Yoshi Rose – 1993-96Ben Shirk – 1999, 2001-02Ned Shuck – 2003-05Ben Smith – 1998Jessman Smith – 2000-03David Spangler – 2000Jody Strittmatter – 2001Joe Uker – 2004-06Lee Weber – 1997-2000Scott Williamson – 1988
Dean’s List
To be eligible for the University of Iowa Dean’s List, a full-time student must have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. In the past six seasons, 20 Hawkeyes have been named to the Dean’s List.
Chas DeVetter – 2002Josh Eastvold – 1998-2000Tony Ersland – 1997Ryan Fulsaas – 2000, 2002Matt Gogel – 1998-99Alex Grunder – 2003Paul Jenn – 2000Eric Koble – 1998David Marrah – 1998-2000Cliff Moore – 2002Matt Morkel – 2002Tyler Nixt – 2000-01, 2002*, 2003Chris Roberts – 2001Yoshi Rose – 1997Doug Schwab – 1998Ben Shirk – 1999, 2001-02Ned Shuck – 2002-03Ben Smith – 1998Jessman Smith – 2002Joe Uker – 2003Mike Uker – 1997Lee Weber – 1998-99
*also named to President’s List
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Team
A wrestler must have a 3.0 grade-point average and be an NCAA Division I qualifier to be eligible for the N.W.C.A. all-academic team. In five out of the last eight years the Iowa wrestling team’s grade-point average has placed in the top 25 nationally.
Jeff McGinness – 1995, 1998Lincoln McIlravy – 1994Matt Nerem – 1995Jody Strittmatter – 2001Jessman Smith – 2002