Dan Hodge Trophy

Template:Short description The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler.<ref name=WINMagazine>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The trophy is presented at the end of the season by WIN magazine and Culture House.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is the collegiate wrestling equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in college football.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its high school wrestling equivalent is the Junior Hodge Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1998.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Hodge Trophy is named after Danny Hodge, a three–time NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1957.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Hodge Trophy was created by Mike Chapman, founder of WIN magazine and Culture House, a company that produces books and posters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The first winner was T.J. Jaworsky, a three–time NCAA Division I National champion from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

There have been six multiple winners of the Hodge Trophy. The first was Iowa State's legend Cael Sanderson, who won the award three times in his run as the first undefeated four–time NCAA champion, the second was Ben Askren from Missouri, who won the award two times, the third and fourth were David Taylor and Zain Retherford respectively, both from Penn State, who won the award two times, the fifth is Spencer Lee from Iowa, and the sixth (and most recent) is Gable Steveson, who won the award two times, becoming the only heavyweight to do so.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Award criteria

Since 2022, the Hodge Trophy Voting Criteria has been based on four criteria:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1. Record
2. Dominance/Bonus-Point Percentage
3. Quality of Competition
4. Sportsmanship

Formerly, the trophy was awarded based on seven criteria:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1. Record
2. Number of pins
3. Dominance
4. Past credentials
5. Quality of competition
6. Sportsmanship/Citizenship
7. Heart

Hodge Trophy Winners

Year	Recipient	Weight	School	Finalists*
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Wyatt Hendrickson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Oklahoma State	Wyatt Hendrickson (30), Carter Starocci (26), Mitchell Mesenbrink (3)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Aaron Brooks	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	Aaron Brooks (48), Parker Keckeisen (8), Carter Starocci (2), Greg Kerkvliet (1), Levi Haines (0)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mason Parris	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Michigan	Mason Parris (38), Carter Starocci (14), Yianni Diakomihalis (6), Andrew Alirez (4), Austin O'Connor (2)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Gable Steveson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Minnesota	Gable Steveson (49), Yianni Diakomihalis (5), Nick Lee (3)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Spencer Lee Gable Steveson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa Minnesota	Spencer Lee, Gable Steveson, David Carr, Roman Bravo-Young, Aaron Brooks, Austin O'Connor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Spencer Lee	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Bo Nickal	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Zain Retherford	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	Zain Retherford (35), Bo Nickal (6), Seth Gross (4), Zahid Valencia (3)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Zain Retherford	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	Zain Retherford (33), J'Den Cox (5), Kyle Snyder (4), Jason Nolf (3)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Alex Dieringer	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Oklahoma State	Alex Dieringer (27), Zain Retherford (14), Kyle Snyder (3), Nahshon Garrett (1)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Logan Stieber	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Ohio State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	David Taylor	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Kyle Dake	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Cornell	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	David Taylor	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	David Taylor, Ed Ruth, Kyle Dake, Frank Molinaro, Cam Simaz, Matt McDonough<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Jordan Burroughs	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Nebraska	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Jayson Ness	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Minnesota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Jake Herbert	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Northwestern	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Brent Metcalf	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Ben Askren	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Missouri	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Ben Askren	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Missouri	Ben Askren, Les Sigman, Nate Gallick, Cole Konrad, Ben Cherrington <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Steve Mocco	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Oklahoma State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Emmett Willson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Montana State-Northern	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Eric Larkin	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Arizona State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Cael Sanderson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Nick Ackerman Cael Sanderson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Simpson College, Iowa State	Nick Ackerman, Cael Sanderson, Stephen Abas, Michael Lightner, T.J. Williams, Josh Koscheck<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Cael Sanderson	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Stephen Neal	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Cal State Bakersfield	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Mark Ironside	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Kerry McCoy	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Penn State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Les Gutches	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Oregon State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	T.J. Jaworsky	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	North Carolina	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

* Number of first place ballot votes from the Hodge Committee is indicated in parentheses

** In 2001 and 2021, the Dan Hodge Trophy was shared by two co-winners

Junior Hodge Trophy Winners

Year	Recipient	School
2024	Luke Lilledahl	Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
2023	Cael Hughes	Stillwater (Okla.)
2022	Nick Feldman	Malvern Prep (Pa.)
2021	Jesse Mendez	Crown Point (Ind.)
2020	Keegan O’Toole	Arrowhead (Hartland, Wisc.)
2019	Andrew Alirez	Greeley Central (Colo.)
2018	Gable Steveson	Apple Valley (Minn.)
2017	Daton Fix	Sand Springs (Okla.)
2016	Mark Hall	Apple Valley (Minn.)
2015	Zahid Valencia	St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
2014	Chance Marsteller	Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove, Pa.)
2013	Bo Jordan	Graham (St. Paris, Ohio)
2012	Jordan Rogers	Mead (Spokane, Wash.)
2011	Logan Storley	Webster (S.D.)
2010	Logan Stieber	Monroeville (Ohio)
2009	Chris Perry	Stillwater (Oklahoma)
2008	Jason Welch	Las Lomas (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
2007	Cody Gardner	Christianburg (Va.)
2006	David Craig	Brandon (Florida)
2005	Troy Nickerson	Chenango Forks (New York)
2004	Jeff Jaggers	St. Peter Chanel (Bedford, Ohio)
2003	Mark Perry	Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.)
2002	Teyon Ware	Edmond North (Oklahoma)
2001	Steve Mocco	Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.)
2000	Jesse Jantzen	Shoreham Wading River (New York)
1999	Damion Hahn	Lakewood (New Jersey)
1998	Shane Roller	Bixby (Oklahoma)

See also

• National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

External links

• "Dan Hodge Trophy: History, winners and how it works" at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships