Area Sportsperson of the Year

Outstanding sports achievement by an individual who has been a resident of Dane County for at least six years.

SELECT A YEAR 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 ------ 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 ------ 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 ------ 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 ------ 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963

2011 - Gabe Carimmi, former Wisconsin Badger and Monona Grove football player

2010 - Kurtis Mueller, former Sun Prairie High School, University of Iowa and Madison Mallards baseball player

2009 - Megan Scheele, Edgewood College basketball player

2008 - Kelly Winckler, DeForest High School swimmer

2007 - Ben Sarbacker, Verona High School wrestler

2006 - UW-Whitewater Athletics

2005 - Mike Wilkinson

2004 - Dan Schachte

2003 - Kris Russell

2002 - Casey FitzRandolph

2001 - Matt Kenseth

2000 - Casey FitzRandolph

1999 - Leah Hefte

1998 - Bo Ryan

1997 - Steve Hanrahan & Kerri Roh

1996 - Mike Hahn

1995 - Sam Okey & Bo Ryan

1994 - Amy Wickus & Andy Thompson

1993 - Tom Klawitter

1992 - Pat Martin

1991 - Bo Ryan

1990 - Aaron Lancaster

1989 - Dave Vander Meulen

1988 - Bo Ryan

1987 - Marc McDowell

1986 - Dan Kissling

1985 - Mark Linde

1984 - Dave Vander Meulen

1983 - Al Bauman

1982 - Mark Bortz

1981 - David Ahrens

1980 - Andy Rein

1979 - Steve Lacy

1978 - Bill Pearson

1977 - Steve Lacy

1976 - Andy Rein

1975 - John Klement

1974 - Rich Lawinger

1973 - Glenn Herold

1972 - Russ Hellickson

1971 - Bob Morgan

1970 - Mark Winzenreid

1969 - Bernie Barkin

1968 - LaVerne Pieper

1967 - Forrest Perkins

1966 - Cy Wieser

1965 - Lee Mitchell

1964 - John "Weenie" Wilson

1963 - John "Weenie" Wilson