Area Sportsperson of the Year

2024 – Aleah Grundahl, Deforest and UW Whitewater Women’s Basketball

2023 – Chris Mitchell & Bobby Nichols, Oregon High School Boys & Girls soccer coach

2022 – Nicolar Rivera, Stoughton High School wrestler

2021 – Brooks Empey, Stoughton High School wrestler, football player, and track athlete

2020 – Award not presented due to COVID

2019 – Not presented

2018 – Matt Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist & Ben McDade, Monona Grove Swimmer

2017 – Will Butcher, Denver University Hockey Player

2016 – Angie Murphy, Verona Girls Basketball Coach

2015 – Beata Nelson, Verona-Mount Horeb swimmer

2014 – Rob Hamilton, Sun Prairie Baseball Coach

2013 – Nick Fuller, Sun Prairie High School basketball player

2012 – Ryan O’Donnell, McFarland High School swimmer

2011 – Gabe Carimi, 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