Pete Vaughan Award

ROBERT E. "PETE" VAUGHAN AWARD WINNERS
(Outstanding Athlete of the Year)

Robert E. "Pete" Vaughan

This award was established by the National Association of Wabash Men on January 17, 1948 in honor of Robert E. (Pete) Vaughan, thirty-one year coach and director of athletics at Wabash College. The recipient, elected by the Wabash coaching staff and presented by the current director of athletics at the College, is deemed the outstanding athlete of the year at Wabash College. A commemorative plaque hangs in Allen Athletics and Recreation Center.

Year Ending	Recipient(s)	Year Ending	Recipient(s)
1949	Bill Duchon '50 Jack Huston '50	1988	Marty Kaiser '88
1950	Jack Houston '50 Frank Roman '50	1989	Joe Turk '89
1951	Bob Holstine '52	1990	Mike Funk '90
1952	Jerry Huntsman '52	1991	Chris Ervin '91 Steve Turk '91
1953	Stan Huntsman '54	1992	Jeff Lampert '92
1954	Stan Huntsman '54	1993	Kent Baker '93 Mike Crnkovich '93 Eric Schoettle '93 Eric Verduin '93
1955	Vaino Grayam '55 Rex McCoy '55	1994	Eric Snively '94 Sextus Tansinsin '94
1956	Don Kaley '56	1995	Sean Lyons '95
1957	Tom Marchando '57	1996	Chris Ings '96 Jeremy Wright '96
1958	Warren Hall '60	1997	Michael Clump '97
1959	Walt Inman '59	1998	Dan Emerson '98 Matt Wilhelm '98
1960	Charlie Bowerman '61	1999	Jamie Bowers '98 Chad Tabor '99
1961	Charlie Bowerman '61 Ron Reinhart '61	2000	Josh Estelle '00
1962	Jack McHenry '62 Jerry Robinson '62	2001	BJ Hammer '01
1963	Lynn Garrard '64	2002	Ryan Short '03
1964	Keith McNeal '64	2003	Jake Knott '03
1965	Dick Glover '65	2004	Blair Hammer '04
1966	Don Race '66	2005	Chris Healy '05
1967	Dave Montieth '67 Jake Sedmak '68	2006	Jared Bogan '06 Russ Harbaugh '06
1968	Phil Allen '68	2007	Keith Garrard '07 Geoff Lambert '07
1969	David Husted '69	2008	Adrian Pynenberg '08
1970	Mike Henry '70	2009	Matt Dodaro '09
1971	Dick Bowerman '72 Lee Fouts '71	2010	Emmanuel Aouad '10 Matt Hudson '10
1972	Dick Bowerman '72	2011	Evan Rhinesmith '11
1973	Jack Roudebush '74	2012	Kevin McCarthy '12
1974	Jack Roudebush '74	2013	Jake Waterman '13
1975	Joe Gawrys '76 Henry O'Connell '75	2014	Riley Lefever '17
1976	Joe Gawrys "76	2015	Cody Buresh '15 Conner Lefever '15 Reece Lefever '15 Riley Lefever '17
1977	James Parker '77	2016	Zechariah Banks '16 Devin Broukal '18 Riley Lefever '17 Mason Zurek '16
1978	David Harvey '78	2017	Riley Lefever '17
1979	Bill Cannon '79	2018	William Reifeis '18 Darden Schurg '19
1980	Mick Martin '80	2019	Jack Davidson '22 Darden Schurg '19
1981	Scott Boone '81	2020	Kyle Hatch '21 Sam Henthorn '20
1982	Pete Metzelaars '82	2021	Wesley Slaughter '21 Tyler Watson '22
1983	Dave Broecker '83	2022	Jack Davidson '22
1984	Craig Harmon '85 and Merlin Nice '84	2023	Jack Heldt '23
1985	Nick Crnkovich '85	2024	Liam Thompson '24
1986	Carl Hampton '86	2025	Brayden Curnett '25
1987	Tim Servies '88