Schalles Award
The Schalles Award
Established in 1999, both Schalles awards, one for the best collegiate pinner in America and the other, the best scholastic pinner, are annually presented by WIN Magazine, Cliff Keen Athletics and the NWCA. The award is named after Wade Schalles, one of American wrestling's most storied pinners and a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. During his collegiate career (1970-1974) Mr. Schalles set the NCAA record at 109 pins. No Division I wrestler prior to that time or since has ever reached the century mark.
Schalles Award Winners
2012 Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State (Pennsylvania)
2011 Andrew Alton, Penn State (Pennsylvania)
2010 Jayson Ness, Minnesota (Minnesota)
2009 Josh Patterson, Binghamton (New York)
2008 Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State (New Jersey)
2007 Ben Askren, Missouri (Wisconsin)
2006 Ben Askren, Missouri (Wisconsin)
2005 Marcus LeVesseur, Augsburg College (Illinois)
2004 Scott Moore, Virginia (Pennsylvania)
2003 Scott Moore, Penn State (Pennsylvania)
2002 Cael Sanderson, Iowa State (Utah)
2001 Matt Petsinger, Mankato State (Minnesota) & Jared Frayer, (Florida)
2000 Keith Blaske, Ft. Hays State (Kansas)
1999 Stephen Neal, Cal-State Bakersfield (California)
Junior Schalles Award Winners
2012 Jordan Rogers, Spokane Mead (Washington)
2011 Nick Gwiazdowski, Duanesburg (New York)
2010 Kyven Gadson, Waterloo East (Iowa)
2009 Eloheim Palma, Cary (North Carolina)
2008 Kyle and Chase Cuthbertson, Scottsboro (Alabama)
2007 Hunter Meys, Shenendehowa (New York)
2006 Jon Reader, Davison (Michigan)
2005 Jake Varner, Bakersfield (California)
2004 Coleman Scott, Central Waynesburg (Pennsylvania)
2003 Roger Kish, Lapeer West (Michigan)
2002 Chase Metcalf, Davison (Michigan)
2001 Rusty Blackmon, Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)
2000 Chris Pendleton, Lemoore (California)
1999 Nick Simmons, Williamston (Michigan)