The Dan Hodge Trophy, sponsored by WIN Magazine and Culture House and presented by ASICS, will be awarded after the 2025 NCAA Championships to the most dominant college wrestler.
Created by WIN founder Mike Chapman in 1995, the award is named after the late Dan Hodge, the three-time NCAA champion from the University of Oklahoma (1955-57) who never allowed a takedown in his career and pinned 36 of 46 opponents.
In addition to the fan vote, the Hodge Trophy Voting Committee, made up of past all winners of the award, former coaches and national media members select the winner each year. Criteria for winning the award includes a wrestler’s record, dominance/bonus-point percentage, quality of competition and sportsmanship.
There are 10 wrestlers NCAA Division I wrestlers who have won NCAA championships and are considered preseason front-runners to win the 2025 Dan Hodge Trophy.
The following is a breakdown of their bonus-point victories in their career, including pins (P), technical falls (TF) and major decisions (MD), and what percentage of their total matches are bonus-point wins.
Wt
Name
School
Year
W-L
P-TF-MD
Bonus Pct.
125
Richard Figueroa
Arizona State
Junior
29-5
1-3-5
.264
141
Jesse Mendez
Ohio State
Junior
48-11
10-10-9
.491
141
Andrew Alirez
Northern Colorado
Grad
72-10
18-9-18
.548
149
Caleb Henson
Virginia Tech
Junior
57-7
6-12-9
.421
174
Keegan O’Toole
Missouri
Senior
88-4
28-16-15
.641
174
Levi Haines
Penn State
Junior
48-2
9-6-10
.500
184
Carter Starocci
Penn State
RS Senior
77-4
12-15-14
.506
184
Parker Keckeisen
Northern Iowa
RS Senior
100-5
7-20-39
.628
197
A.J. Ferrari
CSU Bakersfield
Junior
29-1
3/7/5
.500
Hwt
Greg Kerkvliet
Penn State
RS Senior
71-10
13-13-23
.506
Past Winners of the Dan Hodge Trophy
Year
Name
School
2024
Aaron Brooks
Penn State
2023
Mason Parris
Michigan
2022
Gable Steveson
Minnesota
2021
Spencer Lee
Iowa
&
Gable Steveson
Minnesota
2020
Spencer Lee
Iowa
2019
Bo Nickal
Penn State
2018
Zain Retherford
Penn State
2017
Zain Retherford
Penn State
2016
Alex Dieringer
Oklahoma State
2015
Logan Stieber
Ohio State
2014
David Taylor
Penn State
2013
Kyle Dake
Cornell U.
2012
David Taylor
Penn State
2011
Jordan Burroughs
Nebraska
2010
Jayson Ness
Minnesota
2009
Jake Herbert
Northwestern
2008
Brent Metcalf
Iowa
2007
Ben Askren
Missouri
2006
Ben Askren
Missouri
2005
Steve Mocco
Oklahoma State
2004
Emmett Willson
Mont. State-Northern
2003
Eric Larkin
Arizona State
2002
Cael Sanderson
Iowa State
2001
Cael Sanderson
Iowa State
&
Nick Ackerman
Simpson College
2000
Cael Sanderson
Iowa State
1999
Stephen Neal
CSU Bakersfield
1998
Mark Ironside
Iowa
1997
Kerry McCoy
Penn State
1996
Les Gutches
Oregon State
1995
T.J. Jaworsky
North Carolina
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