Underwood Wrestling
The Old Shoe Award
The Old Shoe Award is the highest honor a senior wrestler at
Underwood can receive. It is awarded to the wrestler who displays
the greatest determination, sportsmanship, and work ethic in the
sport of wrestling. Established in 1988, the Old Shoe Award was
first given to Bruce Obrecht by Head Coach Steve McWilliams.
The award was actually established because of Bruce’s efforts that
so impressed Coach McWilliams, he felt compelled to create an
award to honor not only his current wrestler but all Underwood
wrestlers in the future. It was Coach McWilliams’s opinion that
wrestlers work harder and make greater sacrifices than any other
athletes and an award to honor that should be established. The
shoe that Bruce wore during his senior season was bronzed and
placed on the apex of this impressive award.
Below is a list of winners of The Old Shoe Award:
Underwood Wrestling – Old Shoe Award Winners
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Bruce Obrecht
Jason Hough
No winner
Keith Christensen
Craig Wiggins
Dean Leaders & Chad Ryan
Jay Collins
Joel Leaders
No winner
Andy Bardsley & Eric Neumann
Greg Rodenburg
Blu Wahle
Joe Durick, Keith Clausen, & Mark Lander
Cody Koenig
Dan Davila
Kyle Olson & Henry Wahle
Trevor Newman
Scott Hazen
Tyler Jensen
Jon Adams
Paul Robinson
Cliff Katzer
No winner
Travis Kephart
Drake Fanslau
Taylor Curtis & Andrew Foutch
Riley Klein
Cody Kingery