University of Minnesota Athletics

Minnesota Wrestling Celebrates 2002-03 Season at Awards Banquet

4/28/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics

athletesThe 2003 Big Ten Champion and NCAA Runner-up University of Minnesota wrestling team held its annual awards banquet at the Four Points Sheraton in Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday night to honor the athletes that led the Golden Gophers to their third consecutive conference title and seventh straight top-three NCAA finish.

Seniors Jared Lawrence and Luke Becker ended their careers as four-time All-Americans and were named the Most Outstanding and Most Dedicated Wrestlers. Fellow senior Ryan Lewis earned the Most Valuable Wrestler for the 2002-03 season. 2003 NCAA Champion Damion Hahn was awarded the Fraser Dean Most Couageous Award and was named Most Exciting Wrestler.

A complete list of the award winners is below.

Most Valuable: Ryan Lewis
Most Outstanding: Jared Lawrence & Luke Becker
Fraser Dean Most Courageous: Damion Hahn
Most Dedicated: Jared Lawrence & Luke Becker
Chris Berglin Most Improved: Bobbe Lowe
Most Exciting: Damion Hahn
Most Falls: Ryan Lewis (15)
Outstanding Freshman: Matt Nagel
Freshman Outstanding Academic Award: Danny Williams
Upperclassman Outstanding Academic Award: Andrew Strand

All-American Awards: Bobbe Lowe (8th, 125 pounds), Ryan Lewis (2nd, 133 pounds), Jared Lawrence (2nd, 149 pounds), Luke Becker (4th, 157 pounds), Jacob Volkmann (3rd, 165 pounds, Damion Hahn (1st, 197 pounds)

Senior Awards: Ryan Lewis (133), Derek Phillips (141), Jared Lawrence (149), Luke Becker (157), Garrett Lowney (HWT)

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