University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Gopher Honors and Awards
4/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Golden Gopher Honors and Awards
FRED O. WATSON AWARD
In 1913, 1914 and 1915, the late Fred O. Watson became the first Minnesota and Big Ten Conference runner to capture the league individual cross country championship three consecutive years.
In 1967, Coach Roy Griak instituted the Fred O. Watson Award, a permanent trophy to be awarded after each season to the most valuable Gopher cross country runner as chosen by his fellow teammates. The honorees are listed below:
1967 - Steve Hoag
1968 - Steve Hoag
1969 - Garry Bjorklund
1970 - Garry Bjorklund
1971 - Garry Bjorklund
1972 - Mike Lawless
1973 - Dennis Fee
1974 - Steve Plasencia
1975 - Tim Oliver
1976 - Steve Plasencia
1977 - Steve Plasencia
1978 - Steve Plasencia
1979 - Gerald Metzler
1980 - Don Hurley
1981 - Lloyd Ness
1982 - Dave Morrison
1983 - John Kromer
1984 - Dave Morrison
1985 - Paul Gisselquist
1986 - Paul Gisselquist
1987 - Frank Bjorkli
1988 - Frank Bjorkli, Chris Harder
1989 - Keith Eidman
1990 - Keith Eidman
1991 - Doug Milkowski
1992 - Doug Milkowski
1993 - Mark Narveson, Curt Kotsonas
1994 - Jason Boon, Rick Obleman
1995 - Rick Obleman
1996 - Rick Obleman
1997 - Eric Pierce
1998 - Eric Pierce
1999 - Eric Pierce
2000 - Will McComb
2001 - Will McComb
2002 - Andrew Carlson
2003 - Luke Mullranin
2004 - Andrew Carlson
2005 - Antonio Vega
2006 - Chris Rombough
2007 - Hassan Mead, Chris Rombough
2008 - Hassan Mead, Chris Rombough
2009 - Hassan Mead
2010 - Ben Blankenship
Big Ten Individual Champions
1913 - Fred Watson (26:44.5 (5 mi.)
1914 - Fred Watson (na (5 mi.)
1915 - Fred Watson (26.14.0 (5 mi.)
1957 - Leonard Edelen (21:09.4 (4 mi.)
1969 - Garry Bjorklund (25:52.4 (5 mi.)
1970 - Garry Bjorklund (24:33.7 (5 mi.)
1971 - Garry Bjorklund (29:20.8 (6 mi.)
2006 - Chris Rombough (24:5 (8 km)
2008 - Hassan Mead (24:26.4 (8km)
Big Ten Team Champions
4 (1909,1914,1964,1969)
Big Ten Athlete of the Year
2006 - Chris Rombough
2008 - Hassan Mead
2009 - Hassan Mead
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
1999 - Terrance McComb
2007 - Hassan Mead
First Team All-Big Ten
1984 - Dave Morrison
1985 - Paul Gisselquist
1986 - Paul Gisselquist
1996 - Rick Obleman
2004 - Andrew Carlson
2006 - Chris Rombough
2007 - Hassan Mead, Chris Rombough
2008 - Hassan Mead, Chris Rombough
2009 - Hassan Mead
2010 - Ben Blankenship
(Note: All-Big Ten teams were first named in 1984.)
Second Team All-Big Ten
1984 - Dave Morrison
1988 - Frank Bjorkli
1989 - Keith Erdman, Doug Milkowski
1992 - Doug Milkowski
1993 - Mark Narveson, Rick Obleman
1998 - Joe Corr, Michael Stoick, Charles McClure
1999 - Eric Pierce, Jeremy Polson, Will McComb, Andrew McKessock, Joe Corr
2000 - Will McComb
2001 - Andrew Carlson
2002 - Andrew Carlson, Ryan Malmin
2004 - Ryan Malmin
2005 - Antonio Vega, Ryan Malmin
2006 - Antonio Vega
2007 - Forrest Tahdooahnippah
2009 - Matt Barrett
2010 - Mike Torchia
U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Midwest Region Athlete of the Year
2008 - Hassan Mead
2009 - Hassan Mead
Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award
2010 - Mike Torchia
Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-America
1998 - Joe Corr
1999 - Joe Corr
2002 - Ryan Malmin
2007 - Justin Grunewald, Forrest Tahdooahnippah
2010 - Mike Torchia
Academic All-Big Ten
(Originated in 1986)
1986 - Paul Gisselquist, Jon Korta
1987 - Jon Korta
1988 - Todd Beetcher, Jon Korta
1989 - Todd Beetcher, Keith Eidman, Sean Fitzgerald, Dan Hebl, Chris Schmid, Jeff Svedahl
1990 - Keith Eidman, Dan Fumo, Doug Milkowski, Mark Narveson, Chris Schmid
1991 - Sean Fitzgerald, Dan Fumo, Dan LeCloux, Chris Schmid
1992 - Mark Narveson, Jason Rathe
1993 - Mark Gonzales, Paul Michalek, Mark Narveson, Jason Rathe, Kurt Runzheimer
1994 - Kevin Dunbar, Mark Gonzales, Neal Janquart, Paul Michalek, Rick Obleman, Jason Rathe
1995 - Neal Janquart, Paul Michalek, Rick Obleman
1996 - Nate Clay, Ron Hoffner, Todd Langraff, Charles McClure
1997 - Charles McClure, Eric Hartmark
1998 - Nate Clay, Joe Corr, Ron Hoffner, Charles McClure, Jason Owen, Eric Hartmark, Chuck Smith
1999 - Nate Clay, Chuck Smith, Jason Owen, Joe Corr, Erik Quam, Scott Utne, Andy Kummer
2000 - Joe Corr, Jason Owen, Andy Kummer, Luke Mullranin
2001 - Mike Bialick, Josh DoBell
2002 - Mike Bialick, Josh Dobell, Erik Grumstrup, Ryan Malmin, Luke Mullranin, Eric Quam
2003 - Mike Bialick, Josh DoBell, Erik Grumstrup, Ben Hanson, Ryan Malmin, Luke Mullranin, Tom Schmidt
2004 - Mike Bialick, Josh DoBell, Ben Hanson, Trent Riter
2005 - Erik Grumstrup, Justin Grunewald, Ben Hanson, Todd Johnson, Ben Puhl, Trent Riter, Seijen Takamura
2006 - Justin Grunewald, Todd Johnson, Ben Kampf, Ben Puhl, Seijen Takamura, David Van Orsdel
2007 - Matthew Barrett, Richard Furseth, Justin Grunewald, Ben Kampf, David Krueger, Michael McFarland, Ben Puhl, Seijen Takamura, Mike Torchia
2008 - Matthew Barrett, Ben Kampf, Mike McFarland, Ben Puhl, Mike Torchia
2009 - Matt Barrett, Pieter Gagnon, Kevin Lachowitzer, Mike McFarland, Sean Olson
2010 - Pieter Gagnon, Kevin Lachowitzer, Andrew Larson, Mike McFarland, Sean Olson, Mike Torchia
Players Mentioned
