Army West Point Athletics
Army Athletic Association Award Winners
Past Army Athletic Association Award Winners
The prestigious Army Athletic Association Award is awarded annually to the male and female cadet who displays the "most valuable service to intercollegiate athletics during a career as a cadet." The award is traditionally presented during the Awards Convocation just prior to graduation. This year marked the 120th anniversary of the AAA Award that was first awarded to football player Horatio Hackett in 1904.
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AAA Award Winners (listed by year)
| Year Awarded |  Name |  Sport  |
|  1904 |  Horatio Hackett |  Football |
|  1905 |  Ernest Graves |  Football |
|  1906 |  Charles Rockwell |  Football |
| Â 1907 | Â Lewis Watkins | Â Football |
| Â 1908 | Â George Beavers | Â Football |
| Â 1909 | Â Frank Besson | Â Football |
| Â 1910 | Â Edgar Burr | Â Football |
| Â 1911 | Â Alexander Surles | Â Football |
| Â 1912 | Â Archibald Arnold | Â Football |
| Â 1913 | Â Charles Lyman | Â Football |
| Â 1914 | Â Frank Milburn | Â Football |
| Â 1915 | Â Leland Hobbs | Â Football |
| Â 1916 | Â William Britton | Â Football |
|  Robert Neyland^ |  Baseball/Football | |
| Â Apr. 1917 | Â Charles Gerhardt | Â Football |
| Â Aug. 1917 | Â Edwin House | Â Football |
| Â June 1918 | Â Elmer Oliphant% | Â Football/Baseball/Basketball/Track & Field |
| Â Nov. 1918 | Â Eugene Vidal | Â Football |
| Â 1920 | Â Earl "Red" Blaik | Â Football |
| Â 1922 | Â Francis Greene | Â Football |
| Â 1923 | Â Walter White | Â Football |
| Â 1924 | Â George Smythe | Â Football |
| Â 1925 | Â William Wood | Â Football |
| Â 1926 | Â John Roosma | Â Basketball |
| Â 1927 | Â Maurice Daly | Â Football/Hockey |
| Â 1928 | Â Harry Wilson | Â Football/Lacrosse |
| Â 1929 | Â Louis Hammack | Â Football |
|  1930 |  Richard Hutchinson |  Football |
| Â 1931 | Â John Malloy | Â Football |
| Â 1932 | Â Ray Stecker | Â Football |
| Â 1933 | Â Lawrence Lincoln | Â Football |
| Â 1934 | Â Harvey Jablonsky | Â Football |
| Â 1935 | Â Joseph Stancook | Â Football |
| Â 1936 | Â William Grohs | Â Football/Hockey |
| Â 1937 | Â Charles Meyer | Â Football |
| Â 1938 | Â Harris Rogner | Â Football |
| Â 1939 | Â Henry Sullivan | Â Football |
| Â 1940 | Â Harry Stella | Â Football |
| Â 1941 | Â William Gillis | Â Track & Field/Football |
| Â 1942 | Â Raymond Murphy | Â Football |
| Â 1943 | Â Jan. Vasco Fenili | Â Football |
| Â 1944 | Â John Hennessey | Â Football |
| Â 1945 | Â Dale Hall | Â Football/Basketball |
| Â 1946 | Â Max Minor | Â Football |
| Â 1947 | Â Glenn Davis | Â Football/Track & Field |
| Â 1948 | Â Charles Nash | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1949 | Â James Rawers | Â Football |
| Â 1950 | Â Arnold Galiffa | Â Football |
| Â 1951 | Â Harold Shultz | Â Football |
| Â 1952 | Â Dick Shea | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1953 | Â Donal Fuqua | Â Football |
| Â 1954 | Â Lowell Sisson | Â Football |
| Â 1955 | Â Godwin Ordway | Â Football |
|  1956 |  Ralph Chasnauskas |  Football/Hockey |
| Â 1957 | Â Robert Kyasky | Â Football |
| Â 1958 | Â Thomas Harvey | Â Hockey |
| Â 1959 | Â Pete Dawkins | Â Football/Hockey |
| Â 1960 | Â Robert Anderson | Â Football |
| Â 1961 | Â Harold Hannon | Â Basketball |
| Â 1962 | Â Al Rushatz | Â Football/Wrestling |
| Â 1963 | Â Mike Natvig | Â Wrestling |
| Â 1964 | Â Bill Straub | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1965 | Â Ronald Butterfield | Â Football |
| Â 1966 | Â Mike Silliman | Â Basketball/Baseball |
| Â 1967 | Â John Boretti | Â Baseball/Soccer/Hockey |
| Â 1968 | Â Mike F. Palone | Â Hockey/Soccer |
| Â 1969 | Â Charlie Jarvis | Â Football/Lacrosse |
| Â 1970 | Â Lynn D. Moore | Â Football/Lacrosse |
| Â 1971 | Â Dan Scioletti | Â Hockey/Soccer |
| Â 1972 | Â Ray Ritacco | Â Football/Wrestling |
| Â 1973 | Â Leslie Alm | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1974 | Â Jerry Johnson* | Â Baseball |
| Â 1975 | Â Dorian Anderson | Â Sprint Football/Wrestling |
| Â 1976 | Â Dennis Trujillo | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1977 | Â Ted Kanamine | Â Swimming |
| Â 1978 | Â Gary Winton | Â Basketball |
| Â 1979 | Â Clennie Brundidge | Â Football |
| Â 1980 | Â George Mayes | Â Football |
| Â Terry Tepper | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 1981 | Â Michael Fahnestock | Â Football/Track |
| Â Kim Hall | Â Basketball/Softball | |
| Â 1982 | Â Mark Palzer | Â Wrestling |
| Â Kevin Kullander | Â Football | |
| Â Harlene Nelson | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 1983 | Â Mike Williams | Â Football |
| Â Eileen Mulholland | Â Basketball/Softball | |
| Â 1984 | Â George Slabowski | Â Lacrosse |
| Â Tracy Hanlon | Â Track & Field/Basketball | |
| Â 1985 | Â Nate Sassaman | Â Football |
| Â Randy Cozzens | Â Basketball | |
| Â Lelia True | Â Tennis | |
| Â 1986 | Â Don Smith | Â Football |
| Â Julie DelGiorno | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1987 | Â Kevin Houston | Â Basketball |
| Â Laurie Goetz | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1988 | Â Tory Crawford | Â Football |
| Â Linda Schimminger | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1989 | Â Tyno Carter | Â Track & Field |
| Â Ann Wycoff | Â Swimming | |
| Â 1990 | Â Benjamin Barnett | Â Football |
| Â Diana Wills | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 1991 | Â Mike Mayweather | Â Football |
| Â Colleen McCabe | Â Softball | |
| Â 1992 | Â Myreon Williams | Â Football |
| Â Jacob Garcia | Â Wrestling | |
| Â Kim Kawamoto | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1993 | Â Mike McElrath | Â Football |
| Â Gina Scarsella | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1994 | Â Jason Stewart | Â Track & Field |
| Â Tara Williams | Â Soccer | |
| Â 1995 | Â Mark Houston | Â Football/Baseball |
| Â Mikell Harper | Â Sprint Football | |
| Â Catherine Gaffigan | Â Cross Country | |
| Â 1996 | Â Steve Marshall | Â Gymnastics |
| Â Alexis Albano | Â Soccer/Track & Field | |
| Â 1997 | Â Brad Fenske | Â Wrestling |
| Â Ron Leshinski | Â Football | |
| Â Susie Corlett | Â Softball | |
| Â 1998 | Â Jarret Mathews | Â Wrestling |
| Â Mike Scioletti | Â Baseball | |
| Â Holly Pedley | Â Soccer | |
| Â 1999 | Â Andy Lundbohm | Â Hockey |
| Â Joe Novak | Â Swimming | |
| Â Heather Lawson | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 2000 | Â Brian Gebhardt | Â Track & Field |
| Â Shaun Salmon | Â Baseball | |
| Â Sarah Hatton | Â Softball | |
| Â 2001 | Â Marshall Clay | Â Tennis |
| Â Heidi Borden | Â Swimming | |
| Â 2002 | Â Omari Thompson | Â Football/Track |
| Â Nicki Robbins | Â Softball | |
| Â 2003 | Â Dustin Greenhill | Â Gymnastics |
| Â Lauren Rowe | Â Soccer/Track & Field | |
| Â 2004 | Â Jeff Weaver | Â Track & Field |
| Â Katie Macfarlane | Â Basketball | |
| Â 2005 | Â Phillip Simpson | Â Wrestling |
| Â Marissa Limsiaco | Â Tennis | |
| Â 2006 | Â Carlton Jones | Â Football |
| Â Brad Roberts | Â Hockey | |
| Â Chelsea Haviland | Â Diving | |
| Â 2007 | Â Milan Dinga | Â Baseball |
| Â Nick Hill | Â Baseball | |
|  Meghan Venable-Thomas |  Track & Field | |
| Â 2008 | Â Chris Abalo | Â Rifle |
| Â Cole White | Â Baseball | |
| Â Katelin Grant | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 2009 | Â Zach McKelvie | Â Hockey |
| Â Elizabeth Lazzari | Â Volleyball | |
| Â 2010 | Â Matt Kyler | Â Wrestling |
| Â Lindsey Adao | Â Diving | |
| Â 2011 | Â Jeremy Boltus | Â Lacrosse |
| Â Erin Anthony | Â Basketball | |
| Â 2012 | Â Andrew Rodriguez | Â Football |
| Â Kelly Buck | Â Rifle | |
| Â 2013 | Â Garrett Thul | Â Lacrosse |
| Â Ariana Mankus | Â Volleyball | |
| Â 2014 | Â Kip Webber | Â Gymnastics |
| Â Molly McGuigan | Â Soccer | |
| Â 2015 | Â Winston Boldt | Â Soccer |
| Â Elle Taylor | Â Tennis | |
| 2016 | Â Jesse Glenn | Â Gymnastics |
| Â Kelsey Minato | Â Basketball | |
| 2017 | Â Peter Kim | Â Golf |
|  Alee Rashenskas |  Softball | |
| 2018 | Â John Voit | Â Football |
| Â Briyah Brown | Â Women's Track and Field | |
| 2019 | Johnny Surdick | Â Lacrosse |
| Abby Halbrook | Â Cross Country / Track & Field | |
| 2020 | Tommy Funk | Â Men's Basketball |
| Sam Sullivan | Â Women's Rugby | |
| 2021 | Anthony Giachin | Â Baseball |
| Sydney Cassalia | Â Women's Soccer | |
| 2022 | Brendan Nichtern | Â Men's Lacrosse |
| Stephanie Dolehide | Â Women's Tennis | |
| 2023 | Kevin Dubrule |  Baseball |
| Lauren Drysdale |  Women's Soccer | |
| 2024 | Ben Pasiuk | Â Wrestling |
| Aurelie Migault | Â Swimming | |
| 2025Â | AJ Pilate | Men's Lacrosse |
| Emily Fink | Women's Track and Field |
 ^ Robert Neyland was an undefeated heavyweight boxing champion for three years running among the Corps (1914-16).
*Jerry Johnson was Brigade Boxing Open Champion and New York Golden Gloves Champion in 1974.
%Elmer Oliphant also earned monograms in boxing, hockey and swimming.
The Army Athletic Association Special Award is not awarded on an annual basis, but only presented when a worthy candidate arises. The Special Award is presented to a cadet-athlete for "exhibiting outstanding achievement and exemplary leadership in athletic competition."
Special Award Winners (listed by year)
|  Year |  Name |  Sport |
|  1966 |  Frank Kobes |  Soccer/Hockey/Lacrosse |
| Â 1968 | Â Greg Camp | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1970 | Â Gary Steele | Â Football/Track & Field |
| Â 1978 | Â Curt Alitz | Â Track & Field/Swimming |
| Â Leamon Hall | Â Football | |
|  1981 |  Dena Caradimitropoulo |  Basketball |
| Â 1983 | Â Cardwell Williams | Â Track & Field |
| Â 1984 | Â Dave Cannella | Â Rifle |
| Â Alma Cobb | Â Basketball/Track | |
| Â Melody Smith | Â Basketball | |
| Â 1986 | Â Dennis Semmel | Â Wrestling |
| Â 1987 | Â Paul DiGironimo | Â Wrestling |
| Â John Van Sant | Â Swimming | |
| Â Clare Hramiec | Â Swimming | |
| Â 1989 | Â Greg Gadson | Â Football |
| Â Kim Seminiano | Â Track & Field | |
| Â Teresa Sobiesk | Â Track & Field | |
| Â 1990 | Â Jen Fleming | Â Basketball/Softball |
| Â 1996 | Â Ian Winer | Â Hockey |
| Â 2000 | Â Travis Burns | Â Tennis |
| Â 2006 | Â Micky Mallette | Â Basketball |
| Â Ashley Magnani | Â Basketball | |
| Â Adrienne Payne | Â Basketball | |
| Â Megan Vrabel | Â Basketball | |
| Â John Walker | Â Lacrosse | |
| Â 2008 | Â Mike Viti | Â Football |
| Â 2009 | Â Sarah Goss | Â Soccer |
| Â 2010 | Â Elizabeth Betterbed | Â Soccer |
| Â 2017 | Â Andrew King | Â Football |
| Â 2017 | Â Olivia Fairfield | Â Volleyball |
| Â 2020 | Â Lynne Mooradian | Â Women's Track & Field |
| Â 2021 | Â Tyrese Bender | Â Men's Track & Field |
| Â 2024 | Kayley Ragazzini | Â Women's Track & Field |