College Male Athlete of the Year Award History

The College Male Athlete of the Year Award dates back to 1968. Prior to then, the Male Athlete of the Year was awarded to the top athlete among all levels of competition.

Year Athlete Sports
2012 Marcus Williams, NDSU Football
2011 Matt Frattin, UND Hockey
2010 Pat Paschall, NDSU Football
2009 Ben Woodside, NDSU Basketball
2008 Weston Dressler, UND Football
2007 Ryan Duncan, UND Hockey
2006 Ross Walker, Dickinson State Football, Track
2005 Derrick Atkins, Dickinson State Track
2004 Zach Parise, UND Hockey
2003 Jerome Beasley, UND Basketball
2002 Todd Fuller, NDSU Wrestling
2001 Jeff Panzer, UND Hockey
2000 Lee Goren, UND Hockey
1999 Jim Kleinsasser, UND Football
1998 Brock Lesnar, Bismarck State Wrestling
1997 Hunter Berg, UND-Williston Basketball
1996 Teeder Wynne, UND Hockey
1995 Brian Kapusta, NDSU Wrestling
1994 Shannon Burnell, UND Football
1993 Greg Johnson, UND Hockey
1992
(tie)
Prentiss Perkins, ND State School of Science
Shannon Burnell, UND
Basketball
Football
1991 Phil Hansen, NDSU Football
1990 Dave Vonesh, UND Basketball
1989 Terry Letkeman, NDSU-Bottineau Hockey, Baseball
1988 Steve Johnson, UND Hockey
1987
(tie)
Tony Hrkac, UND
Jeff Bentrim, NDSU
Hockey
Football
1986 Jeff Bentrim, NDSU Football
1985 Paul Syvrud, Jamestown College Wrestling
1984 Jon Casey, UND Hockey
1983 James Patrick, UND Hockey
1982 Ron Hausauer, Jamestown College Football
1981 Pat Hennessy, Minot State Baseball, Football
1980 Mark Taylor, UND Hockey
1979 Bob Piatz, Jamestown College Track, Baseball
1978 Mike Bollmann, NDSU Cross Country, Track
1977 Steve Kilwein, Dickinson State  
1976 Randy Hedberg, Minot State Football, Basketball
1975 Brad Rheingans, NDSU Wrestling
1974 Gary Hoffman, Bismarck Junior College Wrestling
1973 Phil Reimnitz, NDSU Wrestling
1972 Mike Slack, NDSU Track, Cross Country
1971 Louis Clark, Dickinson State Track
1970 John Marks, UND Hockey
1969 Tim Mjos, NDSU Football, Baseball
1968 Dwight Farrell, Minot State Wrestling, Football