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 105th 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
1907
Lewis Watkins
Football
1908
George Beavers
Football
1909
Frank Besson
Football
1910
Edgar Burr
Football
1911
Alexander Surles
Football
1912
Archibald Arnold
Football
1913
Charles Lyman
Football
1914
Frank Milburn
Football
1915
Leland Hobbs
Football
1916
William Britton
Football
Robert Neyland^
Baseball/Football
Apr. 1917
Charles Gerhardt
Football
Aug. 1917
Edwin House
Football
June 1918
Elmer Oliphant%
Football/Baseball/Basketball/Track & Field
Nov. 1918
Eugene Vidal
Football
1920
Earl "Red" Blaik
Football
1922
Francis Greene
Football
1923
Walter White
Football
1924
George Smythe
Football
1925
William Wood
Football
1926
John Roosma
Basketball
1927
Maurice Daly
Football/Hockey
1928
Harry Wilson
Football/Lacrosse
1929
Louis Hammack
Football
1930
Richard Hutchinson
Football
1931
John Malloy
Football
1932
Ray Stecker
Football
1933
Lawrence Lincoln
Football
1934
Harvey Jablonsky
Football
1935
Joseph Stancook
Football
1936
William Grohs
Football/Hockey
1937
Charles Meyer
Football
1938
Harris Rogner
Football
1939
Henry Sullivan
Football
1940
Harry Stella
Football
1941
William Gillis
Track & Field/Football
1942
Raymond Murphy
Football
1943
Jan. Vasco Fenili
Football
1944
John Hennessey
Football
1945
Dale Hall
Football/Basketball
1946
Max Minor
Football
1947
Glenn Davis
Football/Track & Field
1948
Charles Nash
Track & Field
1949
James Rawers
Football
1950
Arnold Galiffa
Football
1951
Harold Shultz
Football
1952
Dick Shea
Track & Field
1953
Donal Fuqua
Football
1954
Lowell Sisson
Football
1955
Godwin Ordway
Football
1956
Ralph Chasnauskas
Football/Hockey
1957
Robert Kyasky
Football
1958
Thomas Harvey
Hockey
1959
Pete Dawkins
Football/Hockey
1960
Robert Anderson
Football
1961
Harold Hannon
Basketball
1962
Al Rushatz
Football/Wrestling
1963
Mike Natvig
Wrestling
1964
Bill Straub
Track & Field
1965
Ronald Butterfield
Football
1966
Mike Silliman
Basketball/Baseball
1967
John Boretti
Baseball/Soccer/Hockey
1968
Mike F. Palone
Hockey/Soccer
1969
Charlie Jarvis
Football/Lacrosse
1970
Lynn D. Moore
Football/Lacrosse
1971
Dan Scioletti
Hockey/Soccer
1972
Ray Ritacco
Football/Wrestling
1973
Leslie Alm
Track & Field
1974
Jerry Johnson*
Baseball
1975
Dorian Anderson
Sprint Football/Wrestling
1976
Dennis Trujillo
Track & Field
1977
Ted Kanamine
Swimming
1978
Gary Winton
Basketball
1979
Clennie Brundidge
Football
1980
George Mayes
Football
Terry Tepper
Track & Field
1981
Michael Fahnestock
Football/Track
Kim Hall
Basketball/Softball
1982
Mark Palzer
Wrestling
Kevin Kullander
Football
Harlene Nelson
Track & Field
1983
Mike Williams
Football
Eileen Mulholland
Basketball/Softball
1984
George Slabowski
Lacrosse
Tracy Hanlon
Track & Field/Basketball
1985
Nate Sassaman
Football
Randy Cozzens
Basketball
Lelia True
Tennis
1986
Don Smith
Football
Julie DelGiorno
Basketball
1987
Kevin Houston
Basketball
Laurie Goetz
Basketball
1988
Tory Crawford
Football
Linda Schimminger
Basketball
1989
Tyno Carter
Track & Field
Ann Wycoff
Swimming
1990
Benjamin Barnett
Football
Diana Wills
Track & Field
1991
Mike Mayweather
Football
Colleen McCabe
Softball
1992
Myreon Williams
Football
Jacob Garcia
Wrestling
Kim Kawamoto
Basketball
1993
Mike McElrath
Football
Gina Scarsella
Basketball
1994
Jason Stewart
Track & Field
Tara Williams
Soccer
1995
Mark Houston
Football/Baseball
Mikell Harper
Sprint Football
Catherine Gaffigan
Cross Country
1996
Steve Marshall
Gymnastics
Alexis Albano
Soccer/Track & Field
1997
Brad Fenske
Wrestling
Ron Leshinski
Football
Susie Corlett
Softball
1998
Jarret Mathews
Wrestling
Mike Scioletti
Baseball
Holly Pedley
Soccer
1999
Andy Lundbohm
Hockey
Joe Novak
Swimming
Heather Lawson
Track & Field
2000
Brian Gebhardt
Track & Field
Shaun Salmon
Baseball
Sarah Hatton
Softball
2001
Marshall Clay
Tennis
Heidi Borden
Swimming
2002
Omari Thompson
Football/Track
Nicki Robbins
Softball
2003
Dustin Greenhill
Gymnastics
Lauren Rowe
Soccer/Track & Field
2004
Jeff Weaver
Track & Field
Katie Macfarlane
Basketball
2005
Phillip Simpson
Wrestling
Marissa Limsiaco
Tennis
2006
Carlton Jones
Football
Brad Roberts
Hockey
Chelsea Haviland
Swimming & Diving
2007
Milan Dinga
Baseball
Nick Hill
Baseball
Meghan Venable-Thomas
Track & Field
2008
Chris Abalo
Rifle
Cole White
Baseball
Katelin Grant
Track & Field
2009
Zach McKelvie
Hockey
Elizabeth Lazzari
Volleyball
2010
Matt Kyler
Wrestling
Lindsey Adao
Diving
2011
Jeremy Boltus
Lacrosse
Erin Anthony
Basketball
2012
Andrew Rodriguez
Football
Kelly Buck
Rifle
2013
Garrett Thul
Lacrosse
Ariana Mankus
Volleyball
^ Robert Neyland was 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
1968
Greg Camp
Track & Field
1970
Gary Steele
Football/Track & Field
1978
Curt Alitz
Track & Field/Swimming
Leamon Hall
Football
1981
Dena Caradimitropoulo
Basketball
1983
Cardwell Williams
Track & Field
1984
Dave Cannella
Rifle
Alma Cobb
Basketball/Track
Melody Smith
Basketball
1986
Dennis Semmel
Wrestling
1987
Paul DiGironimo
Wrestling
John Van Sant
Swimming
Clare Hramiec
Swimming
1989
Greg Gadson
Football
Kim Seminiano
Track & Field
Teresa Sobiesk
Track & Field
1990
Jen Fleming
Basketball/Softball
1996
Ian Winer
Hockey
2000
Travis Burns
Tennis
2006
Micky Mallette
Basketball
Ashley Magnani
Basketball
Adrienne Payne
Basketball
Megan Vrabel
Basketball
John Walker
Lacrosse
2008
Mike Viti
Football
2009
Sarah Goss
Soccer
2010
Elizabeth Betterbed
Soccer