The Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award is presented annually to the state's top senior running back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. The award is named after former Wausau High School athlete Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, who went on to play for the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan before starring at end in the NFL for 12 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the National High School Hall of Fame, and later went on to serve as Wisconsin's athletic director from 1969 to 1987.
The pre-season list will be trimmed down to 25 semi-finalists halfway through the year, with five finalists chosen at the start of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Pre-Season Watch List:
John Alanis, Seneca
Zak Anttila, Northwestern
Cliff Bartholomew, Tomah
Austin Bayer, Cameron
Jon Becker, Monroe
Tanner Behnke, Brillion
Caleb Belknap, Menasha
Alex Bertram, Saint Croix Falls
Kyle Bosshart, Spring Valley
Corey Broussard, Waukesha South
Deyontaye Brown, Whitefish Bay
Michael Brown-Johnson, Milwaukee King
Nick Carlson, Appleton East
Nate Carrier, Shullsburg
Mitch Champagne, Coleman
Brock Chancy, Beloit Memorial
Dillon Church, Northern Elite
Tad Davids, Wautoma
Drew Davis, Lakeside Lutheran
Stuart Degeneffe, Chilton
Jesse DeLorme, Brodhead / Juda
Mark Dessart, Seymour
Jimmy Dieck, West Bend West
Willie Doll, Amherst
Antoine Easterling, Homestead
Adair Ebright, Baraboo
Travis Elam, Holmen
Jackson Fox, Wrightstown
Tyrone Galvin, Madison East
Jalen Gillie, Milwaukee Riverside
Alex Glomski, Cadott
LaShawn Goode, Milwaukee Hamilton
Travis Guenther, Blair-Taylor
Toneo Gulley, Kenosha Tremper
Jake Gundlach, Oregon
Hayden Hinker, Greenwood/Granton
Marcus Horne, Milwaukee Bradley Tech
Justin Hysi, Wisconsin Lutheran
Vonte Jackson, Kenosha Bradford
Jared Johnson, Pecatonica / Argyle
Austin Kaatz, Pewaukee
Travis Karweik, Whitnall
Nate Keller, Jefferson
Jon Kersten, Crivitz
Austin Kukulka, Nekoosa
Devin Kvistad, Bangor
D'Andre LaRoche, La Crosse Logan
Zach Lemmer, Athens
Devon Linzenmeyer, Ozaukee
Rylan Lubeck, Wisconsin Rapids
Jacob Luebke, Manitowoc Lutheran
Jevonn Madaus, Marshall
Ryan McCracken, Wonewoc-Center
Bobby Mickelson, Regis
Alex Miller, Notre Dame
Joey Mixis, Rhinelander
Nathan Monteverde, Omro
Quanzell Murphy, Kenosha Bradford
Leo Musso, Waunakee
Ian Neville, Kenosha St. Joseph
Cody Nielsen, Oconto Falls
Tyler Parker, Verona
Nick Patterson, Sussex Hamilton
Eric Perkins, Kewaskum
Austin Peterson, Manawa
Chad Phillips, Luxemburg-Casco
Jake Pientok, Whitehall
Dakota Poad, Mineral Point
Seth Postler, Montello/Princeton/Green Lake
Ryan Rapacz, Palmyra-Eagle
Omar Reed, DeForest
Jacob Reinke, Martin Luther
Alex Resnick, Cambridge
Bryan Rhode, Columbus
Alec Richmond, Germantown
Brady Rose, Cumberland
Eric Rosio, Wabeno/Laona
Seth Rowe, Darlington
Dillon Sanchez, Marathon
Zach Sargent, Northern Elite
Cassidy Schlei, Green Bay East
Jimmy Schmidt, Xavier
Joe Schobert, Waukesha West
Dalton Sendelbach, Evansville
Zach Sherrod, Beloit Turner
TC Smith, Dodgeville
Jordan Smith, McFarland
Rashaun Sparks, Campbellsport
Alex Stecker, Oostburg
Greg Steffens, Waterford
Marcus Taylor, Cumberland
Zach Thornton, Prairie du Chien
Brady Tibbits, Mineral Point
Adam Vesterfelt, Janesville Parker
Austin Voigt, Merrill
Courtney Watkins, Appleton North
Najee Williams, Brown Deer
Jacob Worth, Hartford
Jamahl Wright, Arrowhead
Bennett Young, Madison Edgewood
Hunter Young, Shiocton
John Yurk, Oshkosh Lourdes / Valley Christian
Austin Zach, Gilman
Beto Zarate, Pius XI
Pre-season watch lists are compiled from all-conference teams, stats leaders, film evaluations, WSN Player Rankings, and coach input. Players do not have to be on the pre-season list to be considered for the semi-final or finals list.
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