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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/14/2013, 11:15am CDT
By Travis Wilson

The Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award is presented annually to the state's top senior running back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. 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 about 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 Award Pre-Season Watch List

First Name Last Name School
Christian Almonte Menomonee Falls
Kyle Becker Pardeeville
Jacob Biesterveld Durand
Garrett Bollant Lodi
Evan Bondoc Madison Edgewood
Bailey Breunig Sauk Prairie
Jameson Brock Wauwatosa West
Wyatt Brown D.C. Everest
Tom Bruckner Lakeland
Ryan Buske Bloomer
Nick Chafer Bruce
Tyler Chaloupka Oostburg
Jim Chenoweth New Glarus/Monticello
John Clark Catholic Memorial
William Cooley Platteville
Tyler Coutier Fort Atkinson
Aaron Dietmeier Webster
Saquan Dowery Milwaukee King
Kole Dubiel Whitehall
Alec Duffy Hayward
Ryan Duxbury Wisconsin Rapids
Keegan Eide Blair-Taylor
Jordan Eikamp Cochrane-Fountain City
Jared Emery Siren
Brandon Ennis Baraboo
Aaron Faacks Eeau Claire Memorial
Aaron Field Kiel
Devan Finney West Allis Central
Aaron Fischer Sun Prairie
Ben Fischer Crivitz
Joey Flowerette Stevens Point
Ike Floyd Saint Mary's Springs
Marty Franzkowiak Port Washington
Jake Gorzek Green Bay Southwest
Demario Harris Brookfield Central
James Hoffman Clayton
Nate Houtakker Shullsburg
Keiron Howlett Marshfield
JJ Hundt Bangor
Terry Island Morse-Marshall
Dan Jacques Menomonie
Ty Jager Arrowhead
Kyle Jahnke Markesan
Connor Johnson Rhinelander
Ethan Just Manitowoc Lincoln
Dexter Karban Coleman
Dillon Kempen Suring
Rasheed Kilpatrick Washington
Tarail King Racine St. Catherine's
Erik Klemme Sheboygan Falls
Alex Klug Merrill
Brett Knoebel Palmyra Eagle
Alec Kocour Catholic Memorial
Sam Koss Algoma
Ryan Kudek Fox Valley Lutheran
Alex Lasinski Hortonville
Greg Lewis Wauwatosa West
Patrick Lown DeSoto
Sean Madden Racine St. Catherine's
Dillon Martinez Holmen
Brett Merrit Nekoosa
Blake Miller New Auburn
Grant Murray Crandon
Zach Nyhus Cumberland
Zane Parker Kickapoo/LaFarge
Drew Patterson Sussex Hamilton
J.P. Peerenboom Kimberly
Nathan Peters Freedom
Isaiah Pitchford Waukesha South
Joe Rademacher Saint Croix Falls
Jack Radlinger River Valley
Jacob Reiter Clintonville
Leon Reyes Racine Horlick
Dan Rothbauer Appleton North
Peter Roy Muskego
Taylor Schaefer Oakfield
Max Sebranek Hillsboro
Nick Siegel Menasha
Kewaun Smith Morse-Marshall
Ryan Stepanovich Pewaukee
Derrick Stephen Oak Creek
Tanner Sweeney Black Hawk
Nick Taylor New Berlin Eisenhower
Ben Thornton La Crosse Central
Alec Treuthardt Pecatonica-Argyle
Isaac Tuttle Glenwood City
Jacob Van Asten Shiocton
Eric Van Vleet Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau
Dai-Von Vance-Jenkins Janesville Parker
Hudson Walton Cedarburg
Greg Wenzel Cedar Grove-Belgium
Cameron Werner Living Word Lutheran
Nehemiah Werner Edgar
Robert Wettstein Aquinas
Dylan Wiese New Berlin West
Colton Winkelman Port Edwards
Logan Yeagar Dodgeville
Jake Zabrowski Antigo
Tyler Zak Little Chute

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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