Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Pre-Season Watch List
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 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Jack | Andringa | Madison Memorial |
| Van | Bassindale | Whitefish Bay |
| Travis | Bauer | Durand |
| Joe | Blando | Oak Creek |
| Matt | Blome | Mount Horeb/Barneveld |
| Gavin | Boeck | Franklin |
| Liam | Chones | Mukwonago |
| Eric | Christopherson | Melrose-Mindoro |
| Tommy | Cicha | Regis |
| Evander | Craft | Saint Francis |
| Dayton | Diemel | Hudson |
| Mark | Dilling | Fond du Lac |
| Desi | Fielding | Spooner |
| Teagan | Friederick | Potosi |
| Kyle | Gokey | Peshtigo |
| Isaac | Gonnering | Freedom |
| Taylor | Heiden | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
| Trevor | Heit | Pepin/Alma |
| Ryan | Herken | Kickapoo/La Farge |
| Sam | Herriges | Sussex Hamilton |
| Matt | Hess | Omro |
| Travis | Hofslien | Westby |
| Sam | Jaeger | Lakeland |
| Seth | Jefson | Seymour |
| Chris | Jepson | Reedsburg |
| Anthony | Johnson | Waukesha South |
| Lance | Johnson | Pepin/Alma |
| Macklin | Kortebein | Whitefish Bay |
| Zach | Kuehn | Lodi |
| Cam | Maly | Middleton |
| Justin | Maratik | Fond du Lac |
| Cole | Martin | Belleville |
| Sean | Mattek | Sheboygan Falls |
| Jordan | Michael | Lomira |
| Mitch | Mikulsky | Brookfield East |
| Blair | Mulholland | Kimberly |
| Cole | Nickerson | Deerfield |
| Max | Nowinsky | Antigo |
| Colin | O'Neill | Muskego |
| Zack | Ostermeyer | Palmyra-Eagle |
| Josh | Owens | Cambridge |
| Nate | Pearson | Northwestern |
| Seth | Peters | Luxemburg-Casco |
| Spencer | Pethan | Germantown |
| Andrew | Piske | Bangor |
| Nathan | Redders | Evansville/Albany |
| Jacob | Royston | Waunakee |
| Jadon | Sackman | DeForest |
| Jed | Schlegel | Spring Valley |
| Jaden | Schmitz | Cashton |
| Jair | Scott | Waukesha West |
| Isaiah | Secrest | Rice Lake |
| Fabias | Shipman | Delavan-Darien |
| Trent | Smith | Saint Croix Central |
| Walker | Smith | Waupaca |
| Sam | Spranger | Saint Mary's Springs |
| Jerard | Swan | Marquette |
| Trey | Taylor | New Glarus/Monticello |
| Brandon | Thull | Kewaskum |
| Trevor | Tupper | Crandon |
| Malik | Turner | Brookfield Central |
| Tarek | Tuttle | Nekoosa |
| Matt | VandenHeuvel | Denmark |
| Alec | Wandler | Pewaukee |
| Terrance | Ward | Wisconsin Lutheran |
| Brady | Wetter | Dodgeville |
| Matt | Winters | Homestead |
| Nick | Wojciewchowski | Ozaukee |
| Nick | Wood | Lancaster |
| Toren | Young | Monona Grove |
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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