Kevin Stemke Award Pre-Season Watch List
The Kevin Stemke Award is presented annually to the state's top senior kicker or punter as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Green Bay Preble and University of Wisconsin standout Kevin Stemke. At Wisconsin, Stemke was presented with the Ray Guy Award as the nation's top punter and holds UW records for highest punting average in a career (43.5) and total punting yards (10,660).
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.
The pre-season list will include all players, including those whose teams have moved to the alternate spring season. The remaining lists will feature only those programs who will play in the fall. We will review in the spring to determine if additional finalists or winners will be selected for the spring season.
KEVIN STEMKE AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST
| First Name | Last Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | Aguilera | Abbotsford |
| Matthew | Amrhein | McFarland |
| A.J. | Arndt | Hartford |
| Andrew | Benzing | Dodgeland |
| Tyler | Bittman | Arrowhead |
| Aiden | Calderon | Palmyra-Eagle |
| Nathan | Crenshaw | Bangor |
| Mason | Dado | Saint Croix Central |
| Ismael | Diaz | Edgerton |
| Zack | Dolson | Lodi |
| Michael | Dul | Mosinee |
| Josh | Eggert | Martin Luther |
| Carson | Fairfield | Big Foot |
| Branden | Fischer | Watertown |
| Brady | Frantal | Appleton North |
| Sam | Geldnich | West Bend East |
| Billy | Howard | Menomonee Falls |
| Logan | Kobliska | Brookfield Academy |
| Logan | Kobus | Pulaski |
| Owen | Konopacki | Sun Prairie |
| Dylan | Lisitza | Wisconsin Rapids |
| Payton | Lobianco | Berlin |
| Andrew | Martin | Fox Valley Lutheran |
| Brady | Moylan | Oconomowoc |
| Isaac | Oyen | Lancaster |
| Jackson | Pettit | Saint Croix Central |
| Kyle | Springstroh | Kaukauna |
| Jared | VanWatermeulen | Grantsburg |
| Tersony | Vater | Lakeside Lutheran |
| Derek | Wiest | Slinger |
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