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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/08/2022, 3:30pm 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 Last Team
Michael Alexander De Pere
Trevor Asher Elmwood/Plum City
Blake Barry Kimberly
Will Bieber Coleman
Colin Boyarski Altoona
Leo Brostowitz Wisconsin Rapids
Tyler Buechner Mount Horeb
Hunter Carlson Oshkosh North
Maverick Cole Pulaski
Vidal Colon University School
Isaac Dechant Kimberly
Treston Dekker Sheboygan South
Ben Dickinsen Augusta
Cale Drinka DeForest
Drew Edmond Brookfield Central
Gabe Egan Cedar Grove-Belgium
Brayden Eigenbrodt Fond du Lac
Tre Engram Verona
Aaron Gengler Marquette
Mathew Glodowski Amherst
Dashon Griffin Racine Horlick
Anthony Hall Wilmot
Dawson Hartung Durand
Alex Hernandez Monroe
Jax Hertel Big Foot
Noah Hofman Kaukauna
Louis Hrabik Bonduel
Levi Huempfner Saint Mary’s Springs
Makhi Jackson Madison La Follette
Jace Jenkins Neenah
Xavier Jones Milwaukee Pulaski
Owen Kinziger Coleman
Rhett Koenig Prairie du Chien
Devin Koskey De Pere
Micah Kracht Markesan
Cavari Kramer Beloit Memorial
Grady Kroeplin Gilman
Kendon Krogman Regis
Avery Kurth Slinger
Nick Leberg Assumption
Cortez LeGrant Sun Prairie East
Justice Lovelace Kenosha Indian Trail
Landen Mahoney Black Hawk/Warren
DJ Miller Racine St. Catherine's
Lucas Milz Black Hawk/Warren
Najeh Mitchell West De Pere
Jesse Morales-Hernandez Kewaunee
Javon Murry Greendale
Cade Myszewski River Falls
Samuel Neinhuls Sheboygan North
Sebastian Nielson Boyceville
Chase Norton Grafton
Colin O’Neil Cashton
Keany Parks Kenosha Bradford
Carter Pearson Pewaukee
Isaiah Pennenberg Wrightstown
Flavio Pichardo Milwaukee Pulaski
Justin Reilly Spring Valley
Antonio Rivera Milwaukee Marshall
Zander Rockow Regis
Dawson Rud Mondovi
Taylor Schaefer Southern Door
Nikita Schankle New Lisbon
Nolan Schopp Kettle Moraine
Blake Schraufnagel Mayville
Wynn Stang Mukwonago
Sam Steuber Muskego
Keatin Sweeney Monroe
Andrew Trandahl New Richmond
Michael Ubert Germantown
Ben Vallafskey Appleton West
Nolan Vils Oregon
Rocky Wagoner Lakeland
Brennan Wallin Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca
Kolton Walters Sun Prairie East
Jack Weisenberger Regis
Nate White Milwaukee King

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

For the latest and most up to date football news and recruiting information, follow Travis on Twitter @travisWSN. Email story ideas, recruiting info, etc. to Travis at travis(at)wissports.net.

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