Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Pre-Season Watch List
08/21/2012, 5:42pm 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 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 Award Pre-Season Watch List
| First Name | Last Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Grant | Alderman | Catholic Central |
| Beau | Ash | Waupaca |
| Troy | Baker | Lancaster |
| Adihia | Bell | Wisconsin Lutheran |
| Tristan | Beyer | Prairie Farm |
| Jaden | Boivin | Marinette |
| Gabe | Bubolz | Cambria-Friesland |
| Zach | Butera | Rib Lake / Prentice |
| Henry | Cabrera | Kenosha Bradford |
| Adam | Chenal | Frederic |
| Caleb | Cline | Marshfield |
| James | Conner | Monona Grove |
| Mason | Dixon | Big Foot |
| Zeke | Emerick | Jefferson |
| Ryan | Erickson | Pepin/Alma |
| Zane | Finucane | Holmen |
| Waige | Fischer | West Allis Central |
| Dominic | Flock | Cashton |
| Riley | Gebelein | Marshfield |
| Alex | Giles | Cedar Grove-Belgium |
| Rashadeem | Gray | Whitefish Bay |
| Brett | Greening | Antigo |
| Eric | Hahn | Pittsville |
| Virgil | Hammond | Oak Creek |
| Cole | Hansen | Marshall |
| Jake | Hanson | Westby |
| Tanner | Hoppe | New Richmond |
| Justin | Johnson | Menomonee Falls |
| Justin | Kattre | Saint Croix Central |
| Alex | Katz | Roncalli |
| Brennan | Kearney | Rio |
| Cameron | Knutson | Pardeeville |
| Bennett | Kothe | Wilmot |
| Will | Kraft | Boyceville |
| Hayden | Krueger | Crandon |
| David | Kucharski | Muskego |
| Seth | Liegel | River Valley |
| Peter | Linsley | Edgerton |
| Cole | Loertscher | Medford |
| Dan | Loughney | Hudson |
| Chris | Madden | Kenosha St. Joseph |
| Kris | Manning | Necedah |
| Cole | McCraw | Howards Grove |
| Nathan | McCunn | Waterloo |
| DiQuan | McRae | Racine Case |
| Peter | Menges | Manitowoc Lutheran |
| Adam | Meyers | Bangor |
| Trae | Mezera | Lancaster |
| Joel | Mezera | River Ridge |
| Paul | Mines | Arcadia |
| Alex | Montenegro | Waterloo |
| Christian | Moore | Royall |
| Evan | Oldenburg | Monona Grove |
| Tyler | Pawelski | Assumption |
| Zach | Peissig | Colby |
| Alex | Peters | Bangor |
| Dominic | Pfister | Saint John's NW Military Academy |
| Chris | Pica-Anderson | Regis |
| Zach | Pozorski | Stevens Point |
| Austin | Ramesh | Northland Pines |
| Jarret | Rhenlund | Hurley |
| Mitchell | Ricco | Ithaca |
| Eric | Roberts | Plymouth |
| Jacob | Rogness | Eleva-Strum |
| Bret | Rottier | Seymour |
| Mike | Scheidt | Greendale |
| Zach | Schober | Brookfield East |
| Tommy | Schuh | Owen-Withee |
| Sawyer | Schultz | Appleton North |
| Tyler | Schwartzman | Tri-County |
| Wyatt | Seep | Weston |
| Josh | Selje | Rio |
| Bronson | Semerau | Waukesha West |
| Austin | Shaffer | Hilbert |
| R.J. | Shelton | Beaver Dam |
| Jimmy | Shepard | Green Bay East |
| Tom | Siwula | Marquette University |
| Brandon | Slaats | Cuba City |
| Jake | Sommer | Saint Croix Falls |
| Kyle | Sorensen | Unity |
| Donte | Starlin-Merriam | Sun Prairie |
| Javail | Thomas | Racine Park |
| Dominic | Todarello | Arrowhead |
| Travis | Urlaub | Stratford |
| Thomas | VanderGalien | Randolph |
| Tanner | Walker | Augusta |
| Chris | Walker | Badger |
| Darin | Ward | Saint Mary's Springs |
| Taylor | Warmbier | Appleton West |
| Jake | Weber | Durand |
| Colten | Weinberger | Rice Lake |
| Derek | Weyer | Baldwin-Woodville |
| Michael | Whitaker | Janesville Craig |
| Dom | Wise | Verona |
| Teddy | Wollner | Kewaskum |
| Codey | Ysquierdo | Nekoosa |
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.
