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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/17/2015, 2:15pm CDT

By Travis Wilson

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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.