University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Greeley Native Andrew Alirez Candidate for the Hodge Trophy
3/22/2023 12:06:00 PM | Wrestling
Widely Considered the "Heisman Trophy of Wrestling"
GREELEY. Colo. – Undefeated national champion and Greeley native Andrew Alirez is a finalist for the 2023 Hodge Trophy.
Fans are invited to participate in the official voting for the award — widely considered the "Heisman Trophy of wrestling" — by going to www.WIN-magazine.com to cast their ballot between March 21 and March 24 at 4 p.m. MT
The winner of the Hodge Trophy Fan Vote will receive five official first-place ballots. They will be combined with the votes of the Hodge Trophy Voting Committee, which is made up of past winners of the award, select national wrestling media members, a retired college coach from each region and a representative of several national wrestling organizations.
Presented by ASICS, the Hodge is awarded to the most dominant collegiate wrestler each year. Criteria for the award are record, dominance/bonus-point percentage, quality of competition and sportsmanship. In addition to an opportunity for a write-in Hodge finalist from fans or Hodge Committee members, the Division I finalists for the 2023 Hodge are each of the ten NCAA Division I champions:
125: Pat Glory, Princeton
133: Vito Arujau, Cornell
141: Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado
149: Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell
157: Austin O'Connor, North Carolina
165: Keegan O'Toole, Missouri
174: Carter Starocci, Penn State
184: Aaron Brooks, Penn State
197: Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh
Hwt: Mason Parris, Michigan
The Hodge winner will be announced at 11:00 a.m. MT on Monday, March 27. The award is named after the late Dan Hodge, a three-time NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma (1955-1957). Hodge had a collegiate career record of 46-0 with 36 pins and is still the only wrestler ever featured on a cover of Sports Illustrated.
For more information on the Hodge Trophy and a list of all past winners and release stories, go to www.WIN-magazine.com.
Fans are invited to participate in the official voting for the award — widely considered the "Heisman Trophy of wrestling" — by going to www.WIN-magazine.com to cast their ballot between March 21 and March 24 at 4 p.m. MT
The winner of the Hodge Trophy Fan Vote will receive five official first-place ballots. They will be combined with the votes of the Hodge Trophy Voting Committee, which is made up of past winners of the award, select national wrestling media members, a retired college coach from each region and a representative of several national wrestling organizations.
Presented by ASICS, the Hodge is awarded to the most dominant collegiate wrestler each year. Criteria for the award are record, dominance/bonus-point percentage, quality of competition and sportsmanship. In addition to an opportunity for a write-in Hodge finalist from fans or Hodge Committee members, the Division I finalists for the 2023 Hodge are each of the ten NCAA Division I champions:
125: Pat Glory, Princeton
133: Vito Arujau, Cornell
141: Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado
149: Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell
157: Austin O'Connor, North Carolina
165: Keegan O'Toole, Missouri
174: Carter Starocci, Penn State
184: Aaron Brooks, Penn State
197: Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh
Hwt: Mason Parris, Michigan
The Hodge winner will be announced at 11:00 a.m. MT on Monday, March 27. The award is named after the late Dan Hodge, a three-time NCAA champion for the University of Oklahoma (1955-1957). Hodge had a collegiate career record of 46-0 with 36 pins and is still the only wrestler ever featured on a cover of Sports Illustrated.
For more information on the Hodge Trophy and a list of all past winners and release stories, go to www.WIN-magazine.com.
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