Dan Hodge was a legendary Pinner at the University of Oklahoma in the 1950's. Years later, the Dan Hodge Trophy was created to honor college wrestling's most dominant wrestler each season. The award was first created for the 1994-95 season and has been given out annually ever since.

Multiple Time Hodge Trophy Award Winners

3 - Cael Sanderson, Iowa State (2000, 2001, 2002)

2 - Ben Askren, Missouri (2006, 2007)

2 - David Taylor, Penn State (2012, 2014)

2 - Zain Retherford, Penn State (2017, 2018)

2 - Spencer Lee, Iowa (2020, 2021)

2 - Gable Steveson, Minnesota (2021, 2022)

Hodge Trophy Awards By Team

6 - Penn State

4- Iowa

3 - Iowa State

3 - Minnesota

2 - Missouri

2 - Oklahoma State

1 - Arizona State

1 - Cornell

1 - CSU Bakersfield

1 - Michigan

1 - Montana State Northern

1 - Nebraska

1 - North Carolina

1 - Northwestern

1 - Ohio State

1 - Oregon State

1 - Simpson College

Hodge Trophy Award Winners By Year

1995 - TJ Jaworski, North Carolina, Senior (134 lbs)

1996 - Les Gutches, Oregon State, Senior (177 lbs)

1997 - Kerry McCoy, Penn State, Senior (285 lbs)

1998 - Mark Ironside, Iowa, Senior (134 lbs)

1999 - Stephen Neal, CSU Bakersfield, Senior (285 lbs)

2000 - Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, Sophomore (184 lbs)

2001 - Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, Junior (184 lbs) & Nick Ackerman, Simpson College, Senior (174 lbs)

2002 - Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, Senior (197 lbs)

2003 - Eric Larkin, Arizona State, Senior (149 lbs)

2004 - Emmett Willson, Montana State Northern, Senior (197 lbs)

2005 - Steve Mocco, Oklahoma State, Junior (285 lbs)

2006 - Ben Askren, Missouri, Junior (174 lbs)

2007 - Ben Askren, Missouri, Senior (174 lbs)

2008 - Brent Metcalf, Iowa, Sophomore (149 lbs)

2009 - Jake Herbert, Northwestern, Senior (184 lbs)

2010 - Jayden Ness, Minnesota, Senior (133 lbs)

2011 - Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska, Senior (165 lbs)

2012 - David Taylor, Penn State, Sophomore (165 lbs)

2013 - Kyle Dake, Cornell, Senior (165 lbs)

2014 - David Taylor, Penn State, Senior (165 lbs)

2015 - Logan Steiber, Ohio State, Senior (141 lbs)

2016 - Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State, Senior (165 lbs)

2017 - Zain Retherford, Penn State, Junior (149 lbs)

2018 - Zain Retherford, Penn State, Senior (149 lbs)

2019 - Bo Nickal, Penn State, Senior (197 lbs)

2020 - Spencer Lee, Iowa, Junior (125 lbs)

2021 - Gable Steveson, Minnesota, Senior (285 lbs) & Spencer Lee, Iowa, Senior (125 lbs)

2022 - Gable Steveson, Minnesota, Senior (285 lbs)

2023 - Mason Parris, Michigan, Senior (285 lbs)