The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler.
[3] Its high school wrestling equivalent is the Junior Hodge Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1998.
[5] The Hodge Trophy was created by Mike Chapman, founder of WIN magazine and Culture House, a company that produces books and posters.
[6] The first winner was T.J. Jaworsky, a three–time NCAA Division I National champion from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995.
[8] Since 2022, the Hodge Trophy Voting Criteria has been based on four criteria:[9] Formerly, the trophy was awarded based on seven criteria:[10] Minnesota Iowa State Michael Lightner, T.J. Williams, Josh Koscheck[34] * Number of first place ballot votes from the Hodge Committee is indicated in parentheses ** In 2001 and 2021, the Dan Hodge Trophy was shared by two co-winners