Monday, September 30, 2013

John Gurski Award

JOHN GURSKI AWARD
Upon the retirement of John Gurski, the Century Club decided they would like to present an award in honor of John, his accomplishments, and football greatness that he brought to Wilson High School over the years. As with other Century Club awards, the Gurski Award exemplifies John Gurski’s attitudes and character toward the sport of football.

CRITERIA
A senior football player, who through the course of his career at Wilson, has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities on and off the field. He has the utmost respect of his teammates and coaches as an outstanding athlete, as well as an outstanding person. His football performance presents a positive reflection on the Wilson program especially in the areas of discipline, dedication, and determination to succeed. The award consists of a trophy sculptured in coal and a cash award.

YEAR
PLAYER
1983
Rich Close
1984
Mike Penny
1985
Jim Lewis
1986
Steve Smith
1987
Mike Rosol
1988
Bill Collins
1989
Brian McCarty
1990
Jake Slemmer
1991
Jeff Niedrowski
1992
Chad Harbach
1993
Shane Stafford
1994
Matt Nawrocki
1995
Jami Sands
1996
John Gilmore
1997
Alex Auston
1998
Matthew Walters
1999
Peter Gilmore
2000
Brett Harbach
2001
Mike Aynardi
2002
Chris Sands
2003
Chad Henne
2004
Shawn Smith
2005
Zach Skaf
2006
Josh Smith
2007
Chris Hartzell
2008
Patrick Zerbe
2009
Tyler Beck
2010
Cody Simcox
2011
Rodney Gillin
2012

2013

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Individual Awards & Achievements

FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE
PLAYER
YEAR
POSITION
James Fehling
1971
OT
Randy Simcox
1978
DB
Leroy Schannauer
1981
DT
Kerry Collins
1989
QB
Brian McCarty
1989
RB
Jake Slemmer
1990
LB
John Gilmore
1996
TE
Andy Roland
2000
DE
Chad Henne
2003
QB
Shawn Smith
2004
KR
Tyler Beck
2009
TE
Jake Morgan
2011
WR



“BIG 33” GAME PARTICIPANTS
Mike Reitz
1967
HB & LB
Gerald Slemmer
1969
T
Rick Fehling
1969
DE
Rick Stehman
1976
RB
Mike Mohler
1978
DT
Randy Simcox
1978
DB
John Gurski, Jr.
1980
OT
Leroy Schannauer
1981
DT
Kerry Collins
1989
QB
Ken Buczynski
1992
OT
John Gilmore
1996
TE
Alex Auston
1997
DB
Peter Gilmore
1999
HB
Andrew Roland
2000
TE
Ian Firestone
2001
WR
Andy Lehatto
2003
WR
Chad Henne
2003
QB
Josh Smith
2007
WR
Tyler Beck
2009
TE



“EAST-WEST” GAME PARTICIPANTS
Mike Nelson
2001
OT
Chris Sands
2002
OT & DT
Ricky Ziska
2003
K
Chris Hartzell
2007
WR & DB
Jon Wagner
2008
DE
Rodney Hill
2008
DT