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

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