Ed F. Simonich Award
The Ed F. Simonich Award has been given annually since 1966 to a senior student-athlete on the football team. The award is given to the student-athlete who represents what it means to be an Oredigger both on and off the field. Ed Simonich was Montana Tech's Athletic Director and Head Football Coach from 1957-1965.
Ed. F. Simonich Award Winners
1966 – Creighton Barry
1967 – Henry A. Scholz
1968 – John L. Sutey
1969 – John W. Blumer
1970 – Greg L. Sheridan
1971 – Donald P. Heater
1972 – Dan L. McElroy
1973 – Dan Mahoney
1974 – Jim Person
1975 – Pat Darbro
1976 – Dan Ruminski
1977 – Robert Riehle
1978 – Dave Russell
1979 – Ken Kluksdahl
1980 – Wade Bristol
1981 – Steve Housler
1982 – Jay McKloskey
1983 – Shawn Hertz
1984 – Greg Miller
1985 – Ralph Coleman Jr.
1986 – Angelo Sabino
1987 – Steven D. Poling
1988 – Keith Cromwell
1989 – Mark Pashen
1989-90 – Rocky Seale
1990-91 – Jeff Muralt
1991-92 – Dan Sampson
1992-93 – Eric S. Jacobsen
1993-94 – Evan Lowe
1994-95 – Charles W. Forgey
1995-96 – Jason "Jake" Peterson
1996-97 – Bryan Larson
1997-98 – Paul Hladky
1998-99 – Blaine Hardy
1999-2000 – Tanner Egan
2000 – Travis Hettick
2001 – Jay LeProwse
2002 – Tony Butori
2003 – Matt Stepan
2004 – Wayne Butori
2005 – Kevin Dighans
2006 – Shane Hensleigh
2007 – J.J. Perino
2008 – Cole Salo
2009 – Skippy Sims
2010 – Matt Komac
2011 – Marcus Johnson
2012 – Nate Kobold
2013 – Mike Waldman
2014 – Pat Hansen
2015 – David Meis
2016 – Zach Bunney
2017 – Tyler Sanders
2018 – Connor Wines
2019 – Carter Myers
2020 – Justin May
2021 – Hunter Spartz
2022 – Ben Windauer
