The Peterson/LeClere Awards are presented to the Midwest Conference (MWC) female and male student-athletes who posted the highest grade point averages during their junior years.
Ruth Peterson is the former Commissioner of the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women, who went on to serve as the Co-Commissioner of the MWC. Peterson, was a Beloit College alum and employee, passed away in October of 2006. Roy W. LeClere was a collegiate sports enthusiast whose passion for the MWC led friends and co-workers to originally sponsor the award as a memorial in his honor.
| Past Peterson/LeClere Award Winners |
|
Ruth Peterson |
|
Roy W. LeClere |
| Year |
Name |
School |
|
Name |
School |
|
| 2025-26 |
Megan Dodrill |
Lake Forest |
Release |
Connor Handrick |
Ripon |
Release |
| 2024-25 |
Caprice Kalvelage |
Lake Forest |
|
Matthew Seeber |
Ripon |
Release |
| 2023-24 |
Ashley Birnesser |
Lake Forest |
|
Elliot Hull |
Lake Forest |
Release |
| 2022-23 |
Paityn Tabor |
Lake Forest |
|
Brandon Joly |
Beloit |
Release |
| 2021-22 |
Payton Rahn |
Ripon |
|
Cormac Madigan |
Ripon |
Release |
| 2020-21 |
Allison Eikenberry |
Cornell |
|
Jan Roessler |
Lake Forest |
Release |
| 2019-20 |
Kayla Furlano |
Ripon |
|
Josh Koleske |
St. Norbert |
Release |
| 2018-19 |
Megan Lau |
St. Norbert |
|
Alex Vandenberg |
St. Norbert |
Release |
| 2017-18 |
Kat Beall |
Lake Forest |
|
Sean Kisch |
Illinois Col. |
Release |
| 2016-17 |
Ally Kjellander |
Illinois Col. |
|
Jeremy Rainey-Brown |
Knox |
Release |
| 2015-16 |
Grace Dykstra |
Ripon |
|
Austin Livingston |
St. Norbert |
Release |
| 2014-15 |
Alex Plemmons |
Grinnell |
|
Lawrence Dennis |
Cornell |
Release |
| 2013-14 |
Ofuma Eze-Echesi |
Illinois Col. |
|
Connor Schake |
Grinnell |
Release |
| 2012-13 |
Morgan Tiefenbrunn |
Illinois Col. |
|
Kevin Pflaum |
Grinnell |
Release |
| 2011-12 |
Emily Schudrowitz |
St. Norbert |
|
Stan Jablonski |
Lawrence |
Release |
| 2010-11 |
Claire Knowlton |
Knox |
|
Jason Smith
Joseph Hermann |
Ripon
Grinnell |
Release |
| 2009-10 |
Michelle Weber |
Carroll |
|
Samuel Calisch |
Grinnell |
Release |
| 2008-09 |
Lisa Ritland |
Lawrence |
|
Henry Reich |
Grinnell |
Release |
| 2007-08 |
Catherine Marinac |
Lawrence |
|
Russell Geisthardt |
Lawrence |
Release |
| 2006-07 |
Emma Reuschel |
Illinois Col. |
|
Andrew Winters |
St. Norbert |
Release |
| 2005-06 |
Martha Dantuma |
Ripon |
|
Anthony Welty |
Monmouth |
Release |
| 2004-05 |
Casey Moore |
Knox |
|
Dustin Meyer |
Illinois Col. |
|
| 2003-04 |
Jessica Moser |
Lawrence |
|
Mike Poremba |
Carroll |
|
| 2002-03 |
Karin Kedrowski |
Ripon |
|
Brandon Johnson |
Lake Forest |
|
| 2001-02 |
Julie Kacmarcik |
Ripon |
|
Joe Zemaitis |
Lake Forest |
|
| 2000-01 |
Dawn Huber |
Carroll |
|
Bradley Rudhoff |
Grinnell |
|
| 1999-00 |
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---- |
|
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|
| 1998-99 |
Martha Vest |
Illinois Col. |
|
Jason Kesserling |
Knox |
|
| 1997-98 |
Tina Keck |
Illinois Col. |
|
Andrew Broadwell
Ryan Stuffelbeam |
Grinnell
Knox |
|
| 1996-97 |
Jaylyn Bunning |
Beloit |
|
Kevin Lannon |
St. Norbert |
|
| 1995-96 |
Brenda Erdman
Terry Vieth
|
Beloit
Knox |
|
Todd Wenck |
Coe |
|
| 1994-95 |
Christine Stanton |
Monmouth |
|
Josh Rosen |
Beloit |
|
| 1993-94 |
Leslie Combs |
Knox |
|
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|
| 1992-93 |
Linda Guckenberger |
Carroll |
|
Brent Sands
Kyle Dettbarn |
Cornell
Cornell |
|
| 1991-92 |
Kimber Houston |
Illinois Col. |
|
Brian Kendall |
Knox |
|
| 1990-91 |
Colene McElmeel |
Cornell |
|
Eric Kirchman |
Knox |
|
| 1989-90 |
Laura Rosene |
Knox |
|
Brent Thurness |
Monmouth |
|
| 1988-89 |
Kathy Shimon |
St. Norbert |
|
Todd Hawkins
Jeff Zucchi |
Illinois Col.
St. Norbert |
|
| 1987-88 |
Tammie Nelson |
Monmouth |
|
Bob Monroe |
Knox |
|
| 1986-87 |
Marla Clay |
Monmouth |
|
Jim Robidoux |
Coe |
|
| 1985-86 |
Angela Grable |
Illinois Col. |
|
Jim Montana
Rick Roberts |
Knox
Knox |
|
| 1984-85 |
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---- |
|
Brad Lentz |
Cornell |
|
| 1983-84 |
Karen Friedrich |
Monmouth |
|
Curt Brown |
Cornell |
|
| 1982-83 |
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|
John Ward |
Cornell |
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