WIN Magazine announced the short list of 2019 Dan Hodge Trophy finalists Monday and, for the third year in a row, Penn State makes make up half those in contention for the most prestigious award in college wrestling.
As undefeated national champs, Penn State’s Bo Nickal and Jason Nolf are joined on the list by fellow senior Anthony Ashnault, of Rutgers, and Cornell sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis.
The WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, the equivalent of football’s Heisman, is given each year to the nation’s best college wrestler.
Criteria for the Hodge include the wrestler’s record, number of pins, dominance on the mat, quality of competition, past credentials, sportsmanship/citizenship and heart.