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WIN’s 2025-26 Race for the Dan Hodge Trophy Preseason Front-runners

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in WIN’s Volume 32 Issue 1, the High School and College Preview Edition, which was published Oct. 10, 2025. 

The Dan Hodge Trophy, sponsored by WIN Magazine and Culture House and presented by ASICS, will be awarded after the NCAA Championships to the most dominant college wrestler.
Created by WIN founder Mike Chapman in 1995, the award is named after the late Dan Hodge, the three-time NCAA champion from the University of Oklahoma (1955-57) who never allowed a takedown in his career, pinning 36 of 46 opponents.
In addition to the fan vote, the Hodge Trophy Voting Committee, made up of all past winners of the award, former coaches and national media members vote for the winner each year. Criteria for winning the award includes a wrestler’s record, … more at … https://www.win-magazine.com/2025/10/21/31975/

October 30, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized