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Lumber company owner Ben Cheney was an outstanding citizen and a great athletic booster not only for the University of Puget Sound, but the entire City of Tacoma. His civic-minded attitude and generosity is remembered with this award.
Ben Cheney Award Recipients
| 1963-64 |
Joe Peyton |
Football / Basketball /Â Track & Field |
| 1965-66 |
Joe Peyton |
Football / Basketball /Â Track & Field |
| 1968-69 |
Lyndon Meredith |
Swimming |
| 1971-72 |
Ken Johnson |
Track & Field |
| 1974-75 |
Evalyn Goldberg |
Volleyball / Basketball / Softball |
| 1977-78 |
Tim Evans |
Basketball |
| 1978-79 |
Joe Leonard |
Basketball |
| 1979-80 |
Bob Jackson |
Football/Swimming |
| 1980-81 |
Joe Leonard |
Basketball |
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Bob Jackson |
Football/Swimming |
| 1981-82 |
Bob Jackson |
Football/Swimming |
| 1982-83 |
Larry Smith |
Football |
| 1983-84 |
Mike Bos |
Football |
| 1984-85 |
Paul Akers |
Football |
|
Damon Beninger |
Swimming |
| 1985-86 |
Jim Cairns |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 1986-87 |
David Haynes |
Swimming |
| 1987-88 |
Mike Oliphant |
Football |
| 1988-89 |
Maurice Selvin |
Basketball |
| 1989-90 |
Bob Kabacy |
Swimming |
| 1990-91 |
Brian Brendel |
Track & Field |
| 1991-92 |
Eric Illston |
Crew |
| 1992-93 |
Gary McCurty |
Football |
| 1993-94 |
Roger Woods |
Swimming |
| 1994-95 |
Matt Droege |
Basketball |
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Greg Kabacy |
Swimming |
| 1995-96 |
Chris Schlecht |
Football/Baseball |
| 1996-97 |
Marc Kincaid |
Swimming |
| 1997-98 |
Bryan Vukelich |
Basketball |
| 1998-99 |
Dave Davis |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
|
Lance Craig |
Swimming |
| 1999-00 |
Dave Davis |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2000-01 |
Tye Tolentino |
Soccer |
| 2001-02 |
Ryan Wittstruck |
Soccer |
| 2002-03 |
Chris Raymond |
Soccer |
| 2003-04 |
Dan McLean |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
|
Matt Glynn |
Basketball |
| 2004-05 |
Frank Prince |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
|
Chase Curtiss |
Basketball |
| 2005-06 |
Chase Curtiss |
Basketball |
| 2006-07 |
Rory Lee |
Football |
| 2007-08 |
Jason Foster |
Basketball |
| 2008-09 |
Jason Foster |
Basketball |
| 2009-10 |
Mark Rockey |
Baseball |
| 2010-11 |
Duncan White |
Football |
| 2011-12 |
Kaleb Shelton-Johnson |
Basketball |
| 2012-13 |
Adam Kniffin |
Football |
| 2013-14 |
Derek Frenzel |
Swimming |
| 2014-15 |
Connor Savage |
Football/Baseball |
| 2015-16 |
Tyler Shipley |
Cross Country / Track & Field |
| 2016-17 |
Hans Fortune |
Football |
| 2017-18 |
Jimmy Wohrer |
Basketball |
| 2018-19 |
AJ Johnson |
Football /Â Basketball / Track & Field |
| 2019-20 |
AJ Johnson |
Football /Â Basketball / Track & Field |
| 2020-21 |
Matthew Cole |
Swimming |
| 2021-22 |
Colin Monaghan |
Cross Country / Track & Field |
| 2022-23 |
Dylan Joyce |
Baseball |
| 2023-24 |
Alex Rhodes |
Track & Field |
