John Hencken

American swimmer (born 1954)

John Hencken

Hencken circa 1974

Personal information
Full name| John Frederick Hencken
National team| United States
Born|  (1954-05-29) May 29, 1954 (age 70)
Culver City, California, U.S.
Height| 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight| 170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport| Swimming
Strokes| Breaststroke
Club| Santa Clara Swim Club
College team| Stanford University
Coach| Jim Gaughran (Stanford)

Medal record

Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
|  1972 Munich | 200 m breaststroke
|  1972 Munich | 100 m breaststroke
|  1976 Montreal | 100 m breaststroke
|  1976 Montreal | 4×100 m medley
|  1976 Montreal | 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
|  1973 Belgrade | 100 m breaststroke
|  1973 Belgrade | 4×100 m medley
|  1973 Belgrade | 200 m breaststroke

John Frederick Hencken (born May 29, 1954) is an American former competition swimmer for Stanford University, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder primarily in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events. Hencken won five Olympic medals during his career in the 1972 Munich, and 1976 Montreal Olympics, including three golds.[1]

## Early swimming

[edit]

Hencken was born in Culver City, California, and began swimming to recover from an operation he had to remove a growth behind his knee. By 15, he lived in Kensington, California in the greater San Francisco area,[2] where he swam for the Berkeley YMCA. An outstanding breaststroker at 16, Hencken set a National Junior Olympics record of 1:01.7 in the 100-yard breaststroke, though he had already broken a minute in the event, and had swum the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:14.6, just a second short of the Junior Olympic record.[3][4]

By 1970-71, he swam for Cupertino's Cupertino High School, in central Western California, graduating in 1972. By 1971, he did much of his more intensive training and competition with the demanding Santa Clara Swim Club, about ten miles Northeast of Cupertino. He swam, though not continuously, for the Santa Clara Club from 1969-1980.[5] Santa Clara Club was an age group team under Hall of fame Coach George Haines, who trained 26 future Olympians at Santa Clara including future Olympic medalists Mark Spitz, Greg Buckingham, Don Schollander, and Donna deVarona.[6][7] Swimming for Cupertino High as a Senior in 1972, Hencken set a school record of 22.2 in the 50 freestyle, and swam a 1:00.9 in the 100 breast stroke, the best time in his central coast high school section.[8]

## Stanford University

[edit]

Coach Gaughran

Hencken attended and swam for Stanford University under Hall of Fame Coach Jim Gaughran beginning in 1972, majoring in general engineering and product design, and graduated in 1977. He later completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix.[9][10]

During his years swimming for Stanford, Hencken won five NCAA titles in his signature stroke, with three in the 100-yard breast and two in the 200-yard breast events.[1] Hencken won the 100 and 200-yard Conference championship titles seven out of a possible eight times in his four years of collegiate competition.

## Olympic career

[edit]

At the 1972 Olympic trials in early August in Chicago, Hencken set an American record of 1:05.998 in the 100-meter breaststroke, and a World Record of 2:23.79 in the 200-meter breast stroke.[6][4]

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won a gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke with a world record time of 2:21.55, breaking his former record of 2:22.8 and a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke.[4][11]

Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, Hencken won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke with a world record time of 1:03.11.[12] He also took a gold swimming with the 4×100-meter medley relay with a world record time of 3:42.22, and a silver in the 200-meter breaststroke with an American record time of 2:17.26. Each of the four swimmers for the gold-medal winning US 4x100 medley team recorded the swiftest individual time in the event final for their leg, with John Naber taking a significant lead in his opening backstroke leg.[13][14][4]

Hencken set another world record in the 1975 World Championships, placing first in the 100-meter breaststroke.[4]

During his career Hencken set 21 American and 13 world records. He won 14 American Athletic Union National titles.[9]

### Honors

[edit]

As a very distinctive honor, Hencken was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor swimmer.[1] Qualifying in 1972, 1976, and 1980, he remains the only swimmer to ever qualify for three Olympic teams in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke.[1] He was also inducted into the Stanford University Hall of Fame in the 1980's, where in 2016, he was named All-Century.[15] He was elected to the Santa Clara International Swim Center Hall Of Fame in July 1998.[5]

## See also

[edit]

* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
* List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
* List of Stanford University people
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
* World record progression 100 metres breaststroke
* World record progression 200 metres breaststroke
* World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "International Swimming Hall of Fame, John Hencken". ishof.org.
2. ^ "Hencken Breaks Two Swim Marks", The Independent, Richmond, California, 3 February 1969, pg. 24
3. ^ "Hencken in Bid for Two New Marks", El Cerrito Journal, El Cerrito, California, 3 June 1970, pg. 13
4. ^ a b c d e "Olympedia bio, John Hencken". olympedia.org.
5. ^ a b "Swimming World, July, 1998, John Hencken Named to Santa Clara International Swim Center Hall of Fame". swimmingworldmagazine.com.
6. ^ a b "A Good Excuse for Trip", Progress Bulletin, Pomona, California, 18 August 1972, pg. 17
7. ^ "George Haines (USA), 1977 Honor Coach". International Swimming Hall of Fame '77. 1977. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
8. ^ "Cupertino Swimmers Top Buchser", The Peninsula Times Tribune, 14 April 1972, pg. 27
9. ^ a b "John Hencken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
10. ^ Swam for Gaughran in "Haft, Chris, "Gaughran Has Made Career of turning ingenuity into gold", The Times-News, Twin Falls, Ohio, 26 July 1984, pg. 39
11. ^ "Olympic Scoreboard", Corpus Cristi Caller-Times, Corpus Cristi, Texas, 3 September 1972, pg. 30
12. ^ "Swim Records of the Games", The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada, 27 July 1976, pg. 24
13. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hencken". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
14. ^ "Olympic Games Results, Finals, Swimming", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 25 July 1976, pg. 222
15. ^ "Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame". gostanford.com.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Hencken.

* John Hencken at Olympics.com
* John Hencken at Olympic.org (archived)
* John Hencken at Olympedia
* John Hencken (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
* John Hencken Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame

* v
* t
* e

1972 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's team|

* Robin Backhaus
* Tom Bruce
* Mike Burton
* Mark Chatfield
* Rick Colella
* Gary Conelly
* Rick DeMont
* David Edgar
* Dave Fairbank
* Steve Furniss
* Steve Genter
* Gary Hall (team captain)
* Jerry Heidenreich
* John Hencken
* Mitch Ivey
* Brian Job
* John Kinsella
* Tom McBreen
* Tim McKee
* John Murphy
* Doug Northway
* Mark Spitz
* Mike Stamm
* Fred Tyler

Women's team|

* Susie Atwood
* Shirley Babashoff
* Jane Barkman (team captain)
* Jenny Bartz
* Melissa Belote
* Cathy Carr
* Claudia Clevenger
* Lynn Colella (team captain)
* Ellie Daniel
* Deena Deardurff
* Jo Harshbarger
* Jenny Kemp
* Ann Marshall
* Judy Melick
* Barbara Mitchell
* Karen Moe
* Mary Montgomery
* Sandy Neilson
* Kim Peyton
* Keena Rothhammer
* Dana Schoenfield
* Dana Shrader
* Ann Simmons
* Lynn Skrifvars
* Lynn Vidali
* Carolyn Woods
* Jenny Wylie

Coaches|

* Don Gambril
* George Haines
* Peter Daland (men's head coach)
* Sherm Chavoor (women's head coach)

* v
* t
* e

1976 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's Team|

* Jack Babashoff
* Joe Bottom
* Mike Bruner
* Rick Colella
* Casey Converse
* Lawrence Dowler
* Bill Forrester
* Bruce Furniss
* Steve Furniss (team captain)
* Brian Goodell
* Steve Gregg
* Bobby Hackett
* Gary Hall Sr. (team captain)
* Dan Harrigan
* Paul Hartloff
* John Hencken
* Bob Jackson
* Charles Keating
* Tim McKee
* Jim Montgomery
* John Naber
* Doug Northway
* Peter Rocca
* Tim Shaw
* Rod Strachan
* Matt Vogel
* Chris Woo

Women's Team|

* Shirley Babashoff
* Melissa Belote
* Wendy Boglioli
* Brenda Borgh
* Lelei Fonoimoana
* Maryanne Graham
* Jeanne Haney
* Janis Hape
* Kathy Heddy
* Jennifer Hooker
* Linda Jezek
* Nicole Kramer
* Renee Laravie
* Renee Magee
* Marcia Morey
* Kim Peyton
* Lauri Siering
* Miriam Smith
* Jill Sterkel
* Karen Thornton
* Tauna Vandeweghe
* Wendy Weinberg
* Donna Lee Wennerstrom
* Camille Wright

Coaches|

* John Bogert
* Doc Counsilman (men's head coach)
* Lawrence Dowler
* Frank Elm
* Carolyn Finneran
* Don Gambril
* George Haines
* Jim Montrella
* Jack Nelson (women's head coach)
* Charlotte Piper
* Albert Schoenfield

* v
* t
* e

1980 USA Olympic swimming team

Men's Team|

* Steve Barnicoat
* Bill Barrett
* Craig Beardsley
* Mike Bottom
* Mike Bruner
* Rick Carey
* Chris Cavanaugh
* Jeff Float
* Bill Forrester
* Rowdy Gaines
* Brian Goodell
* Matt Gribble
* John Hencken
* Bob Jackson
* Kris Kirchner
* David Larson
* Steve Lundquist
* Glenn Mills
* John Moffet
* Ron Neugent
* William Paulus
* Peter Rocca (team captain)
* Brian Roney
* John Simons
* Dave Sims
* Dave Thornton
* Jesse Vassallo

Women's Team|

* Terri Baxter
* Lisa Buese
* Linda Burton
* Kim Carlisle
* Tracy Caulkins
* Stephanie Elkins
* Nancy Hogshead
* Linda Jezek
* Libby Kinkead
* Karin LaBerge
* Kim Linehan
* Marybeth Linzmeier
* Mary T. Meagher
* Joan Pennington
* Susan Rapp
* Jill Sterkel (team captain)
* Susie Thayer
* Susan Walsh
* Sippy Woodhead

Coaches|

* Paul Bergen
* Don Gambril
* George Haines
* Dennis Pursley
* Randy Reese
* Mark Schubert

* v
* t
* e

Olympic champions in men's 100 m breaststroke

* 1968:  Don McKenzie (USA)
* 1972:  Nobutaka Taguchi (JPN)
* 1976:  John Hencken (USA)
* 1980:  Duncan Goodhew (GBR)
* 1984:  Steve Lundquist (USA)
* 1988:  Adrian Moorhouse (GBR)
* 1992:  Nelson Diebel (USA)
* 1996:  Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL)
* 2000:  Domenico Fioravanti (ITA)
* 2004:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2008:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2012:  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA)
* 2016:  Adam Peaty (GBR)
* 2020:  Adam Peaty (GBR)
* 2024:  Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA)

* v
* t
* e

Olympic champions in men's 200 m breaststroke

* 1908:  Frederick Holman (GBR)
* 1912:  Walter Bathe (GER)
* 1920:  Håkan Malmrot (SWE)
* 1924:  Bob Skelton (USA)
* 1928:  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
* 1932:  Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
* 1936:  Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN)
* 1948:  Joe Verdeur (USA)
* 1952:  John Davies (AUS)
* 1956:  Masaru Furukawa (JPN)
* 1960:  Bill Mulliken (USA)
* 1964:  Ian O'Brien (AUS)
* 1968:  Felipe Muñoz (MEX)
* 1972:  John Hencken (USA)
* 1976:  David Wilkie (GBR)
* 1980:  Robertas Žulpa (URS)
* 1984:  Victor Davis (CAN)
* 1988:  József Szabó (HUN)
* 1992:  Mike Barrowman (USA)
* 1996:  Norbert Rózsa (HUN)
* 2000:  Domenico Fioravanti (ITA)
* 2004:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2008:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2012:  Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
* 2016:  Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ)
* 2020:  Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)
* 2024:  Léon Marchand (FRA)

* v
* t
* e

Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

* 1960:  Frank McKinney, Paul Hait, Lance Larson, Jeff Farrell (USA)
* 1964:  Thompson Mann, Bill Craig, Fred Schmidt, Steve Clark (USA)
* 1968:  Charlie Hickcox, Don McKenzie, Doug Russell, Ken Walsh (USA)
* 1972:  Mike Stamm, Tom Bruce, Mark Spitz, Jerry Heidenreich (USA)
* 1976:  John Naber, John Hencken, Matt Vogel, Jim Montgomery (USA)
* 1980:  Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Mark Tonelli, Neil Brooks (AUS)
* 1984:  Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Pablo Morales, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
* 1988:  David Berkoff, Richard Schroeder, Matt Biondi, Chris Jacobs (USA)
* 1992:  Jeff Rouse, Nelson Diebel, Pablo Morales, Jon Olsen, David Berkoff, Hans Dersch, Melvin Stewart, Matt Biondi (USA)
* 1996:  Jeff Rouse, Jeremy Linn, Mark Henderson, Gary Hall Jr., Josh Davis, Kurt Grote, John Hargis, Tripp Schwenk (USA)
* 2000:  Lenny Krayzelburg, Ed Moses, Ian Crocker, Gary Hall Jr., Neil Walker, Tommy Hannan, Jason Lezak (USA)
* 2004:  Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak, Lenny Krayzelburg, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker (USA)
* 2008:  Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Matt Grevers, Mark Gangloff, Ian Crocker, Garrett Weber-Gale (USA)
* 2012:  Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Nick Thoman, Eric Shanteau, Tyler McGill, Cullen Jones (USA)
* 2016:  Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian, David Plummer, Kevin Cordes, Tom Shields, Caeleb Dressel (USA)
* 2020:  Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple, Hunter Armstrong, Andrew Wilson, Tom Shields, Blake Pieroni (USA)
* 2024:  Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun, Pan Zhanle, Wang Changhao (CHN)

* v
* t
* e

World long-course champions in men's 100 m breaststroke

* 1973:  John Hencken (USA)
* 1975:  David Wilkie (GBR)
* 1978:  Walter Kusch (FRG)
* 1982:  Steve Lundquist (USA)
* 1986:  Victor Davis (CAN)
* 1991:  Norbert Rózsa (HUN)
* 1994:  Norbert Rózsa (HUN)
* 1998:  Frédérik Deburghgraeve (BEL)
* 2001:  Roman Sludnov (RUS)
* 2003:  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
* 2005:  Brendan Hansen (USA)
* 2007:  Brendan Hansen (USA)
* 2009:  Brenton Rickard (AUS)
* 2011:  Alexander Dale Oen (NOR)
* 2013:  Christian Sprenger (AUS)
* 2015:  Adam Peaty (GBR)
* 2017:  Adam Peaty (GBR)
* 2019:  Adam Peaty (GBR)
* 2022:  Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA)
* 2023:  Qin Haiyang (CHN)
* 2024:  Nic Fink (USA)

* v
* t
* e

World long-course champions in men's 4×100 m medley relay

* 1973:  Mike Stamm, John Hencken, Joe Bottom, Jim Montgomery (USA)
* 1975:  John Murphy, Rick Colella, Gregory Jagenburg, Andy Coan (USA)
* 1978:  Bob Jackson, Nicholas Nevid, Joe Bottom, David McCagg (USA)
* 1982:  Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, Matt Gribble, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
* 1986:  Dan Veatch, David Lundberg, Pablo Morales, Matt Biondi (USA)
* 1991:  Jeff Rouse, Eric Wunderlich, Mark Henderson, Matt Biondi (USA)
* 1994:  Jeff Rouse, Eric Wunderlich, Mark Henderson, Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
* 1998:  Matt Welsh, Phil Rogers, Michael Klim, Chris Fydler (AUS)
* 2001:  Matt Welsh, Regan Harrison, Geoff Huegill, Ian Thorpe (AUS)
* 2003:  Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak (USA)
* 2005:  Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak (USA)
* 2007:  Matt Welsh, Brenton Rickard, Andrew Lauterstein, Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
* 2009:  Aaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau, Michael Phelps, David Walters (USA)
* 2011:  Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian (USA)
* 2013:  Camille Lacourt, Giacomo Perez-Dortona, Jérémy Stravius, Fabien Gilot (FRA)
* 2015:  Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes, Tom Shields, Nathan Adrian (USA)
* 2017:  Matt Grevers, Kevin Cordes, Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian (USA)
* 2019:  Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Duncan Scott (GBR)
* 2022:  Thomas Ceccon, Nicolò Martinenghi, Federico Burdisso, Alessandro Miressi (ITA)
* 2023:  Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Dare Rose, Jack Alexy (USA)
* 2024:  Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink, Zach Harting, Matt King (USA)

* v
* t
* e

NCAA Champions in Men's 100 y Breaststroke

* 1958: Franklin Modine (Michigan State)
* 1959: Gordon Collet (Oklahoma)
* 1960: Thomas Peterson (Stanford)
* 1961: Richard Nelson (Michigan)
* 1962: Richard Nelson (Michigan)
* 1963: Richard Nelson (Michigan)
1963: Gardiner Green (Princeton)
* 1964: Bill Craig (USC)
* 1965: Bill Craig (USC)
* 1966: Paul Scheerer (Michigan)
* 1967: Ken Merten (SMU)
* 1968: Dick Nesbit (Texas–Arlington)
* 1969: Don McKenzie (Indiana)
* 1970: Brian Job (Stanford)
* 1971: Brian Job (Stanford)
* 1972: Tom Bruce (UCLA)
* 1973: John Hencken (Stanford)
* 1974: David Wilkie (Miami)
* 1975: John Hencken (Stanford)
* 1976: John Hencken (Stanford)
* 1977: D. Graham Smith (California)
* 1978: Scott Spann (Auburn)
* 1979: D. Graham Smith (California)
* 1980: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1981: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1982: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1983: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1984: John Moffet (Stanford)
* 1985: John Moffet (Stanford)
* 1986: Giovanni Minervini (UCLA)
* 1987: Todd Torres (LSU)
* 1988: Giovanni Minervini (UCLA)
* 1989: Kirk Stackle (Texas)
* 1990: Kirk Stackle (Texas)
* 1991: Andrea Cecchi (UCLA)
* 1992: Andrea Cecchi (UCLA)
* 1993: Tyler Mayfield (Stanford)
* 1994: Tyler Mayfield (Stanford)
* 1995: Kurt Grote (Stanford)
* 1996: Jeremy Linn (Tennessee)
* 1997: Jeremy Linn (Tennessee)
* 1998: Jeremy Linn (Tennessee)
* 1999: Brendon Dedekind (Florida State)
* 2001: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2002: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2003: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2005: Gary Marshall (Stanford)
* 2006: Henrique Barbosa (California)
* 2007: Mike Alexandrov (Northwestern)
* 2008: Paul Kornfeld (Stanford)
* 2009: Damir Dugonjič (California)
* 2010: Damir Dugonjič (California)
* 2011: Damir Dugonjič (California)
* 2012: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2013: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2014: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2015: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2016: Fabian Schwingenschlögl (Missouri)
* 2017: Will Licon (Texas)
* 2018: Ian Finnerty (Indiana)
* 2019: Ian Finnerty (Indiana)
* ~~2020~~
* 2021: Max McHugh (Minnesota)
* 2022: Max McHugh (Minnesota)
* 2023: Max McHugh (Minnesota)

* v
* t
* e

NCAA Champions in Men's 200 y Breaststroke

* 1958: Franklin Modine (Michigan State)
* 1959: William Muliken (Miami of Ohio)
* 1960: Ron Clark (Michigan)
* 1961: Ron Clark (Michigan)
* 1962: Virgil Luken (Minnesota)
* 1963: Martin Hull (Stanford)
* 1964: Bill Craig (USC)
* 1965: Tom Tretheway (Indiana)
* 1966: Wayne Anderson (USC)
* 1967: Ken Merten (SMU)
* 1968: Philip Long (Yale)
* 1969: Mike Dirksen (Oregon)
* 1970: Brian Job (Stanford)
* 1971: Brian Job (Stanford)
* 1972: Brian Job (Stanford)
* 1973: David Wilkie (Miami)
* 1974: John Hencken (Stanford)
* 1975: John Hencken (Stanford)
* 1976: David Wilkie (Miami)
* 1977: D. Graham Smith (California)
* 1978: D. Graham Smith (California)
* 1979: D. Graham Smith (California)
* 1980: Bill Barrett (UCLA)
* 1981: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1982: Steve Lundquist (SMU)
* 1983: Glenn Mills (Alabama)
* 1984: John Moffet (Stanford)
* 1985: John Moffet (Stanford)
* 1986: John Moffet (Stanford)
* 1987: John Van Sant (Army)
* 1988: Kirk Stackle (Texas)
* 1989: Mike Barrowman (Michigan)
* 1990: Mike Barrowman (Michigan)
* 1991: Mike Barrowman (Michigan)
* 1992: Andrea Cecchi (UCLA)
* 1993: Eric Wunderlich (Michigan)
* 1994: Kurt Grote (Stanford)
* 1995: Kurt Grote (Stanford)
* 1996: Matt Buck (Georgia)
* 1997: Jeremy Linn (Tennessee)
* 1998: Tom Wilkens (Stanford)
* 1999: Dave Denniston (Auburn)
* 2001: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2002: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2003: Brendan Hansen (Texas)
* 2005: Vladislav Polyakov (Alabama)
* 2006: Henrique Barbosa (California)
* 2007: Vladislav Polyakov (Alabama)
* 2008: Paul Kornfeld (Stanford)
* 2009: Neil Versfeld (Georgia)
* 2010: Clark Burckle (Florida)
* 2011: Eric Friedland (Texas)
* 2012: Carlos Almeida (Louisville)
* 2013: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2014: Kevin Cordes (Arizona)
* 2015: Will Licon (Texas)
* 2016: Will Licon (Texas)
* 2017: Will Licon (Texas)
* 2018: Ian Finnerty (Indiana)
* 2019: Andrew Seliskar (California)
* ~~2020~~
* 2021: Max McHugh (Minnesota)
* 2022: Léon Marchand (Arizona State)
* 2023: Léon Marchand (Arizona State)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template