Wausau area HS football players win 26th annual Brockmeyer Award
WAUSAU, Wis. — The Win Brockmeyer Memorial Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 26th annual Win Brockmeyer Memorial Scholarships, a program administered by the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin. The 2021 student athletes nominated by their school’s respective coaching staffs include:
- Colton Geurink of Wausau West High School
- Jacob Pfiffner of Newman Catholic High School
- Ty Strehlow of D.C. Everest Senior High School
- Sawyer Trevillian of Wausau East High School
From these nominees, a Selection Committee, composed of members of the press, area school athletic directors, and a representative of the Community Foundation, named Colton Geurink, Wausau West High School as the Win Brockmeyer Outstanding Senior High School Football Player of the Greater Wausau Area for 2021.
Each nominee will be honored with a $500 scholarship. Colton Geurink, selected as the Outstanding Player of the Year, will receive a $1,500 scholarship.To be nominated, each student athlete must meet the following selection criteria, as established by the Win Brockmeyer Memorial Committee in 1996:
- Graduating senior from D.C. Everest, Newman Catholic, Wausau East, or Wausau West High Schools (or any other greater Wausau area high school that develops a football program in the future)
- Who is an outstanding football player achieving recognition by his peers and coaches
- Who is a positive role model
- Displays the characteristics of: Aggressiveness, Courage, Physical development, Sportsmanship.
Brockmeyer was a legendary high school football coach who excelled in leadership and the development of human potential. His winning football record from 1937 to 1971 covered 34 years at Wausau High School, which served students in the area currently served by D.C. Everest, Wausau East and West, and Newman Catholic High Schools.
The area-wide scholarship recognition program concept provides area-wide participation and recognition, and unites the region in recognition of their outstanding football players. It also provides an opportunity to tell the Brockmeyer story and focus on his football legacy, uniting the communities in the region through the cooperative selection process. In the Win Brockmeyer Scholarship Fund’s history, 80 young men have received scholarship awards.
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