Junior Schalles Award

Wade Schalles

The Junior Schalles Award, which is given annually by WIN and Cliff Keen Athletics to the nation’s best high school pinner, is named after Wade Schalles, who set the college pin record at Clarion (Pa.) State where he also won two NCAA championships (1972-73). During his career, Schalles defeated 153 of 159 opponents and pinned 109.

P.J. Duke of Minisink Valley in New York was named the winner of the 2024 Schalles Award. Click on his name to read story that appeared in WIN Magazine.

All-Time Junior Schalles Award Winners

Year	Name	School (State)
2024	P.J. Duke	Minisink Valley (New York)
2023	Ryder Rogotzke	Stillwater (Minnesota)
2022	Ryder Rogotzke	Stillwater (Minnesota)
2021	Alex Facundo	Davison (Michigan)
2020	Nash Hutmacher	Chamberlain (S. Dakota)
2019	Greg Kerkvliet	Simley (Minnesota)
2018	Mason Parris	Lawrenceburg (Indiana)
2017	Gable Steveson	Apple Valley (Minnesota)
2016	Luke Weber	Forsyth (Montana)
2015	Max Thomsen	Laporte City-Union (Iowa)
2014	Brandon Womack	Scottsboro (Alabama)
2013	Adam Coon	Fowlerville (Michigan)
2012	Jordan Rogers	Mead (Spokane, Wash.)
2011	Nick Gwiazdowski	Duanesburg (New York)
2010	Kyven Gadson	Waterloo East (Iowa)
2009	Eloheim Palma	Cary (North Carolina)
2008	Kyle and Chase
	Cuthbertson	Scottsboro (Alabama)
2007	Hunter Meys	Shenendehowa (N.Y.)
2006	Jon Reader	Davison (Michigan)
2005	Jake Varner	Bakersfield (California)
2004	Coleman Scott	Central Waynesburg (Pa.)
2003	Roger Kish	Lapeer West (Michigan)
2002	Chase Metcalf	Davison (Michigan)
2001	Rusty Blackmon	Bradley Central (Tenn.)
2000	Chris Pendleton	Lemoore (California)
1999	Nick Simmons	Williamston (Michigan)

Junior Schalles Award

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