Chapman Impact Award
In 2008, WIN started to name its Impact Award after WIN founder Mike Chapman who actually shared the award in 1999 with his wife Bev. Mike has written over 500 columns on wrestling and several books on the sport.
Art Martori of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club was named the winner of the 2024 Mike Chapman Impact Award. Click on his name to read story that appeared in WIN Magazine.
All-Time Mike Chapman Impact Award Winners
Year | Name, Organization |
2024 | Art Martori, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club |
2023 | Anthony Robles, Unstoppable |
2022 | Mike Moyer, National Wrestling Coaches Association |
2021 | Shane Griffith, Save Stanford Wrestling |
2020 | Sally Roberts & Adeline Gray, Women’s Wrestling |
2019 | Scott Goodale, Rutgers, and Troy Steiner, Fresno State |
2018 | Bill Zadick, USA Wrestling |
2017 | Kyle Snyder, Olympic & NCAA champion |
2016 | Tom Brands & Iowa Wrestling |
2015 | Andy Barth & Wayne Boyd, Titan Mercury WC |
2014 | Martin Floreani, FloWrestling |
2013 | Jim & Bill Scherr, Save Olympic Wrestling |
2012 | Billy Baldwin, Binghamton & Clay McEldowney, ASC |
2011 | Tim Curley and Penn State Athletic Department |
2010 | Greg Hatcher, Arkansas Wrestling |
2009 | Bob Ferraro, NHSCA, and Scott Casber, TDRTV |
2008 | Tom Ryan, Ohio State head coach |
2007 | Ivan Ivanov, USOEC head Greco coach |
2006 | Al and Chris Bevilacqua, Beat the Streets |
2005 | Jack Roller, World of Wrestling |
2004 | Rulon Gardner, Two-time Olympic medal winner |
2003 | Toby Willis and Matt Case, RealProWrestling |
2002 | Larry Joseph and Eric Pearson, Title IX |
2001 | Lou Goldstein |
2000 | Eric LeSher |
1999 | Mike & Bev Chapman, Intl. Wrestling Inst. and Museum |
1998 | Kimberly Schuld and Doug Brooker, IPTV |
1997 | Dan Gable, Iowa head coach, and Leo Kocher, Title IX |
1996 | Dave and Nancy Schultz |
1995 | Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House and Dale Anderson |