Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award Recipients

5163The Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award was established prior to the 1990-91 season in honor of Richard F. Scharf, Commissioner Emeritus of the GLVC.
 
The Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award is awarded annually to one male and one female student-athlete, based upon academic excellence, athletic ability and achievement, character and leadership.

These individuals represent the best student athletes the GLVC has to offer.

Prior to the Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award’s inception, from 1985-1989, the Paragon Award was the award given to the player of the year in each GLVC sport.
 

Year Men's Recipient Women's Recipient
1990-91 Tom Schurfranz, Bellarmine Jodi Ireland, Ashland
1991-92 Tom Schurfranz, Bellarmine Lisa Miller, IPFW
Todd Svoboda, Northern Kentucky
1992-93 Mark Scheidler, Saint Joseph's Tia Glass, Saint Joseph's
1993-94 Craig Martin, Southern Indiana Stacey Ferguson, Kentucky Wesleyan
1994-95 Eric Berry, Ashland Jenny Boyd, Kentucky Wesleyan
1995-96 Jake Chapman, Saint Joseph's Amber Huse, Southern Indiana
1996-97 James Limna, Lewis Marian LeAnn Freeland, Southern Indiana
1997-98 Andy Listerman, Northern Kentucky Eileen Weber, Southern Indiana
1998-99 Scott Riggle, Indianapolis Shannon Smith, Northern Kentucky
1999-2000 Kevin Listerman, Northern Kentucky Angie Hupfer, Saint Joseph's
2000-01 Ronald Brooks, Bellarmine Misi Clark, SIU Edwardsville
Elizabeth Ramsey, Indianapolis
Michele Tuchfarber, Northern Kentucky
2001-02 Arturo Cabral, Lewis Michelle Cottrell, Northern Kentucky
2002-03 Matt Spector, Quincy Shannon Wells, Southern Indiana
2003-04 Logan Hughes, Missouri-St. Louis Jenny Esker, SIU Edwardsville
Duncan Bray, Southern Indiana
2004-05 Matt Keener, Southern Indiana Stefanie Strauss, UW-Parkside
2005-06 Nick Frederickson, Quincy Amanda Newton, Drury
2006-07 Andy Tremble, Lewis Mary Moskal, Lewis
2007-08 Garrett Fischer, Rockhurst Molly Carter, Drury
2008-09 Jordan Henry, Missouri S&T Jessica Keller, Quincy
2009-10 Evan McDole, Northern Kentucky Kyleigh Turner, Indianapolis
2010-11 Jaime Villa Zapatero, Drury Torie Bunzell, Quincy
2011-12 Braydon Hobbs, Bellarmine Hope Christie, UW-Parkside
2012-13 Spencer Brinkmeyer, Missouri S&T Jennifer Costello, Missouri S&T
2013-14    Nick Thimesch, Drury Jenny Konop, Indianapolis
2014-15 Sean Feher, Drury Taylor Skala, Rockhurst
2015-16 Keith Sponsler, Missouri S&T Whitney Kostal, Rockhurst
2016-17 Nate Rodriguez, Maryville Jamie Johnson, Lewis
2017-18 Andrew Bazzoli, Drury Annika Haynes, Indianapolis
2018-19 Alex Stein, Southern Indiana Jessica Kelliher, Lewis
2019-20 M Payton Staman, Indianapolis Hailey Diestelkamp, Drury
2019-20 W DeShawn Jones, Missouri S&T Pilar Echeverria, Indianapolis
2020-21 Oliver Mast, Indianapolis Hallie Waters, Indianapolis
2021-22 Nathan Swadley, Missouri S&T Julia Ruzevich, Lindenwood
2022-23 Cade Hammond, Indianapolis Charlotte Richards, Missouri-St. Louis
2023-24 Alex Epp, William Jewell Kenzee Smith, Indianapolis
2024-25 Cedric Buessing, Indianapolis Claire Conover, Drury