Recapping spring football and the 2022 Gold-Blue Game – The Gold and Blue Nation Podcast
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU football named its spring award winners during Saturday’s Gold-Blue Game.
Offensive lineman Zach Frazier, bandit Jared Bartlett, wide receiver Grayson Malashevich and offensive lineman Doug Nester were honored as the program’s Iron Mountaineers. Since 1996, 76 student-athletes have been granted this award, which is given annually to the most outstanding performers in the program’s strength and conditioning program.
Frazier, Malashevich and Nester are each West Virginia natives.
In addition, Morgantown native Nick Malone received the Tommy Nickolich Memorial Award, which is given annually to the program’s top walk-on. The award is presented in memory of Tommy Nickolich, a former WVU player who died of cancer in 1983.
Past Iron Mountaineers include:
2021 – Leddie Brown, Zach Frazier, Graeson Malashevich, Tony Mathis Jr., Scottie Young Jr.
2020 – Dante Bonamico, Noah Guzman, James Gmiter and Bryce Ford-Wheaton
2019 – Josh Chandler-Semedo, Reese Donahue, Colton McKivitz, Alec Sinkfield
2018 – Gary Jennings Jr., Colton McKivitz, David Sills V, Dylan Tonkery
2017 – David Long Jr., Jon Lewis, 90Elijah Wellman
2016 – Darrien Howard, Tyler Orlosky, Daikiel Shorts Jr., Elijah Wellman
2015 – Jared Barber, Karl Joseph, Tyler Orlosky
2014 – Cody Clay, Mark Glowinski, Daryl Worley
2013 – Connor Arlia, Isaiah Bruce, Will Clarke
2012 – Jeff Braun, Will Clarke, Ryan Nehlen, Taige Redman
2011 – Will Clarke, Najee Goode, Keith Tandy
2010 – Matt Lindamood, Chris Neild, Noel Devine, Don Barclay, Keith Tandy
2009 – Noel Devine, Chris Neild, Nate Sowers, J.T. Thomas, Reed Williams
2008 – Zac Cooper, J.T. Thomas, Sowers
2007 – Keilen Dykes, Ovid Goulbourne, Darius Reynaud
2006 – Pat Liebig, Marc Magro, Steve Slaton
2005 – Craig Wilson, Owen Schmitt, Jason Colson
2004 – Craig Wilson, Scott Gyorko, Mike Lorello
2003 – Quincy Wilson, Pat Liebig
2002 – Rasheed Marshall, Lance Nimmo
2001 – David Upchurch, Shawn Hackett
2000 – Avon Cobourne, Khori Ivy, Chris Edmonds, Antwan Lake
1999 – Greg Robinette, Barrett Green, Boo Sensabaugh, Khori Ivy
1998 – Tanner Russell, Boo Sensabaugh, Eric de Groh, Shawn Foreman
1997 – Curtis Keaton, Steve Lippe
1996 – Bernardo Amerson, Charles Emanuel.
Past Nickolich Award winners include:
1991 Keith Taparausky, RB
1992 Brett Parise, WR
1993 Matt McCulty, WR
1994 Randy Fulmore, DB
1995 Rob Keys, DB
1996 Matt Ceresa, OL
1997 David Lightcap, DB
1998 Mark Corman, TE
1999 Bryan Lorenz, LB
2000 Ben Collins, LB
2001 Jeremy Knapp, TE
2002 Moe Fofana, RB
2003 John Pennington, WR
2004 Jeff Noechel, LB
2005 George Shehl, H/DB
2006 Tim Lindsey, LS
2007 Andy Emery, LB
2008 Adam Hughes, LS
2009 Josh Taylor, DL
2010 Matt Lindamood, FB
2011 Ryan Nehlen, WR
2012 Tyler Anderson, DE
2013 Connor Arlia, WR
2014 Michael Calicchio, OL
2015 Justin Arndt, LB
2016 Jon Lewis, DL
2017 Nick Meadows, LS
2018 Evan Staley, K
2019 Jake Abbott, LB
2020 Osman Kamara, S
2021 Graeson Malashevich, WR/H
2022 Nick Malone, OL
