Given annually by the coach to a swimmer who best demonstrates, throughout the season, the true spirit of Kenyon swimming. It is an award in which the means justify the end. It is given not only for hard work and personal improvement, but for a willingness to understand, to learn, to enter into a partnership with coach and teammates in an effort to recognize one's full potential. The recipient of this award has participated in the struggle, each and every day, and in the end found over his own limitations. The award is given in memory of Joseph S. O'Daniel.
2025Â -- Andre McCloud
2024Â -- Ethan Manske
2023Â -- Noah Hargrove
2022Â -- Spencer Pruett
2021Â -- Liam Sweeney
2020Â -- David Fitch
2019Â -- David Fitch, Connor Rumpit
2018Â -- Alexander Law
2017 -- Arthur Conover, Alex Swaim
2016 -- Ryan Funk
2015 -- Wes Manz
2014 -- Christian Josephson
2013 -- Nick Charriez
2012 -- Calvin Lutz, Brad Cowan
2011 -- Andrew Butler
2010 -- Ian Bakk
2009 -- Douglas Huguenard
2008 -- Michael Machala
2007 -- Sprint team members
2006 -- Marc Christian
2004 -- Marc Mergy
2003 -- Thomas Ashby, Paul Kaminsky
2002 -- Andrew Smith
2001 -- Jon Philipsborn
2000 -- Michael Bonomo, Brett Holcomb
1999 -- Joshua White
1998 -- Michael Holter
1997 -- Matthew Miller
1996 -- Robin Blume-Kohout
1995 -- Christopher Cave
1994 -- Karl Fuller
1993 -- Paul Lowengrub
1992 -- John Landreth, Andrew Weiss
1991 -- David Hutchison
1990 -- Nathaniel Llerandi, Scott Sporte
1989 -- Scott Michael
1988 -- Thomas Schinabeck
1987 -- Dennis Mulvihill, Scott Peters
1986 -- James Born
1985 -- Todd Clark
1984 -- W. Hodding Carter
1983 -- Andrew Regrut
1982Â -- (no award given)
1981 -- James Parker
1980 -- Joseph Gregg Parini
1979 -- Robert Sappey
1978 -- William Sterling
1977 -- Joseph O'Daniel
1976 -- James Robrock
