THE ORIGINAL LONG SNAPPER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

2022 FINALISTS

PAST COLLEGE WINNERS

PAST HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS

2020/21
TEAMED Competition:
George Carlson (IL), Gaines Wood (GA), Matthew Torres (IL)
Bowling Green, Georgia Southern, Small College Offers

2019
PEYTON KNIGHT
Lutheran of Indianapolis HS, IL
Marian University

2018
BRAD GEORGE
Wheaton-Warrenville South HS, IL
Kent State University

2017
MICHAEL VINSON
New Trier High School, IL
University of Notre Dame

2016
TUCK GILL
Mount Carmel High School, IL
Lake Forest College

2015
CAMDEN BOYLE
Lake Zurich High School, IL
Southeast Missouri State University

2014
BRENDAN LOWERY
Barrington High School, IL
University of Louisville

2013
JOHN SHANNON
Loyola Academy, IL
University of Notre Dame

ABOUT THE AWARDS

The NOLS ALUMNI TROPHY & ALEX KUBE MEMORIAL TROPHY are awarded to the year’s BEST College & High School Long Snappers trained under Nolan’s Long Snapping.

The NOLS Alumni Trophy was the FIRST College Long Snapper of the Year Award and is currently in its 5th year running. It was also the ONLY Award that considered Long Snappers from ALL LEVELS of College Football. Since then, with the growing list of long snappers and viral public draw to the award, the College Long Snapper of the Year Award has been expanded to TWO DIVISIONS. One Winner Awarded for Division 1 FBS/FCS and One Winner Awarded for Small Colleges.

The Alex Kube Memorial Trophy was once awarded to the winners of a former season-long long snapping competition. This award has since been re-imagined and repurposed for the use of declaring the TOP SENIOR High School Nolan’s Long Snapper of the Year.

To be eligible for either of the awards, snappers need to meet the below TWO qualifications:

#1 — Worked with Nolan Owen of Nolan’s Long Snapping at any point during their career
AND
#2 — Be the current starting Long Snapper for their College or High School Football Program

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Nolan’s Long Snapping College & High School Long Snapper of the Year Awards are the ONLY Awards for Collegiate & High School Long Snappers that take into consideration more than just on field performance. Athletes are graded out in several categories that consist of season performance, academics, jobs/internships held, community service, and social media fan votes.

View the below grading sheet the athletes are scored on:

THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE BEST DIVISION 1, SMALL COLLEGE, AND HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WHO EMBODY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A NOLAN’S LONG SNAPPER.

THE AWARDS BANQUET

The athletes and families who receive an official invite directly from Nolan Owen of Nolan’s Long Snapping are asked to attend the Semi-Formal Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The Banquet features raffles, dinner, highlight reels that features season film of all the long snappers up for the award, and Keynote Speaker Matt Martin — 17 Year Coaching Veteran, 2022 National Runner-Up, Multiple Time Conference Champion, Multiple time Conference Assistance Coach of the Year, and creator of #HavocSpecs.

Saturday, January 7, 2023
3pm @ The Dawg Den Sports Facility
1500 Foundry St. #7
St. Charles, IL. 60174

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