The Hillman Memorial Award
Presented to the most outstanding competitor in the track events
Alan Hillman, a Member of the Bowdoin Class of 1944, was a star distance runner who was killed in World War II while serving as a bomber navigator. His friends honored him in 1950 by establishing this trophy, which is now sponsored by the Maine intercollegiate Athletic Association.
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Pictured: Donald Murphy '50, first winner of the Hilman Memorial Award |
Recipients of the coveted Hillman Memorial Award in past years are named below:
1950 |
Donald Murphy |
Bowdoin |
1951 |
Richard Getchell | Bowdoin |
1952 |
Gordon Milliken | Bowdoin |
1953 |
Richard Getchell | Bowdoin |
1954 |
William Calkin | Maine |
1955 |
William McWilliams | Bowdoin |
1956 |
William McWilliams | Bowdoin |
1957 |
Rudolph Smith | Bates |
1958 |
Daniel Rearick | Maine |
1959 |
Rudolph Smith | Bates |
1960 |
Terrell Horne | Maine |
1961 |
Peter MacPhee | Maine |
1962 |
Peter MacPhee | Maine |
1963 |
Bruce Frost | Bowdoin |
1964 |
Arnold Delaite | Maine |
1965 |
Paul Savello | Bates |
| 1966 |
James Ballinger | Maine |
| 1967 |
Sebsibe Mamo | Colby |
| 1968 |
Sebsibe Mamo | Colby |
| 1969 |
Sebsibe Mamo | Colby |
| 1970 |
Edward Hibbard | Bates |
| 1971 |
John Fonville | Bowdoin |
| 1972 |
Bruce W. Wicks | Bates |
| 1973 |
John Emerson | Bates |
| 1974 |
Thomas Getchelle | Bowdoin |
| 1975 |
Jeffrey Sanborn | Bowdoin |
| 1976 |
Gerry LaFlame | Maine |
| 1977 |
Thomas W. Ufer | Bowdoin |
| 1978 |
William Z. Strang | Bowdoin |
| 1979 |
Nicholas J. Tupper | Maine |
| 1980 |
William Tyler | Bates |
| 1981 |
Kevin M. Tarr | Maine |
| 1982 |
David de C. Emerson | Bowdoin |
| 1983 |
Bruce John MacGregor | Bowdoin |
| 1984 |
Eric L. Washburn | Bowdoin |
| 1985 |
Tom Pickering | Colby |
| 1986 |
Michael V. Norman | Maine |
| 1987 |
Michael V. Norman | Maine |
| 1988 |
Michael V. Norman | Maine |
| 1989 |
K. C. Latham | Maine |
| 1990 |
Carl T. Smith | Maine |
| 1991 |
Carl T. Smith | Maine |
| 1992 |
Jamie R. LaChance | Maine |
| 1993 |
Ken Wilson | Colby |
| 1994 |
Kebba Tolbert | Colby |
| 1995 |
Don Saucier | Colby |
| 1996 |
James Johnson | Bowdoin |
| 1997 |
Scott P. Schilling | Bowdoin |
| 1998 |
Tyrone Bouchaud | Colby |
| Matt Twiest | Bates | |
| 1999 |
Tyrone Bouchaud | Bates |
| 2000 |
No Meet Held - Snow |
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| 2001 |
Erik Zwick | Bates |
| 2002 |
Brian Laurits | Bowdoin |
| 2003 |
Justin Easter | Bates |
2004 |
Xavier Garcia | Colby |
| Joel Colony | Bates | |
| 2005 | Owen McKenna | Bowdoin |
| 2006 | Joel Colony | Bates |
| 2007 | Dan Vassallo | Colby |