Established in 1994, this award is given to the "male athlete of the year." This award recognizes extraordinary athletic ability as well as demonstrated sportsmanship and contribution to his team, the college and the world of sport. In 2012, the award was renamed to acknowledge outgoing Executive Director of Athletics Chad Yowell and his 23 years of support to Wheaton athletics. Past recipients include:
| Year |
Recipient |
| 1994 |
Greg Bowman '94 |
| 1995 |
Mahlon Williams '95 |
| 1996 |
Oscar Medina '97 |
| 1997 |
Oscar Medina '97 |
| 1998 |
Kevin Bullock '99 |
| 1999 |
Jim Manganello '99 |
| 2000 |
Rob Tyson '01 |
| 2001 |
Rahiem Greenridge '02 |
| 2002 |
Shaun Cavanaugh '03 |
| 2003 |
Mike Hunsinger '03 |
| 2004 |
James Greenslit '06 |
| 2005 |
James Greenslit '06 |
| 2006 |
James Greenslit '06 |
| 2007 |
Barrett Roberts '07 |
| 2008 |
Chris McDonough '08 |
| 2009 |
Adam Gingras '09 |
| 2010 |
Merzudin Ibric '10 |
| 2011 |
Dan Haugh '12 |
| 2012 |
Hal Landers '12 |
| 2013 |
Frank Holbrook '13 |
| 2014 |
Travis Blair '15 |
| 2015 |
Luke Finkelstein '15 |
| 2016 |
Kevin Davis '17 |
| 2017 |
Kevin Davis '17 |
| 2018 |
Amara Sesay '18 |
| 2019 |
Nick Raposo '20 |
| 2020 |
Nick Raposo '20 |
| 2021 |
Did not award due to Covid-19 |
| 2022 |
Jake Studley '22 |
| 2023 |
Cavan Brady '23 |
| 2024 |
Robert Lloyd '24 |
