Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer was named the 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, collegiate wrestling's Heisman Trophy on Monday. Dieringer capped off his collegiate career with back-to-back undefeated seasons and his third consecutive individual championship.
Dieringer (165 pounds) earned 27 of the 45 first-place votes from a committee of previous Hodge winners, national wrestling media, retired college coaches from different regions of the country and a representative of each of the national wrestling organizations.
Dieringer is the second OSU wrestler, joining heavyweight Steve Mocco (2005) to win the award. OSU is now one of five programs to have multiple Hodge winners.