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Hartigan-Calhoon and Baker Win Admiral Land Awards
Laramie, Wyo. (Oct. 18, 2014) – An outstanding record-holding swimmer and a dedicated student
are the winners of the 2014 Admiral Land Award and Trophy. The presentations were made at
Saturday's Wyoming-San Jose` State Homecoming football game. This year's award winner is former
swimmer Morgan Hartigan-Calhoon, and the trophy winner is Jami Baker, a student assistant in the
Cowboy Joe Club.
The Admiral Land Award is presented to the student-athlete who has completed his or her
Wyoming competition during the preceding academic year and demonstrated outstanding
achievement in intercollegiate competition, exemplary personal conduct on and off the field, and
maintained academic standing with satisfactory progress toward a degree. The Admiral Land Trophy is
awarded to the student (non-athlete) who has done the most to promote Intercollegiate Athletics at
the University during the previous school year.
Morgan Hartigan-Calhoon made history during her career at UW as the first Cowgirl swimmer
ever to compete in an individual medley event at the NCAA Championships. The Mountain West
champion in the 100 freestyle in 2013, Hartigan-Calhoon earned All-Mountain West honors all four
years of her career. She is a part of five school records: two individual records and three relays. A
native of Cheyenne, Wyo., she also holds three Corbett Pool records. She specialized in freestyle and
butterfly events and majored in elementary education. A four-time letterwinner, she recently married
Jayce Calhoon, also a former UW swimmer. She is the daughter of Joseph Hartigan and Kelly Wright.
Jami Baker has worked for the Cowboy Joe Club for the past year. Her commitment to UW
Athletics and the Cowboy Joe Club is unmatched. A tireless worker, she embraces the opportunity to
spread the club’s mission of providing UW student-athletes with the opportunity to succeed in the
classroom, in competition and in life. With her efforts during the CJC Golf Series and at every home
football and men’s and women’s basketball game, she devotes much of her spare time to helping
provide a first-class experience to club members. She handles her duties with the utmost class and
professionalism and is always willing to help out when needed. A native of Moorcroft, Wyo., she is a
friendly and helpful presence in the Cowboy Joe Club and truly represents the University of Wyoming
in a positive manner. She is majoring in Finance and is the daughter of Paul and Kelli Baker.
The Admiral Land awards have been a special part of Homecoming since 1953. They are given
as a tribute to distinguished UW alumnus Admiral Emory S. Land, class of 1898. Land was a World War
II Shipping Administrator and head of the U.S. Maritime Service. At UW, he was a member of the first
football team and four of the first five teams in school history.
Following are the previous Admiral Land Award & Trophy Winners:
Year
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Admiral Land Award
Paul Carlin, Track
George Galuska, Football
Bob Jingling, Baseball
Joe Capua, Basketball
Jim Crawford, Football
C.T. “Wimp” Hewgley
Harold Farmer, Football & Track
Dick Ballinger, Wrestling
Jerry Hill, Football
Chuck Lamson, Football
Bob Hanson, Basketball
Mack Balls, Football
Flynn Robinson, Basketball
Bob Dinges, Football
Mike Gregorio, Cross Country
Mike Eberle, Basketball
Bruce Jennings, Skiing
Stan Dodds, Basketball
Roy Wilson, Basketball
Gary Fox, Football
Staale Engen, Skiing
Steve Cockreham, Football
Jody Sloan, Wrestling
Bill Ewing, Baseball
Christine Brown, Women’s Athletics
Kathy Merklin, Women’s Athletics
Ross Houston, Skiing
Geir Kvernmo, Track/Skiing
Charles Bradley, Basketball
Phil Davis, Football; Bill Garnett, Basketball
Lynn Stetson, Swimming; Stacy Ward, Skiing
Wes Gasner, Wrestling; Mary Shea, Volleyball
Joe Ramunno, Football; Kathy Romsa, Track;
Becky Simning, Skiing
Mike Hamel, Wrestling; Shari Ahola, Skiing
Jim Walter, Baseball
Admiral Land Trophy
Janice Elmer
Mary Jones
Dave Bonner
Gene Bryan
Judy King
Joan Selmer
John Hursh
Babette Numon & Harold Blumenthal
Phil White, Jr.
Carl Hanson & Jim York
Bill Hill
Debbie Hardy
Mary Ann Gorman & Don Bogdan
Kathy Hunt & Larry Bresso
The UW Marching Band
Michelle Green & Bill Yost
The UW Pep Band
Steve Prosinski
Sally Shurmur
Randall Luthi
Pete Kuhn
Cynthia Fester
Bob Ihle
Mike Larson & Mark Netzel
Scott Roberts
Bill Lamberty
Annie Easterbrook
Audrey Waldock
Mike Chisholm
1988
Mark Miller, Swimming; Ronda Munger, Volleyball
Patrick Stolz
1991
Shelly Thacker, Track & Field; Rob Clayton, Swimming
Jeff Ketron
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Randy Welniak, Football
Darcy Cudaback, Volleyball;
& John Wodny, Cross Country
David McCleave, Golf;
Dave Myers, Wrestling;
Reginald Slater, Basketball
Scarlett Gustin, Basketball;
Mike Abbey, Track & Field
Kiesa Fornstrom, Swimming
Amy Burnett, Basketball;
Ryan Christopherson, Football
Joe Cummings, Football;
Tom Hickenlooper, Wrestling
Shilo Mathill, Wrestling
Brian Lee, Football
Mark Winninger, Wrestling
Corey Hamrick, Wrestling
Joe Hall, Track & Field
Oscar Delgado, Diving
Josh Rollins, Football
Casey Bramlet, Football
Shauna Smith, Track, & Scott Usher, Swimming
Bryce Leonhardt, Wrestling
Amy Dimond & Ron Loghry
Kevin Rochlitz
UW Marching Band
Wildfire Dance Team
Noah Buckley, John Carr & Brian Madden
Karen Schatz
Doug Hoffman
Kevin Koerwitz
Dusty Clements
Mark Gibbs
Baend Buus
Abi Gerhard
Will LeDoux & Shalee McCue
Mark Krug
Keven Gibbs
Jason Wasserburger
David Primus
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Kevin Bretting, Diving
Hanna Zavecz, Basketball
Ward Dobbs, Football, & Amanda Lathrop, Soccer
Emily Huth, Diving
Aubrey Vandiver, Basketball & Chris Prosinski, Football
Joe LeBlanc, Wrestling
Alfonso Hernandez, Wrestling, & Chaundra Sewell, Basketball
Morgan Hartigan-Calhoon, Swimming & Diving
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Mark Bock
Eric Whiting & Shelley Heward
Sean Valentine
Kellen Little
Andy Chapman & Nick Kinney
Ali Galey and Ryan Freeman
Katie Stout and Steven Sundberg
Jami Baker