Muma, Agebrand, and Campbell Win Admiral Land Awards
* University of Wyoming press release
LARAMIE -- An outstanding student-athlete and two dedicated student workers are the winners of the 2022 Admiral Land Award and Trophy, a great Wyoming homecoming tradition. This year's Award winner is football player Chad Muma, and the Trophy co-winners are Emma Agebrand and Jocelyn Campbell. The presentations were made at Saturday's Wyoming-Utah State Homecoming football game.
The Admiral Land Award is presented to the student-athlete(s) who has completed his or her Wyoming competition during the preceding academic year and demonstrated outstanding achievement in intercollegiate competition, exemplary personal conduct during competition, and maintained academic standing with satisfactory progress toward a degree. The Admiral Land Trophy is awarded to the student (non-collegiate athlete) who has done the most to promote Intercollegiate Athletics at the University during the previous school year.
A native of Lone Tree, Colo., Chad Muma was drafted by the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round after a stellar career playing linebacker for the ‘Pokes. He was recognized as one of the top defensive players in college football in 2021, earning Second-Team All-America honors from both the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Pro Football Focus. He was a two-time First-Team All-Mountain West selection and played in the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Muma ranked third in the nation in solo tackles (6.5 per game)and ranked No. 4 in the nation in total tackles (10.9 per game) for the 2021 season. Muma helped lead Wyoming to two bowl victories during his Wyoming career – the 2019 Arizona Bowl Championship and the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl title. The son of Ty and Kara Muma, Chad earned a 3.439 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering.
Emma Agebrand is a graduate student in the Athletic Department Game Management Office. Her duties in Athletics include overseeing gameday officials, setup for events, coordinating the IPF for football pre-game, assisting with scoreboard operation, and overseeing interns. She earned her degree from UW with a double major in Accounting and Finance with a 3.6 GPA. She is currently enrolled in the Business Administration masters program where she carries a 3.7 GPA. During her academic career, she has earned the John C. and Esther L. Clay Graduate Fellowship in Business as well as numerous Dean’s List and Provost’s List honors. She is active in the Financial Women’s Association, holds her substitute teaching license, and volunteers as a Youth Volleyball Coach and for the “Big Event” on campus. A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Emma is the daughter of Ericka and Martin Agebrand.
As an undergraduate, Jocelyn Campbell worked in the Cowboy Joe Club offices as an intern for three years while also a member of the Spirit Squad. She earned degrees in both English and Communications with a GPA of 3.895 and is now enrolled in the Communication and Journalism Department’s Master’s program in Communication. Campbell is actively involved with the Cowboy Joe Golf Series, the annual auction, football and basketball parking, Steer-A-Year program, W Club, Young Alumni Club, and member hospitalities. She serves as the lead on the Ragtime Club, working with young alumni. She has a positive and creative attitude and possesses excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, which have made her a valued member of the Cowboy Joe Club staff. A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Campbell is the daughter of Rick and Juanita Campbell.
The Admiral Land awards have been a special part of Homecoming since 1953. They were established 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 Admiral Land Award Admiral Land Trophy
1953 Paul Carlin, Track
1954 George Galuska, Football
1955 Bob Jingling, Baseball
1956 Joe Capua, Basketball
1957 Jim Crawford, Football
1958 C.T. “Wimp” Hewgley
1959 Harold Farmer, Football & Track Janice Elmer
1960 Dick Ballinger, Wrestling Mary Jones
1961 Jerry Hill, Football Dave Bonner
1962 Chuck Lamson, Football Gene Bryan
1963 Bob Hanson, Basketball Judy King
1964 Mack Balls, Football Joan Selmer
1965 Flynn Robinson, Basketball John Hursh
1966 Bob Dinges, Football Babette Numon & Harold Blumenthal
1967 Mike Gregorio, Cross Country Phil White, Jr.
1968 Mike Eberle, Basketball Carl Hanson & Jim York
1969 Bruce Jennings, Skiing Bill Hill
1970 Stan Dodds, Basketball Debbie Hardy
1971 Roy Wilson, Basketball Mary Ann Gorman & Don Bogdan
1972 Gary Fox, Football Kathy Hunt & Larry Bresso
1973 Staale Engen, Skiing The UW Marching Band
1974 Steve Cockreham, Football Michelle Green & Bill Yost
1975 Jody Sloan, Wrestling The UW Pep Band
1976 Bill Ewing, Baseball Steve Prosinski
1977 Christine Brown, Women’s Athletics Sally Shurmur
1978 Kathy Merklin, Women’s Athletics Randall Luthi
1979 Ross Houston, Skiing Pete Kuhn
1980 Geir Kvernmo, Track/Skiing Cynthia Fester
1981 Charles Bradley, Basketball Bob Ihle
1982 Phil Davis, Football; Bill Garnett, Basketball Mike Larson & Mark Netzel
1983 Lynn Stetson, Swimming; Stacy Ward, Skiing Scott Roberts
1984 Wes Gasner, Wrestling; Mary Shea, Volleyball Bill Lamberty
1985 Joe Ramunno, Football; Kathy Romsa, Track; Annie Easterbrook
Becky Simning, Skiing
1986 Mike Hamel, Wrestling; Shari Ahola, Skiing Audrey Waldock
1987 Jim Walter, Baseball Mike Chisholm
1988 Mark Miller, Swimming; Ronda Munger, Volleyball Patrick Stolz
1989 Randy Welniak, Football Amy Dimond & Ron Loghry
1990 Darcy Cudaback, Volleyball; Kevin Rochlitz
& John Wodny, Cross Country
1991 Shelly Thacker, Track & Field; Rob Clayton, Swimming Jeff Ketron
1992 David McCleave, Golf; UW Marching Band
Dave Myers, Wrestling;
Reginald Slater, Basketball
1993 Scarlett Gustin, Basketball; Wildfire Dance Team
Mike Abbey, Track & Field
1994 Kiesa Fornstrom, Swimming Noah Buckley, John Carr & Brian Madden
1995 Amy Burnett, Basketball; Karen Schatz
Ryan Christopherson, Football
1996 Joe Cummings, Football; Doug Hoffman
Tom Hickenlooper, Wrestling
1997 Shilo Mathill, Wrestling Kevin Koerwitz
1998 Brian Lee, Football Dusty Clements
1999 Mark Winninger, Wrestling Mark Gibbs
2000 Corey Hamrick, Wrestling Baend Buus
2001 Joe Hall, Track & Field Abi Gerhard
2002 Oscar Delgado, Diving Will LeDoux & Shalee McCue
2003 Josh Rollins, Football Mark Krug
2004 Casey Bramlet, Football Keven Gibbs
2005 Shauna Smith, Track, & Scott Usher, Swimming Jason Wasserburger
2006 Bryce Leonhardt, Wrestling David Primus
2007 Kevin Bretting, Diving Mark Bock
2008 Hanna Zavecz, Basketball Eric Whiting & Shelley Heward
2009 Ward Dobbs, Football, & Amanda Lathrop, Soccer Sean Valentine
2010 Emily Huth, Diving Kellen Little
2011 Aubrey Vandiver, Basketball & Chris Prosinski, Football Andy Chapman & Nick Kinney
2012 Joe LeBlanc, Wrestling Ali Galey and Ryan Freeman
2013 Alfonso Hernandez, Wrestling, & Chaundra Sewell, Basketball Katie Stout and Steven Sundberg
2014 Morgan Hartigan-Calhoon, Swimming & Diving Jami Baker
2015 Erin Kirby, Volleyball/Track & Field; Larry Nance, Jr., Basketball; Cory Fields
& Shane Woods, Wrestling
2016 Tanner Harms, Wrestling Cassandra Craddock & Patrick Hall
2017 Ryan Wallen, Golf Mary Ginsbach & Zach Wisniewski
2018 Bryce Meredith, Wrestling & Liv Roberts, Basketball Kayla Cryer
2019 John Murdock, Golf Dana Jorgensen & Keaton Yeend
2020 No Awards Given (Pandemic)
2021 No Awards Given (Pandemic)
2022 Chad Muma, Football Emma Agebrand & Jocelyn Campbell
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