MENOMONIE (November 2, 2019) - UW-Stout senior linebacker
Brandon Vecchio (Sr, Tomahawk) received the 2019 Burger King/Warren Bowlus Academic Achievement Award during halftime of the UW-Stout/UW-River Falls football game Saturday, Nov. 2.
Vecchio is a senior from Tomahawk, majoring in Applied Social Science in Economics with a minor in business administration. Vecchio carries a grade point average of 3.64. He is a five-time recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence, is a three-time WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll recipient and is a UW-Stout Scholar-Athlete.
Vecchio is a 2019 Blue Devil team captain and is a two-year starter at linebacker. Throughout his career, Vecchio has appeared in 29 games, and has started all games the last two seasons. Vecchio has been among the team leaders in tackles the past two season and currently ranked 11th in the WIAC. Coming into today's game, Vecchio has accumulated 132 career tackles, 62 solo.
Gene Hatfield of Burger King presented the $1000 award to
Brandon Vecchio and his parents, Clay and Lori Vecchio. The award will be presented to the UW-Stout Foundation in
Brandon Vecchio's name. Gene Hatfield and Burger King have presented the award since 1988, with a total of 35 recipients over the years.
Warren Bowlus was the UW-Stout athletic director from 1981-89.
All-Time Burger King/Warren Bowlus Academic Achievement Award Recipients
2019 -
Brandon Vecchio
2018 -
Caleb Adams
2017 - Jared Allen
2016 - Josh Robinson
2015 - Collin Laursen
2014 - Tyler Naatz
2013 - Devon Greiber
2012 - Josh Peterson
2011 - Aaron Kobes
2010 - Nick Bocik
2009 - Shay Lehman
2008 - Marshall Lehman
2007 - Tony Otto
2006 - Jim Knoebel
2005 - Brandon Olson
2004 - Jordan Sinz
2003 - Jake Rider
2002 - Mark Ralph
2001 - Mark Bergman
2000 - Jerry Bennington
1999 - Jesse Diaz
1998 - Ben Leslie
1997 - Andy Wickstrom
1996 - Ryan Zeman
1995 - Nick Kaiser
1994 - Bill Wozney
1993 - Brian Anundsen
1992 - Kelly Tegler, Kyle Fagerlund
1991 - Joe Pleshek
1990 - Mike Lawrence, Jim Kirsch, Jack Trotter
1989 - Pat Cramer
1988 - Kyle Gunderson
