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Adam Coon is the gold standard for high school athletes to come out of Livingston County so far in this century.
Coon was a four-time state champion wrestler who also made all-state in football and as a track and field thrower. He went on to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He is also the only three-time winner of the Livingston County Male Athlete of the Year award, as selected by the Livingston Daily, since its inception in 1996-97. Brighton’s Drew Henson surely would’ve been at least a three-time winner had there been an award before his junior year.
Brighton’s Dom Nauss, who just completed his sophomore year, has a chance to join Coon as three-time winners after winning the award for 2025-26. Nauss and Coon are the only sophomores to win the award.
Here is a list of the past winners:
1996-97 — Drew Henson, Brighton (football, basketball, baseball)
1997-98 — Drew Henson, Brighton (football, basketball, baseball)
1998-99 — Frank Garcia, Brighton (golf, hockey, baseball)
1999-2000 — Eric Walters, Howell (cross country, basketball, baseball)
2000-01 — Ben Tecmire, Howell (football, wrestling, track & field)
2001-02 — Zach Douglass, Fowlerville (football, basketball, track & field)
2002-03 — Sean Hoorelbeke, Hartland (football, baseball)
2003-04 — Chris Elsey, Brighton (football, basketball, track & field)
2004-05 — Ian Boyle, Pinckney (cross country, track & field)
2005-06 — Zach Nichols, Brighton (football, basketball, track & field)
2006-07 — David Emery, Pinckney (cross country, track & field)
2007-08 — Ryan Ross, Fowlerville (football, basketball, baseball)
2008-09 — Kyle Summerfield, Hartland (football, wrestling, baseball)
2009-10 — Bryce Lindberg, Howell (football, baseball)
2010-11 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2011-12 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2012-13 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2013-14 — Nick Brish, Brighton (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2014-15 — Nick Brish, Brighton (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2015-16 — Joey Clifford, Brighton (football, hockey)
2016-17 — Caleb Balgaard, Howell (swimming and diving, baseball)
2017-18 — Reece Potter, Hartland (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2018-19 — Reece Potter, Hartland (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2019-20 — Luke Stanton, Brighton (football, wrestling)
2020-21 — Riley Hough, Hartland (cross country, track & field)
2021-22 — Riley Hough, Hartland (cross country, track & field)
2022-23 — Joey Mattord, Hartland (football, lacrosse)
2023-24 — Nolan Carruthers, Pinckney (football, baseball)
2024-25 — Ty Kraut, Hartland (hockey, baseball)
2025-26 — Dom Nauss, Brighton (football, wrestling)
Contact Bill Khan at [email protected]. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: See the past Livingston County Male Athlete of the Year winners
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Coon was a four-time state champion wrestler who also made all-state in football and as a track and field thrower. He went on to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He is also the only three-time winner of the Livingston County Male Athlete of the Year award, as selected by the Livingston Daily, since its inception in 1996-97. Brighton’s Drew Henson surely would’ve been at least a three-time winner had there been an award before his junior year.
Brighton’s Dom Nauss, who just completed his sophomore year, has a chance to join Coon as three-time winners after winning the award for 2025-26. Nauss and Coon are the only sophomores to win the award.
Here is a list of the past winners:
1996-97 — Drew Henson, Brighton (football, basketball, baseball)
1997-98 — Drew Henson, Brighton (football, basketball, baseball)
1998-99 — Frank Garcia, Brighton (golf, hockey, baseball)
1999-2000 — Eric Walters, Howell (cross country, basketball, baseball)
2000-01 — Ben Tecmire, Howell (football, wrestling, track & field)
2001-02 — Zach Douglass, Fowlerville (football, basketball, track & field)
2002-03 — Sean Hoorelbeke, Hartland (football, baseball)
2003-04 — Chris Elsey, Brighton (football, basketball, track & field)
2004-05 — Ian Boyle, Pinckney (cross country, track & field)
2005-06 — Zach Nichols, Brighton (football, basketball, track & field)
2006-07 — David Emery, Pinckney (cross country, track & field)
2007-08 — Ryan Ross, Fowlerville (football, basketball, baseball)
2008-09 — Kyle Summerfield, Hartland (football, wrestling, baseball)
2009-10 — Bryce Lindberg, Howell (football, baseball)
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2010-11 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2011-12 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2012-13 — Adam Coon, Fowlerville (football, wrestling, track & field)
2013-14 — Nick Brish, Brighton (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2014-15 — Nick Brish, Brighton (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2015-16 — Joey Clifford, Brighton (football, hockey)
2016-17 — Caleb Balgaard, Howell (swimming and diving, baseball)
2017-18 — Reece Potter, Hartland (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2018-19 — Reece Potter, Hartland (football, wrestling, lacrosse)
2019-20 — Luke Stanton, Brighton (football, wrestling)
2020-21 — Riley Hough, Hartland (cross country, track & field)
2021-22 — Riley Hough, Hartland (cross country, track & field)
2022-23 — Joey Mattord, Hartland (football, lacrosse)
2023-24 — Nolan Carruthers, Pinckney (football, baseball)
2024-25 — Ty Kraut, Hartland (hockey, baseball)
2025-26 — Dom Nauss, Brighton (football, wrestling)
Contact Bill Khan at [email protected]. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: See the past Livingston County Male Athlete of the Year winners
Continue reading...
