2016-2017 club awardee announced.

On Saturday the Milwaukee Barbarians Athletic Club held their annual awards ceremony and banquet.

Assistant Head Coach Joe Birdsall took home top honors as Rugger of the Year.

Joe Grams, David Gray, and Alex Mross returned to the podium as back-to-back awardees while Jeff Friedrich received Alumni of the Year for all his efforts around the pitch this past season.

Jim Harings — the outgoing and long-time Match Secretary — was awarded Club Honors for his decades of service to the club and the wider Wisconsin rugby community.

Congratulations to all of the awardees! 

• Rugger of the Year — Joe Birdsall
• 1^st XV Forward of the Year — Joe Grams
• 1^st XV Back of the Year — Nick Vigder
• 1^st XV Most Improved — David Gray
• 2^nd XV Forward of the Year — Zach Price
• 2^nd XV Back of the Year — Alex Mross
• 2^nd XV Most Improved — Daryl Bagley
• Rookie of the Year — Tom Fossell
• Alumni of the Year — Jeff Friedrich
• Club Honors — Jim Harings