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Madyson Rosado and Matt Wrather Crowned as 2024-25 Clyde Lamb Award Winners

5/13/2025 9:00:00 AM | By: Aiden Ramsden, Staff Writer

Rosado and Wrather are JCU's final winners of this award in the OAC

WESTERVILLE -- Two very impressive Blue Streaks have been selected as John Carroll's winners of the 2024-25 Clyde Lamb award.

For the first time since 2011, Women's Soccer has garnered JCU's female representative. Madyson Rosado took the award home on the women's side after finishing an outstanding career on the pitch.

Matt Wrather secures the award on the men's side following a career on and off the field that was full of prestigious accolades.

The Clyde Lamb Awards are presented to the top male and female scholar-athletes at each of the Ohio Athletic Conference's 10 member schools. The awards were presented at the OAC's year-end banquet on Monday evening.

Madyson Rosado

The senior has thrived on the field and in the classroom throughout her four years in University Heights while tallying up a long list of both athletic and academic achievements.

Beginning with her conference accolades, Rosado has received a significant amount of recognition. The senior out of North Ridgeville took home OAC Athlete of the Week honors two times. Rosado was named to the All-OAC Second Team as a sophomore and then First Team as a junior and senior. The conference recognition doesn't stop there, as Rosado was named to the 2023 All-OAC Tournament Team and honored as the 2024 OAC Forward of the Year.

At the regional level, Rosado snagged First Team All-Ohio recognition twice in her career.

Moving on to her many academic accomplishments, Rosado has been named Academic All-OAC in each of the past three seasons. Rosado has also twice been named to both the All-Ohio and United Coaches Academic All Region first teams. In both 2023 and 2024, she garnered United Coaches Academic All-American Third Team recognition. She also secured a spot on the the College Sports Communicators Academic All District team. Rosado was also recently named the winner of John Carroll University's Blue Streaks Scholar Award.

After a very impressive career at John Carroll, Madyson is set to graduate with a degree in Forensic Psychology and an impressive this May. Her work has already begun, as Rosado works one-on-one with children with Autism.

Matt Wrather

The standout center is the second straight football player from JCU to win the Clyde Lamb Award, following former teammate Bricker Thiel.

Wrather will be remembered not just for what he did on the field but also the impact he had off it within the local community.

Starting off with his football accolades on the field, Wrather appeared on the All-OAC First Team in three straight seasons, including being named the winner of the OAC Ken Wable Award in 2023 and 2024, given to the top offensive lineman in the conference.

The accolades don't stop at the conference level, Wrather continued to rack up even more recognition nationally. Matt was named the winner of the 2024 Rimington Award, given to the most outstanding center in each of the NCAA's three divisions. D3football.com and the American Football Coaches Association both took note of his stellar play, naming him a 2024 All-American. The Associated Press and Walter Camp also didn't let Wrather's performance go unnoticed, as he was named an All-American by their organizations.

Wrather's off the field accolades are just as impressive as his on-field ones. Starring in the classroom, Wrather was named to both College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All District and Academic All-OAC three times throughout his career. The CSC continued to recognize Matt, naming him to their Academic All-American Second Team list in 2023 and First Team in 2024.

Off the field, Wrather was named to the 2024 Allstate Good Works Team for the time he dedicated towards service helping out his local community. Wrather and the rest of the Good Works team were honored during halftime of the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarter Final at the Sugar Bowl on January 2.

During the Blue Carpet Awards Wrather was once again honored as 2025 Man of Carroll as well as the 2025 Roman Canning Award Winner.

Following an outstanding four years with the Blue Streaks, Wrather is set to graduate in May with a business degree and a strong GPA.

John Carroll's All-Time List of Clyde Lamb Award Winners
1990: Shawn Robertson, Football / Diane Orban, Cross Country
1991: Joe Runkel, Track & Field / Heather Peltier, Cross Country and Track & Field
1992: Dan Single, Wrestling / Christie Palumbo, Diving
1993: Eric Graf, Soccer / Karen D'Angelo, Volleyball and Track & Field
1994: Brad Eungard, Football / Julie Koscinski, Cross Country and Track & Field
1995: Aaron Sheets, Wrestling / Danielle Sluga, Soccer, Cross Country and Track & Field
1996: Brian Unk, Golf / Thea Consler, Soccer and Track & Field
1997: Frank D'Angelo, Diving / Amy Fenske, Cross Country and Track & Field
1998: Nate Samblanet, Wrestling / Carrie McVicker, Softball
1999: Mark Heidorf, Basketball / Jen Wolke, Softball
2000: David Ziegler, Football / Shannon Murphy, Swimming
2001: Craig Recko, Baseball / Carrie Scherger, Swimming
2002: Mike Markovic, Wrestling / Jen Sturm, Track & Field
2003: Chris Cubero, Football / Beth Grzybowski, Volleyball and Track & Field
2004: Ryan Ficco, Wrestling / Sara Bryan, Soccer
2005: Mark Hawald, Wrestling / Bridget Knazek, Softball
2006: Doug Phillips, Football / Ellie Fernandez, Cross Country and Track & Field
2007: Chris Kempf, Cross Country and Track & Field / Jenny Sopkovich, Soccer
2008: Paul Schroder, Golf / Kristen Kovach, Swimming
2009: James Steward, Tennis / Rachael Price, Basketball
2010: Ben Adams, Wrestling / Julie Marlowe, Softball
2011: Brian Benander, Baseball / Betsy Haigh, Soccer
2012: Eric Davis, Swimming / Brittany Danilov, Softball
2013: Lane Robilotto, Football / Mackenzie Griffin, Softball
2014: Matt Feeney, Football / Gabriella Kreuz, Cross Country and Track & Field
2015: Brian Potocnik, Soccer / Rachael Byrnes, Softball
2016: Jack MacLean, Lacrosse / Lindsey Fano, Swimming
2017: Jad Abdul-Aal, Tennis / Kit O'Shaughnessy, Volleyball
2018: Jesse Marinaro, Soccer / Erin Kiley, Cross Country and Track & Field
2019: Nick Colby, Track & Field / Lauren O'Malley, Tennis
2020: Mason Beck, Swimming / Maddie Dolce, Swimming
2021: Sammy Gross, Wrestling / Gwyn Ledrick, Swimming
2022: Jamie Dailey, Cross Country and Track & Field / Olivia Nagy, Basketball
2023: Alex Phillip, Cross Country and Track & Field / Cassi Calamunci, Volleyball
2024: Bricker Thiel, Football / Genevieve Arnold, Track & Field
2025: Matt Wrather, Football / Madyson Rosado, Soccer

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