D.C. Everest’s Jake Ruether wins 2025 Win Brockmeyer Award

On Friday morning Jake Ruether, all-conference linebacker at D.C. Everest, was named the winner of the Win Brockmeyer Award. The Brockmeyer is awarded to the Outstanding Senior High School Football Player of the Greater Wausau Area with nominees each year coming from Wausau West, Wausau East, D.C. Everest and Newman Catholic High Schools. Ruether was joined by the other nominees Cooper DePuydt of Wausau West, Kayden Meverden of Wausau East, and Everett Puent of Newman Catholic for the award ceremony held at the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin. Ruether received a $1,500 scholarship award while the other three nominees each receive a $500 scholarship.

To be nominated, each student-athlete must meet the following selection criteria, as established by the Win Brockmeyer Memorial Committee in 1996:

 Graduating senior from D.C. Everest, Newman Catholic, Wausau East, or Wausau West High Schools (or
any other greater Wausau area high school that develops a football program in the future)
 Who is an outstanding football player
 Achieve recognition by his peers and coaches
 Who is a positive role model
 And display:
 Aggressiveness
 Courage
 Physical development
 Sportsmanship

The Win Brockmeyer Memorial Scholarship Fund was formed within the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin by members of the Win Brockmeyer Memorial Committee, with donations received from over 125 donors in Brockmeyer’s memory.

Brockmeyer was a legendary high school football coach who excelled in leadership and the development of human potential. In his 40 years of coaching high school football, his teams had a combined record of 265–43–14. His record at Wausau High was 230–33–9. Over those 34 seasons, his team either won outright or shared in 26 conference championships. Wausau High School, which served students in the area currently served by D.C. Everest, Wausau East and West, and Newman Catholic High Schools. The area-wide scholarship recognition program concept provides area-wide participation and recognition and unites the region in recognition of its outstanding football players. It also provides an opportunity to tell the Brockmeyer story and focus on his football legacy, uniting the communities in the region through the cooperative selection process.