Awarded for more than seven decades, the Man of the Year is the highest honor presented to a St. Edward student.
Since 1956, one outstanding Edsman from each senior class has been named Man of the Year—the highest honor bestowed upon a student.
This individual is nominated by his classmates and selected by the faculty and staff for embodying the mission of St. Edward High School. He is a hope-bringer of the highest caliber and exemplifies the school's four Holy Cross pillars as a beacon of faith, a model of excellence, a builder of relationships, and a humble servant leader.
Congratulations to 2026 Man of the Year Bryan Vlosich!
Man of the Year Bryan Vlosich '26, son of Kelley and George Vlosich, is from Westlake and attended St. Bernadette Elementary School. Watch the video below to hear Bryan's acceptance speech, as well as his introduction by Head Basketball Coach Eric Flannery '90.
Watch the videos below to learn more about the outstanding young men who were nominated.
jason HARPER LUCAS II ’26
Introduced by Emily Reising
Terrence May '26
Introduced by Anwar Shahid
RYLAN SMITH ’26
Introduced by Suzanne Fairfield
Caden Yondo '26
Introduced by Mary Kate Hermann
Past Honorees
1956
David Mayer
1957
Richard Warner
1958
David Torrence
1959
Roy Yurick
1960
Fred Mau
1961
Joseph McTaggert
1962
Michael Holland
1963
James Walter
1964
Robert Grey
1965
Raymond Smilor
1966
John Tadsen
1967
Edward Kihm
1968
Thomas Wagoner
1969
William Caine
1970
Ronald Papajcik
1971
James Pierce
1972
Timothy Kochems
1973
James King
1974
Robert Goodpaster
1975
Jude Buemi
1976
Thomas Baugh
1977
Gary Suhajcik
1978
Michael Johnson
1979
Edward Figlar
1980
James Cordiak
1981
Kurt Shinn
1982
Thomas Rossi
1983
Michael Ialacci
1984
Martin Joyce
1985
William Herman
1986
Brian Flannery
1987
Jonathan Rose
1988
Christopher Butler
1989
Brian Blayney
1990
Ronald Dowdell
1991
George Paydock
1992
Daniel Nocella
1993
Kevin McFadden
1994
Ethan Bindernagel
1995
Susheel Torgalkar
1996
Nathan Gunsch
1997
Brian Strahine
1998
Andrew Deak
1999
Matthew Mayer
2000
David Del Vecchio
2001
Raphael Carranza
2002
Liam Haggerty
2003
Matthew Palascak
2004
Ryan Mayer
2005
Patrick Ziemnik
2006
Aseem Garg
2007
Benjamin Gavel
2008
Scott Luke
2009
Eric Mayer
2010
Alexander Nixon
2011
Keven Lenahan
2012
Ryan Milowicki
2013
Gerard Basalla
2014
Ryan Palko
2015
Jonathan Poilpré
2016
Ryan Ashdown
2017
Anthony Raffin
2018
Dylan Zsigray
2019
Teon Smith
2020
Michael Manning
2021
Richie Pokrywka
2022
Tory Ruffin
2023
Colin Ashdown
2024
Joseph Scarpitti
2025
Bradley Eaton
2026
Bryan Vlosich