Rookie of the Year Award

First Awarded in 1984
Outstanding performance at a first Solo National Championship by a driver with limited competition experience.

2025: Trent Ksionek

2024: Mitchell Welker

2023: Khai Duplantis

2022: Kevin Brewer

2021: Jacob Glover

2020: Not Awarded

2019: Ken Roller

2018: Ryan Field

2017: Mark Dudek

2016: Nicholas Chu

2015: Tamra Hunt

2014: Mark Scroggs

2013: Darren Seltzer

2012: Tristan Littlehale

2011: Jonathan Lugod

2010: Andrew Pallotta

2009: Katie Nicholls

2008: Stephen Yeoh

2007: Jason Collett

2006: Bryan Heitkotter

2005: GJ Dixon

2004: Andy Anst

2003: Shawn Mundis

2002: Mary Medicus

2001: Randy Noll

2000: Kyung An

1999: Lori Robertson

1998: Kelly Bowland

1997: Mike Maier

1996: Rob Luis

1995: Michael Plumer

1994: Kim Knapp

1993: Richard Coffey

1992: Roy Melling

1991: Mal Kooiman

1990: Tom Kotzian

1989: Steve Hoelscher

1988: Mark Daddio

1987: Stacy Lynd

1986: Dan Livezey

1985: Lou Albertson

1984: Betsy Blackburn