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Harvard football presents its team awards at its annual awards banquet at the Harvard Club of Boston on Nov. 21, 2022.
Gil Talbot

Football

Football Selects Borguet as MVP, Elects Leskovec as 149th Captain at Awards Banquet

BOSTON – Senior running back Aidan Borguet won the Frederick Greeley Crocker Award as the team's most valuable player, and senior defensive lineman Nate Leskovec earned selection as the 149th captain in program history as Harvard University football celebrated its 2022 season at its annual football awards banquet at the Harvard Club of Boston.
 
Leskovec will serve as the Crimson's captain for the 2023 season, Tim Murphy, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach of Harvard Football announced prior to the banquet's conclusion.
 
Senior linebacker Jack McGowan and senior offensive lineman Scott Elliott captured the program's Coach Joseph Restic Award given for leadership, scholarship, and integrity while senior defensive back Max Jones and senior wide receiver Kym Wimberly garnered the teams Robert F. Kennedy Award given for desire and determination.
 
Outgoing senior captain and defensive lineman Truman Jones gained the Joseph E. Wolf Award as the Crimson's top interior lineman while senior quarterback Luke Emge garnered the team's Henry H Lamar Award for dedication to the program. Senior linebacker Jake Brown and senior defensive back James Herring shared Harvard's William Paine LaCroix Award presented for enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and loyalty.
 
With the night's final award, Borguet took home Harvard's Frederick Greeley Crocker Award as team MVP following a season in which he rushed for 1,182 rushing yards, ranking fifth all-time in Harvard single-season history and becoming just the eighth running back in program history to break the 1,000-yard plateau in a single season.
 
Opening the night's awards, Marc E. Goldberg '79 garnered the President's Special Award.

2022 Harvard Football Award Winners 

The Coach Joseph Restic Award (Leadership, Scholarship, Integrity)

Jack McGowan and Scott Elliott

The Robert F. Kennedy Award (Desire and Determination)

Max Jones and Kym Wimberly 

The Joseph E. Wolf Award (Top Interior Lineman)

Truman Jones 

The Henry H. Lamar Award (Dedication to Program)

Luke Emge

The William Paine LaCroix Award (Enthusiasm, Sportsmanship, Loyalty)

Jake Brown and James Herring

The Frederick Greeley Crocker Award (MVP)

Aidan Borguet

The 149th Harvard Football Captain

Nate Leskovec 

President's Special Award

Marc E. Goldberg '79
 
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Players Mentioned

Aidan Borguet

#21 Aidan Borguet

RB
5' 10"
Senior
Government
Jake Brown

#45 Jake Brown

LB
6' 0"
Senior
Economics
Scott Elliott

#70 Scott Elliott

OL
6' 3"
Senior
Economics
Luke Emge

#3 Luke Emge

QB
6' 2"
Senior
Chemistry
James Herring

#16 James Herring

DB
6' 0"
Senior
Economics
Max Jones

#4 Max Jones

DB
5' 11"
Senior
Human Develop & Regen Bio
Truman Jones

#90 Truman Jones

DL
6' 4"
Senior
Biomedical Engineering
Nate Leskovec

#51 Nate Leskovec

DL
6' 3"
Senior
Economics
Jack McGowan

#54 Jack McGowan

LB
6' 1"
Senior
Government
Kym Wimberly

#1 Kym Wimberly

WR
6' 0"
Senior
Government

Players Mentioned

Aidan Borguet

#21 Aidan Borguet

5' 10"
Senior
Government
RB
Jake Brown

#45 Jake Brown

6' 0"
Senior
Economics
LB
Scott Elliott

#70 Scott Elliott

6' 3"
Senior
Economics
OL
Luke Emge

#3 Luke Emge

6' 2"
Senior
Chemistry
QB
James Herring

#16 James Herring

6' 0"
Senior
Economics
DB
Max Jones

#4 Max Jones

5' 11"
Senior
Human Develop & Regen Bio
DB
Truman Jones

#90 Truman Jones

6' 4"
Senior
Biomedical Engineering
DL
Nate Leskovec

#51 Nate Leskovec

6' 3"
Senior
Economics
DL
Jack McGowan

#54 Jack McGowan

6' 1"
Senior
Government
LB
Kym Wimberly

#1 Kym Wimberly

6' 0"
Senior
Government
WR