John Heinrick could easily be called the most popular and inspirational coach in Tacoma. And that inspiration was not lost on the University of Puget Sound where Heinrick was a coach, teacher, and administrator for 30 years. To this day, he is still the most successful coach in UPS history.
Male John Heinrick Award Recipients
| 1977-78 | Steve Levenseller | Football |
| 1978-79 | Phil Hiam | Basketball |
| 1979-80 | Bill Radford | Basketball |
| 1980-81 | Bob Jackson | Football/Swimming |
| 1981-82 | Bob Jackson | Football/Swimming |
| 1982-83 | Bill Bakamus | Basketball |
| 1983-84 | Walter Hines | Track |
| 1984-85 | Pat Garlock | Basketball |
| 1985-86 | Dick Crabb | Football |
| 1986-87 | Jack Jones | Football |
| 1987-88 | Brian Hammock | Football |
| 1988-89 | Thayne Chaumell | Track |
| 1989-90 | Brian Brendel | Track |
| 1990-91 | Andrew Cukurs | Swimming |
| 1991-92 | Matt Ellis | CC/Track & Field |
| 1992-93 | Charles Miller | Basketball |
| 1993-94 | Rich Butler | Swimming |
| 1994-95 | Roland Schendel | Football |
| 1995-96 | Paul Ringstad | Football |
| 1996-97 | Manny Martucci | Basketball |
| | Brent Hixson | Football |
| 1997-98 | Doug Ryden | CC/Track & Field |
| 1998-99 | Tony Puz | Football |
| 1999-00 | Joel Baldwin | Track & Field |
| | Craig Knapp | Football |
| 2000-01 | Ryan Boyle | Basketball |
| 2001-02 | David Ludwin | Soccer |
| 2002-03 | Cyrus Brown | Crew |
| | Matt Scarlett | Basketball |
| 2003-04 | Justin Hughes | Soccer |
| 2004-05 | Mike Gallegos | Soccer |
| 2005-06 | Zach Yando | Soccer |
| 2006-07 | AJ Middleton | Football |
| 2007-08 | Cody Dean | Football |
Female John Heinrick Award Recipients
| 1985-86 | Cathy Brown | Softball |
| | Susan Bladholm | Tennis |
| 1986-87 | Mary Kirk | Softball |
| 1987-88 | Jill Rutledge | Swimming |
| 1988-89 | Ann Grande | Track & Field |
| | Annie Pettigrew | Basketball/Softball |
| 1989-90 | Patty Smith | Softball |
| 1990-91 | Susan Woodcock | Softball |
| 1991-92 | Ann Grande | CC/Track & Field |
| 1992-93 | Kristin Martig | Swimming |
| 1993-94 | Emily Kellman | CC/Track |
| 1994-95 | Aimee Ettel | Crew |
| 1995-96 | April Plattner | CC/Track |
| 1996-97 | Kelly Kaiser | Basketball |
| 1997-98 | Vicki Crooks | Volleyball |
| 1998-99 | Dana Murray | CC/Track |
| 1999-00 | Kristen Booth | Swimming |
| | Sarah Blawat | Soccer |
| 2000-01 | Erin Dahlgren | Basketball |
| | Lindsi Weber | Volleyball |
| 2001-02 | Carla Fellezs | Swimming |
| 2002-03 | Jennifer Peterson | Softball |
| 2003-04 | Kelsey Weidkamp | Softball |
| 2004-05 | Kayla Wells | Softball |
| 2005-06 | Kilty Keaton | Basketball |
| 2006-07 | Shelby Ramirez | Basketball |
| 2007-08 | Amy Polansky | Swimming |
