Senior quarterback Jake Ackman was named the recipient of the Bob Jurevitz Award at the St. Ambrose University football banquet.

The annual award, established in the summer of 2011, is named after Bob Jurevitz, a former St. Ambrose football great who passed away in November 2011 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. The award is presented to a St. Ambrose football player who best exemplifies the characteristics Jurevitz displayed both on and off the playing field. The recipient is selected by the SAU football coaching staff and the Jurevitz family.

Bob Jurevitz Award recipients
2011 - John Michaletti
2012 - Alex Berg
2013 - Mitch Overstreet
2014 - Ryan Byrne
2015 - Keaton Jurevitz
2016 - Mitch Negangard
2017 - Jim Morrissey
2018 - Dillon Valdez
2019 - Ryan Zitkus
2020-21 - Liam Kelly
2021 - Bernard Buhake
2022 - Ray Bouye III
2023 - DJ Oshin
2024 - Jake Ackman

Ackman, from Dixon, Ill., completed 14 passes for 161 yards in a reserve role this season for the Bees. He also rushed for 11 yards. His name will be etched on a plaque inside the Lee Lohman Arena lobby, which is updated every year to list the all-time recipients of the award.

Jurevitz was one of the most-prolific and hardest-working running backs in SAU history. He remains the second-leading rusher in school history, accumulating 5,126 yards on the ground during his career from 1982-85. He was the state of Iowa's all-time leading collegiate rusher at the time of his graduation in 1986.

The four-year team captain and team MVP scored a Bee-best 64 touchdowns in his career. During his senior season in 1985, Jurevitz rushed for 1,424 yards and a still-school-record 27 touchdowns. He was inducted into the SAU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.

A plaque honoring Jurevitz and a framed #44 jersey are permanently displayed in the SAU football locker room, visible to every player entering and leaving the room.