National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces 2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award state winne

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
04/25/2005


The Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award is presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame annually to a high school senior. The award program is based equally on outstanding wrestling success, scholastic achievement and citizenship or community service.     Winners of the prestigious honare are chosen at the state and regional levels.  The national winner will be recognized at the Wrestling Hall of Fame's Honors Weekend in Stillwater, Okla. in June.    The Hall of Fame has announced its state winners today. Each of these outstanding high school student-athletes have distinguished themselves within their state. All become eligible for the Regional and National honor.    The Hall of Fame will announce its five Regional winners during USA Wrestling's United States National Championships weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. They will be recognized on Friday, April 29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.    The national Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner will be announced in May.    This awards program is named in the honor of the late Dave Schultz, an Olympic and World champion, who set an example for excellence, both on and off the mat. Dave's wife Nancy Schultz has played an important role in supporting this awards program.    2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award State winners  Alabama  Michael Cuthbertson, Scottsboro High School    Alaska  Jon Hamilton, Ketchikan High School    Arizona  Nick Gallick, Sunnyside High School    California  Jake Varner, Bakersfield High School    Colorado  Tom Mustari, Greeley  Central High School        Connecticut  Matthew Tricarico, Danbury High School    Delaware  Mike Miller, Brandywine High School    Florida  Cesar Grajales, Brandon High School    Georgia  Ben Fiasco, Harrison High School    Hawaii  Daniel Morita, Kahuku High School    Idaho  Luke Smith, Idaho Falls Senior High School    Illinois  Sean Reynolds, Providence Catholic High School    Indiana  Angel Escobedo, Griffith Senior High School    Iowa  Ryan Morningstar, Lisbon High School    Kansas  Ross Taplin, Abilene High School    Kentucky  Kyle Ruschell, Larry A. Ryle High School    Louisiana  Caleb Levee, Mandeville High School    Maine  Dexter Barkac, Dexter Regional High School    Maryland  Mike Rowe, DeMatha High School    Massachusetts  Casey Boyle, Lowell High School    Michigan  Brent Metcalf, Davison High School    Minnesota  Jayson Ness, Kennedy Senior High School    Missouri  Louis Caputo, Blue Springs High School         Montana  Caleb Lockyear, Conrad High School    Nebraska  Levi Wofford. Aurora High School    Nevada  Chase Pami, Cimarron-Memorial High School    New Hampshire  Don Pasquarella , Plymouth Regional High School    New Jersey  Adam Frey, Blair Academy    New Mexico  Jesse Boggs, Deming High School    New York  Troy Nickerson, Chenango Forks High School    North Carolina  Jesse Creed, Ragsdale High School    North Dakota  Levi Haugan, Bishop Ryan High School    Ohio  Dustin Schlatter, Perry High School    Oklahoma  Jared Rosholt, Ponca City High School    Oregon  Bryson Gutches, Winston Churchill High School    Pennsylvania  Joey Ecklof, Northampton Senior High School    Rhode Island  Steve Goncalves , Cumberland High School    South Carolina  David Catoe, Lugoff Elgin High School    South Dakota  Dan Bonte, Garretson High School    Tennessee  Whitt Dunning, Father Ryan High School    Texas  James Aston, Katy High School    Utah  Cyler Sanderson, Wasatch High School    Vermont  Rob La Brake, Mount Anthony Senior High    Virginia  Brent Jones, Robinson Secondary School    Washington  Kyle Bounds, Columbia River High School    West Virginia  Brandon Rader, Parkersburg High School    Wisconsin  Max Askren, Arrowhead High School    Wyoming  Zeb Whipp, Lander Valley High School