Stillwater, Okla.  - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced the 2002 class of Maryland coaches, officials and contributors to be recognized with a "Lifetime to Service to Wrestling Award. "This award is given annually to coaches, officials, or contributors who have given a lifetime of service to wrestling, their communities, and most importantly, to the young people they have coached, taught, motivated and inspired.    Seven individuals will be honored this year: Mike Hampe, Daniel Zottarelli, Leo "Bo" Eibner, Al Kohlhafer, Wayne E. Hicks, Elmer Dize and William T. Hastings    The honorees are:    MIKE HAMPE  Mike Hampe coached wrestling for 28 years with the final 23 years at Old Mill High School, Millersville, Maryland.  His coaching record at Old Mill was 257-37-3, winning 14 County Dual meet championships, 12 Regional Tournament Championships and 6 State Tournament Championships.  Coach Hampe's teams finished in the top six 15 out of 17 years at the State Tournament. Individually, Coach Hampe had 48 County Champions, 38 Regional Champions and crowned 20 State Champions.  He was named Coach of the Year in 1989,1991 and in 1996 the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association named him Coach of the year.    DANIEL ZOTTARELLI  Daniel Zottarelli started his coaching career at the YMCA in Glen Cove, New York in 1965.  After graduation from West Virginia University, Dan coached a few years in West Virginia, but in 1970 founded the sport of wrestling at Kent County High School, Worton, Maryland and the rest, we say, is history. During his 31 years at Kent County his teams amassed a record of 320 wins, while losing only 98 times with 4 ties.  Coach Zottarelli's career was topped off; when in 2001 he was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association "Coach of the Year."  Dan has run the New York Marathon for the Cancer Society for many years and is a charter board member for the Kent County Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition.    LEO "BO" EIBNER  Leo *BO* Eibner from his high school wrestling days to being the Mason-Dixon Heavyweight Champion in 1957, to coaching, officiating, organization and contributions, "BO" Eibner's wrestling achievements have spanned 45 years. Coach Eibner started the varsity wrestling team at Sparrows Point High School and coached wrestling for 12 years.  There were no leagues available for youngsters under high school age at that time so he was a founding father of the Maryland Junior Wrestling League.  He helped to organize not one but four teams into a league and then served as President for the first six years and today the league has twenty-two teams.  Coach Eibner has received numerous awards including a Governors Citation for leadership and sportsmanship during his career.  For the past six years despite being retired, he still finds time to volunteer for the wrestling team, specializing in beginners with limited or no wrestling experience.    AL KOHLHAFER  Al Kohlhafer has been coaching wrestling at Northeast High School since 1969 as well as being a referee at tournaments for over twenty five years.  He has hosted over twenty freestyle tournaments at Northeast and for the past 30 years has had a "Mat Club," opening their wrestling room for wrestlers through out the state.  Coach Kohlhafer has organized many clinics at Northeast with many NCAA Champions and World Class wrestlers as Chris Campbell.  Besides all his extra work he still had time to coach 13 individual state champions, was the first Anne Arundel County to win a state championship and had his team win a National High School Championship.    WAYNE E. HICKS  Wayne E. Hicks graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966 and returned to the academy as volunteer assistant wrestling coach in 1972 where he stayed until 1996.  In 1966 he was a volunteer assistant coach at Old Mill High School where his son David was in the freshman class.  He remained as a volunteer assistant coach until 2000 and in 2001 accepted his paid position when he became the assistant coach at Old Mill High School.  This past wrestling season, Coach Hicks coached St. Mary's High School Wrestling team and began a revival of a once proud program that had not won a wrestling match in four years.  His long time coach and friend, Ed Peery said "Wayne Hicks was the glue binding the Navy Wrestling Program together for twenty-four years.*    ELMER DIZE  Elmer Dize started his coaching career in 1954, at Mergenthaler Vocational High School and in 1976 was selected as Coach for the first Maryland High School Wrestling Classic.  The Baltimore City Public Schools established, in 1981, the "Elmer C Dize Outstanding Wrestlers" award for City Championships. In 1983 Coach Dize started his 2nd career when he was named assistant coach at Overlea High School.  He is a member of the Baltimore County and the MPSSAA Wrestling Halls of Fame and was the 2000 Maryland State Athletic Association Distinguished Service Award recipient.    WILLIAM T. HASTINGS  William T. Hastings was named head wrestling coach for the United States Army in Fort Lee, Virginia after graduation from Penn State in 1958.  In 1960 Coach Hastings founded the wrestling program at Glen Burnie High School and in 1965 became coach at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute a position he held until his retirement in 1990.  Bill found time to officiate for 37 years and in 1983 was named Commissioner for the Maryland Wrestling Officials Association, a position he holds today.  During the Maryland Public School State Tournament, Bill is the evaluator of officials.    For their dedication and lasting influence on wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Stillwater, Oklahoma, will present the"Lifetime Service to Wrestling" award.  The Maryland Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will honor these men on November 10, 2002.  Banquet and induction ceremonies will be held at the Lowes Hotel and Restaurant in Annapolis.  Please call Ed Athey, 410-778-0666 for information and reservations.