Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
The Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, presented annually to a male high school senior, is based equally on outstanding wrestling success, scholastic achievement and citizenship or community service. The national winner is selected from state and regional winners.
The award was established in 1996 to honor Olympic and World champion Dave Schultz, whose career was cut short when he was murdered in January 1996. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 1997 and as a member of the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.
David Taylor
Year: 2009
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Ohio
Jason Chamberlain
Year: 2008
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, West, Utah
Zachary Sanders
Year: 2007
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Minnesota
David Craig
Year: 2006
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Southeast, Florida
Troy Nickerson
Year: 2005
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Northeast, New York
Coleman Scott
Year: 2004
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Northeast, Pennsylvania
C.P. Schlatter
Year: 2003
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Ohio
Teyon Ware
Year: 2002
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Central, Oklahoma
Steve Mocco
Year: 2001
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Northeast, New Jersey
Ben Connell
Year: 2000
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Southeast, South Carolina
Zach Roberson
Year: 1999
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Central, Kansas
Garrett Lowney
Year: 1998
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Wisconsin
Justin Ruiz
Year: 1998
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, West, Utah
Jeff Knupp
Year: 1997
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Northeast, Ohio
David Kjeldgaard
Year: 1996
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Iowa
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