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.

Logan Stieber

Year: 2010
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: National, Midwest, Ohio

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

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