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.

Aiden Hanning

Year: 2022
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Maximilian Leete

Year: 2021
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Hunter Adrian

Year: 2020
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Ryan Garlitz

Year: 2019
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Lucas Cordio

Year: 2018
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Jake Ferri

Year: 2017
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Peter Tedesco

Year: 2016
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Jonathan Viruet

Year: 2015
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Christian Monserrat

Year: 2014
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Leo Trindade

Year: 2013
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Jeffrey Ott

Year: 2012
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Kyle Visconti

Year: 2011
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Derek Papagianopoulos

Year: 2010
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

Miguel Guzman

Year: 2009
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

John Sughrue

Year: 2008
Award: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
Location: Massachusetts

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