CLARKSVILLE, TN – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced the state winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA). The Hall of Fame’s High School Excellence Awards are proudly sponsored by the Hyman Family, whose generous support and passion for the sport help ensure the continued recognition and development of wrestling’s next generation.
First presented in 2014, the award is named for Tricia Saunders, a four-time World Champion and women’s wrestling pioneer. Saunders was the first woman to be inducted as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011. The award recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior female wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service.
“Each year, our Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award allows us to recognize young women who represent the very best of our sport,” said NWHOF Executive Director Lee Roy Smith. “This award celebrates more than athletic achievement by also honoring leadership, character and a commitment to excellence on the mat, in the classroom and in their communities. As women’s wrestling continues its remarkable growth across the country, these student-athletes are helping lead the way and inspiring the…