Manheim, PA –On Friday, the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced the honorees of its High School All-American Awards programs, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps. These programs include the Scholar All-America Award, which commends wrestlers who have excelled academically, and the Character & Leadership All-America Award, which honors athletes who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and strong character.
This year, a record number of wrestlers received these awards, with 2,081 individuals receiving Scholar All-America honors and 1,076 earning Character & Leadership All-America recognition.
Mike Moyer, the NWCA Executive Director, congratulated the award winners, emphasizing how their outstanding qualities of character, leadership, and scholarship serve as positive examples to others.
A total of 66 Oklahomans were recognized. Here is the list of award winners from Oklahoma.
NWCA/USMC High School Scholar All-American Award
Name | School | State | Grade | Year |
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Brooklynn Latham | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Ishmael Guerrero | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Jadyn Roller | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Jay’la Ford | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Andrew Mullin | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Clay Giddens-Buttram | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Colden Dyer | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Colton Kaiser | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Gage Walker | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Hank Puckett | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Jace Roller | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Caden Kelley | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Grace Thompson | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Jakeb Snyder | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Jayce Caviness | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Jersey Robb | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Chase Dyer | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Isaiah Jones | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Millie Azlin | Bixby High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Christopher Kutmas | Cascia Hall | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Reed Holley | Cascia Hall | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
John Carroll | Cascia Hall | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Kamden Hutchison | McAlester High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Braden Potts | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Sam Schmidt | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Tucker Waitman | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Reno Hamons | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 10th Grade | 2023 |
Creek Williams | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 11th Grade | 2023 |
Alvis Bryson | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 12th Grade | 2023 |
Berek Buckaloo | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Fransico Gomez | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
Lukas Burd | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | 9th Grade | 2023 |
NWCA/USMC Character & Leadership All-American Award
Athlete | School | State | Grade | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adyson Lewis | Ardmore High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Cameron Orr | Ardmore High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Carla west | Billings High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Carlaeona Hockert | Billings High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Ethan Rodriguez | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
James Maldonado | Capitol Hill High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Kelsi Hilton | Charles Page High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Justin Pham | Deer Creek | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Hunter Monroe | Del City High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Carsten Mower | Edmond Memorial | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Alexey Patterson | Edmond Santa Fe HS | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
BRYCEN DIAZ | EDMOND SANTA FE HS | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
COLTER BUFFORD | EDMOND SANTA FE HS | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Blade Walden | Fort Gibson High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Jaiden Johnson | Fort Gibson High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Robert Hughes | Little Axe High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Brayden Bowman | Marlow | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Gehrig Furr | Marlow | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Kennan Simpson | Marlow | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Lane Jones | Marlow | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Athlete | School | State | Grade | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
Payton Thomas | Moore High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Alfredo Zapata | Santa Fe South | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Braden Potts | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Jaxon Koeltzow | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
JJ Head | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Samuel Schmidt | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Triston Grounds | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Tucker Waitman | Tuttle High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Antonio Ramirez | U.S. Grant High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Chanelle Alburg | Union High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Tori French | Warner High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Xander Torix | Warner High School | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |
Creek Williams | Weatherford High School | Oklahoma | Junior | 2023 |
Hunter Smith | Yukon High SChool | Oklahoma | Senior | 2023 |