Thanks to all of those taking part, and remember this is for the calendar year 2006 only. Certificates will be made to award appropriate winners in each category. We had 13 Judges in the competition representing all sectors of Kansas. All original nominations came from fans, and over these forums by whoever wanted to make those nominations. Then, the judges narrowed the nominations down to the final 4 where appropriate. From those the judges voted in each category. While this is not an “Official” USAWKS award, it is like a fans choice award with a lot of judges and individuals putting time into consideration of these awards. Congrats to all of the winners and hopefully this will be something we will do year to year. If the originator of one of the posts or an individual receiving an award please pm me and I will mail you the certificates. There were a number of very close votes with two ties. Again, thanks for all of those who participated, and congrats to the winners. Let the discussions and debate begin.

And The Winner For The Pete Is

Best Female Kids Wrestler of the Year
Darian Gonzalez

Best Forum Group of the Year
High School

Most Controversial Post of the Year
Any of Gutwrench's

The Most Fun Post of the Year
R.A.O.S.

Best Match of the Year Freestyle
Disney vs Fortune #1 at Fargo


Best Match of the Year Greco
Atticus Disney v. Alex Thomas (KS FS/Greco State)

Best Match of the Year Folkstyle
Sutton-Kearn Strawn II (State finals)

Best New Member of the Year
Ricky Bobby

Best New Kids Wrestler of the Year
Cale Blazy Carroll Jr. Wrestling

Best High School Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton

Best Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton

Best Greco Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton

Best All Round HS Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton

Best Moderator of the Year
USAWKS, Randy Hinderliter

Best Post Topic of the Year
Gutwrench’s Strategy for Success at State

Best Collegiate Wrestler of the Year
Shawn Bunch

Best Sr level wrestler of the Year
Zach Roberson

Best Kids Wrestler of the Year
Ryne Cokeley


Best HS Tournament of the Year
Basehor-Linwood

Best Kids Tournament of the Year
Kansas Kids State

Best FS/Greco Tournament of the Year
State Tournament

The Most Informative Post of the Year
After All The Votes Are In, We Have A Tie

New Hydration Testing, High School Forum
Salyer’s reporting of results

Freshman HS Wrestler of the Year
After All The Votes Are In, We Have A Tie

Tyler Caldwell
Nathan Furches

The USAWKS Lifetime Achievement Award
Greg Grater

The USAWKS Kids Coach of the Year
After All The Votes Are In, We Have A Tie

Charlie Knox
Ed Edison NW Jr Grizzlies

The USAWKS HS Coaching Staff of the Year
St. Thomas Aquinas

The USAWKS Official of the Year
Terry Hilton

The USAWKS Fan of the Year
Aaron Sweazy

Most Improved HS Team
Andover Central High School


The USAWKS Female Wrestler of the Year
Beth Johnson

Media of the Year
Smoky Hills Public Television - Bunker Hill, KS

The USAWKS Person of the Year
Leanna Grater

The USAWKS School of the Year
Saint Thomas Aquanis

The USAWKS Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton