NEW MEXICO WRESTLING THROWBACK THURSDAY. After graduating from high school, Coach Parker returned in 1965 and took over the program. Joe Galli didn't lose many matches while wrestling at Valley High School in the mid-1970s. The New Mexico High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor is the highest award recognized in the NMHSCA and for the state of New Mexico. The team has earned a 3rd place finish in 2017 and a Championship in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Nm Sports Hall of Fame Inducts High School Legends Stinson joins legendary wrestling coach Joe Vivian as the only other coach primarily from the sport of wrestling inducted into the NMSHOF. It remains a top priority to find a permanent home for the Hall. New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame: 2004 New Mexico Wrestling Tournaments NM Wrestling - News 2023 USA Wrestling Southern Plains Regionals - GR (USAW) Kansas Star Event Center 777 Kansas Star Drive Mulvane, KS 67110 Tue, 06/06 to Sat, 06/10 To see national tournaments held out side of New Mexico visit the National Site. New England pro wrestling Hall of Fame - Facebook Emanuel Manny Smith, an 11-time city and nine-time state handball champion. College Accomplishments The Hall of Honor, which contains nearly 130 coaches and administrators across the state, was created in 1975 and includes local and regional coaches like Enright, as well as Herb Stinson, Marv Sanders, Bill Slade, John Gutierrez and Bill Cawood. File photo. Im really happy to be inducted and that my coaching work and reaching kids' lives are being recognized, said Johnson. Emanuel "Manny" Smith, who passed away in 1995, won a record nine straight state titles and 11 straight city crowns when handball was oneofthe most popular sports in Albuquerque during the 1950's and 1960's. If you work hard and believe in kids, theyre the ones who win state championships, Johnson said. In addition to Stinson, other inductees in this year's class include Bill Gracey, a standout athlete at West Mesa High School and state champion baseball coach at Cibola High School. Highland Hornet Alumni: The Alderman brothers, Brandon Alderman 158 lbs, and Brad Alderman 167lbs. For years, the NMHOF has introduced each induction class on New Mexico Bowl Saturday in late December affording an opportunity to introduce those inductees at the football game. Bella Wells Inaugural Girls State Champion - 2018. Lettered in football in his freshman year, which is the only year he played in high school. Smith wasa teacher, principal and Master Teacher for Albuquerque Public Schools for nearly 40 years and played college basketball inNewYork before playing for the United States Army's international travelingteam during the Korean War. Five of his former high school wrestlers are in the New Mexico High School Wrestling Hall of Fame Phillip Anaya, Rodney Romero, Alex Tapia, Javier Posa, Don Ortega, Honors february 15, 2022. read more. I know what it did for me, knowing I had maybe a sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade reading level when I started college. The. New Mexico Coaches Association Hall of Honor: 1998. Gene Torres, a Colorado native who came to Las Vegas, New Mexico, and became one of the states most successful golfers of all time. Email: dgmstaff@nwhof.org. Former Valley wrestler Joe Galli will be inducted into the Alle-Kiski Sports Hall of Fame on May 20, 2023. A duplicate plaque is constructed for display, alongside fellow inductees. NM Wrestling - Hall of Fame Southern Colorado State College Bachelors in Education and The following year (1976), we had 500 kids. 1993 Lawrence Valdez / Austin Drinkard, View from Wrestling Room to Study Hall/Lobby, Aztec Wrestling Program Building Committee. Michaels enthusiasm has inspired many kids on and off the mat and in the classroom for many years to be a better person and encouraged them to attend college. . He placed first and third in Cadet Nationals, fourth in Cadet Worlds and fourth and fifth in Junior Nationals. A winner of matches. A passionate competitor who was always respectful of the competition and opposing coaches and student-athletes, Lujans wrestlers were known for their competitive spirit and physical style. I tell them, If I can teach one thing its to get along in the real world and respect yourself and others. Id really like to hear your thoughts on the right time and the right cost that would get maximum attendance by the entire New Mexico Wrestling Community. Southern Colorado State College Bachelor's in Education and. New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame to induct Aztec wrestling coach Herb Stinson this summer Steven Bortstein Farmington Daily Times 0:04 0:29 FARMINGTON At long last, formal induction ceremonies honoring the latest class of inductees to the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame are set to take place this summer. Special Recognition Annual Awards Nomination Form, 2022 Induction Celebration Weekend Partnership Form, RSVP Partner Company and Partners Guest Table (coming Soon). Scott Owen is New Mexico's first five-time state champion. As you know, Mr Evans made the decision to eliminate our presentation from the State High School Tournament in 2012. | We have congratulated athletes, coaches, officials and citizens. 0 . Hes up at 5 a.m. daily takes the Rail Runner Express to the Capitol City every day, walking from a stop to Gonzales Elementary. 2004 Honored by the Santa Fe Public Schools and the Board of Education in, naming the Santa Fe High School Wrestling room the Mike A. Lujan Wrestling Room. He was also given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Santa Fe Junior Wrestling Program The last to speak at the Celebration of Life for his father, Hall of Fame wrestling coach Neil Turner, Trent Turner gave a powerful, passionate eulogy, the soaring rhetoric calling back to warm . I see myself as a hero. Name Founder . Several Olympic and World Champions have been included in the presentation. Gary Forrest died Oct. 12, 2022. National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum America's shrine to the sport of wrestling, the National . He turned over the reins to one of his ex-athletes, Coach Herb Stinson, in 1978. 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