Marable named Male Professional Athlete of Year by Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
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Nick Marable, shown at the 2014 World Cup, was named Male Professional Athlete of the Year in his native Tennessee. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers are Warrior.
NASHVILLE, TN—On June 6th at the Omni Hotel Nashville, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will be celebrating the induction of their 2015 class as well as giving out its annual awards.
Named as Male Professional Athlete of the Year was 2014 U.S. World Team member Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC). Marable is a Tennessee native, having attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn. as a youth.
Marable will be competing at the 2015 Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles, Calif., which is held at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., April 11-12.
Marable comes off his greatest season ever on the international scene, placing eighth at the 2014 World Championships at 70 kg/154 lbs. in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won the U.S. Open title in April, then earned a spot on the 2015 U.S. World Team with a victory in the Phase II World Team Trials in July in Fargo, N.D.
He won two major international tournaments during the 2014 year, the Yasar Dogu International in Turkey and the Paris Grand Prix in France. At the Yasar Dogu, he became the first athlete to beat World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs, snapping his 69-match win streak. He also competed on the 2014 U.S. Freestyle World Cup team.
Marable was a star at the University of Missouri, where he was a two-time All-American and three-time Big 12 champion. He is currently on the coaching staff at the University of West Virginia.
Marable won two Tennessee high school state titles for Christian Brothers, and earned a USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals title while in high school.
The Hall of Fame Class in Tennessee this year includes former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce , Coaching greats Mack Brown, John Cropp, Bob Cummings, Galen Johnson, and Jake Rudolph, visionary William Dunavant, Jr., former Tennessee basketball great Jimmy England, Equestrian enthusiasts Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hooker, Tennessee linebacker great Jamie Rotella, former Lipscomb University basketball standout John Pierce, Jr..
The other major award winners of the year, as part of the 2015 Honoree Class, are:
Amateur Teams of the Year
In 2014, the Cumberland University Baseball Team made their 12th appearance in the NAIA World Series. Cumberland claimed its third National Championship in 10 years. On May 30th, 2014 Cumberland clenched their 3-0 victory over Lewis-Clark State in the 2014 Avista-NAIA World Series.
Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese became the first University of Tennessee Tennis Doubles Team since 1980 to win the NCAA tennis doubles title after beating Ohio State in the closest final match in NCAA history. They finished their 2014 season as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association doubles team of the year and the nation’s number one ranking with a 36-5 match record.
On June 15-21, 2014 The UT Martin Men’s Rodeo squad became the first team located east of the Mississippi River to claim a national rodeo championship as six UT Martin cowboys helped to garner 755 points.
In Omaha, Nebraska on June 25th, 2014 Vanderbilt University Men’s Baseball’s program edged Virginia 3-2 in the championship game at the College World Series. They became Vanderbilt’s first men’s national championship team.
The Walters State Community College Golf Team made school history in 2014 by capturing its first ever NJCAA Division II national championship. The team was led by Coach Bill Gardner who was named the 2014 Dave Williams NJCAA Division II National Coach of the Year.
Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
Dacotah Faught had an outstanding debut season at UT Martin finishing eighth in air rifle at the NCAA Championships firing a UT Martin air rifle record 597 at the NCAA Qualifiers on February, 22nd, 2014. She also shot a smallbore reason high 580 at the OVC Tournament on February 8th, 2014. Faught earned the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year award and became only the fourth honoree in UT Martin history. She earned All-OVC First Team in smallbore, All-OVC second team in air rifle, and All-Newcomer in smallbore and air rifle. She was named to the OVC Commissioner Honor Roll and was also named to the CRCA All-Academic Team. Faught has earned a spot on Team USA at the upcoming World Championships after winning the national championship in women’s air rifle at the USA Shooting National Championships.
Male Amateur Athlete of the Year
Chattanooga native David Helton was an all-state football player and state champion wrestler at Baylor School. The 6-foot-3, 226-pounder decided on Duke and has been awarded the National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy, the ACC’s Jim Tatum and Weaver-James-Corrigan Awards, NFF Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and First Team Capital One Academic All-America choice. Helton has excelled on and off the gridiron for the Duke University football program. He was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at linebacker, helping the Blue Devils to a program-record three consecutive bowl appearances. In 2014, he led the ACC in tackles per game (10.31) for the second straight season, becoming only the fifth player in league history to repeat as tackle champion. A first team All-ACC selection as a senior, Helton finished his career ranked 10th in Duke history with 347 tackles.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame offers sponsorships and banquet program ad opportunities to show your support of these phenomenal sports figures. For more information or to purchase tickets to the event please contact Lynn Toy at 615-202-3996
NASHVILLE, TN—On June 6th at the Omni Hotel Nashville, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame will be celebrating the induction of their 2015 class as well as giving out its annual awards.
Named as Male Professional Athlete of the Year was 2014 U.S. World Team member Nick Marable (Morgantown, W.Va./Sunkist Kids/Mountaineer RTC). Marable is a Tennessee native, having attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn. as a youth.
Marable will be competing at the 2015 Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles, Calif., which is held at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., April 11-12.
Marable comes off his greatest season ever on the international scene, placing eighth at the 2014 World Championships at 70 kg/154 lbs. in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He won the U.S. Open title in April, then earned a spot on the 2015 U.S. World Team with a victory in the Phase II World Team Trials in July in Fargo, N.D.
He won two major international tournaments during the 2014 year, the Yasar Dogu International in Turkey and the Paris Grand Prix in France. At the Yasar Dogu, he became the first athlete to beat World and Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs, snapping his 69-match win streak. He also competed on the 2014 U.S. Freestyle World Cup team.
Marable was a star at the University of Missouri, where he was a two-time All-American and three-time Big 12 champion. He is currently on the coaching staff at the University of West Virginia.
Marable won two Tennessee high school state titles for Christian Brothers, and earned a USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals title while in high school.
The Hall of Fame Class in Tennessee this year includes former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce , Coaching greats Mack Brown, John Cropp, Bob Cummings, Galen Johnson, and Jake Rudolph, visionary William Dunavant, Jr., former Tennessee basketball great Jimmy England, Equestrian enthusiasts Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hooker, Tennessee linebacker great Jamie Rotella, former Lipscomb University basketball standout John Pierce, Jr..
The other major award winners of the year, as part of the 2015 Honoree Class, are:
Amateur Teams of the Year
In 2014, the Cumberland University Baseball Team made their 12th appearance in the NAIA World Series. Cumberland claimed its third National Championship in 10 years. On May 30th, 2014 Cumberland clenched their 3-0 victory over Lewis-Clark State in the 2014 Avista-NAIA World Series.
Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese became the first University of Tennessee Tennis Doubles Team since 1980 to win the NCAA tennis doubles title after beating Ohio State in the closest final match in NCAA history. They finished their 2014 season as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association doubles team of the year and the nation’s number one ranking with a 36-5 match record.
On June 15-21, 2014 The UT Martin Men’s Rodeo squad became the first team located east of the Mississippi River to claim a national rodeo championship as six UT Martin cowboys helped to garner 755 points.
In Omaha, Nebraska on June 25th, 2014 Vanderbilt University Men’s Baseball’s program edged Virginia 3-2 in the championship game at the College World Series. They became Vanderbilt’s first men’s national championship team.
The Walters State Community College Golf Team made school history in 2014 by capturing its first ever NJCAA Division II national championship. The team was led by Coach Bill Gardner who was named the 2014 Dave Williams NJCAA Division II National Coach of the Year.
Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
Dacotah Faught had an outstanding debut season at UT Martin finishing eighth in air rifle at the NCAA Championships firing a UT Martin air rifle record 597 at the NCAA Qualifiers on February, 22nd, 2014. She also shot a smallbore reason high 580 at the OVC Tournament on February 8th, 2014. Faught earned the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year award and became only the fourth honoree in UT Martin history. She earned All-OVC First Team in smallbore, All-OVC second team in air rifle, and All-Newcomer in smallbore and air rifle. She was named to the OVC Commissioner Honor Roll and was also named to the CRCA All-Academic Team. Faught has earned a spot on Team USA at the upcoming World Championships after winning the national championship in women’s air rifle at the USA Shooting National Championships.
Male Amateur Athlete of the Year
Chattanooga native David Helton was an all-state football player and state champion wrestler at Baylor School. The 6-foot-3, 226-pounder decided on Duke and has been awarded the National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy, the ACC’s Jim Tatum and Weaver-James-Corrigan Awards, NFF Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy and First Team Capital One Academic All-America choice. Helton has excelled on and off the gridiron for the Duke University football program. He was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at linebacker, helping the Blue Devils to a program-record three consecutive bowl appearances. In 2014, he led the ACC in tackles per game (10.31) for the second straight season, becoming only the fifth player in league history to repeat as tackle champion. A first team All-ACC selection as a senior, Helton finished his career ranked 10th in Duke history with 347 tackles.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame offers sponsorships and banquet program ad opportunities to show your support of these phenomenal sports figures. For more information or to purchase tickets to the event please contact Lynn Toy at 615-202-3996
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