Burroughs is finalist for Sullivan Award as top USA amateur athlete; Fans can vote through March 23
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2015 World champion wrestler Jordan Burroughs has been named as a finalist for the 86th AAU James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the nation’s best amateur athlete.
Fans can vote for Jordan Burroughs from Wednesday, March 16 through Sunday, March 23.
CLICK BELOW TO VOTE FOR JORDAN BURROUGHS
http://www.aausullivan.org/vote
You can vote ONCE PER DAY THROUGH MARCH 23. Vote every day and share this with your friends and colleagues.
"It is obviously very cool. It is a very prestigious award. Only three wrestlers have won before. In every award nomination and every tournament I enter, I want to win. It's not up to me. It will be up to the voters. But anything I can win, I want it,” said Burroughs.
Burroughs has great respect for the other nominees as well as the past winners of this prestigious award.
"You can tell from the nominations and from the past winners just how impressive it is to win this. It is a unisex award, for men and women. The athletes are not just from the Olympic sports but from all sports. Many of the nominees have a big fan base,” he said.
The voting results will be kept secret until the award presentation on Sunday, April 10 at the prestigious New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. That is the exact same day that Burroughs will be competing in the 74 kg men’s freestyle finals at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa.
“The most important thing for me to win on April 10 is to get my second Olympic Team spot. It would sure be nice to win the Sullivan Award on the same day as winning the Olympic Trials,” said Burroughs.
There have been three previous Sullivan Award winners from wrestling, John Smith (1990), Bruce Baumgartner (1995) and Rulon Gardner (2000). Let’s get a fourth wrestler as a Sullivan Award winner.
Burroughs is a three-time World champions and five-time World level medalist. He was 2012 Olympic champion, won three World titles (2011, 2013, 2105) and was a 2014 World bronze medalist.
Burroughs went undefeated in 2015. He won the World Championships, the Pan American Games, the World Cup, the Alexander Medved International in Belarus, the U.S. Open and the U.S. World Team Trials in 2015. Burroughs has an amazing career record of 122-2.
Burroughs was a two-time NCAA champion and Hodge Trophy winner for the University of Nebraska. He was a New Jersey state champion for Winslow Township High School
Other finalists are Simone Biles (gymnastics), Brittany Bowe (speedskating), Mikaela Foecke (college volleyball), Derrick Henry (college football), Keenan Reynolds (college football) and Breanna Stewart (college basketball).
The AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union, and pioneer in amateur sports, James E. Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism, the AAU Sullivan Award goes far beyond athletic accomplishments and honors those who have shown strong moral character.
Burroughs was one of 17 semifinalists who were part of an earlier public vote. Three-time World champion and five-time World medalist women’s freestyle wrestler Adeline Gray was among the other semifinalists.
When posting to social media, you can use the #AAUSullivanAward.
ABOUT THE AAU SULLIVAN AWARD
Presented annually since 1930, the AAU Sullivan Award has gone to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Your athletic success – as well as leadership, character and sportsmanship – embody everything the AAU Sullivan Award aims to recognize.
World renowned golfer Robert “Bobby” Jones received the inaugural award in 1930 and swimmer Anne Curtis became the first female to accept the award in 1944.
Other notable athletes to win the award include famed Olympians Carl Lewis (1981), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986), Michael Phelps (2003) and Shawn Johnson (2008). Former UCLA basketball star Bill Walton (1973), University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (1997) and, most recently, The Ohio State University running back Ezekiel Elliott (2014) earned the prestigious honor last year.
Fans can vote for Jordan Burroughs from Wednesday, March 16 through Sunday, March 23.
CLICK BELOW TO VOTE FOR JORDAN BURROUGHS
http://www.aausullivan.org/vote
You can vote ONCE PER DAY THROUGH MARCH 23. Vote every day and share this with your friends and colleagues.
"It is obviously very cool. It is a very prestigious award. Only three wrestlers have won before. In every award nomination and every tournament I enter, I want to win. It's not up to me. It will be up to the voters. But anything I can win, I want it,” said Burroughs.
Burroughs has great respect for the other nominees as well as the past winners of this prestigious award.
"You can tell from the nominations and from the past winners just how impressive it is to win this. It is a unisex award, for men and women. The athletes are not just from the Olympic sports but from all sports. Many of the nominees have a big fan base,” he said.
The voting results will be kept secret until the award presentation on Sunday, April 10 at the prestigious New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. That is the exact same day that Burroughs will be competing in the 74 kg men’s freestyle finals at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa.
“The most important thing for me to win on April 10 is to get my second Olympic Team spot. It would sure be nice to win the Sullivan Award on the same day as winning the Olympic Trials,” said Burroughs.
There have been three previous Sullivan Award winners from wrestling, John Smith (1990), Bruce Baumgartner (1995) and Rulon Gardner (2000). Let’s get a fourth wrestler as a Sullivan Award winner.
Burroughs is a three-time World champions and five-time World level medalist. He was 2012 Olympic champion, won three World titles (2011, 2013, 2105) and was a 2014 World bronze medalist.
Burroughs went undefeated in 2015. He won the World Championships, the Pan American Games, the World Cup, the Alexander Medved International in Belarus, the U.S. Open and the U.S. World Team Trials in 2015. Burroughs has an amazing career record of 122-2.
Burroughs was a two-time NCAA champion and Hodge Trophy winner for the University of Nebraska. He was a New Jersey state champion for Winslow Township High School
Other finalists are Simone Biles (gymnastics), Brittany Bowe (speedskating), Mikaela Foecke (college volleyball), Derrick Henry (college football), Keenan Reynolds (college football) and Breanna Stewart (college basketball).
The AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union, and pioneer in amateur sports, James E. Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, sportsmanship, and the ideals of amateurism, the AAU Sullivan Award goes far beyond athletic accomplishments and honors those who have shown strong moral character.
Burroughs was one of 17 semifinalists who were part of an earlier public vote. Three-time World champion and five-time World medalist women’s freestyle wrestler Adeline Gray was among the other semifinalists.
When posting to social media, you can use the #AAUSullivanAward.
ABOUT THE AAU SULLIVAN AWARD
Presented annually since 1930, the AAU Sullivan Award has gone to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Your athletic success – as well as leadership, character and sportsmanship – embody everything the AAU Sullivan Award aims to recognize.
World renowned golfer Robert “Bobby” Jones received the inaugural award in 1930 and swimmer Anne Curtis became the first female to accept the award in 1944.
Other notable athletes to win the award include famed Olympians Carl Lewis (1981), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986), Michael Phelps (2003) and Shawn Johnson (2008). Former UCLA basketball star Bill Walton (1973), University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (1997) and, most recently, The Ohio State University running back Ezekiel Elliott (2014) earned the prestigious honor last year.
