Max Nowry and Sammy Jones named recipients of the 2019 Jacob Curby Memorial Awards
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by Jacob Curby Foundation
Established by USA Wrestling in 2010, the Jacob Curby awards recognize Greco-Roman athletes from each of our two Olympic Training Centers in Marquette, Mich. and Colorado Springs, Colo.
Each year the coaches at these sites name the annual recipients of the Jacob Curby Award in Greco-Roman wrestling. It is presented by USA Wrestling, in memory of Jacob Curby, a former National Team Member who passed in 2010. It is awarded to a wrestler that has displayed the strong personal character and commitment to the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling that Jacob Curby demonstrated.
This is the 10th year of this award program. The 2019 awards are being presented at the Senior Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas tonight.
The recipients are: Max Nowry (Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center) and Sammy Jones, Northern Michigan Olympic Training Site
Max Nowry:
2019-20 Team USA ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/121 lbs.
5th Place in 2019 World Championships
Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club: U.S. Army WCAP
Personal Coaches: Shon Lewis and Bryan Medlin
College: Northern Michigan
Regional Training Center: Illinois RTC
High School: Wheeling, Ill.
Coach Matt Lindland says, “What a great choice for this honor. Max is a fun guy that all the athletes enjoy being around I love having Max on our team, he a great fighter on the mat and a gentleman off the mat, and is always there for his teammates.”
Sammy Jones:
2019 Men's Greco-Roman Senior National Team - 63 kgs #3
2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International 63 kg champion
Accounting Major at Northern Michigan University
Club: NYAC
Hometown: Folsom, LA
Coach Andy Bisek says, “Sammy is an excellent leader in our program. He is a great example to the team regarding how to use your time effectively. Every morning he comes in very focused for the time he can train before leaving for his job, an eight-hour shift later he comes back with the same drive and intensity. This year leading into the Olympic year Sammy has shown a deeper level of commitment and discipline which has helped him to earn a spot on the national team. Sammy makes sure to get the most out of the time he has, and trusts himself, his plan, and the path he is following.”
The winners of this award have their names displayed on plaques at each of our Olympic Training Centers.
Previous winners of the Jacob Curby Memorial Award
NMU-Olympic Training Site
2010 Anton Gottfredson
2011 Mark Stenberg
2012 Tanner Andrews
2013 Toby Erickson
2014 Toby Erickson
2015 Travis Rice
2016 Randon Miranda
2017 Khymba Johnson
2018 Dalton Roberts
2019 Sammy Jones
Colorado Springs-Olympic Training Center
2010 Ben Sanchez
2011 Robbie Smith
2012 Chas Betts
2013 Ellis Coleman
2014 Robbie Smith
2015 Andy Bisek
2016 Spenser Mango
2017 RaVaughn Perkins
2018 Adam Coon
2019 Max Nowry
Each year the coaches at these sites name the annual recipients of the Jacob Curby Award in Greco-Roman wrestling. It is presented by USA Wrestling, in memory of Jacob Curby, a former National Team Member who passed in 2010. It is awarded to a wrestler that has displayed the strong personal character and commitment to the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling that Jacob Curby demonstrated.
This is the 10th year of this award program. The 2019 awards are being presented at the Senior Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas tonight.
The recipients are: Max Nowry (Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center) and Sammy Jones, Northern Michigan Olympic Training Site
Max Nowry:
2019-20 Team USA ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/121 lbs.
5th Place in 2019 World Championships
Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club: U.S. Army WCAP
Personal Coaches: Shon Lewis and Bryan Medlin
College: Northern Michigan
Regional Training Center: Illinois RTC
High School: Wheeling, Ill.
Coach Matt Lindland says, “What a great choice for this honor. Max is a fun guy that all the athletes enjoy being around I love having Max on our team, he a great fighter on the mat and a gentleman off the mat, and is always there for his teammates.”
Sammy Jones:
2019 Men's Greco-Roman Senior National Team - 63 kgs #3
2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International 63 kg champion
Accounting Major at Northern Michigan University
Club: NYAC
Hometown: Folsom, LA
Coach Andy Bisek says, “Sammy is an excellent leader in our program. He is a great example to the team regarding how to use your time effectively. Every morning he comes in very focused for the time he can train before leaving for his job, an eight-hour shift later he comes back with the same drive and intensity. This year leading into the Olympic year Sammy has shown a deeper level of commitment and discipline which has helped him to earn a spot on the national team. Sammy makes sure to get the most out of the time he has, and trusts himself, his plan, and the path he is following.”
The winners of this award have their names displayed on plaques at each of our Olympic Training Centers.
Previous winners of the Jacob Curby Memorial Award
NMU-Olympic Training Site
2010 Anton Gottfredson
2011 Mark Stenberg
2012 Tanner Andrews
2013 Toby Erickson
2014 Toby Erickson
2015 Travis Rice
2016 Randon Miranda
2017 Khymba Johnson
2018 Dalton Roberts
2019 Sammy Jones
Colorado Springs-Olympic Training Center
2010 Ben Sanchez
2011 Robbie Smith
2012 Chas Betts
2013 Ellis Coleman
2014 Robbie Smith
2015 Andy Bisek
2016 Spenser Mango
2017 RaVaughn Perkins
2018 Adam Coon
2019 Max Nowry
