Hall of Fame biography: Cohlton Schultz, Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
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Cohlton Schultz of Parker, Colorado, is the 2019 winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. He has the distinction of being the first national winner from Colorado.
The son of Rick and Christy Schultz and Jessica Schultz, he is a four-time Colorado state champion for Ponderosa High School, finishing with a stunning 188-2 record including a remarkable 152 pins, a pin rate of 81 percent. He has been a world team member six times and will compete in the Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in August. Schultz also won the 2019 Greco-Roman World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, defeating 2016 Olympian and four-time World Team member Robby Smith, and will face 2018 World silver medalist Adam Coon on June 15 for the opportunity to represent the United States at the Senior World Championships. He won the Greco-Roman Cadet World Championship in 2017 and was a bronze medalist at the Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in 2018.
Schultz was a member of the U23 World Team in 2018, the 2017 Junior World Team and the 2016 Cadet World Team. He is a two-time Ironman champion and a four-time champion of the Reno Tournament of Champions, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors in 2019. In addition, he was a four-time Doc Buchanan Champion and was named Outstanding Wrestler in 2018 and 2019.
Schultz was a member of the Student Athletic Council and the Principal Interview Committee at Ponderosa High School. He also volunteers at Southeast Christian Church and serves his community as a motivational speaker. After he won gold at the 2017 Greco-Roman World Junior Championships, the mayor and Parker City Council declared Oct. 17 as “Cohlton Schultz Day.” Schultz has a GPA of 3.25 and has signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Arizona State University.
The son of Rick and Christy Schultz and Jessica Schultz, he is a four-time Colorado state champion for Ponderosa High School, finishing with a stunning 188-2 record including a remarkable 152 pins, a pin rate of 81 percent. He has been a world team member six times and will compete in the Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in August. Schultz also won the 2019 Greco-Roman World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, defeating 2016 Olympian and four-time World Team member Robby Smith, and will face 2018 World silver medalist Adam Coon on June 15 for the opportunity to represent the United States at the Senior World Championships. He won the Greco-Roman Cadet World Championship in 2017 and was a bronze medalist at the Greco-Roman Junior World Championships in 2018.
Schultz was a member of the U23 World Team in 2018, the 2017 Junior World Team and the 2016 Cadet World Team. He is a two-time Ironman champion and a four-time champion of the Reno Tournament of Champions, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors in 2019. In addition, he was a four-time Doc Buchanan Champion and was named Outstanding Wrestler in 2018 and 2019.
Schultz was a member of the Student Athletic Council and the Principal Interview Committee at Ponderosa High School. He also volunteers at Southeast Christian Church and serves his community as a motivational speaker. After he won gold at the 2017 Greco-Roman World Junior Championships, the mayor and Parker City Council declared Oct. 17 as “Cohlton Schultz Day.” Schultz has a GPA of 3.25 and has signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Arizona State University.
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