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Carolina Wrestling Announces 2020 Banquet Awards
April 27, 2020 | Wrestling
CHAPEL HILL --- Redshirt sophomore Jaime Hernandez won the Thomas A. Gorry Most Dedicated Wrestler Award, highlighting UNC Wrestling's year-end team awards.
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The award is named after Thomas A. Gorry, a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General and former UNC wrestler. The award is given to the student-athlete who the coaching staff believes embodies "Tar Heel hard work". Last year, the award was presented to Nick Lirette.
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The full list of team awards:
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T.J. Jaworsky Most Valuable Wrestler: Austin O'Connor
Highest GPA: A.J. Rechenmacher (4.0)
Most Falls: Austin O'Connor (7)
Most Improved: Clay Lautt
Co-Utility Man: Josh McClure
Co-Utility Man: Sawyer Davidson
Weight Room Newcomer Award: Timothy Decatur
Weight Room Most Improved: Josh McClure
Weight Room Iron Ram: Austin O'Connor
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O'Connor's win of the "M-V-W" award is his second-consecutive win. He finished his season with a 25-1 record and an ACC championship at 149 pounds.
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The team's "utility man" award was presented to McClure and Davidson. This award is given by the Carolina coaching staff, recognizing a student-athlete who provided superb value in all areas of being a Carolina student-athlete, truly embodying what it means to be a Tar Heel.
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Strength and conditioning coach Nick Vetell presented the year's weight room awards to Decatur, McClure and O'Connor.
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The award is named after Thomas A. Gorry, a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General and former UNC wrestler. The award is given to the student-athlete who the coaching staff believes embodies "Tar Heel hard work". Last year, the award was presented to Nick Lirette.
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The full list of team awards:
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T.J. Jaworsky Most Valuable Wrestler: Austin O'Connor
Highest GPA: A.J. Rechenmacher (4.0)
Most Falls: Austin O'Connor (7)
Most Improved: Clay Lautt
Co-Utility Man: Josh McClure
Co-Utility Man: Sawyer Davidson
Weight Room Newcomer Award: Timothy Decatur
Weight Room Most Improved: Josh McClure
Weight Room Iron Ram: Austin O'Connor
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O'Connor's win of the "M-V-W" award is his second-consecutive win. He finished his season with a 25-1 record and an ACC championship at 149 pounds.
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The team's "utility man" award was presented to McClure and Davidson. This award is given by the Carolina coaching staff, recognizing a student-athlete who provided superb value in all areas of being a Carolina student-athlete, truly embodying what it means to be a Tar Heel.
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Strength and conditioning coach Nick Vetell presented the year's weight room awards to Decatur, McClure and O'Connor.
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