TEMPE, Ariz.—The National Wrestling Hall of Fame recognized Arizona State wrestling’s incoming freshman Zahid Valencia over the weekend in Stillwater, Okla., as the 2015 recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award.
Valencia, who will join the Sun Devil wrestling program in the fall of 2015 as a member of the No. 1 ranked incoming class in the country, is a three-time California high school state champion. With a career high school record of 164-1, Valencia was selected from the 49 state winners and five regional winners announced on April 27 by the NWHOF.
The award, named in memory of World and Olympic champion Dave Schultz, is in its 20th year.