Deadline for initial nominations February 17 Midnight
Announcement of final 4 in each category February 19 Midnight
Judges Vote February 19 – February 24
Winners announced, evening of February 25


Nominations follow as of 1/18/07 7:45 AM

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Best Female Kids Wrestler of the Year
no nomination as of yet

Best Forum Group of the Year
High School
Kids Folkstyle
Officials

Most Controversial Post of the Year
189 finals opinion poll
any of Gutwrench's
Salyer's corrections

The Most Fun Post of the Year
R.A.O.S.
Kansas Wrestling fantasy football
Don't laugh at this Nameless feller

Best Match of the Year Freestyle
Atticus Disney v. Alex Thomas (KS FS/Greco State)
Disney vs Fortune #1 at Fargo

Best Match of the Year Greco
Atticus Disney v. Alex Thomas (KS FS/Greco State)

Best Match of the Year Folkstyle
Jessie Strawn, Christ Sutton Kearns, Regional
Aaron Sweazy Returns to the Mat at Ft. Hays Open
Furches v. Cox (Kid's State finals)
Sutton-Kearn Strawn II (State finals)
Nathan Furches Dante Rogers State Semi Finals
Aaron Ely vs. Nick Shumate Semi-finals at State
Thibault maize Vs Bonewell
Marvio Tischauser (Abilene) v. Pete Eck (Andale) -State 1/4s (160 4a)
Kyle Allen (Clay Center) v. Scott Elliott (Augusta)State 1/4s (152 4a)

Best New Member of the Year
Ricky Bobby

Best New Kids Wrestler of the Year
Cale Blazy Carroll Jr. Wrestling

Best High School Wrestler of the Year
Tyler Caldwell
Romero Cotton
Scott Elliott
Trent Cox
John Keller
Nathan Furches
Collin Hase
Duane Zlatnik
Atticus Disney
Jordan Keller
Brett Bahe
Tait Weatherbee

Best Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
CJ Napier
Romero Cotton
Atticus Disney
Sharky Slyter
Nathan Furches
Steve Andrus

Best Greco Wrestler of the Year
Nathan Furches - Fargo Champion
Romero Cotton - Fargo Champion

Best All Round HS Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton
Nathan Furches
Tait Weatherbee

Best Moderator of the Year
USAWKS, Randy Hinderliter
Richard Salyer

Best Post Topic of the Year
Stay Positive, Kids Forum
Southern Plains requirement
Most of the officials topics that aren't for bashing refs

Best Collegiate Wrestler of the Year
Cody Garcia
Curtis Chenoweth
Tanner Gardner
Tim Elliott
Joe Johnston
Eric Luedke
Shawn Bunch
Jacob Klein

Best Sr level wrestler of the Year
Eric Akin
Zach Roberson
Daniel Cormier

Best Kids Wrestler of the Year
Daniel DeShazer
Ryan Garret

Best HS Tournament of the Year
Basehor-Linwood
Newton
Derby
KC CK Classic Tournament
Halstead
Garden City Invitational/ Rocky Welton Invitational

Best Kids Tournament of the Year
Park City - Wichita Classic
Salina Tournament of Champions
Derby Open Novice

Best FS/Greco Tournament of the Year
State Tournament

The Most Informative Post of the Year
New Hydration Testing, High School Forum

Freshman HS Wrestler of the Year
Tyler Caldwell
Bo Beard
Nathan Furches
Trent Cox
Colt Rogers
Jayden Bird

The USAWKS Lifetime Achievement Award
Greg Grater
Skip Harrington
Kenny Taylor Sr.
Rocky Welton

The USAWKS Kids Coach of the Year
Kramers from Goddard
Gene Dill
Charlie Knox

The USAWKS HS Coaching Staff of the Year
Bishop Carroll
Wichita South
ANDOVER CENTRAL
Andale - for 2006 State
Smith Center
Atchison

The USAWKS Official of the Year
Kenny Taylor Jr.
Terry Hilton
Reuben Montoy
Bill Kausler
Kevin Hewitt
Steve Herman
Mark Anderson
Larry Perez and all in junior officials program
Shane Koranda

The USAWKS Fan of the Year
Aaron Sweazy
Richard Salyer
Mike Furches
Vince Nowak
Curtis Chenoweth

Most Improved HS Team
No nominations as of yet

The USAWKS Female Wrestler of the Year
Randi Beltz
Beth Johnson
Morgen Ottesson
Emma Mercer
Samantha Gonzales
Regina Ward
Beth Johnson

Media of the Year
Ken Badsky and Adam Kadavy of KFNF radio in Oberlin
Rick Peterson-Capital Journal
Smoky Hills Public Television - Bunker Hill, KS
Salina Journal
Hays Daily News
Newton Star Journal
Brett Kramer's Web Page
Barb Prater (Pratt)
100.9FM KCLY (Clay County radio)

The USAWKS Person of the Year
Aaron Sweazy
Mike Marrow
Leanna Grater
Marcie Altman
Mike Furches
Mike Juby
Vince Nowak
Charlie Knox
Brett Kramer

The USAWKS School of the Year
Turner
Bishop Carroll
Norton
Saint Thomas Aquanis
Shawnee Mission East
Lansing

The USAWKS Wrestler of the Year
Romero Cotton
Sharky Slyter
Nathan Furches
Tyler Caldwell
Tristen DeShazer