Post by stovepipe on May 22, 2010 12:24:10 GMT -5
^^^This 5/21/10 article is from the Army athletic site -
WEST POINT, N.Y. - All-America wrestler Matt Kyler and standout diver Lindsey Adao were honored with Army's highest athletic honor on Friday when they were presented with the Army Athletic Association Award at this afternoon's Awards Convocation at Eisenhower Hall.
The prestigious Army Athletic Association trophy is awarded to the male and female cadet who displays the "most valuable service to intercollegiate athletics during a career as a cadet."
Kyler, a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion and four-time national qualifier, was the male winner while Adao, a two-time Patriot League Diver of the Year, was presented with the female award.
This year marks the 106th anniversary of the award that was first presented to football player Horatio Hackett in 1904.
Kyler is the tenth wrestler to be honored with the award and first since Phillip Simpson in 2005. Adao is the fourth member of the swimming and diving program and first since 2006 when Chelsea Haviland won. Adao is the first diver to win the award.
In addition, women's soccer player Elizabeth Betterbed was presented with the Army Athletic Association Special Award during the ceremony for "exhibiting outstanding achievement and exemplary leadership in athletic competition. Betterbed, the 28th athlete to receive the award, follows fellow soccer standout Sarah Goss who won it in 2009.
Unlike the annual AAA Award, the Special Award is given only in years when a worthy candidate is deemed.
A Civil Engineering major from Clearfield, Pa. (Clearfield H.S.), Kyler will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant during Saturday's commencement exercises, capping an impressive wrestling career.
A four-time EIWA finalist, Kyler established a new Academy record for career wins with 146, topping Simpson's mark of 134.
Voted a team co-captain his senior season, Kyler won at least 31 matches in each of his four varsity seasons. He began his career with a 31-12 mark and then secured All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore. He posted a 43-8 record that season, won his first EIWA championship and set the Academy record for victories in a season while finishing third nationally in wins.
Kyler advanced to the EIWA finals for the third time as a junior and was ranked as high as sixth in the national polls. He concluded the season with a 40-7 mark and was unbeaten in 18 dual matches. His 40-win season is the fifth most in Academy history.
Kyler concluded his career with a 32-5 mark as a senior, again leading the team in wins. He won his second EIWA title, advanced to the national tournament for the fourth time and collected his fourth Mike Natvig award as the team's most outstanding wrestler.
For his career, Kyler posted a 146-32 mark, went 48-9 in dual matches, pinned 48 opponents, racked up three technical falls, registered 30 major decision wins and posted a 7-9 record at the NCAA Championships. He won 11 individual tournament titles: Body Bar Invitational, Southern Scuffle, Shorty Hitchcock Classic, New York State Championships (four times and Outstanding Wrestler twice), EIWA's (twice) and Service Academy Championships (twice). Earlier this month, Kyler was presented with the Mike Krzyzewski Teaching Character Through Sport Award.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - All-America wrestler Matt Kyler and standout diver Lindsey Adao were honored with Army's highest athletic honor on Friday when they were presented with the Army Athletic Association Award at this afternoon's Awards Convocation at Eisenhower Hall.
The prestigious Army Athletic Association trophy is awarded to the male and female cadet who displays the "most valuable service to intercollegiate athletics during a career as a cadet."
Kyler, a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion and four-time national qualifier, was the male winner while Adao, a two-time Patriot League Diver of the Year, was presented with the female award.
This year marks the 106th anniversary of the award that was first presented to football player Horatio Hackett in 1904.
Kyler is the tenth wrestler to be honored with the award and first since Phillip Simpson in 2005. Adao is the fourth member of the swimming and diving program and first since 2006 when Chelsea Haviland won. Adao is the first diver to win the award.
In addition, women's soccer player Elizabeth Betterbed was presented with the Army Athletic Association Special Award during the ceremony for "exhibiting outstanding achievement and exemplary leadership in athletic competition. Betterbed, the 28th athlete to receive the award, follows fellow soccer standout Sarah Goss who won it in 2009.
Unlike the annual AAA Award, the Special Award is given only in years when a worthy candidate is deemed.
A Civil Engineering major from Clearfield, Pa. (Clearfield H.S.), Kyler will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant during Saturday's commencement exercises, capping an impressive wrestling career.
A four-time EIWA finalist, Kyler established a new Academy record for career wins with 146, topping Simpson's mark of 134.
Voted a team co-captain his senior season, Kyler won at least 31 matches in each of his four varsity seasons. He began his career with a 31-12 mark and then secured All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships as a sophomore. He posted a 43-8 record that season, won his first EIWA championship and set the Academy record for victories in a season while finishing third nationally in wins.
Kyler advanced to the EIWA finals for the third time as a junior and was ranked as high as sixth in the national polls. He concluded the season with a 40-7 mark and was unbeaten in 18 dual matches. His 40-win season is the fifth most in Academy history.
Kyler concluded his career with a 32-5 mark as a senior, again leading the team in wins. He won his second EIWA title, advanced to the national tournament for the fourth time and collected his fourth Mike Natvig award as the team's most outstanding wrestler.
For his career, Kyler posted a 146-32 mark, went 48-9 in dual matches, pinned 48 opponents, racked up three technical falls, registered 30 major decision wins and posted a 7-9 record at the NCAA Championships. He won 11 individual tournament titles: Body Bar Invitational, Southern Scuffle, Shorty Hitchcock Classic, New York State Championships (four times and Outstanding Wrestler twice), EIWA's (twice) and Service Academy Championships (twice). Earlier this month, Kyler was presented with the Mike Krzyzewski Teaching Character Through Sport Award.