Nazioko eta tokiko borrokalari eta entrenatzaileak omendu beharrekoak 2016 “United in the Square” Gala Ospakizuna Times Square-n Maiatza osteguna 19
Kyle Snyder senior munduko titulua irabazi zuen estatubatuar gazteena bihurtu zen irabazi zuenean 97 kg-ko urrezko domina 2015 Las Vegasen Munduko Borroka Txapelketa adinarekin 19. Snyder olinpiar kamiseta gorritik atera zen eta irabazi zuen 2016 NCAA Borroka Txapelketa Madison Square Garden-en Ohio Stateko bigarren ikasle gisa, NCAA estatuko Nick Gwiazdowski bi aldiz NCAAko txapeldun garaitu zuen pisu astuneko final klasiko batean. Apirilean, Snyder garaitu zuen 2012 Jake Varner txapeldun olinpikoa AEBetako finalean. Olinpiar Taldeko Probak toki bat irabazteko 2016 U.S. Olinpiar Taldea urterekin 20. In 2014, Snyder AEB taldea ordezkatzeko hautatu zuten Beat the Streets All-Star taldeko kide gazteena bezala.
Ray Lewis Baltimore Ravens taldeko jokalari ohia da, bi aldiz Super Bowleko txapelduna, eta 2000ko Super Bowl MVP. Linebacker amerikar bat eta borroka izarra izan zen Lakeland-eko Kathleen High School-en, Florida. Sari eta ohore ugari jaso ditu Ravens taldean 17 urteko ibilbidean zehar, taldeko denbora guztietako ibilbideko liderra bihurtuz. Lewis izango da AEBko taldearen Ohorezko entrenatzailea United in the Square-n.
Junior Ligako neska borrokalaria: Chloe Cabrera, MS 129,
Cabrera hiru urteko erdi mailako borrokalaria da, denboraldi guztietan nabarmendu dena. Bere lorpenen artean, hiru aldiz Junior Ligako txapeldun izatea eta azken bi urteetan Junior National Honor Society-ko kide izatea. Beat the Streets-eko kliniketara joaten da eta udaberrian bidaiatzen du Jacque Davis Nesken entrenatzaile nagusia estatuz kanpoko txapelketetara.. Bere aldeko batek dioen bezala, "Beti saiatzen ari da borrokalari gisa hobetzen eta etorkizun oparoa du".
Junior Leagueko mutilen urteko borrokalaria: Jayden Cardenas, MS 582, Brooklyn
Cardenas MSkoa da 582 Upper Ten Eyck eta bost urte daramatza borrokan. NYC City Champion eta USA Wrestling Kids State Champion izan zen aurten. Cardenasek bere familiari kreditatzen dio, entrenatzaile, eta jarraitzaileak kirolarekin konprometituta jarraitzeko bultzada emanez. Batxilergoko taldean lehiatu eta azkenean Olinpiar Jokoetan borrokatu nahi du, urrezko domina gehiago irabaziz.
Urteko Emakume Ikasle-Kirolaria: Dennielle Phillip, Wingate Hezkuntza Campusa, Brooklyn
Phillipek ia hiru urte daramatza borrokan eta dagoeneko eragin handia izan zuen. Mohawk Valley txapelketan lehen postuan sailkatu zen eta PSAL Yankee Sari preziatua ere irabazi zuen.. Phillipek dio borrokak ate asko ireki dizkiola eta pertsona seguruago bihurtzen lagundu diola. Unibertsitatean borrokan jarraitzeko eta justizia penalean ikasketak jarraitzeko asmoa du.
Urteko Gizonezko Ikasle-Kirolaria: Evan McFarland, Tottenvilleko institutua, Staten Island
McFarland Eagle Scout eta Tottenville High Schooleko bere borroka taldeko kapitaina da. National Honors Society-ko kidea da eta boluntariotza-jarduera askotan parte hartzen du, besteak beste, Habitat for Humanity eta March of Dimes ibilaldia. «‘Erresistentzia’ izan daiteke Evan deskribatzeko hitzik onena,” esan zuen bere entrenatzaileak, John Cichon. “Lidergoa, pertsonaia, dedikazioa, eta denbora kudeatzea Evanen ezaugarririk onenetako batzuk dira, jakin gabe, harremanetan jartzen den guztiekin partekatzen dituztenak”. Munduan aldaketa positiboa egiteko ingeniari bihurtzea espero du.
GRIT Saria: Rakel Koltsov, Bronx High School of Science
Koltsov Bronx Science Blended eta emakumezkoen borroka taldeko kapitaina da eta lau urtez taldeko kide izan da. – mutilen taldea zen garaitik. PSAL Borroka Nahastuko Txapelketan taldearen garaipenaren funtsezkoa izan zen. Bere hiru urte borrokan, kirolak diziplina eta ardura handia irakasten lagundu diola ikusten du. Koltsov langilea izateagatik eta bikaina izateagatik da ezaguna, pertsonaia atsegina. Unibertsitatean borrokan jarraitzeko asmoa du ingeniaritza mekanikoan lizentziatu bitartean.
LADY LIBERTY Saria: Aileen Gonzalez, Brooklyneko Goi Eskola Teknikoa
NYC batxilergoko mutilen entrenatzaile batek Brooklyn Tech beterano honi buruz esan zuen bezala, “I’m glad my boys do not have to wrestle her next year.” Gonzalez won the Girls City Championship and placed fourth in Boys City Championship. Gonzalez likes to be pushed to the limit and aspires – after winning the team city championships – to attend and graduate college. The Lady Liberty Award is specifically given to a senior NYC female wrestler who has stood as a beacon of opportunity and promise, representing all that is strong and proud about the city’s women’s wrestling culture.
ATLAS Award and Become Your Own Dream Scholarship: Leonard Merkin, Poly Prep Country Day School, Brooklyn
Merkin has made his mark at Poly Prep Country Day School by becoming a four-time NYS Private School Champion. The Atlas Award is given to a senior NYC wrestler who has picked up wrestling on his back and carried it into new territory, set new standards, and advanced the legacy of Beat the Streets. He has received All-American honors and will soon be wrestling for Princeton. Merkin is also the winner of the Become Your Own Dream Scholarship, which is given annually to a New York City student-athlete who has overcome obstacles, felt hardship, and plans to continue wrestling in college.
Junior League Coach of the Year: Michael Wurmbrand, MS 582, Brooklyn
Wurmbrand is the head coach of MS 582 Upper Ten Eyck and has been involved in the sport for ten years. He’s committed to wrestling because it shows clear transformations in students’ behavior, attitude, and leadership with their teammates and in the classroom. Wurmbrand has done a good job maintaining a sizable team at a small school and looks forward to future changes now that he’s able to start training younger student-athletes in elementary school.
High School Assistant Coach of the Year: Anthony Mirra, Tottenvilleko institutua, Staten Island
Mirra has been actively involved in Tottenville’s wrestling program since he was a student-athlete himself. He admits the sport for helping to make kids tougher mentally, emotionally and physically. As the lightweight coach, Mirra has helped to produce at least one Mayor’s Cup champion and at least one city champion every year. This past season, he saw six individuals crowned at the city championships and represent Tottenville at the state tournament in Albany, which has never been done by a large school’s team before. As one supporter said of Mirra, “his dedication does not end when practice ends…he is the coach that wrestlers confide in when they are struggling.”
Girls High School Coach of the Year: Theodore Cook, Harry S. Truman High School,
A veteran of wrestling with over twenty years of experience, Cook has inspired a number of students with his coaching abilities. He’s widely respected for pushing his girls on the team that he started out of their comfort zones and daring them to try their hardest. “He is not afraid to go above and beyond to make sure his team reaches their full potential,” said one student. Another writes: “I can honestly said Coach Cook is probably the most trustworthy and reliable person I know.” Several of his supporters praise him as a father figure who helps lift everyone’s spirits and inspires the girls with life lessons.
Boys High School Coach of the Year: Peter Cardone, William Cullen Bryant High School, Queens
Coach Cardone has made the most of having a dedicated wrestling room at WC Bryant High School and turned a program on the brink into city champions. Cardone’s leadership, with the help of coaches Joe Goetz and Joseph Weinstein, grew his team from fifteen wrestlers to fifty-five. Cardone has overseen numerous accomplishments during his time with the school, including the NYC Freshman and Sophomore Title and becoming undefeated Region 4 Division Champions. “He has changed the lives of many wrestlers in the school by being with them through both good and hard times as a friend and a coach.”
Volunteer of the Year: David Prado
Prado has been involved in wrestling since he was in elementary school and attended Arizona State on an athletic scholarship. He is committed to the sport because it has given him so much success and opportunity throughout his life that he seeks to “pay it forward” to other kids whenever possible. He shows tireless dedication to the cause of Beat the Streets, volunteering at practices several days a week.
The Beat the Streets gala is an annual fundraiser that raises money to support New York City student-athletes, having previously been hosted in such iconic locations as Times Square and Grand Central Terminal. The gala helps provide wrestling equipment and opportunities to 3,000 kids across the five boroughs every year. This year’s celebration, “United in the Square,” will see some of America’s top wrestlers, including Jordan Burroughs and Adeline Gray, going up against world-class competition from Iran, Kanadan, and South Korea. The gala begins at 3:45 PM on Osteguna, Maiatza 19 with exhibition matches featuring young wrestlers from NYC before the world class wrestling matches begin at 6:00 PM. Tickets for seating in Times Square and attendance at the post-match reception are available on the Beat the Streets website. The event will be streaming live on FloWrestling.
About Beat the Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.
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