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James Johnson Award

The 12^th Annual James Johnson Award for the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina will soon be announced.  Previous winners have been;

2012 – Jon Wiley of South Brunswick

2011 – Marquin Hill of Washington

2010 – Brandon Lietz of J.H. Rose

2009 – Mamour Camara of Louisburg

2008 – Anthony Rogers of Knightdale

2007 – Ngu Tran of C.B. Aycock

2006 – Victor Hojillo of West Carteret

2005 – David Pelsang of White Oak

2004 – Raymond Jordan of New Bern

2003 – Shaun Sheffield of Havelock

2002  – Paris Dottery of White Oak

James Johnson started wrestling in his junior year for D.H. Conley High School in Greenville with Milt Sherman as his coach.  James was Coney’s 1st state champion in any sport in 1976.  He was North Carolina’s 1st Eastern Junior National Champion in 1975 and North Carolina’s 1st Junior Nationals All-American with 3rd in 1976.  He went on to start four years at the University of Kentucky.  He is now a sports consultant and coach for the Phoenix-based Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club. He also specializes in developing unique training for people of all fitness levels with a broad background in public speaking, sports training techniques, and health and fitness.  He was inducted as an “Outstanding American” in the North Carolina State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Before developing James Johnson, Inc., James served as a Public Relations/ Community Speaker for Sunkist worldwide.  He was on the USA National Wrestling team for 12 years, winning 3 National Championships, USA Athlete of the Year, AIM Christian Athlete of the Year, Olympic Team Alternate, and numerous accolades worldwide. He has been an Ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee, USA wrestling and The Sunkist Kids Wrestling organization for over 16 years.  More information at or http://jjchamp3x.com/ the trophy can be seen at www.pittsburghtrophy.com/guillotine .

April 11, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment