Valencia named winner of The Hammer Award by Amateur Wrestling News
Amateur Wrestling News will present The Hammer, its annual award, to Arizona State’s 174-pounder Zahid Valencia. The award is presented to the wrestler who wins the national title at what the writers at AWN decide is the most competitive weight class every season. Valencia won the 174 pound title this year in Pittsburgh, defeating Penn State’s 2017 NCAA champion Mark Hall in the finals. There were two NCAA champs at the weight (Valencia and Hall) and a total of eight returning All Americans. Valencia finished the season 31-2, with his losses being to Hall and Missouri’s Daniel Lewis. He avenged both at the NCAAs. Rest of the story at http://thecaliforniawrestler.com/valencia-named-winner-of-the-hammer-award-by-awn/?mc_cid=19991bd8ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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