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Logan Tortual of Rosewood presented the Lee Carroll Award

The Award was for his undefeated junior season of 2021.

State Champion Logan Tortual of Rosewood High School was presented the 2021 Lee Carroll Award this week at ‘Senior Night’ at Rosewood.  The 23r^d Lee Carroll Award is for excellence in athletics, academics, and sportsmanship in eastern North Carolina.  Logan also scored his 150^th win of his career and his looking to repeat as State Champion next month.  He will continue his wrestling career and academic studies at the University of Mount Olive next year.  Earlier presentations were postponed due to the difficulties in scheduling due to the CoVID-19 health crisis.     

            Lee Carroll started wrestling his sophomore year when Tarboro High School re-started the sport in 1992 with Butch Sadler as his coach.  Lee won 112 matches in just 3 years with the Vikings.  Lee was state runner-up his junior year before becoming a record setting undefeated state champion in 1995 with a (50-0) record.  Lee went on to start four years at North Carolina State qualifying for the Nationals 3 times.  Lee has taught engineering graphics at N.C. State as an adjunct professor and has his own interactive design agency, Forged Media, in Raleigh.  He has been recognized and inducted in the Tarboro High Athletic Hall of Fame.

            Javon Armstrong of Pamlico County was the 2020 Lee Carroll Award wrestler.  Aaron Bancroft of Wilson Fike High School was presented Award in 2019.  Brothers Christian and Timothy Decatur of Rosewood tied for this award as top-level underclassmen wrestlers in 2018.  Other previous award winners include Jaqwuez Norman of Farmville Central (2017), Kaleb Taylor of Rosewood (2016), Wilson Smith of Rocky Mount (2015 & 2014), Angel Najar of North Pitt (2013), Alexander Knight and Jacineto Williamson of Rocky Mount in 2012, Chris Fess of Beddingfield and Tamaris Lane of Nash Central in 2011, Chandler Phillips of Rocky Mount (2010), Landon Lucas of SW Edgecombe (2009), Corey Smith (2008) and Eric Sutton (2007) of Tarboro, Zach Shearin and Paul Horner (2006) and Pat Anstead (2004) of Southern Nash, Jimmy McNamara (2005) of Wilson Hunt and Sammi Hadi (2003) of SW Edgecombe.

            The TakeDown Report has promoted amateur wrestling for over 20 years in eastern North Carolina reporting wrestling results and encouraging media coverage of the sport.  Fleming noted, “We desire to encourage wrestlers and teams in this area to realize the hard work, determination and discipline it takes to be a top notch wrestler,” he added.   The TakeDown Report sponsors the Award. Contact the TDR at martinkfleming@gmail.com  or call (252) 883-3311.   Fans are invited to check our blog at https://takedownreport.wordpress.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/The-TakeDown-Report-235098404048/ or on Twitter Martin Fleming‏ @MFlemdog.

January 24, 2022 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized