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Kansan – March 4, 2009Wyandotte's Newman nominated for scholarship awardby Nick SloanWyandotte High School's Jerome Newman has been nominated for the JeffreyC. Wicina Wrestling Scholarship Award.Newman, a senior, finished in sixth-place at the Kansas 5A WrestlingTournament at the 215-lb weight level. Newman, currently ranked eighth in hisclass, has a 3.6 grade point average.The award is in dedication to Jeff Wicina, who was a wrestler at Bishop MiegeHigh School and was paralyzed while playing football. In 1999, he died justafter turning 30 years old. The award is support through donations and is given to one high school wrestler inthe Kansas City area each year.The award will be presented at next week's Mo-Kan Wrestling Classic.More information on the award and Wicina's stories can be found here. http://jeffwicina.com/index.htmlPrevious winners of the award:· 2008 Carlos Rosales, Bishop Miege High School· 2007 Cody Mikesell, Piper High School· 2006 Ryan Farwell, Plattsburg High School· 2005 Justin Jenkins, Winnetonka High School· 2004 Nathan Payne, Paola High School· 2002 Carlos Torres, Archbishop O’Hara HighSchool· 2001 Ricky Blount, Washington High School· 2000 Jeremiah Beltran, Olathe South High School· 2003 Jeff Burns, Bonnor Springs High SchoolCopyright © 2008 GateHouse Media. Some Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of ServiceOriginal content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license.