Lying, cheating, stealing - it was all fair play in the ring for the unpredictable WWE Hall of Famer. His career record was 121-1 with 101 falls. 2002 Honored by the Albuquerque Convention and Bureau as their Ambassador Award Family in the mid 1980s as well as coach for track & field. New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame PO Box 225 Las Vegas, NM 87701 Inaugural Class of 2004 Members 2014 NM Wrestling HoF Members Dr. Ronald Maestas Rodney Romero Marvin Gray 2015 Members Dr. Jack O'Neil Jason Tapia 2016 Members David Romero Mel Renfro Paul Louis Tapia Ron Jacobsen 2017 Members 2018 Members David J. Luna Doug Moses 2019 Members Herb Stinson Born: March 30, 1952 in Farmington, New MexicoHigh School: Aztec High School (1970)College: Dixie College (Utah) 1971, Southern Utah University 1971-1975 High School: Nine varsity letters 4 year in football, 3 years in wrestling and 2 years in track During sophomore year, the wrestling coach, Jerry Parker to come out for, Special Recognition Annual Awards Nomination Form, 2022 Induction Celebration Weekend Partnership Form, RSVP Partner Company and Partners Guest Table (coming Soon). He placed first and third in Cadet Nationals, fourth in Cadet Worlds and fourth and fifth in Junior Nationals. Aztec's first individual State Champ was Jerry Parker who won his first title in 1959 and again in 1960. Two children: Michaela, daughter and Michael, son Later, he had a nervous breakdown. The list of standouts includes some New Mexico High School legends. 1. All-Americans; NCAA Records; Rankings; Season School Tournament Weight Place; Season. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer He later became the head golf proand a professor atNewMexicoHighlands where he would spend the next 43 years mentoring golfers, teaching classes and dominating the state pro circuit. He went to the Olympic wrestling trials while at Trinidad State which unfortunately, dropped the sport but didnt make the team. . 4x High School All American. The New England pro wrestling Hall of Fame was started in January of 2008 by Joseph Bruen. "What this honor means to me is more about the people who I've had the fortune to be around," Stinson said. Michael Martinez. On Friday, May 5, Joshua Redman brings his new trio to Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center. The team has earned a 3rd place finish in 2017 and a Championship in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. When my wife (Sally) was almost killed, he said. I know what it did for me, knowing I had maybe a sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grade reading level when I started college. Since their inception in 1956, the Aztec High School wrestling team is among the most successful sports programs in the state. By the time I retired, I coached (varsity wrestling) 33 years (1981-2003). | Im really happy to be inducted and that my coaching work and reaching kids' lives are being recognized, said Johnson. Lettered 4-year letterman in wrestling at Rio Grande High School under Coach Evaldo Valdez for his freshman and sophomore year and the last two years with Coach Russell Goff. The induction ceremonies, which for many years were held in the spring, were moved in 2020 to the month ofAugust in light of COVID concerns. Ballantine Communications, Inc. The NMSHOF on Wednesday announced a five-person induction class, its first since 2019. If you are going to be a coach you need the support of family and administrators and Ive had that.. Assistant wrestling coach at S.F.H.S from 1975-1980. Jennings is considered one of the best New Mexico high school basketball players of all time. Steve Bortstein can be reached via email at SBortstein@Gannett.com, via Twitter @DTSBortsteinor on the phone at (505) 635-2680. In his first year in Santa Fe, he proposed a youth wrestling program and it was accepted and grew to national prominence. He surprised medical professionals when he returned home after just 21 days. You treat everybody the same, whether hes a state champion or not, he said. The national winner is selected from state and regional winners. Several Olympic and World Champions have been included in the presentation. 2013 Hall of Fame Banquet ; 2012 Hall of Fame Banquet ; 2011 Hall of Fame Banquet ; . A spiritual man Lujan will tell you hes always had God in his corner hed never done well in school, thanks to working at an early age to help support his large family. This award is presented to individuals who show dedication and effort towards students in the Santa Fe school system. The Tigers boys wrestling team took home their 21st state championship in February, defeating programs from nearly two dozen schools around the state. New Mexico Coaches Association Hall of Honor: 1998. Michael Lujan. He lived with 14 brothers and sisters in a 1,000 square foot home in Albuquerque. The following year, Pierottis Clowns were featured in the inaugural edition of Sports Illustrated. I see myself as a hero. Smith boys basketball coach Ron Pires are among those who will be inducted into the CHSCA Hall of Fame on May 11. National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award. Privacy Policy, Weather data from The Durango Herald and WeatherKit.org. All Rights Reserved. This year, the banquet is scheduled for Aug. 20 at the Albuquerque Convention Center following the pattern established last year, when the banquet honoring the 2019 inductees was held in August in light of COVID concerns. All Rights Reserved. If you can do that then you will go a long way in life.'. The late son of former Carlsbad Mayor Bob Forrest was remembered as an inspiration to those with special needs and to the greater Carlsbad community as he was inducted into the Carlsbad Hall of Fame on Saturday. New Mexico Wrestling Coach of the Year: 89-95-2000. The plaque holds a space for their favorite photo. Email: dgmstaff@nwhof.org. It would be a real treat to have an evening just to sit together, as a wrestling community, and celebrate the best of our best. And for Herb Stinson, longtime wrestling coach at Aztec High School, his name is set to be formally announced along with four other longtime New Mexicosports luminaries at a banquet which will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Aug. 20. Don Ortega - Santa Fe NM. Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations, 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue march 8, 2022. read more. When Eddie Guerrero flashed that trademark grin, you knew he was already plotting his next move. National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. Its not been an easy life: As a third-grader, he had a paper route We had a coffee can and we put our money into it; I made a dollar a day, he said. And it isn't that the Turquoise is starting to become a thing for New Mexico United. Many of his former athletes started in the program. The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame recently announced its 2019 annual award winners, who will be honored with the seven "Class of 2019" inductees (Alan Branch, Jimmy Collins, Rob Evans, Holly . A star player during 18 major league seasons and longtime manager for the New York Yankees and four other teams, Torre was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2014. New Mexico Wrestling Hall Of Fame Nominee. Five of his former high school wrestlers are in the New Mexico High School Wrestling Hall of Fame Phillip Anaya, Rodney Romero, Alex Tapia, Javier Posa, Don Ortega, Honors I played baseball against (Cawood) as a student, Johnson recalled. Photo courtesy of Farmington High School. Highland Hornet Alumni: The Alderman brothers, Brandon Alderman 158 lbs, and Brad Alderman 167lbs. The Hall of Honor, which contains nearly 130 coaches and administrators across the state, was created in 1975 and includes local and regional coaches like Enright, as well as Herb Stinson, Marv Sanders, Bill Slade, John Gutierrez and Bill Cawood. (University of Wyoming). Entering his 19th year of leading the program, Encinias over the weekend was inducted into the New Mexico Wrestling Hall . Aztec was ranked 26th out of 100. Hall of Fame induction a happy homecoming for Valley, North Carolina wrestling standout. For more information about the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame, check out their official website. o Undefeated his sophomore year but the school district went on strike and thus were prevented to participate in the state tournament. 2022 NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 3A & 4A FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Schedule of Events Sunday, Feb. 13th 3:00pm NMAA Website State Qualifiers posted Monday, Feb. 14th 4:00pm Video Conference 3A Seed/Draw Meeting Monday, Feb. 14th 5:00pm Video Conference 4A Seed/Draw Meeting Monday, Feb. 14th 8:30pm Trackwrestling.com Brackets Released Coach Herb Stinson 2022, 1999, 2000, 2002 , 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003, 2017. Michael Lujan. You can reach me at any of the following: Rusty Davidson rustyd@7cities.net, PO Box 1054 mobile: 505.980.9041, This website is powered by SportsEngine's. 2004 Honored by the Santa Fe Public Schools and the Board of Education in, naming the Santa Fe High School Wrestling room the Mike A. Lujan Wrestling Room. He was also given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Santa Fe Junior Wrestling Program God gave me the strength and the wisdom. At the University of Wyoming, Martinez posted a 116-43 record, won three Western Wrestling Conference championships and competed in the NCAA Division I Championships four times, winning seven bouts for the Cowboys. Farmington High School FARMINGTON - Roy Johnson, longtime high school sports coach with numerous state championships in wrestling and softball, has been inducted into the New Mexico High. Coach has supported wrestling in the State of New Mexico at all levels youth, high school and college. Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox: Choose from several print and digital subscription packages, 2023 Durango Herald | For using the same tenacity and dedication he displayed on the wrestling mat to overcome physical and mental obstacles, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is honored to bestow the Medal of Courage upon Michael Martinezan inspiration to us all. Michael Lujan Johnson was enshrined in the New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009 and has been awarded Wrestling Coach of the Year titles six times in his career. 28 Individual state champions including Javier Posa, who was a three-time champion in 1988-89-90 The Hall of Fame is privately funded, with support from New Mexico Wrestling-USA and the Greater Albuquerque Wrestling Officials Association. He would lead the program to one of the elite high school programs in the State until 2002. After graduating from high school, Coach Parker returned in 1965 and took over the program. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Gary Herron / Rio Rancho Observer Staff Writer In 2003 Bryan Sanders took over and had a 3rd place individual team placing and a 2nd place duals State Team. Owen finished with a 4.1 GPA and was a DARE and sex respect role model. If you are actively involved in the folkstyle season, I wish you and yours good health, good training and good results. Coach Jerry Parker Athlete/Coach 2007 3. Phone: (319) 233-0745 Coach Stinson went on to win the next 12 State titles. He turned over the reins to one of his ex-athletes, Coach Herb Stinson, in 1978. I learned so much from the work and effort they put in as coaches and I tried to mentor myself after those people.. Phone: (405) 377-5243 In General News, Press Releases. Theres no timetable for retirement, because he loves teaching and coaching. Coach Maxwell has taken them to a 2nd place finish in 2011. High School: Rio Grande High School 1970. 303 Jefferson St. Waterloo, Iowa 50701 Phone: (319) 233-0745 Being a state champion as a student is fun as yourself, but the gratitude of watching kids succeed is something so much different, Johnson said. Originally, though, Andrews's talent was wrestling. File photo. I spend five hours on the road and I teach three hours, he said, laughing another thing he likes to do, besides talk. Torres won more than 80 pro tournaments around the country, including four straight New Mexico Opensfrom 1968-71. Scott Owen is New Mexico's first five-time state champion. Michael Martinez, who received the Medal of Courage from the Colorado Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016, was a 2003 and 2004 Colorado state champion for Pagosa Springs High School. Stinson stepped down in 2000 and coached and taught in Bayfield, Colorado, for 13 years. As a basketball official, Gracey worked games involving at least nine college conferences. Stinson joins legendary wrestling coach Joe Vivian as the only other coach primarily from the sport of wrestling inducted into the NMSHOF. Having trained under Steve Keirn and Jerry Jarrett, Smothers began his professional wrestling career in 1982, working all around the world for different organizations. Ten grandchildren Tomas, Engrique, Damien, Tessianna, Samara, Josiah, Steven, Jonathan, Krysta, and Christopher. High School National Championship Pittsburgh Pennsylvania held at Duquesne University, 8th in the Nation. 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Janowsky invited Martinez to help him with the wrestling team at his alma mater, and he soon was working on the mat and holding open mat workouts at 6 a.m., attended by most of the wrestlers. A charity golf tournament is scheduled for July 29 at Santa Ana Golf Club. The 2022 banquet is scheduled for a Saturday, another departure from the past, when the event was staged on Sundays. I was the top assistant (at SFHS) for five years, and I want to say this Santa Fe Public Schools have taken care of me tremendously, he said. He won his first state title as a junior despite wrestling an abbreviated schedule because of a compound ankle fracture. We are also taking a look at venues other than restaurant settings. High School: Rio Grande High School 1970 The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame announced six new inductees into the Class of 2018. Hes the father of longtime Albuquerque sports journalist Mark Smith. Bryan Sanders: 2002-2006 7) Monte Maxwell: 2006-2021 Championships won 2 8) Herb Stinson: 2021- present Championships won 1 Aztec Coaches/Athletes Inducted into the New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame 1. Phone: (319) 233-0745 The last to speak at the Celebration of Life for his father, Hall of Fame wrestling coach Neil Turner, Trent Turner gave a powerful, passionate eulogy, the soaring rhetoric calling back to warm . Johnson has also served as an assistant coach for baseball and softball teams across the region, well as in places like Gadsden and Tohatchi. 1974 Summer wrestling coordinator for Bernalillo, NM Parks & Recreation program 1977 One of the first coaches in USA to start girls youth wrestling. Pierotti founded his five-man softball team in 1953. New Mexico - Adan Benavidez, Bloomfield, Bloomfield High School, Kent State University . He graduated from Rio Grande High School where he lettered in wrestling four years and twice finished third at state, and also ran cross country in 1970 and headed north, thanks to a wrestling scholarship at Trinidad State College, where he also was a manager for the basketball and baseball teams. An outstanding teaching pro, he spent his entire career at New Mexico Highlands University. I tell them, If I can teach one thing its to get along in the real world and respect yourself and others. In addition to Stinson, other inductees in this year's class include Bill Gracey, a standout athlete at West Mesa High School and state champion baseball coach at Cibola High School. A winner of matches. Nate McClain - Aztec NM. Pierotti died in 2015 at age 94. They have a son and a daughter, plus 10 grandchildren; two of Lujans nephews, David and Nathaniel, wrestled for RRHS. A longtime Albuquerque Public Schools teacher and principal, Smith officiated recreational basketball games and umpired baseball and softball games. Coach Stinson, while back with the program for the past 10 years, officially took on the Head Coach title again for the 2021-22 season where the boys won a 5th consecutive State Championship and the girls, with only 3 state qualifiers, took home a State Runner Up trophy. This is the first class of new inductees since 2019. Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations, 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue NM Wrestling Highlights of the Week. Because that GPA wasnt adequate enough for him to accept a wrestling scholarship at UNM, he headed north to Colorado. The works will be performed by cellist Janet Anthony and pianist Mari Tomizuka at 912 Third St. NW. | Bill Gracey, a longtime college basketball official who coached the Cibola Cougars to a big-school state baseball championship in 1983. It starte New England pro wrestling Hall of Fame According to the NMSHOF, Lujan, 68, has been a wrestling coach since 1972 and a teacher since 1974 in Santa Fe, where he made a huge impact on the youth there. 1993 Lawrence Valdez / Austin Drinkard, View from Wrestling Room to Study Hall/Lobby, Aztec Wrestling Program Building Committee. He was the founder and CEO of the Santa Fe Junior Wrestling Program (1975-2007) and since 1995 has served as the New Mexico districts AAU wrestling sports director. He turned over the reins to one of his ex-athletes, Coach Herb Stinson, in 1978. New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame: 2004 Smith was also a medic during the war. The brackets are out for softball, baseball, tennis: How did your team fare? In 2003 Bryan Sanders took over and had a 3rd place individual team placing and a 2nd place duals State Team. The former University of New Mexico men's soccer coach recently came home to Albuquerque lighter and leaner still after 15 months in India Spring sports roundup: Lobos, Aggies in golf title contention; New Mexico and New Mexico State are in contention for men's golf conference titles heading into thei Sports Speak Up! New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame to induct Aztec wrestling coach Herb Stinson this summer Steven Bortstein Farmington Daily Times 0:04 0:29 FARMINGTON At long last, formal induction ceremonies honoring the latest class of inductees to the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame are set to take place this summer. Division I. . With second- and third-degree burns covering more than 80 percent of Martinezs body, the EMTs summoned a medical helicopter to fly him 45 minutes to the University of New Mexico Hospital burn unit in Albuquerque. What former Western New Mexico University Mustang football player Herman Andrews is most pleased with is helping to build a good program from the ground. In 2006 to the present day Monte Maxwell took over . All Rights Reserved. He was expected to be hospitalized for up to three months but a visit from his high school coach, Dan Janowsky, helped Martinez to work harder on his recovery. Women's Weekly: Nina Makem vs Yele Aycock IV? MOST INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT PLACE WINNERS: 1997 14 (DISTRICT) 14 (STATE), 2008 84-0 Cloudcroft, 1995 87-0 MV, UT & RM, AZ, Aztec Wrestling Individual Historical Wrestling Records, *1982-84 EMORY KAISER 99%, 100-1, 1997 ELIAS VALDEZ 10, 2017 AUSTIN LITTLEFIELD 295.5, 1994-98 BEN OLGUIN 780.5, 1994-98 BEN OLGUIN 5, 2013 ROYAL YAZZIE .048. 1997 USA Today Weekend Most Caring Coach Award. Eleven of his high school wrestlers would go one to college and become All-Americans in wrestling including NCAA Division II National Champion in Jason Tapia. After graduating from high school, Coach Parker returned in 1965 and took over the program. Our physical display has been homeless since June of 2009. Typically, the Hall of Fame banquet and accompanying festivities were staged in February, March or April. During Stinsons tenure as Aztecs wrestling coach, the Tigers have won 13 titles including 10 in an 11-year stretch. Gracey coached the Cibola baseball team from 1980-97, coached La Cueva baseball for two seasons, then assisted Susan Craig, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, with the University of New Mexico softball team from 1998-2002. new mexico's notah begay to be inducted into the national high school hall of fame. Sally Thomas Lujan, wife have been married for March 18, 1978 in Vermont. streaming of 2022 new mexico national guard state wrestling championships on nfhs network & trackwrestling. Go to Chapter 23: Points of Emphasis. NEW YORK (AP) Joe Torre has won the third Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. 1995 2019 Serves as the New Mexico Districts AAU Wrestling Sports Director, which supports AAU activities. In the spring of 2014, Pagosa Springs had its first individual state champion since 2009. NJPW Greatest Wrestlers Hall of Fame: Naoki Sugabayashi New Japan Pro-Wrestling: 2007, 2009-2011 Tokyo, Japan Yes: NCW Hall of Fame: Northern Championship Wrestling: 2005- No Gary Herron / Rio Rancho Observer Staff Writer, The giant crane that partially collapsed at Intel's Rio Rancho site has been removed, GoFundMe, Facebook page set up to help find blind dog stolen from outside Rio Rancho hospital, Of dark streetlights, old license plates and no car inspections, Field of 312 PGA pros gets the New Mexico treatment. He has been by her side during your more than 30 surgeries. We outdrew the (Albuquerque) Dukes and everyone else. Luigi Pierotti, who passed away in 1974, became a national name for his Pierotti's Clowns softball team based in Los Alamos. Lettered in football in his freshman year, which is the only year he played in high school. Southern Utah University Coaching Factory Hall of Fame: 1998. A duplicate plaque is constructed for display, alongside fellow inductees. NEW MEXICO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME. Waterloo, Iowa 50701 We became the biggest draw during the summer in New Mexico, Pierotti told the Journal in 1998. 2001 2002 the AAU Grand Nationals tournament Director 1976 Started girls wrestling locally, which was the first in the country. A Girls Team was established in 2018 and placed 2nd in 2020 and 3rd in 2021. During Stinson's tenure as Aztec's wrestling coach, the Tigers have won 13 titles - including 10 in . Lujan married Sally Thomas on March 18, 1978, in Vermont. APD's Homicide Unit is currently investigating, APD's Homicide Unit is currently investigating, according to a press release sent out Saturday night. He also coached wrestling, baseball and football at Bayfield, Colo., from 2000-2012 and has been a classroom teacher for 37 years. New Mexico - Princess Altsisi, Shiprock, Aztec High School, New Mexico Highlands University . Graceyhas been inNewMexicoathletics for more than 40 years as a baseball and softball coach and a basketballofficial at the high school and collegiate levels. She survived a drunk driving accident. 1 seeds for, New Mexico finished a distant second to San Diego State on Sunday in the Mountain. I thank my family for standing behind me. Here's the problem. We are still courting couple of Albuquerque area restaurants interested in reviving the Hall of Fame display. His turning point, he said, came shortly after he arrived in Pueblo and participated in Teacher Corps, deciding being an educator was the pathway for him. Aztec Coaches/Athletes Inducted into the New Mexico Wrestling Hall of Fame, Aztec Coaches Inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Assn Hall of Fame, Aztec Coaches Inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame Johnson arrived in Farmington in 1981 to be an assistant under Mike Enright, who coached the Scorpions football and wrestling teams, and is also an inductee into the NMHSCA Hall of Honor. Coach Maxwell has taken them to a 2nd place finish in 2011. Aztec won its first wrestling State Championship in 1963, and although Coach Cook was stricken by a heart attack it inspired his athletes, resulting in 4 Aztec individual State Champs leading the way that year. 1. Johnson was inducted into the Farmington High School Hall of Fame in 2013 for Softball and Wrestling. Information Ive been able to gather indicates it would cost each of us somewhere between $25 and $40 a plate to get the right facility. 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