Kyle Snyder wins AAU Sullivan Award as nation's best amateur athlete, only fourth wrestler ever
SOURCE: www.teamusa.org
April 18, 2018

 



NEW YORK, N.Y. - 2016 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Kyle Snyder (Woodbine, Md./Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC) won the 2018 AAU Sullivan Award in ceremonies at the New York Athletic Club tonight.

He becomes only the fourth wrestler to win this prestigious honor, joining other Olympic champions John Smith (1990), Bruce Baumgartner (1995) and Rulon Gardner (2000).


The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Representatives from the AAU created the Sullivan Award with the intent to recognize contributions and achievements across the country of amateur athletes.


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