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FREEPRESS SSSPORTSPORTS Colby Free Press Tuesday, October 30, 2001 Page 7 Surrounded Colby wrestlers named as Academic All-Americans Colby High School wrestler Adam Smith is a senior at Colby High seniors, 23 juniors, three sophomores, Smith and Colby Community College School. He was one of eleven state and two freshmen, and come from 40 wrestler Matt Murray earned All- qualifiers for the Colby wrestling team states. American honors in the National High They hold an average grade-point School Coaches Association’s 100- average of 3.86 (on a 4.0-point scale) member Academic All-American - 26 hold 4.0 averages and seven ei- Wrestling Team for 2001. ther graduated or stand number one in Murray, a senior at Colby last sea- their graduating class. son, and Smith both were chosen The leading states in representation based on a combination of grade point were Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Massa- average, class rank, test scores, other chusetts, Pennsylvania, and Wiscon- academic honors and wrestling ac- sin, with five each. Alabama, Florida, complishments. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, and Matt Murray was a two-time state Wyoming had four each. champion with a 36-0 record at 135 The team also included 43 state pounds for coach Mitch Beims at M. Murray A. Smith champions, including 12 two-time Colby High School. He finished sixth champions and four three-time cham- in the National High School Seniors that won the Class 4A State Champi- pions. Seventeen ended last season Wrestling Championships at 130 onship last season. He finished sixth in with perfect records.
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