Rein becomes the 10th and final member of the 1984 United States Olympic freestyle team to be honored as a Distinguished Member, making it the only Olympic team to have every team member recognized. The Class of 1998 included Sandy Stevens receiving the Order of Merit and Sue Siar and Sally Stanford being honored as Meritorious Officials. Simmons is the first female selected to receive the Medal of Courage while three females being honored equals the largest number of females in a single year. It is the first time that more than one female Distinguished Member has been selected and Chun and McMann become the third and fourth female Distinguished Members, joining Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018). The newest honorees will bring the number of Distinguished Members to 204, since the Hall of Fame began in 1976. For more information on Honors Weekend, please telephone (405) 377-5243.Ĭhun, McMann and Varner were chosen as Distinguished Members for the Modern Era while Rein was selected by the Veterans Committee. The induction ceremony will be held at the 45th Honors Weekend on June 3-4, 2022 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Hall of Fame will announce its Outstanding American honoree at a later date. The Hall of Fame Board of Governors approved the selections at their meeting in Waterloo, Iowa on October 25. It is also a class that represents the positive transformational impact females are realizing in wrestling, with two female Distinguished Members and our first female Medal of Courage recipient." "We are fortunate to be able to spotlight these inductees who have transcended our sport's heritage over the past 40 years. "Following an extensive screening and selection process, I am excited to announce such a notable and deserving group of honorees for 2022," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday that the Class of 2022 is Distinguished Members Clarissa Chun, Sara McMann, Andy Rein and Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling assistant Jake Varner, Meritorious Official Tom Clark (posthumously), Order of Merit Recipient Mike Moyer, and Medal of Courage recipient Melissa Simmons. Jack Carnefix, Operations Manager, National Wrestling Hall of Fame: Okla. Story Links FULL RELEASE COURTESY OF AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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