(Lander, WY) – Lander Valley High School student-athlete Jonny Kulow continues to make waves in the pool across the country as he was just nominated for the inaugural USA Today High School Sports Awards in the Boys Swimming & Diving category.
This nomination announcement from USA Today was released on July 16th and states that “winners from each state in 27 sports will be featured in the first USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, presented by U.S. Polo Assn.” The show is scheduled for 8 pm EDT on August 5th and will have several national sports stars in attendance.
You may also recall in June, Jonny set his personal best of 23.06 seconds in the Men’s 50m Freestyle at the U.S. Olympics Swimming Team Trials.
He begins his senior year at LVHS in the fall and will be back in the pool with the Tigers for hopefully a 26th consecutive state title before heading off to swim for Arizona State.
15 other Wyoming high school athletes were also nominated for the awards:
- Boys Basketball: Sam Lecholat, Sheridan High School
- Girls Basketball: Allyson Fertig, Douglas High School
- Football Offense: Gradeyn Buell, East High School
- Football Defense: Nicolas Talich, Cody High School
- Boys Soccer: Colten Atkinson, Kelly Walsh High School
- Girls Soccer: Peyton Roswadovski, Thunder Basin High School
- Softball: Logan Brown, Thunder Basin High School; Peyton Roswadovski, Thunder Basin High School
- Girls Swimming & Diving: Tara Joyce, Cody High School
- Boys Tennis: Austin Putnam, Kelly Walsh High School
- Girls Tennis: Emily Needham, Central High School
- Boys Track & Field: Darius Wiggins, Kelly Walsh High School
- Girls Track & Field: Lauryn Love, Campbell County High School
- Volleyball: Alexis Stucky, Laramie High School
- Boys Wrestling: Analu Benabise, Kelly Walsh High School
Click here to read more about the awards.