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Danny Wuerffel, High School, and Collegiate Athletes to be recognized April 29, 2021 at 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

December 19th, 2020 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel

The 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced the professional, collegiate, and high school honorees for its 2021 award ceremony, to be held April 29 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  Heisman Trophy winner and philanthropist Danny Wuerffel will be the professional recipient.  Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

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The 13th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships plus Recipients and Finalists for school year 2019-2020

March 30th, 2020 — Posted in: ABW News, Dooley Award

Ms. Sovi Wellons of The Heritage School with Mr. Quinn Harron of Marist School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Wellons and Harron were selected from Finalists listed below. Due to the national circumstances surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, the College Football Hall of Fame has canceled all spring events. Plaques for all Dooley Award recipients and scholarship information will be mailed to the respective athletic directors during the month of May.
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Collegiate Athletes to be recognized at 16th Annual Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

January 16th, 2020 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

The 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced collegiate honorees for its 2020 award ceremony to be held in Atlanta at a date to be announced. Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

Founded by Athletes for a Better World (ABW), a non-profit organization committed to changing the culture of American sports, the Wooden Cup is unique in that it is open to athletes in all high school, collegiate, Olympic, and professional sports. Annual nominations are open to every division and conference in college sports, and to athletes in public and private high schools across the country in partnership with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
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The NIAAA and ABW salute 2020 Wooden Cup high school athlete recipients

January 6th, 2020 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

2020 Wooden Cup high school recipients
(from left to right) Mike Blackburn of NIAAA, Natalya Newsome, Max Friedman, Brad Catherman

Athletes for a Better World (ABW) and The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) have formed a partnership to annually recognize one male and one female national NIAAA scholarship winner as automatic recipients of the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.  These two high school athletes will join one collegiate and one professional recipient each year as exemplary role models of the ABW Code for Living.  The recipients of the high school class of 2019 are Natalya Blair Newsome and Max David Friedman who will receive the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup in the spring of 2020.  ABW Executive Director Brad Catherman and NIAAA officials celebrated this achievement with the two recipients at the Opening General Session of the National Athletic Directors Conference conducted on December 14, 2019 in National Harbor, Maryland.
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The 12th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships Recipients for school year 2018-2019

May 13th, 2019 — Posted in: ABW News, Dooley Award

Vince Dooley Awards recipients for 2019
(left to right) William Thompson III of Stratford Academy, Vince Dooley, Karsen Ochs of First Presbyterian Day School

Karsen Ochs of First Presbyterian Day School and William McKinley Thompson III of Stratford Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 11, 2019 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  The two scholarship recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice.

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Stewart Cink, High School and Collegiate Athletes Honored at 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

April 30th, 2019 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

Master of Ceremonies Bob Ryan, Pro recipient Stewart Cink, and ABW Board Member Steve Petyerak
(left to right) Master of Ceremonies Bob Ryan, Pro recipient Stewart Cink, and ABW Board Member Steve Petyerak

Steward Cink, former British Open Champion and five-time U.S. Ryder Cup team member, received the 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup along with collegiate and high school division athletes at a banquet ceremony in the Infiniti Club at SunTrust Park in Atlanta on April 25, 2019. Nathan Clayberg of Drake University was the collegiate recipient of the award. In partnership with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, the high school division recipients were Sarah Rauch of Grayslake North High School, Grayslake, Illinois, and Evan Gwozdz of Middleboro High School, Middleboro, Massachusetts. Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, served as the Master of Ceremonies.
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Stewart Cink – 2019 Professional Recipient

April 26th, 2019 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

Stewart Cink was an All-American on the Georgia Tech golf team from 1993-1995, was named ACC Player of the Year in 1995 and was on its academic honor roll from 1992-1993.  He was the recipient of the Fred Haskins Award in 1995, given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer in NCAA Division I, and the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year award.  He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

Cink has been a full-time player on the PGA TOUR since 1997, playing more than 500 PGA TOUR events with six PGA TOUR victories during that 22-year-span, including the 2009 British Open at Turnberry.  Cink’s first PGA TOUR victory came in 1997 at the Travelers Championship, with additional victories at the 2000 RBC Heritage, 2004 RBC Heritage, 2004 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, and 2008 Travelers Championship.  Cink’s British Open Championship win at Turnberry came in a playoff over five-time Open winner Tom Watson.  He’s also represented the United States on five Ryder Cup teams and four Presidents Cup teams.

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College Cheating and the Code

March 14th, 2019 — Posted in: Tip of the Week

The scandal of the week has to do with wealthy parents paying large sums of money to a man who had various ways of being sure that their children would get into the college they wanted.  We’re not sure exactly what laws were broken, but those involved could end up spending time in jail.  There are many lessons that can be learned from this sad story, and we encourage you to discuss this with your team.  The Code says, “I will compete within the spirit and letter of the rules of my sport.”  There is always a temptation to break a rule, to try to get away with a “minor” violation of the rules.  Many times we can do it and get away with it.  But, at a critical time, the whistle may blow, and we are caught, and the consequences may be dire.  This can happen in a game, or it can happen in thousands of ways throughout our lives.  Learning to play by the rules is an important lesson to learn.  How can you pay more attention to the rules in your sport, in your school, classroom, and in the world?

“Sports’ Greatest Citizens” Stewart Cink, High School, and Collegiate Athletes to be recognized at 15th Annual Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

March 8th, 2019 — Posted in: ABW News, Wooden Citizenship Cup

Stewart Cink
Stewart Cink

ATLANTA, GA (March 19, 2019) – The 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced the professional, collegiate, and high school honorees for its 2019 award ceremony, to be held April 25 at SunTrust Park’s Infiniti Club in Atlanta.  Georgia Tech alumnus and pro golfer Stewart Cink will be the professional recipient.  Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

Founded by Athletes for a Better World (ABW), a non-profit organization which celebrates the unselfish generosity of many participants in American sports, the Wooden Cup is unique in that it is open to all athletes in all high schools, college and professional sports. Annual nominations are open to every division and conference in college sports, and to athletes in public and private high schools across the country in partnership with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.  The Wooden Cup is becoming one of the most prestigious awards in all of sports. Previous professional recipients include Jack Nicklaus, Pat Summitt, Drew Brees, and Mia Hamm.
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The Newspaper and The Code

March 7th, 2019 — Posted in: Tip of the Week

We recently read an article in a local paper that talked about “more than the game” and we wondered if they knew about ABW.  The article listed all the ways in which local teams and schools were giving back to their communities.  The volleyball  team at one school was doing one thing, the lacrosse team at another was doing something else, and so on.  The Code says, “I will give of my time, skills and money as I am able for the betterment of my community and world.”  We think all teams should have at least one day of service each season – paint the bleachers, feed the homeless, do whatever the team would like to do.  It’s a great way to build team spirit, to get to know others, and to make a difference.  Even better are when more than one team joins together to make a difference.  Where is your team in all of this?  Is this a good time to start?  It’s all about “winning more than the game.”

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