JERRY MOORE WRESTLING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME - COLORADO CHAPTER - STATE AWARD
MR. KIRK WALDERO
2022-2023
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CONGRATULATE MR. KIRK WALDERO - The 2022-2023 Jerry Moore Wrestling Official of the Year. He received the award
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on May 7, at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame -Colorado Chapter Annual Honors Banquet in Colorado Springs.
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Mr. Kirk Waldero - Jerry Moore Official of the Year
WALDERO - THE OFFICIAL - PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO
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Like many of CWOA’s current top level officials, Kirk Waldero came up through the ranks at
a time when the legendary Jerry Moore was actively mentoring young officials. Moore had a sharp eye for spotting young talent and he began helping Waldero early in his career. As a result, Waldero quickly became a high level performer on the mat. Just five years after starting his high school officiating career, Waldero was selected to work his first high school regional. His first CHSAA State Tournament came a few years later in 1996, followed by 22 more state tournaments. He spent ten years officiating at the college level and did his first college regional in 2012. Although he loved officiating at the college
level, Waldero’s college officiating career had to |
Moore and Waldero
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come to end in 2014 due to the amount of
time it took him away from family and work. Over the years, Waldero was skilled enough to be selected to officiate some of the top high school tournaments in the nation, including the NHSCA High School Nationals four times and the Reno Tournament of Champions five times. Whenever a member of CWOA is selected to officiate one of these top tournaments, tournament directors and other officials always know that they are getting an official that has worked with and been evaluated by Moore. The feedback and opportunities that Moore provided throughout Waldero’s career helped make him one of the top officials in the country. For that assistance, Waldero is truly thankful!. |
From the 2022 Honors Banquet Program ~ Authored by Dan Daly
MR. ROB VERVERS
2021-2022
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CONGRATULATE MR. ROB VERVERS - "The First" "Jerry Moore Wrestling Official of the Year. He received the award on
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September 11, 2021 at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame - Colorado Chapter Annual Honors Banquet in Colorado Springs.
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Presented by Mr. Dan Daly to Mr. Rob Ververs (L-R), Colorado Springs, 2021
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
ROB VERVERS
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GREELEY, COLORADO
VERVERS - THE OFFICIAL
Photos by Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
Photos by Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography © 2021
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"ROB VERVERS started his high school officiating career in 1990. Two years later he was selected to officiate his first regional tournament. And in 1995, he officiated his first CHSAA High School State Tournament. Ververs was a perennial state tournament selection until 2002, when he took a multi-year sabbatical from calling matches to follow the high school and college wrestling career of his son, Tony Mustari. After returning to active officiating on the mat in 2010, he was selected back to the Colorado Tournament the following season and has returned each year since. Following his return to action, Ververs became a leader and officer in the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association. He served a total of eight years as a voting member on the CWOA Executive Committee, filling the roles of Vice-President, President, and Past-President. He is currently the Executive |
Secretary of the CWOA, while also filling a role as State Wrestling Rules Interpreter. Over the years his reputation for excellence has spread well beyond Colorado. He has been chosen to officiate the NHSCA High School National six times, and has ranked in the top 6 officials or better each year. Ververs has also been invited to officiate the Super 32 tournament in North Carolina and the Best of the East tournament in Delaware. His CWOA colleagues are extremely proud to have him represent them so well across the country. Ververs credits Jerry Moore for being the most influential person in his officiating career. Moore provided him both opportunities and invaluable feedback. “There is no way I would have achieved the success I have without Jerry’s influence. Jerry, I appreciate you” said Ververs." |
From the 2021 Honors Banquet Program ~ Authored by Dan Daly
THE JERRY MOORE WRESTLING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR AWARD
WAS NAMED FOR MOORE BY THE NWHOF-CC IN 2020
WAS NAMED FOR MOORE BY THE NWHOF-CC IN 2020
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GERALD K. “JERRY” MOORE reserved a special love for the sport of wrestling.
While he never competed, he discovered the sport in the 1970s. That was the beginning of an outstanding and legendary officiating career that would span four decades and culminate with induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.
He made his mark as an official in Colorado, when he became intimately involved with the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association (CWOA), serving as the organization’s president, vice president and executive secretary/treasurer.
He earned a reputation as one of the top officials in the nation. He officiated numerous collegiate and international style tournaments at both the national and world championship level, including the U.S. Olympic Trials, the Greco
Roman World Championships, the World Cup |
GERALD K. "JERRY" MOORE
June 23, 1937 - October 22, 2019 Photo: Kathy Daly, © 2017 Contributed by KDaly Photography |
Championships and the Junior World Championships.
Equally important to his work on the mat, Moore was passionate about developing officials in Colorado. Working closely with the CWOA, Colorado officials soon earned a reputation as being among the nation’s best, and his protégés were also called upon to officiate on the national and world stages.
That passion helped take Colorado high school wrestling to a new level. The saying “good officials make good wrestlers” proved true, as the annual prep championships in Denver have become the biggest high school event in the state annually. Moore’s influence has impacted generations of young wrestlers and officials. The NWHOF-CC Official of the Year award was named for Moore in 2020.
His legacy will no doubt continue to grow. |
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AWARD CRITERIA
"Candidates must be a member of a wrestling officials association recognized by the Colorado Chapter. Criteria for consideration include overall performance as an official (knowledge of rules, mat mechanics, professionalism), levels of performance (local, state, national, international), levels of involvement (kids, high school, college, national, international), wrestling styles officiated (folkstyle, freestyle, Greco-Roman), advancement of wrestling, organizational leadership, contributions to the profession of officiating."
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NWHOF-CC INDUCTEE 2013
JERRY MOORE
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NWHOF - CC HONORS
PRESERVE - RECOGNIZE - INSPIRE
PRESERVE - RECOGNIZE - INSPIRE
JERRY MOORE - OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR - 2018
Photo: Kathy Daly. Contributed by KDaly Photography, © 2018
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2022 NATIONAL AND STATE AWARD WINNERS
THE PLAQUES FOR ALL 2021 AND 2022 STATE AWARD WINNERS WERE KINDLY CONTRIBUTED IN HONOR OF JERRY MOORE
BY THE GERALD K. MOORE MEMORAL CHARITABLE FUND
BY THE GERALD K. MOORE MEMORAL CHARITABLE FUND
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