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Smoot Receives Contribution to Wrestling Award

On Friday, March 30, upper school science teacher and head JV wrestling coach Robert Smoot was awarded the William T. Hastings Award for Contribution to Wrestling by the Maryland Wrestling Officials Association (MWOA). Each year, MWOA recognizes an individual for their outstanding contribution for the betterment of the sport of wrestling.

"Rob is well-deserving of this honor having been a steady, positive influence in the wrestling room for thirty years at McDonogh,” says Mickey Deegan, co-director of athletics. “Having wrestled himself at McDonogh and then at Duke University, Rob knows firsthand what it takes to be a great wrestler. He is patient, kind, and an experienced coach who has worked closely with hundreds of students.”