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OCU's Tortorelli snares award for wrestling coverage
Courtesy National Wrestling Media Association: http://www.nationalwrestlingmedia.com/2017/03/national-wrestling-media-association-announces-annual-wrestling-journalism-awards/?
Division I SID of the Year: Chas Dorman, Penn
One of the steadiest and reliable Sports Information Directors in all of college sports, not just wrestling, Chas Dorman has emerged as one of the best. Complete releases, statistics, match notes, active and creative social media campaigns – Dorman can and will do it all. Despite not coming from a wrestling background, Dorman has been an active voice for SIDs within the NWMA and his stellar work has made him a finalist for this award for a number of years.
Small College SID of the Year: Rich Tortorelli, Oklahoma City
A veteran journalist, Rich Tortorelli has been handling the media relations duties for Oklahoma City’s men’s and women’s wrestling teams for nearly a decade. With two teams to cover, one in the NAIA and one with the WCWA, Tortorelli balances 23 total sports in his small shop with effective professionalism. Totrorelli has also been helpful with media and communications efforts as OCU has hosted numerous women’s wrestling championships, both at the college level and by USA Wrestling.