Hasaan Hawthorne has garnered another award.

The 2016 AHSAA state wrestling champion, a double amputee who overcame this obstacle to become one of Alabama’s best wrestlers, is the 2017 Section 3 recipient of the National High School Spirit of Sport Award by the National Federation of State High School Associations. He is now a freshman wrestler at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

“I am so excited that Hasaan was selected for this award,” Pelham Athletic Director Kim Kiel said. “As you know, he is a great wrestler, but an even better young man. Pelham is proud.”

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The National High School Spirit of Sport Award goes to athletes who “exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics,” according to a news release announcing the award. Hawthorne excelled as a wrestler despite being a double amputee at the knee.

Hawthorne capped his inspirational high school career by winning the AHSAA Class 6A 145-pound state wrestling championship in 2016, finishing with a 38-0 record as a senior. He placed third at the state meet in 2015.

Hawthorne had both legs amputated below the knee when he was 4 months old, but his parents didn’t let that stop him. He participated in football, baseball, track and skateboarding before concentrating on wrestling as a high school athlete.

The NFHS divides the nation into eight geographical sections, and Section 3 includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

State associations, such as the AHSAA, nominate athletes for the awards and winners are selected by the NFHS Spirit of Sport Award Selection Committee.

The national winner will be announced June 29 at the NFHS Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.