GEORGE WAH
- mercertrackhall
- Sep 22
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Track Official
Track Official George Wah had a very long and successful career in the Trenton public schools as a teacher, coach, supervisor, and administrator.
George was a strong believer in the value of athletics in molding well-rounded youngsters. George always understood how scholarship and athletics blended together. In 1962 he led the Trenton All Star team to win the Babe Ruth League World Championship, which earned him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He began his career as an official in 1958. He officiated basketball, swimming, baseball, and football. He was also a member of the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football officials from 1967 to 1984, officiating college ball at various colleges including over 100 games at the Division I level.
From 1979 to 2011 he was a track and field official and served as the assigner for the Capital Track Officials Association. In 2003, he was honored as New Jersey Boys Track-Field Official of the Year by the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association. He was honored again in 2009 as Football Official of the Year.
George passed away in 2021. In 2024 at the inaugural awards event, George Wah was inducted into the Mercer County Track and Field Hall of Fame, and a scholarship named in his honor was established.
The George Wah Memorial Scholarship is presented annually to a senior female student-athlete from a Mercer County high school.
