Jury, the son of Ken and Cindy Jury, is from El Paso, Texas, where he competed at Americas High School under his father Ken, the head wrestling coach. As a prep, he owned a 144-23 record, including being a three-time placer at the Texas state tournament.
Jury capped off an astounding prep career with a state championship at 125 pounds this past winter, owning a 42-1 record, including 31 pins. In the finals, Jury defeated Josh Sandoval of Coleville Heritage High School, a previously unbeaten wrestler who was ranked #24 nationally, 13-5. Another notable victory during his senior campaign came against El Reno High School's (Okla.) Adam Delong, who was ranked #14 in the nation, winning 9-5. Delong was also a 2006 state champion at 125 pounds.
Throughout the duration of his final prep season, Jury was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler on four occasions, including earning the distinction at the Texas state tournament.
Jury was also a state runner-up as a junior (125) and a fifth-place finisher as a sophomore (119). A three-year team captain, he gained a state alternate berth as a freshman as well.
Jury is also recognized nationally as a top grappler, being ranked #25 by Wrestling USA Magazine. In addition to that ranking, he was also listed as one of the top ten wrestling recruits in Texas this past November by Inside Texas Wrestling.
He most recently competed at the National High School Coaches' Association Senior Nationals, where he finished with a 2-2 record.
"Kevin is a great catch and we feel he has the ability to carry on our tradition of previous 125-pound All-Americans," Garvis said. "Kevin is from the same town as former two-time All-American Fidel Gonzalez. In fact, Fidel assisted in the recruitment of Kevin."
The William Penn wrestling program has flourished since joining the NAIA in 2001-2002, including the boasting of 82 national qualifiers and 20 All-Americans. The Statesmen also owned the nation's longest dual-meet winning streak of 54 victories in a row, a streak that spanned over four years (January 2001-December 2005).
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