Eight wrestlers repeat as champions at FTA Northwest Bigfoot Battle in Spokane, Wash. last week
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by Rachel Hyman, USA Wrestling
Eight athletes were able to repeat as champions at the Northwest Bigfoot Battle in Spokane, Wash. as USA Wrestling kicked off the Folkstyle Tour of America series for 2016-17. This is the first of a popular six-event series for the new season.
Four of the repeat champions won their titles in the Novice division, while the other four won their titles in the Middle School division.
Repeat champion Mack Mauger of the Delchev Trained Academy won the 60-pound Novice title, defeating Jordan McKamey of the Lewiston Wrestling Club by fall in 2:28.
Cody Miller of Extreme Takedown won for the second year in a row, taking the 75-pound Novice title, defeating Cooper Sanders of the Top of Utah Wrestling Club by decision, 7-0. Miller also won the Outstanding Wrestler award.
Another back-to-back champion, Daschle Lamer of the Metro Mat Club Vipers, won the 85-pound Novice title, defeating Westin Triplett of Extreme Takedown by decision, 8-2.
For a second consecutive year, Sawyer Troupe of the Big Game Wrestling Club was champion, taking the 105-pound Novice title by defeating Caden Wilson of the Tri Cities Wrestling Club by fall in 1:37.
Another repeat champion was Muro Michel of the Salem Elite Mat Club, who won the 77-pound Middle School title, defeating Joel Godina of Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling by fall in 0:27.
Taking the Middle School title at 91 pounds this year was Chance Lamer of the Metro Mat Club Vipers, defeating Dominic Hargrove of SOT Academy by major decision, 10-0. Last year, Lamer was the Middle School champion at 77 pounds. Lamer also won the Outstanding Wrestler award.
Abel Nava of Victory Wrestling – Central WA captured back-to-back titles, winning in both 2015 and 2016. This year, Nava took home the 98-pound Middle School title, defeating Maximus Zamora of the Moses Lake Wrestling Club by decision, 4-2.
The eighth repeat champion was Gilbert Marquez of the Garage Boyz, who won the 160-pound Middle School title, defeating Caleb Shockey of Orange Crush by fall in 1:31.
There were a few upsets in the Northwest Bigfoot Battle. One notable upset was in the 75-pound Intermediate division, where Jeremy Alo-Perry defeated the reigning champion, Ladd Holman, by major decision, 12-4.
It was an outstanding day of wrestling in these five youth divisions, as a total of 951 athletes competed. Included were 277 Middle School athletes, 193 Novice athletes, 175 Intermediate athletes, 79 Bantam athletes, 37 Fly athletes and 190 True Beginner athletes.
Outstanding Wrestlers
Bantam – Boden Harker, Upper Valley Aces
Intermediate – Israel “Izzy” Acosta, Hells Canyon Wrestling Club
Novice – Cody Miller, Extreme Takedown
Middle School – Chance Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
Team Awards
Bantam:
1. Upper Valley Aces
2. NWWC
3. Team Real Life
Intermediate:
1. Mat Demon Wrestling Club
2. Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
3. Team Real Life
Novice:
1. Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
2. Team Takedown
3. Big Game Wrestling Club
Middle School:
1. Salem Elite Mat Club
2. Victory Wrestling – Central WA
3. Team Aggression
Individual Champions
Bantam:
40 – Miro Parr-Coffin, Lake City Wolfpack
45 – Brand’n Edstrom, Upper Valley Aces
50 – Boden Harker, Upper Valley Aces
55 – Jammer Perry, Unattached
60 – Justus Spillner, USA Gold
65 – Kael Copeland, Mat Demon Wrestling Club
70 – Eli Anderson, Moses Lake Wrestling Club
75 – Brendan David, NWWC
75+ - Kade Calderon, Bad Draw Wrestling Club
Intermediate:
50 – Christian Perez, USA Gold
55 – Anthony Sifuentes, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
60 – Israel “Izzy” Acosta, Hells Canyon Wrestling Club
65 – Alan Salguero Jr., Mat Demon Wrestling Club
70 – Caleb Ray, Orange Crush
75 – Jeremy Alo-Perry, Unattached
80 – Jose Gatica, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
87 – Sawyer Muehlbauer, Hood River Wrestling Club
95 – Zakaria Hammou, Vandit Wrestling Academy
103 – Anthony Nava, Victory Wrestlig – Central WA
112 – Brash Henderson, Salem Elite Mat Club
120 – Kyle VanVleet, Kellogg Wrestling Club
Novice:
60 – Mack Mauger, Delchev Trained Academy
65 – Nikade Zinkin, Dethroned
70 – Joshua Neiwert, Bundy’s Wrestling Academy
75 – Cody Miller, Extreme Takedown
80 – Lars Michaelson, NWWC
85 – Daschle Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
90 – Cade Troupe, Big Game Wrestling Club
95 – Smokey Isaiah McClure, Chain Wrestling
100 – Justin Rademacher, Metro Mat Wrestling Club
105 – Sawyer Troupe, Big Game Wrestling Club
112 – Max Hannum, Bluehawk Wrestling Club
120 – Boyde Aney, Bad Draw Wrestling Club
130 – Hunter Tibodeau, Wrestling Rhinos
140+ - Mason Ferguson, Team Scorpion
Middle School
70 – Miguel Torrez, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
77 – Mauro Michel, Salem Elite Mat Club
84 – Hayden Zinkin, Dethrone
91 – Chance Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
98 – Abel Nava, Victory Wrestling – Central WA
105 – Yusief Lillie, Team Aggression
112 – Austin Dalton, Salem Elite Mat Club
120 – Noah Thompson, Salem Elite Mat Club
128 – Ky Haney, Bundy’s Wrestling Academy
136 – Carlitos Campos, Team Takedown
144 – Cael Brunson, All Phase Wrestling
152 – Connor Larsen, Team Real Life
160 – Gilbert Marquez, Garage Boyz
175 – Kaden Krouse, Colville USA Wrestling
190 – Gage Cook, Victory Wrestling – Central WA
Join us for the Tour of America series at the following events!
Tour of America – King of the Mountain
December 2-4, 2016
Douglas County Events Center
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Las Vegas Royal Crush
December 16-18, 2016
Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Salt Lake Slam
December 29-31, 2016
Legacy Events Center
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Southern Grind
January 20-21, 2017
LakePoint Indoor Sports Complex
Registration will open Thursday, December 1st at 12:00pm Central!
Tour of America – Dominate in the Dells
March 10-11, 2017
Wisconsin Dells Center
Registration will open Friday, January 1st at 12:00pm Central!
All Tour of America events will be included in the calculations for Future Olympian Rankings. Please visit TheMat.com for more information.
Join us for Folkstyle Nationals for your chance to qualify for the USA Wrestling Kids National Team and be featured on TheMat.com!
Click HERE to see full results!
Four of the repeat champions won their titles in the Novice division, while the other four won their titles in the Middle School division.
Repeat champion Mack Mauger of the Delchev Trained Academy won the 60-pound Novice title, defeating Jordan McKamey of the Lewiston Wrestling Club by fall in 2:28.
Cody Miller of Extreme Takedown won for the second year in a row, taking the 75-pound Novice title, defeating Cooper Sanders of the Top of Utah Wrestling Club by decision, 7-0. Miller also won the Outstanding Wrestler award.
Another back-to-back champion, Daschle Lamer of the Metro Mat Club Vipers, won the 85-pound Novice title, defeating Westin Triplett of Extreme Takedown by decision, 8-2.
For a second consecutive year, Sawyer Troupe of the Big Game Wrestling Club was champion, taking the 105-pound Novice title by defeating Caden Wilson of the Tri Cities Wrestling Club by fall in 1:37.
Another repeat champion was Muro Michel of the Salem Elite Mat Club, who won the 77-pound Middle School title, defeating Joel Godina of Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling by fall in 0:27.
Taking the Middle School title at 91 pounds this year was Chance Lamer of the Metro Mat Club Vipers, defeating Dominic Hargrove of SOT Academy by major decision, 10-0. Last year, Lamer was the Middle School champion at 77 pounds. Lamer also won the Outstanding Wrestler award.
Abel Nava of Victory Wrestling – Central WA captured back-to-back titles, winning in both 2015 and 2016. This year, Nava took home the 98-pound Middle School title, defeating Maximus Zamora of the Moses Lake Wrestling Club by decision, 4-2.
The eighth repeat champion was Gilbert Marquez of the Garage Boyz, who won the 160-pound Middle School title, defeating Caleb Shockey of Orange Crush by fall in 1:31.
There were a few upsets in the Northwest Bigfoot Battle. One notable upset was in the 75-pound Intermediate division, where Jeremy Alo-Perry defeated the reigning champion, Ladd Holman, by major decision, 12-4.
It was an outstanding day of wrestling in these five youth divisions, as a total of 951 athletes competed. Included were 277 Middle School athletes, 193 Novice athletes, 175 Intermediate athletes, 79 Bantam athletes, 37 Fly athletes and 190 True Beginner athletes.
Outstanding Wrestlers
Bantam – Boden Harker, Upper Valley Aces
Intermediate – Israel “Izzy” Acosta, Hells Canyon Wrestling Club
Novice – Cody Miller, Extreme Takedown
Middle School – Chance Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
Team Awards
Bantam:
1. Upper Valley Aces
2. NWWC
3. Team Real Life
Intermediate:
1. Mat Demon Wrestling Club
2. Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
3. Team Real Life
Novice:
1. Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
2. Team Takedown
3. Big Game Wrestling Club
Middle School:
1. Salem Elite Mat Club
2. Victory Wrestling – Central WA
3. Team Aggression
Individual Champions
Bantam:
40 – Miro Parr-Coffin, Lake City Wolfpack
45 – Brand’n Edstrom, Upper Valley Aces
50 – Boden Harker, Upper Valley Aces
55 – Jammer Perry, Unattached
60 – Justus Spillner, USA Gold
65 – Kael Copeland, Mat Demon Wrestling Club
70 – Eli Anderson, Moses Lake Wrestling Club
75 – Brendan David, NWWC
75+ - Kade Calderon, Bad Draw Wrestling Club
Intermediate:
50 – Christian Perez, USA Gold
55 – Anthony Sifuentes, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
60 – Israel “Izzy” Acosta, Hells Canyon Wrestling Club
65 – Alan Salguero Jr., Mat Demon Wrestling Club
70 – Caleb Ray, Orange Crush
75 – Jeremy Alo-Perry, Unattached
80 – Jose Gatica, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
87 – Sawyer Muehlbauer, Hood River Wrestling Club
95 – Zakaria Hammou, Vandit Wrestling Academy
103 – Anthony Nava, Victory Wrestlig – Central WA
112 – Brash Henderson, Salem Elite Mat Club
120 – Kyle VanVleet, Kellogg Wrestling Club
Novice:
60 – Mack Mauger, Delchev Trained Academy
65 – Nikade Zinkin, Dethroned
70 – Joshua Neiwert, Bundy’s Wrestling Academy
75 – Cody Miller, Extreme Takedown
80 – Lars Michaelson, NWWC
85 – Daschle Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
90 – Cade Troupe, Big Game Wrestling Club
95 – Smokey Isaiah McClure, Chain Wrestling
100 – Justin Rademacher, Metro Mat Wrestling Club
105 – Sawyer Troupe, Big Game Wrestling Club
112 – Max Hannum, Bluehawk Wrestling Club
120 – Boyde Aney, Bad Draw Wrestling Club
130 – Hunter Tibodeau, Wrestling Rhinos
140+ - Mason Ferguson, Team Scorpion
Middle School
70 – Miguel Torrez, Toppenish Bad Boy Wrestling
77 – Mauro Michel, Salem Elite Mat Club
84 – Hayden Zinkin, Dethrone
91 – Chance Lamer, Metro Mat Club Vipers
98 – Abel Nava, Victory Wrestling – Central WA
105 – Yusief Lillie, Team Aggression
112 – Austin Dalton, Salem Elite Mat Club
120 – Noah Thompson, Salem Elite Mat Club
128 – Ky Haney, Bundy’s Wrestling Academy
136 – Carlitos Campos, Team Takedown
144 – Cael Brunson, All Phase Wrestling
152 – Connor Larsen, Team Real Life
160 – Gilbert Marquez, Garage Boyz
175 – Kaden Krouse, Colville USA Wrestling
190 – Gage Cook, Victory Wrestling – Central WA
Join us for the Tour of America series at the following events!
Tour of America – King of the Mountain
December 2-4, 2016
Douglas County Events Center
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Las Vegas Royal Crush
December 16-18, 2016
Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Salt Lake Slam
December 29-31, 2016
Legacy Events Center
Click HERE to register!
Tour of America – Southern Grind
January 20-21, 2017
LakePoint Indoor Sports Complex
Registration will open Thursday, December 1st at 12:00pm Central!
Tour of America – Dominate in the Dells
March 10-11, 2017
Wisconsin Dells Center
Registration will open Friday, January 1st at 12:00pm Central!
All Tour of America events will be included in the calculations for Future Olympian Rankings. Please visit TheMat.com for more information.
Join us for Folkstyle Nationals for your chance to qualify for the USA Wrestling Kids National Team and be featured on TheMat.com!
Click HERE to see full results!
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