Sandites well represented at US Junior Championships

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

This past weekend was the United States Junior Championships in Oklahoma City and several Sandites were there representing in the Novice and Open tournaments. No one from the Springs managed to take first, but several Sandites placed, including Clayton Giddens, Tabor Reiss, Jayden Bussell, and Bradie Adams, who all finished runner-up.

Open

Division 2 - Ages 8 & Under

Jaxon Grigsby - 43 - Third Place

  • defeated Lane Walters (Salina WC) 9-1
  • lost to Mason Burnham (Catoosa Youth Wrestling) 15-3
  • defeated Paxton Shultz (Southmoore Little League) by 1:26 fall
  • defeated Will Meredith (Roller Academy) by 2:58 fall
  • lost to Alex Rodriguez (SOT Academy) 8-3

Ayreson Reiss - 52

  • lost to Kyler Auten (Sperry WC) by 1:56 fall
  • lost to Talon Suttles (Winfield WC) 2-1

Zane Swafford - 61

  • lost to Hayze Ivvey (Southmoore Little League) 6-2
  • lost to Jacob Gonzales (Ulysses) by 2:27 fall

Jaxon 'Scout' Trotter - 83

  • lost to Ritson Meyer (Cache Bulldog Takedown Club) 4-3
  • lost to Declan Murphy (Division Bell) 12-2

Team Big placed 35th of 173.

Division 3 - Ages 10 & Under

Jackson Martin - 52

  • lost to Ivan Lopez (Texas School of Wrestling) 17-0
  • lost to Cavin Peper (Sapulpa Youth) 4-2

Zander Grigsby - 52 - 6th Place

  • defeated Christopher Kiser (Wildcat Wrestling) 8-7
  • lost to Javin Douglas (Yukon Youth) 10-0
  • lost to Isaak Arevalo (Texas School) 10-2
  • lost to Michael Johnson (Team Big) by 1:11 fall

Michael Johnson - 52 - 5th Place

  • defeated Nicholas Shaeffer (Seneca WC) 15-0
  • defeated Isaak Arevalo (Texas School) 4-3
  • lost to Ivan Lopez (Texas School) 2-0
  • lost to Christopher Kiser (Wildcat Wrestling) 1-0
  • defeated Zander Grigsby (Team Big) by 1:11 fall

Clayton Giddens - 58 - Runner-Up

  • defeated Sam Anderson (Checotah Matcats) 8-0
  • defeated Kaiden Castro (Matrix Grappling) 14-3
  • lost to Destin Parker (Ruff Ryders) 6-3
  • defeated Lawson Knox (SC Outlaws) 4-0
  • defeated Bryson Humphries (Catoosa Youth) by 5-3 sudden victory
  • defeated Eli Biermann (Wrestling Factory) by 0:34 fall

Team Big placed 14th of 173

Division 4 - Ages 12 & Under

Owen Martin - 64 - 3rd Place

  • defeated Garrett Kernell (Prodigy) 16-0
  • lost to William Heger (Yukon Youth) 6-0
  • defeated Caydon Miller (Sapulpa Youth) 9-4
  • defeated Christian Forbes (Roller Academy) 4-2
  • lost to Cole Brooks (Collinsville WC) 7-2

Bryce Fisher - 100 - 6th Place

  • defeated Rachel Gober (Division Bell) 13-0
  • defeated Aydin Matanane (Norman Grappling Club) 5-0
  • defeated Ethan White (Roller Academy) 16-1
  • lost to Ty Moose (Blue T Xtreme) 11-3
  • lost to Steven Rodriguez (Wesley WC) 4-0
  • lost to DeShawn Cosby (NB Elite) 4-1

Team Big placed 29th of 173.

Novice

Division A - Ages 6 & Under

Asher Giddens - 37 - 4th Place

  • lost to Caydon Scott (Bixby Youth) 16-1
  • defeated Kanon Swaim (Randall Youth WC) 19-5
  • defeated Dalton Perkins (Matrix Grappling) 12-10 by sudden victory
  • defeated Quintin McDade (Woodward Youth) 11-9
  • defeated Keegan Paras (OKC Warriors) 12-9
  • lost to Caydon Scott (Bixby Youth) by 2:42 fall

Tabor Reiss - 37 - Runner-Up

  • defeated Sloan Lanham (Randall Youth WC) 10-7
  • defeated Jon Zerzavy (Cache Bulldog Takedown Club) 11-3
  • defeated Keegan Paras (OKC Warriors) 11-6
  • lost to Brynlyn Sullivan (Bristow) by 0:34 fall

Jayden Bussell - 49 - Runner-Up

  • defeated Karson Wilson (Chandler Takedown Club) by 0:55 fall
  • defeated Corbin Fleming (Carl Albert Little League) 14-0
  • defeated Isander Woodruff (Perry Maroons) by 2:54 fall
  • defeated Kale Fruits (Bristow) by 0:38 fall
  • lost to Revin Flipps (Perry Maroons) 5-0

Division B - Ages 8 & Under

Bradie Adams - 49 - Runner-Up

  • defeated Jace Reed (Matrix Grappling) 16-1
  • defeated Ayden Uribe (StandFast) 2-1
  • defeated Brady Fabbri (McLoud) 6-5
  • lost to Wiley Wilson (Cowboy WC) 4-2

Colt Cothran - 55

  • lost to David Farmer (Sallisaw Takedown Club) 5-3
  • defeated Tucker Smith (Cache Bulldog Takedown Club) 15-0
  • defeated Landon Davis (OKC Warriors) by 1:37 fall
  • defeated Brody Green (Edmond Generals) 12-2
  • lost to Ryker Miller (Sallisaw Takedown Club) 5-2

Division C - Ages 10 & Under

Kayden Campbell - 85 - 6th Place

  • lost to Thomas Crowder (Weatherford Youth) 7-6
  • defeated Jacob Lawson (Wildcat) 7-0
  • defeated Jayvis Norton (Panther Pinners) by 2:22 fall
  • defeated Robert Hughes (Del City Little League) 4-2
  • defeated Skylar Wirick (Carl Albert Little League) by 4-2 sudden victory
  • lost to Major Linden (Tuttle) 2-1
  • lost to Jaiden Trimble (Team Hard Knox) 3-2

Division D - Ages 12 & Under

Sammy Naugle - 80 

  • lost to Garrett Washington (Glenpool Youth) 8-2
  • defeated Gustavo Martinez (Bulldog Pride Youth) by 2:54 fall
  • defeated Jacob Hurst (Blanchard WC) 7-4
  • lost to Ethan Norton (Team Big) by 1-0 Ultimate tie-breaker

Ethan Norton - 80 - 4th Place

  • lost to Sutton Little (StandFast) 12-4 by tie breaker
  • defeated Aspen Jolly (Panther Pinners) 7-0
  • defeated Sammy Naugle (Team Big) 1-0 by ultimate tie breaker
  • defeated Ransom Cosby (Blanchard WC) 4-2
  • lost to Kyler Alley (Choctaw Ironman) by 5-3 sudden victory