Nine team members compete at Jr. Mustangs Tournament in Sacramento
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SACRAMENTO >> Nine members of the CORE Wrestling team combined to bring home 16 medals from the Jr. Mustangs Tournament on Sunday at Foothill High School in Sacramento.
CORE wrestlers recorded a tournament-best 22 pins.
Eric Holley double bracketed and came away with two firsts. He went 3-0 with one pin in the bantam division (50-53 pounds) and 4-0 with four pins in the intermediate division (49-53.6 pounds).
Kaitlyn Crow triple bracketed, finishing first in novice girls (73.2-78 pounds) with a 3-0 record and two pins; third in novice girls (69-75 pounds) with a 2-2 record and two pins; and third in novice girls (74.7-78 pounds) with a 2-2 record and one pin.
Wyatt Hooten double bracketed, taking first in the novice division (67-70 pounds) with a 3-0 record and three pins, and third in the middle school boys division (65-75 pounds).
Ryder White Eagle double bracketed, finishing first in the middle school boys division (111-121 pounds) with a 4-0 record and 2-2 pins, and third in the middle school boys division (121-136 pounds) with a 2-2 record.
Colin Crow triple bracketed, placing second in the intermediate boys division (50-54 pounds) with a 3-1 record that included two pins and a technical fall; finishing second in the intermediate boys division (55-60 pounds) with a 3-1 record and two pins; and third in the intermediate boys division (57.8-62 pounds) with a 2-2 record, one pin and one technical fall.
Tucker Heywood doubled bracketed, finishing second in the novice division (91-98.6 pounds) with a 2-1 record and one pin, and third in the middle school boys division (98.6-107 pounds).
“Tucker Heywood has really been standing out to me lately,” CORE coach Daniel Hooten said. “Everyone that knows wrestling knows there are easy weight classes and hard weight classes depending on your weight and age. Well, Tucker is always in a tough bracket and is always battling it out. Tucker is one of our toughest kids, and not just that; he has heart, the mindset and the sportsmanship to go with his strength. He fell short of the gold in an overtime match and had another few close battles. I told him it doesn’t matter that you didn’t get the gold, those are the battles we want. The thing that matters most is you are making a name for yourself, and they will definitely remember your name. The golds come and go; your name is forever.”
Liliana Williams came in second in the middle school girls division (110-117 pounds) with a 1-2 record with one pin, and Sampson Wetmore finished second in the novice division (83-87 pounds) with a 2-1 record.
Timothy “Mr. Right” Williams placed in the novice division (74.7-78 pounds) with a 1-3 record after wrestling all four of his matches wearing two right shoes.
