Luke Egan, from the 7/8 age group, pins last year’s state champ.
West Michigan Pursuit wrestlers traveled to the North Region last weekend, for Central Montcalm’s Open only tournament. “Competing outside of our region will give our WMP grapplers an opportunity to see what the other regions have to offer competitively and what to look forward to when we reach the State Finals,” said Owner and Head Coach Dave Andrus.
WMP took 26 grapplers to compete and placed 20 in the top four. The team battled 81 times with 51 ending in victory. Results are as follows:
4th Place Medalists include John McKay in the 4/5/6 age group in the 43 lb wt class, Anthony Szubinski, Jr. in the 9/10 age group in the 67 lb wt class, Brandson Wood in the 7/8 age group in the 46 lb wt class, Caleigh Wood in the 4/5/6 age group in the 40 lb wt class and Ricky Wood in the 13/14/15 age group in the 122 lb wt class.
3rd Place Medalists include Logan Bennett in the 9/10 age group in the 67 lb wt class and Kaden Schmid in the 9/10 age group in the 75 lb wt class.
2nd Place Medalists include Casey Eberspeaker in the 7/8 age group in the 64 lb wt class and Derek Egan in the 13/14/15 age group in the 90 lb wt class.
Champions are Gage Bowen in the 7/8 age group in the 97 lb wt class, Lee Braun in the 7/8 age group in the 58 lb wt class, Xavier Contreras in the 11/12 age group in the 75 lb wt class, Chayson Eberspeaker in the 4/5/6 age group in the 55 lb wt class, Luke Egan in the 7/8 age group in the 52 lb wt class, Jayden Marcano-Cruz in the 4/5/6 in the 46 lb wt class, Blake Peasley in the 7/8 age group in the 67 lb wt class, Lucus Pienton in the 13/14/15 age group in the 138/145 lb wt class, Zak Schmid in the 11/12 age group in the 158 lb wt class, Josh Vasquez in the 7/8 age group in the 55 lb wt class and Maston Wood in the 9/10 age group in the 130 lb wt class.
Special Recognition to Zak Schmid who remains undefeated and to Luke Egan who defeated two prior State Champions.
If you are interested in learning more about this sport or if your wrestler is looking to compete at the next level, check out West Michigan Pursuit. We are located at the Cedar Springs Sports Plex, practices are Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
