Ali Haiser will admit she was a little surprised by how well she did at the USMC Junior & 16U National Championships earlier this month in Fargo. The Lebanon standout reached the championship match of the 16U 164-pound bracket and finished second in her first trip to the FargoDome. “I have to say the whole […]
Dear Drury Wrestling Supporter, As we head into the final weeks of summer and look forward to our grapplers getting back to campus we continue to celebrate the success form the 2020-21 school year. Last week 152 Drury student-athletes earned Academic Achievement Awards form the NCAA DII Athletic Directors Association. Eight wrestlers were among the […]
Man oh Man did the Girls represent! These girls absolutely rocked the country, taking top 5 in both 16u (Cadets) AND Junior divisions. Starting with our 16u teams 5th place performance, we had 6 placers, 3 finalists, and 1 champion. Payton Weese- The soon to be Sophomore from Marceline is starting her high school off […]
Fargo has come and gone, and with that we have amazing accomplishments to write about! Our boys performed well placing top 20 in every age group except Junior Greco where they took 26th. Fargo is the biggest tournament of the year and placing is a coveted feat so kudos to these young men before we […]
Dutton won the first state championship earlier this year for Springfield Central — for boys or girls — and she added a national championship by winning the 16U division at the 2021 U.S. Marine Corps 16U and Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. Dutton dominated her foes on the way to the 16U title, which […]
The sophomore-to-be at McDonald County High School took sixth in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle. He is hoping the success at the national level is a precursor for success in Class 3 this winter. “It was a great experience,” he said. “I worked all year for that goal and it was great. It was brutal; […]
By Jonathan Bowen Katherine Bowen, Cadet, and Junior Divisions @ 112 lbs., Freestyle: This is her first trip to Fargo and traveling with the Missouri National Team. With so many byes built into the earlier brackets, Katherine was slotted as the 7th match out of the gate on the Women’s side. Her first-round opponent hails […]
Awhile back we saw Luke Lilledahl make an incredibly dominant run at Cadet World Team Trials. I think everyone who watched that run or Lilledahl’s freshman state run with CBC had high hopes for his trip to Budapest. But this kid is the real deal! He continues to impress with toughness, awareness, and lightning quick […]
It’s been 18 months since Private Braxton Barnes has been on US soil since being stationed in Germany. Barnes, a state champion from Neosho (1st, 4th,4th), made a surprise visit home that included this experience at a Kansas City Royals game while his mom was playing an in-between innings game on the jumbotron. Thank you […]
Missouri did pretty well at the 16U Cadet National Duals, with six wrestlers being named to the All-Tournament teams from the event held earlier this month in Westfield, Indiana. Wrestlers had to post an undefeated record to be qualified to be on the team — either Greco-Roman or freestyle. Missouri had the second most wrestlers […]