Tiger Takedown: Aztec Wrestling Nation Newsletter #6 2018-2019 1/14/2019
On Thursday the Tigers traveled 2 ½ hours to dual the Utah State Champions, Monticello, Buckaroos. This was the first time since 1978 that Aztec has wrestled them in Monticello. Aztec came away with a 52-12 win, making the drive home much easier. On Saturday, the JV won the Garrison Spencer Memorial Invitational, beating 2 varsity and 2 JV teams along the way to the Championship. The Varsity showed both promise and the need for more improvement, while at the always tough Rocky Mountain Championships in Pagosa Springs. We placed third, which was both gratifying and unsatisfactory, as far as our overall performance throughout the long day.
Garrison Spencer Memorial invitational Team results: 14 teams
Pool play: Aztec JV 66 Shiprock 18 Aztec JV 66 Wingate 18
Gold round: Aztec JV 40 Farmington JV 29 Aztec JV 51 PV JV 24
Rocky Mountain invitational Team Results: top 8/16
1st Pagosa 237 2nd Silver City 230.5 3rd Aztec 218.5 4th Monticello 162
5th Bayfield 123.5 6th Centauri 102 7th Bloomfield 99 8th Kirtland 90
Aztec place winners:
106# 10th Jaren McBride 3-1 24 pts Runner-up
113# 10th Kaydon McElroy 2-2 9 pts 7th place
120# 10th Dylan St.Vrain 3-1 11 pts 5th place
126# 12th Christian Robison 4-0 30 pts CHAMPION
132# 11th Garrett Birzer 3-1 15 pts 3rd place
138# 12th Cody Candelaria 4-0 29.5 pts CHAMPION
145# 12th Hunter Medina 3-1 24 pts Runner-up
152# 11th Bode Wooley 3-1 15 pts 5th place
160# 11th Zane Chapman 3-1 22 pts Runner-up
170# 10th Malcolm Altisi 1-2 15 pts 4th place
182# open
195# 10th Caleb Varzeas 4-1 13 pts 5th place
220# 12th Zack Roberts 0-3 1 pts 8th place
Hwt 11th Ty Ashley 1-2 11 pts 4th place
No Fear Wrestlers of the Week: JV Justin Hargis Varsity Christian Robison
Events of the week: Friday and Saturday Varsity at the Doc Wright Invitational in Winslow, Arizona
Side note: Your Aztec Wrestling Nation Wrestlers are now into their 2nd week of full blown State conditioning. State conditioning consists of Monday and Wednesday at 6am, 17 station circuit lifting, then 2 miles of running and drilling while tired. Tuesdays, at 7am, it is quickness training along with normal hard practices. This has been an Aztec Wrestling staple for generations and has produced winning results. We take pride in being the hardest working wrestling program in New Mexico.