The Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional wrestling tournament took place this past weekend and as always attracted some of the best wrestlers from not only the southeast region of the United States but wrestlers from all over came to take part in this event. 17 states were represented in this event, even states as far away as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This was the last Fargo qualifier with the top 6 wrestlers qualifying. Since this is a Georgia Wrestling site we will only be discussing and recapping our home grown Ga wrestlers who finished in the top 4 in their weight classes.
You can find a quick recap of the 12U and 14U weight classes below. If there is no recap for a weight class it is because no Ga wrestler placed in that weight class.
12U Recap:
12U boys FS 58 lb weight class: Gabe Turner, GA, was the only wrestler to register for this weight class.
12U boys FS 63 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 3 Ga wrestlers competing.
Jackson Stott finished in 4th place overall for this weight class. Losing to Dadiomoff from TN first round, Stott was able to wrestle back through the conso bracket before falling to Bell from TN in the conso finals.
12U boys FS 74 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 1 Ga wrestler competing.
Aviyahn Mills was the number 1 seed going into the tournament this weekend. He finished in 2nd place with a 2-1 record. Mills walked through his first two opponents only to be met by an absolute hammer from AL in the finals.
12U boys FS 82 lb weight class: This weight class was a 5 man round robin bracket.
Kian Green finished this weight class with a 2-2 record with 1 bye. He narrowly missed out on 2nd place losing to Quiroga from FL by 1 point 16-15. Green finished the day in 3rd place overall.
12U boys FS 86 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 1 Ga wrestler competing.
Silas Stanley was the number 1 seed coming into this tournament. Stanley finished with a 3-1 record for the tournament which was good enough for 3rd place. After tech falling in the quarters, he lost a 1 point match in the semis. Rallying back in the consolation bracket he teched in the conso semis and pinned in the conso finals.
12U boys FS 98 lb weight class: This weight class was a 3 man round robin bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Jacob Barrett went 1-1 on the day with a bye, which was good enough for 2nd place. He teched his first opponent and then lost his second round match by 14.
Mathew Martinez finished in 3rd place overall for this weight class.
12U boys FS 135 lb weight class: This weight class was a 3 man round robin with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Abdulla Abdullayev finished the day in 1st place with a 2-0 record. He pinned 1 kid from FL and then teched his Ga counterpart.
Carson Collins finished in 3rd place overall for this weight class.
14 U Recap:
14U boys FS 87 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Beau Abbott was the number 1 seed going into the day for this weight class and he did not disappoint. Finishing 3-0 on the day which was good enough for the gold medal.
Brighton Prine started the day 2-0 making it into the finals against Abbott. Prine lost 11-6 to Abbott in the finals finishing in 2nd place.
14U boys FS 97 lb weight class: This weight class was a 16 man double elimination bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Isaac Jung was the number 1 seed going into the weekend and it was evident why he earned that seed through his wrestling. Jung went 3-0 on the day with 3 tech falls. Only giving up 1 takedown throughout the day, Jung was dominant on his way to a gold medal.
14U boys FS 114 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Xavier Mance went 1-1 on the day. He started with a bye in the quarters, then a teched a TN boy in the semis before falling 8-4 to Ruiz from FL. Mance finished the day in 2nd place overall for this weight class.
14U boys FS 119 lb weight class: This weight class was an 8 man double elimination bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Jack C. Pierce was the number 1 seed going into this weekend. Pierce came out sluggish in the first round and lost to Heskett from OH. After waking up in the consolation bracket Pierce finished the day with a 2-1 record. Good enough for 3rd place.
14U boys FS 130 lb weight class: This weight class was a 4 man round robin bracket with 2 Ga wrestlers competing.
Walker Woodard absolutely dominated this weight class by tech falling everyone and only giving up 2 points on the day. He finished the day with a 3-0 record and a gold medal.
Tyler Russu finished the day in 4th place overall with an 0-3 record.
14U boys FS 149 lb weight class: This weight class was a 16 man double elimination bracket with 5 Ga wrestlers competing.
Nathaniel Park was the highest placing Ga wrestler for this weight class finishing 2nd overall. Park went 3-1 on the day, only falling in the finals to Ohio wrestler Tommy Rowlands.
Harrison Murdock finished in 3rd place overall with a 3-1 record. After losing to Rowlands in the semis Murdock rattled off two more wins in the conso semis and conso finals.
14U boys FS 250 lb weight class: This weight class was a 4 man round robin bracket with 3 Ga wrestlers competing.
David Robinson was the highest Ga placer in this weight class going 2-1 which was good enough for 2nd place. His last match was against eventual champion Adamson from TN where he barely lost 16-13.
Emmanuel Isidro finished his day in 3rd place with a 1-2 record overall.
Rojelio Zavala finished in 4th place for this weight class.
Brackets can be found here
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