COFFEYVILLE — A competition Saturday “was a great starting point for several of our first-year wrestlers,” Allen County Wrestling Club head coach John Taylor said.
The wrestling club, consisting of more than 40 area youths, traveled to the sixth annual Anderson-Brown Memorial Tournament in Coffeyville.
Several Allen Countians brought home top-five finishes, led by Eli Adams and Seth Sanford, who took first place in their respective divisions.
“We are very excited for this season to get under way,” Taylor said. “We were very competitive, and I only see us getting better by the end of the season in March.”
Taylor noted more than half of the 40 wrestlers are in their first year of competitive wrestling.
Those finishing in the top five of their divisions were:
Ryan West, fourth place; Landon Boldra, third; Jaaron Griffin, second; Kyler Mittlemeier, fourth; Adams, first; T.J. Taylor, third; Payton Houk, fifth; Trenton Jones, second; Jeremy Ridge, third; Kyle Rogers, third; Logan Brown, fourth; Hunter Mittlemeier, third; Sanford, first; and Alejandro Vargas, second.
The wrestlers return to the mats Saturday in Chanute for the SEK Jr. Comets Tournament.
Taylor’s assistant coaches are Greg Shields, Jeremy Boldra, Adam Sanford and Brett Erikson.
Wrestling club kicks off season
