Storm wrestlers set for trip to Nashville
INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Simpson wrestling team makes its annual trip to Nashville, Tenn. this Saturday, Dec. 17 for the Gator "Boots" Duals hosted by Luther College at McGavock High School.
The Storm (1-3 overall) will wrestle three duals, facing Waynesburg, Olivet and Huntingdon. Simpson is coming off a solid performance at its own Luther L. Hill Invitational, in which it placed 11 wrestlers and sent four to the finals.
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TOURNAMENT LOCATION
McGavock HS
3150 McGavock Pike
Nashville, Tenn.
SCHEDULE
11:30 a.m. — Waynesburg, Mat 2
1:15 p.m. — Olivet, Mat 2
4:45 p.m. — Huntingdon, Mat 2
SIMPSON IN THE RANKINGS
Three Storm wrestlers currently find themselves in the D3wrestle.com Rankings, released Dec. 8: Clayton Fenzl (top contender at 125), Zach Johnston (HM at 141) and Colby Vlieger (HM at 285).
GATOR DUALS HISTORY
Luther started hosting The Gator Duals in 2006 in Orlando, Fla. From 2012-13 the Gator Duals moved to New Orleans, La. Since then the event has been held in Nashville. "Boots" was added to the title to reflect the new location.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets out of Waynesburg, Penn. compete in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. The Yellow Jackets and head coach Ron Headlee are 5-5 on the season and are coming off a 20-18 upset win over No. 18 York on Dec. 10. Top Wrestlers (rankings are D3wrestle.com): 125 Tristan Buxton: 19-1, honorable mention … 141 Filippo Crivelli: 17-5, 10-match winning streak … 285 Jake Evans: 16-2, No. 9 … 184 Ryan Shank: 18-2, contender.
The Olivet Comets out of Olivet, Mich. compete in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Comets and head coach Brandon Brissette are 3-4 on the season. Top Wrestlers (rankings are D3wrestle.com): 133 Jared Brickley: 7-5, honorable mention … 141 Curtis Blackwell: 7-3, No. 9 … 149 Austin Kelley: 4-3, No. 8 … 174 Tyler Grimsley: 2-1, honorable mention … 285 Jesse Judge: 7-4, No. 7.
The Huntingdon Hawks out of Montgomery, Ala. compete in the USA South Athletic Conference. The Hawks and head coach Craig Duncan are 0-2 on the season.
PROBABLE LINEUP
125—Jacob Irwin: 3-7 overall, 1-2 duals, 1 pin
133—open
141—Zach Johnston: 9-5 overall, 1-2 duals, 4 pins
149—Jason Kiehne: 10-7 overall, 2-2 duals, 5 pins
157—Jason Clark: 8-6 overall, 1-2 duals, 3 pins
165—Jake Mize: 4-4 overall, 0-2 duals, 2 pins; or Austin Stotts: 6-6 overall, 1-3 duals, 1 pin
174—RJ Brown: 5-7 overall, 0-2 duals, 1 pin
184—Noah Robinson: 6-11 overall, 0-2 duals, 2 pins
197—DeVaughn Scott: 12-7 overall, 2-2 duals, 3 pins
285—Colby Vlieger: 11-6 overall, 2-2 duals, 6 pins
