Hoosier Hustle Finishes 2nd in PA

[Coach McCormick]

The Hoosier Hustle All-Star team went 4-1 yesterday at the Columbus Day Duals in York, PA.

     * HH picked up a nice win in round 1 of pool play against perennial powerhouse Team Nauman White - PA

     * HH then disposed of Team Northeast (NY/NJ) and The Edge (NJ) in rounds 2 and 3

     * HH won an exciting dual over a very well coached KT Kidz out of Connecticut in the semi-finals

     * HH fell to A&B Core (NJ) in the finals in a very good dual.  

 

This was an extremely fun and rewarding group of wrestlers to be around all weekend.   We had numerous honor students on this squad as well as 3 young men who are U.S. Service Academy candidates for next year (Army and Navy).  These 3 young men had congressional interviews in Indianapolis on Saturday and then had to make their way to York, PA in the whee hours of the morning to participate on Sunday.  Simply put... this group of wrestlers was a class act from top to bottom.  In addition to wrestling with grit and determination, they always displayed great sportsmanship... both in victory and defeat.

 

Of our 15 wrestlers (from 8 different clubs/schools) we had 9 of them represented with parents at the event.  Great group of parents and awfully kind of them to make the 8-9 hour trip to support their wrestler and the team.  Thank you for safely transporting the team as well.

 

I want to thank all of the club and high school coaches and parents who I corresponded with over the past 6 weeks in filling this competitive squad.  

 

Thank you to Coach O'Brien, Coach Janney and Coach Smith for all of your efforts with the team this weekend.  It takes a lot of coordination to get 15 kids, from all over IN/OH, to an event 8 hours away; and pull off a successful effort.  These guys volunteered their time and expertise for the team and the kids this weekend.  They all offered positive leadership and coaching to the wrestlers at all times.

 

 

Hoosier Hustle - Columbus Day Duals - 2016

98     Zachary Todd (Yorktown)

106   Fernando Flores (Goshen)

113   Hunter Watts (Jimtown)

120   Josh Stephenson (Yorktown)

126   Jordan Slivka (Cathedral)

132   Alex Barr (Yorktown)

138   Eric Hiestand (Yorktown)

145   Kyle Hatch (Warsaw)   *  Kyle finished 5-0 at the event

152   Eric Beck (Cincinnati LaSalle)

160  Brad Laughlin (Yorktown)  * Brad finished 5-0 at the event

170   Andrew Negangard (East Central)

182   Liam Jagow (Westfield)

195  Blake Wilson (Cincinnati LaSalle)

220  Trevor Snipes (East Central)

HWT  Jacob Rhoades (Yorktown)

[warsawwrestling]

Good stuff! Thanks for having Kyle. If you haven't had time to spend with Coach McCormack, let me tell you he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. If you have a chance to make anything he offers in the off season from camps to meets I would highly recommend to take advantage of it! He works great with wrestlers and brings in great technicians.