Misty Kendrex

WOW

Mt Vernon has 2 full mats plus about 6 feet down one side.  It is used by high school, middle school, and club. 40 On hs team, 65 on middle school team, 40+ in club. 

Jesse takes out three time NCAA qualifier Shelton Mack 10-0 in the consolation round. I know Jesse shoots for the stars but 99.9% of high school kids would have been very excited about a win like that.

Only difference in that match was some grown man strength vs a kid I’m not sure is 19 yet. Jesse was the better wrestler that match. 

Insane opening match for Jesse, taking on a NCAA champion and a vet decorated freestyle wrestler. 
 

Indiana Olympic Regional Training Center practices/IN RTC are starting up this week! We are looking forward to have the best wrestlers in the midwest coming an and competing every week. Here is all the information that you will need!
 
NOTE: This is not the same as high school RTCs. You must qualify through one of the criteria. You will find a link below for this. 
 
Location:
Assembly Hall
1001 E. 17th St. 
Bloomington, IN 47408
 
Days/Times:
This weeks' seasons will be on Friday, April 1st at 5:50 pm and Saturday, April 2nd at 10:00 am. The rest of the times can be found at the link below.
RTC Calendar
 
Requirements to attend:
 
1. To qualify to train at the Indiana RTC, you must meet one of 
the requirements listed here.
 
2. Live within 250 miles of Bloomington, IN
 
3. Have an updated USA Wrestling card. If you do not have one, 
follow the link to apply.
 
4. Fill out the form below to let us know how you qualify. 
RTC Google Form
 
 

LOVE this recognition! These will be successful men!!

Congratulations to the 2022 IHSWCA Academic Challenge place winners. This is our second year for the program. This year's top three were:
 
1st) DeKalb High School--Team GPA 3.569
 

 
2nd) Roncalli High School  3.539
 
3rd) Carmel High School    3.501
 
These Sectional champion teams distinguished themselves in the classroom as well as on the mat. The link at the bottom is the article that ran in the local paper about DeKalb's team.  The IHSWCA is very proud of all of these teams. They were all athletically successful while also placing emphasis on the student aspect of student/athlete. This year all Sectional champs with a team GPA of 3.25 or higher who were not in the top three will receive a digital Honorable Mention certificate. 
 
https://www.kpcnews.com/sports/latest/eveningstar/article_62261773-8655-5fa1-bb3a-0710d0e59bad.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
 

Great kid from a great family. I wish him the best. Congratulations Isaac! 

Congratulations to Isaac Ruble Congratulations to from Bellmont for signing with Purdue. Projected to wrestle 125.
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Congratulations to Samantha Clemons Congratulations to from New Prairie for signing with Indiana Tech. Projected to wrestle 116.
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https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/May/17/Saunders-HS-Excellence-Award-regional-winners

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Date: 01/06/2022
Girls Girls #4
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Congratulations to Brodie Porter Congratulations to from Eastern (Greentown) for signing with The Citadel. Projected to wrestle 174.
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Congratulations to Hayden Watson Congratulations to from Center Grove for signing with The Citadel. Projected to wrestle 149, 157.
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Date: 11/06/2021
2025 Class of 2025 Top 10
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Rankings will be released fully after 24 hours. If you purchased a magazine you will get immediate access.
Date: 11/09/2021
New Castle New Castle Preseason
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Congratulations to Dylan Stroud Congratulations to from Manchester for signing with West Liberty. Projected to wrestle 141.
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Date: 12/07/2021
New Castle New Castle #1
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Stud!

Such a great kid, loved coaching him at Disney. He has a great future ahead of him.

By JEREMY HINES
Thehines7@gmail.com
 
Elijah Anthony is hoping the fourth time is the charm.
 
Anthony, a senior wrestler at Frankfort High School, has qualified for state three years in a row. Each time, he’s fallen just short in his Friday night round. He has not placed yet at the state meet.
 
“He has got to be one of the best state qualifiers that has never placed,” Frankfort coach Steve Cook said. “He has probably had the toughest draw on Friday night, three years in a row. He’s wrestled someone that has placed in the top three of the finals every single year.”
 
Anthony didn’t have high expectations during his freshman campaign at state. He was wrestling with a broken hand. He drew Mater Dei’s Alec Freeman in the Friday night match. Freeman won 9-1 and went on to place third in the weight class.
 
“From the get-go I’ve expected to place every year at state,” Anthony said. “My freshman year I had a broken hand, and I knew it would be really tough to place. But my sophomore and junior years I really felt like my coaches took me to a different level, and when I didn’t place it really got in my mind.”
 
Anthony drew Avon’s Cheaney Schoeff for the Friday night round of state in 2020. It was a close match, with Schoeff escaping with a 7-5 victory. Schoeff then went on to finish second in the weight class.
 
Last season Anthony drew Brownsburg’s Brady Isom on Friday night. The two battled for six minutes, with Isom emerging with a 1-point victory, 3-2. Isom ended up placing third, and yet again, Anthony went home without placing.
 
This season Anthony is hoping his fortune starts to change.
 
“I’ve really tried to focus on all the little things this year,” Anthony said. “I focus on every single match. I work hard in every single practice. I’m just ultra-focused right now.”
 
Cook can see that focus every day in the Frankfort wrestling room.
 
“I’ve never met anyone like Elijah,” Cook said. “When he sets his mind to something, he’s going after it. Wrestling is his life.”
 
Anthony says he’s consumed with wrestling these days.
 
“All of my time is devoted to wrestling,” he said. “After practice I go help with the middle school team. When I get home, I study film. My whole life is wrestling right now.”
 
A month ago, Anthony got a scare that he thought might end his wrestling season. He was driving and he lost control of his vehicle. He ended up jumping a curb, knocking down a few trees and coming very close to hitting a telephone pole.
 
“I seriously had no idea if I was going to wrestle again after that,” Anthony said. “I remember just thinking what if this is the end of my season. I was super nervous about that.”
As it turned out, Anthony did not have any serious injuries from the wreck. He was hoping to wrestle that same weekend, but due to the circumstances he didn’t make weight for that meet. He was back on the mat the next week.
 
Currently Anthony is 30-0 on the season and ranked No. 6 in the 132-pound class.
 
Anthony wrestles at the Central Indiana Academy of Wrestling. There, his usual practice partner is the No. 1-ranked grappler in the 132-pound class – Zeke Seltzer.
 
“I might have to wrestle Zeke in semistate. I really can’t wait to wrestle him.”
 
Anthony’s wrestling style is like a pit bull that just never stops attacking. He’s aggressive, takes lots of shots and keeps his foot on the gas the entire match. He has learned to stay in better position when attacking as well.
 
“He’s very aggressive,” Cook said. “He’s non-stop from the whistle. He’s always on the attack, for sure.”
 
After high school Anthony would like to wrestle in college. He wants to study education and become a high school math teacher. He said his ultimate goal is to coach wrestling.
 
Anthony started wrestling when he was four but didn’t like it at first. He ended up quitting for a while. He took the sport back up in fourth grade and has been hooked ever since.
 
“I was in fourth grade and I started going to watch the state finals matches every year,” he said. “I watched Chad Red and Nick Lee, and all those big matches. When I made it there myself, I thought that was the coolest thing. Now, it’s all about business. If I get back to state, I’m there to win it. That’s my mentality.
 
“I really love wrestling. In this sport there is always something more. You accomplish one goal, and there is another one that comes up. I love that challenge.”

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Cannot contain my excitement for this one! These two need no introduction. Come get better on Wednesday with Coach Brian Seltzer and his son, Zeke. 
 
Enter through Door 14 (Fieldhouse entry) and make your way up to the room - going from 6PM-7:30PM. Please make sure you have your USA Wrestling card on you.
 

 

Next Thursday at 6pm we have Jason Tsirtsis coming to Brownsburg at 6pm!!! Enter door 15.  
 
Too many credentials to list so I’ll keep it short:
 
4X STATE CHAMPION
DI NATIONAL CHAMPION
IU Assistant Coach
 
I think we could all learn a few things next Thursday.  Come get better and learn from one of the best to ever do it!
 
Snyder 

Some solid brackets today. Leavell over Buttler 11-11 and Elijah Anthony techs Kyrell in under a minute.