DGS Wrestling Summer Update

In what seems to have developed into a year round endeavor for some wrestlers, the wrestling "off-season" has finally come to an end.  Some wrestlers began wrestling as early as last September and wrestled through July.  Others began at the beginning of November with the start of the season and wrestled on and off through mid-July.  It is often very humbling to see these young athletes working as hard as they do while trying to balance everything else going on in their life.  I wanted to take the time to recognize all of the DGS Wrestlers for their time and effort this off-season.  Their efforts will no doubt pay dividends when the 2015-2016 season arrives.  Here are some of the highlights from the summer:

WORLD WRESTLING CAMP: Wisconson Dells, WI- TEAM CAMP CHAMPIONS


MIDWEST NATIONALS:  Bloomington, IL

• Amhir Hooks- 3rd Place
• Zach Muller- 1st Place
• Tyler Bachara- 3rd Place
• Dylan Knoch- 4th Place

CADET FREESTYLE AND GRECO NATIONAL DUALS: York, PA-  HWT Zach Muller- 12-0- All-American in both styles and member of two National Championships for Team IL.

AAU SCHOLASTIC DUALS (DISNEY DUALS): Orlando, FL- HWT Zach Muller wrestlers for IL Outsiders

FARGO CADET AND JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Fargo, ND

• Sergio Villalobos- 2-2 at 195 Cadet Freestyle and 2-2 at 195 in Cadet Greco
• McKyla Kerr- 5th Place in Cadet Freestyle at 172- ALL-AMERICAN
• McKyla Kerr- 4th Place in Junior Freestyle at 172- ALL-AMERICAN
• Zach Muller- 5th Place at 285 in Cadet Greco- ALL-AMERICAN
• Zach Muller- 2nd Place at 285 in Cadet Freestyle- NATIONAL RUNNER-UP

OFF-SEASON POINTS AWARD WINNERS:  

DGS WRESTLING MMA SHORTS:  (SO) Sergio Villalobos, (SO) Keiran Burke, (JR) McKyla Kerr, (SR) Calum Bonds, (FR) Jeff Nugent, (JR) Jacob Chisholm

WRESTLING GEAR.COM GIFT CARDS:  Most points in class

Freshman and below:  Jeff Nugent

Sophomore:  Sergio Villalobos

Junior/Senior:  Calum Bonds

Congrats to all and enjoy a well deserved break.  Good luck to all of the wrestlers who will be playing football, soccer, and cross country for the Mustangs this fall.  Bring the wrestling mentality with you to your other sports and you cannot fail!