Eagle Wrestlers Gain Experience at State Meet
By Elaine Lindholm
February 18, 2005
It was another exciting weekend at
the Pepsi Center as 16 of the best of the best wrestlers in all 4
classifications, 2A-5A, competed for the top 6 placings in each of their
14 weight classes. Even though the Eads Eagles didn’t come home with any
medals, the time spent and experienced gained was well worth it. One of
the down sides, as with any sport, is the fact that we have to say goodbye
to the seniors. Josh Fry and Kelly Lindholm’s leadership, dedication, and
great attitude has shown the under classmen what true champions are made
of.
Josh Fry had one of the toughest
matches of his career for his first match of the tournament wrestling the
1st place winner from another region. Ahead most of the match
and tied 2-2 late in the 3rd, Fry was on the bottom and almost
had an escape and a reversal to win but just couldn’t quite escape as his
opponent met him move for move and finally had Fry for the pin with little
time left.
Kelly Lindholm and Brandon Cordova
both went 2 and 2 for the weekend drawing some of the tougher competition
in their weights. A large part of seeding in the state tournament has to
do with the "luck of the draw" and placing in regionals. Cordova’s first
match was against Mikael Smith from Nucla who won the tournament becoming
one of the elite four time state champions. The other wrestler Brandon
lost to placed 3rd. Like Cordova, Kelly Lindholm also lost to
the state champion and 3rd place finisher in two very good
matches.
Hunter Uhland was the only other
Eagle wrestler to come away with a win for the weekend, losing his first
match in a nail biter. Both his losses were also to state placers.
Even though the 3 freshmen, Branden
Dunlap, Jacob Kraft, and Kevin Lindholm didn’t win a match, they came away
with the satisfaction of making it to state, a great time and the most
important, experience. Now they know what it is all about and what they
will have to work and improve on to make it again next year.
Congratulations wrestlers, on a
great year.
103 lbs., Branden Dunlap:
Pinned by J Schlegel, Soroco, 3:02; Pinned by R Trujillo, Antonito, 1:42
112 lbs., Hunter Uhland:
Decisioned by D Weitzel, Dolores, 6-7. Decisioned A Cisneros, Johnmall,
12-3; Pinned by A Ritchey, Wray, 2:52.
125 lbs., Kevin Lindholm: T-Falled
by N Jolly, Limon, 1-17; Pinned by N Gaston, Paonia, 2:12.
130lbs. Josh Fry: Pinned by T
Ransom, South Park, 5:47; Decisioned by P McClellan, Nucla, 4-11.
140 lbs., Brandon Cordova:
Pinned by M Smith, Nucla, 1:48; Decisioned J Lujan, Center, 13-10;
Decisioned S Ortner, Holyoke, 7-2; Decisioned by A Balloga, Meeker, 0-8.
160 lbs., Kelly Lindholm:
Decisioned C Michael, Merino, 7-3; Decisioned by B Happel, Antonito, 2-10;
Pinned I Garay, Wiggins, 2:29; Decisioned by E Schafer, Wray, 2-9.
275lbs., Jacob Kraft: Pinned
by B Crespin, Johnmall, :57; Pinned by J Bowey, Merino, 2:49.
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