Sunday, February 1, 2009

State Jr. High Wrestling Champion!!
















This weekend was the state junior high wrestling tournament in Roy, UT. Ammon has been wrestling for Champions wrestling club in Mapleton this year. He has been coached by Craig LaMont along with other great coaches. He also wrestles with Coach John Webb three times a week. Ammon has had a great year, with a record of 21-9. He is 13, in the 7th grade and wrestles at 145 pounds. Because of his size, many of the kids Ammon wrestles have been 8th or 9th graders. This has been good, because it has forced him to work hard and get better. For the state tournament, Ammon wrestled in the Middle School divsion at 145 pounds. His coach wanted him to be seeded first, but some of the other coaches were more vocal, and Ammon got the third seed. On Friday night, he wrestled Skyler Tucker from Box Elder, pinning him in 1:12. Saturday morning, he wrestled John Harmon from Payson, and pinned him in 1:26. Then we had to wait until later in the afternoon for the finals matches to start. Ammon wrestled Micah Ngatuvai from Mt. View. Ammon won with a major decision, 12-2. Champions Junior High and Middle School teams both won first place in the team competitions as well.
It was a great weekend, and I'm so proud of Ammon. He has grown not only as a wrestler this year, but as a person. He's worked so hard to be able to compete and do well. Ammon is also a great example of sportsmanship. He always has kind words for his opponent, even when he loses. He also looks out for the other kids on his team, cheering them on, and encouraging them to do well. Way to go Ammon!!
Now we move on to Freestyle wrestling....

1 comment:

Wendy said...

That is SO AWESOME! What a great time to be a mom. I LOVE seeing my kids succeed after working so hard for something. Way to go Ammon!