National championship for beach wrestling wraps up at Carolina Beach

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Carolina Beach has been the host location for the national championship of beach wrestling the last three years.  We were there to check out the action on Saturday for the sights and sounds of sandy, sweaty beach wrestling.

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RESULTS:
Pre-Bantam

49
1st Place – Skyla Simpson of OBX ELITE

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Bantam

52
1st Place – Knari Bailey of Section 8 Youth Wrestling
2nd Place – Brock Campbell of North Brunswick High School
3rd Place – Skyla Simpson of OBX ELITE

55-67
1st Place – Burke Wilson of Freedom Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Christian Noblett of The Wrestling Academy
3rd Place – Casey Snowden of Athens area
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Intermediate
53
1st Place – Luke Murray of Stafford Highlanders

60-63
1st Place – Henry Kopf of The Crew
2nd Place – Noah Murray of Combat Athletics
3rd Place – Eden Wimberly of Hernandez Wrestling Academy

67-71
1st Place – Parker Trahan of Stafford Highlanders
2nd Place – Luke Tehandon of Western Carolina Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Che Avila of Unattached

73-80
1st Place – Elijah Murray of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Azrael Simpson of OBX ELITE
3rd Place – Fisher McPherson of Freedom Wrestling Club

116
1st Place – Connor Zimmerman of Ashley High School

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Novice

59-62
1st Place – Joey Panas of Wilmington
2nd Place – Ryan Lambert of Combat Athletics
3rd Place – Benjamin Wimberly of Hernandez Wrestling Academy

69-78
1st Place – Elijah Harris of Spartan Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Jt Richards of Combat Athletics

92-112
1st Place – Connor Zimmerman of Ashley High School
2nd Place – Hunter Campbell of North Brunswick High School Wr
3rd Place – Erin Kremer of Chain Wrestling

86-103
1st Place – Preston Scarborough of Arrichion
2nd Place – Caleb Walker of Leland Sting
3rd Place – Tyler Snowden of Athens area
4th Place – Brennen Hite of North Paulding Takedown Club

109-114
1st Place – Noah Wilson of Carolina Elite Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Marcus Mondragon of Ashley High School
3rd Place – Paul Howard of Strong and Courageous
4th Place – Clayton Ridgeway of Ashley High School
5th Place – Hunter Noblett of The Wrestling Academy

122-133
1st Place – Dominic Kremer of Chain Wrestling
2nd Place – Sean Panas of Wilmington

140-145
1st Place – Brody Oxendine of Purnell Swett High School Wres
2nd Place – Cody Deterding of North Paulding Takedown Club
3rd Place – Cody Giles of Ashley High School
4th Place – Ethan Ballard of Strong and Courageous

228
1st Place – Ricky Longnecker of Ashley High School

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Cadet

103-112
1st Place – Nicholas Daggett of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Christian Harris of Spartan Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Hugh Himan of Strong and Courageous
4th Place – Luke Dewyea of Leland Sting

1st Place – Christian Sodano of Cary Academy
2nd Place – Jazziel Ortiz of Team R.O.C
3rd Place – Jastan Simmons of Purnell Swett High School Wres
4th Place – Collin Smith of Goon Squad Greco Club

118-127
1st Place – Hunter Smith of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – William Deese of Purnell Swett High School Wres
3rd Place – Tamaryon Lawrence of OC Warriors
4th Place – James Grant of New Hanover High

127-139
1st Place – Bradley Hamilton of North Brunswick High School Wr
2nd Place – Tommy Trader of Combat Athletics
3rd Place – Hayden Snowden of Athens area
4th Place – Adam Hoover of Union Pines HS

134-147
1st Place – Lincoln Smith of Goon Squad Greco Club
2nd Place – Nima Zolghadri of Cardinal Gibbons
3rd Place – Jayden Jones of Atlantic Coast Wrestling Club
4th Place – Alex Hull of North Brunswick High School

137-148
1st Place – Dan Mills of Leesville high school
2nd Place – Skyler Wormuth of North Brunswick High School
3rd Place – Patrick McCormick of Union Pines HS
4th Place – Corey Siemer of Foard Wrestling

138-148
1st Place – Darnel Brooks of North Brunswick High School
2nd Place – Alex Faison of Union Pines HS
3rd Place – Hunter Strickland of Mocksville
4th Place – Jonathan Locklear of Purnell Swett High School

149-164
1st Place – Patrick Burton of North Brunswick High School
2nd Place – Da-quan Newkirk of Purnell Swett High School
3rd Place – Luke Bolmer of Combat Athletics
4th Place – Julian Sodano of Cary Academy

155-168
1st Place – Austin Smith of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Nathan Ellen of Ashley High School
3rd Place – Noah Locklear of Purnell Swett High School

168-172
1st Place – Calvin Jones of Purnell Swett High School
2nd Place – Noah Locklear of Purnell Swett High School
3rd Place – Malachi Clemmons of Goon Squad Greco Club

190-205
1st Place – Luke Blue of Purnell Swett High School
2nd Place – Millard Locklear of Purnell Swett High School
3rd Place – Derek Rose of Cardinal Gibbons
4th Place – Eyan Thomas of Goon Squad Greco Club

217-238
1st Place – Caleb Giles of Ashley High School
2nd Place – Michael Hughes of roco
3rd Place – Cody Bullard of Purnell Swett High School
4th Place – Ricky Longnecker of Ashley High School

254-261
1st Place – Alex McCabe of Purnell Swett High School
2nd Place – Kevin Cagginno of North Brunswick High School
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Junior

123-127
1st Place – Jason Mills of Team Dumpy
2nd Place – Randy Treevors of Mat Sharks
3rd Place – Jay Oxendine of Purnell Swett High School
4th Place – Isaiah Whitley of Combat Athletics
5th Place – Chapman Fitzgerald of Cary Academy

131-146
1st Place – Jordan Koontz of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Matthew Gibbon of Cary Academy
3rd Place – Daniel Hull of Union Pines HS
4th Place – Jaylin Brown of Walkertown
5th Place – Dakota Scott of Purnell Swett High School

135-149
1st Place – Cole Collins of Capital City
2nd Place – Dylan Barber of Union Pines HS
3rd Place – Jay Johnson of Rocky Mount
4th Place – Alex Staples of Real Hero`s WC
5th Place – Austin Hughes of Navy

143-150
1st Place – Nicholas Brown of Atlantic Coast Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Mackinnon Allen of Union Pines HS
3rd Place – Chase Emory of Strong and Courageous
4th Place – Terrell Mondragon of Cape Fear Ghosts
5th Place – Peyton Greene of Western Carolina Wrestling Clu

150-165
1st Place – Anthony Walker of North Brunswick High School
2nd Place – Logan Nelson of Walkertown
3rd Place – Zach Jones of Leesville High School
4th Place – Reagan Fedowitz of Union Pines HS

154-158
1st Place – Zach Nelson of Walkertown
2nd Place – Josh McGee of Western Carolina Wrestling
3rd Place – Garrett Pugh of Union Pines HS
4th Place – John Hart of Cardinal Gibbons

177-192
1st Place – TJ Watson of North Brunswick High School
2nd Place – Dalton Beaver of Western Carolina Wrestling
3rd Place – Hunter Carpenter of Race City Grapplers
4th Place – Noah Vasquez of Real Hero`s Wrestling Club

187-199
1st Place – Michael Lines of Atlantic Coast Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Evin Bellamy of North Brunswick High School
3rd Place – Henry Vernon of Hamstead
4th Place – Isaiah Olmedo of Combat Athletics
5th Place – Dwayne Kelly of Union Pines HS

214-223
1st Place – Garrett Jefferson of Union Pines HS
2nd Place – Anthony Coles of Walkertown

290-312
1st Place – Nick Wimmer of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Doug Hickman of North Brunswick High School

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Senior Men

70 KG/154.3 lbs
1st Place – Josh Stanley of Combat Athletics
2nd Place – Logan Simpson of OBX ELITE
3rd Place – Mark Burkart of Winston Salem
4th Place – Robert Thomas of Unattached

80 KG/186.4 lbs
1st Place – Butch Hildebrand of Wruffhouse Wrestling
2nd Place – Jacob Honeycutt of Freedom Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Stephen Ramos of Wolfpack WC
4th Place – Thomas Domerese of Air Force Wrestling Club

90 KG/198.5 lbs
1st Place – Nate Bipes of Goon Squad Greco Club
2nd Place – Shawn Robertson of Port City
3rd Place – Joe Mondragon of Ashley High School
4th Place – Michael Haman of Modern American MMA
5th Place – Alexander Masuca of Unattached
6th Place – Shaun W Scott of Team Palay

90+ KG/unlimited
1st Place – Ike Okoli of Southern Hawk Wrestling
2nd Place – Gabe Beauperthuy of Unattached
3rd Place – Nick Wimmer of Combat Athletics
4th Place – Ruslan Mukhamadiyarov of Triple G

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Senior Women

70+ KG

1st Place – Page Blackwelder of Carolina Beach