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Monster Medal 'MONSTER ALERT'

03/16/2015, 9:30am EDT
By NUWAY staff

Saturday March 21 in Lansing Michigan

2015 MONSTER MEDAL CURRENT WRESTLER LIST

2015 Satellite weigh-ins   ****NO DAY OF WEIGH-INS

PLEASE NOTE:  To utilize a satellite weigh-in site you must be paid-in-full PRIOR to showing up at satellite site.  

As the tournament grows full we will continue to add "3" new 'MONSTER ALERTS' Monday through Friday.  

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NAYTHAN DOBSON

Naythan wrestling out of Greenville Michigan has won every individual tournament he has entered so far in 2015, most recently being the MYWA West Regional, pinning his way through the tournament.

He was also 5-1 at the grueling Mat Mayhem NUWAY Nationals Duals.  

CARTER SCHUMACHER

Carter is a constantly improving little monster over the past year.  

He recently placed 2nd at the MYWA Regional, placing behind fellow 'MONSTER ALERT' wrestler Duprest.  

In addition to his regionals performance, he has had three championship performances so far in 2015.  

ETHAN WEBERT

Ethan wrestles out of the Portland Wrestling Club. 

He has most recently finished as a runner-up at the MYWA Central Regional.  

 

AYDEN MOSHER

Ayden is in only his 2nd season of wrestling but has already made quite the name for himself as a youth wrestler. 

He went undefeated at the state duals and is a two-time regional champions.  

 

JACK HAYES

Jack wrestles for the Bay County Roadrunners age group 10-08 in the 43lb weight class.

He has he has amassed 51 wins this season with 40 pins.

At 6 years old Jack has a 2015 NEMWA State Title at 43lbs, missed weight at MMWA and moved up to 46lbs winning regionals, he lost the MMWA State Title by 1 point.

He also is the Northeast MYWA Regional Champion.

Jack has 17 significant wins, thirteen 1st place AND two 2nd place finishes.  

WILLIAM MILLER

William wrestles for Portland WC and is in his first year of wrestling.  

He has wrestled at every tournament in his region except for the first one of the season  and he has one champion to go along with four runner-up finishes.  

He wrestles in the 10-08 age group. 

Elijah Weaver

Elijah wrestles in the 10-08 58lb weight class out of Portland WC. 

He is in his first year of wrestling and has medaled in every tournament he has entered.  In the 55lb weight class he took 2nd in the Portland tournament, 3rd in the Western tournament, and 4th at the Meijer State games. 

At 58lbs he took 4th at Thornapple Kellogg and 2nd in the MYWA Central Regional qualifying him for the MYWA State Championships.  He has five pins, one tech and one major in his nine wins.  

Carl Nihranz IV (C4)

Carl was overtime away from being 2014 MYWA state champ (2nd).

He also holds 2 top 5 finishes at Borderwar Bationals and the Grappler Fall Classic.

C4 has taken 1st at all MYWA tournaments this year except 2 in which he finished 2nd. He just won the metro regional championship and looks to add to his resume in battle creek next week.

Alainnah Mosher

Alainnah Mosher  wrestling at 08-10 37 has placed every tournament this year and also secured her spot at states with a 1st place central region champion.

She has numerous 'signature' wins according to trackingwrestling.com and went 4-1 at the MYWA State Duals.  

Thomas Almaguer

Almaguer is a 3rd year wrestler who is 6 years old  and wrestles in the 55lbs weight class 08.  

Thomas only lost one match all year and was a Southwest Region Champ.  

He wrestles for Plainwell WC.  

Trenden Bashore

Trenden wrestles the 07-06 46LB weight division by way of the Capital City Lions Wrestling Club.

He has shown true grit and determination as his first season of competition reflects.

He has taken home alot of hardware including 1st at Holt and 2nd at central regionals securing his spot at the MYWAY state Championships.

Alex Duprest

Alex calls The Loins Den home wrestling for the Capital City Lions at the 06-07 43LB weight division.

In his first two seasons he has 21 1st place finishes.  Most recently punching his own ticket to the MYWAY State Championships by taking 1st at Central Regionals

RYAN WILLIAMS

Ryan is having a stellar season so far and has placed 1st in all 16 tournaments he has entered, which include Spartan Country, Border Wars Nationals, and won the 'Battle for the Belt' in Pennsylvania. 

He is a 2014 MYWA state place winner, as well as a 2014 NUWAY Nationals place winner.  

Most notably to Michigan, he has won every single MYWA regional tournament this year.  

CHANDLER MURTON

Chandler began his 2014-2015 season going undefeated at the PENNWAY duals and then returning to Michigan and placing 2nd at the elite Grappler Fall Classic.  

He was undefeated at the American Pride duals and place 2nd in the individual portion of the tournament.  

Murton has most recently won both the MMWA and MYWA regional championships.

Chandler has put himself in the finals of the last ten individual tournaments he has competed in, winning 9 titles.  

GRIFFIN BARNETTE

Griffin wrestles out of Montross Michigan and in the 11/12 division. 

He was his MMWA regional tournament and became a MMWA state champion last weekend.  

Barnette has won the last six individual tournaments he has entered.  

STEVEN KOLCHEFF

Steven wrestles for the Hartland Wrestling Club and is in the 11/12 division.  

He recently went undefeated at the MYWA state duals, which his closest match being a six point victory.  

Kolcheff also just won the MMWA South regional and will be competing this weekend for a state title in the 11/12 heavyweight class.  

LUKE THORNTON

Luke has quietly put together an impressive season with twelve wins over top ranked opponents per trackwrestling.com.  

He has recently took a tough 3rd at the MMWA South Regional, and will compete for a MMWA state championship this weekend.  

Thornton has 47 wins on the season and found himself in seven championship bouts this year, coming away with five titles.  

ANTHONY WILLIAMS

Anthony wrestles for Maple Valley Wrestling Club and is in the 13/14 division.

He has shown steady and constant improvement over the past year, winning ten individual titles and has 24 falls on the season, along with nine signature wins over highly ranked opponents per trackwrestling.com.  

 

ANDREW HUGHES

Andrew was 2nd in MYWA States in the 2014 season.

This year he won Northeast Nationals and was All-Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler.

Hughes was a runner-up at Liberty Nationals, only losing in triple overtime.

The next day he wrestled in the Liberty Duals with Michigan Select and went undefeated.

CAMERON BACCHUS

Cameron competes in the 7/8 divison out of Lennon Michigan.  

He has been wrestling 3 years and has had a amazing year,  placing in every tournament all season for MMWA and MYWA.  He has collected 52 wins so far this 2014-2015 season.  

Last weekend he won his MMWA regional and has eight signature wins against top ranked opponents per trackwrestling.com.  

 

 

BEN TRIOLA

Ben is the defending 2014  MYWAY State Champion in the 7/8 division.

He is also a former Monster Medal Champion in 2012. 

Ben has not lost to any 7-8 year olds from the state of Michigan this season.

Triola is a multiple time NEMWA League Champion and has qualified for the Nuway National Team all 3 years he competed for it.

ALEX YOCOM

Yocom wrestles out of the Clio Wrestling Club and most recently won the MMWA North Regional.  

He has reached the championship finals in the last eight tournaments he has wrestled in, winning championships in six.  

Alex was 7th at the 2015 MYWA State Championships, as well as finishing 4th at the 2014 NUWAY Nationals.  

JOSHUA BOGGAN

Boggan is in the midst of a stellar season, winning every tournament he has entered so far in 2015.  

He wrestling out of Kalamazoo Michigan for the Parchment Wrestling Club. 

Joshua was a 2014 MYWA State runner-up and has placed 4th the past two years at the NUWAY National tournament.  

MYKEAL AIKENS

Mykeal was a runner-up at the 2014 Monster Medal tournament and is looking to win the championship in 2015.  

He has been a finalist in five of the eight tournaments he has wrestling in so far in 2015, coming out the champion twice.  

Aikens was a Meier Summer State games champion, 4th at the 2014 NUWAY Nationals, and was a 2014 MYWA State runner-up.  

KEVON DAVENPORT

Kevon is returning to the Monster Medal in attempts to earn his 3rd straight Monster Medal championship.  

He is a MMWA and MYWA State Champion. 

His highly impressive resume as includes championships at:  Liberty Nationals, Border Wars Nationals, TOC, Viper Pit, NUWAY Nationals, Grappler Fall Classic, Great Lake Lakes Championships, and a runner-up finish at Tulsa Nationals.  

KAMRON DAVENPORT

Kamron, like his older brother, is returning to defend his Monster Medal title after dominating in 2014.  

He has been a MYWA State runner-up the past two year and is a MMWA State Champion.  

He is a Border Wars National Champion, TOC & Viper Pit runner-up, and has won six of his last seven tournaments he has entered.  

MCCALLISTER MCAVOY

McCallister wrestling for Dundee WC and is in the 13/14 division.  

He is a 2014 MYWA State Champion at 130lbs and nearly won a 2014 NUWAY National Championship, finishing as a runner-up.  

McAvoy recently went undefeated at the MYWA Dual Meet State Championships and was a Grappler Fall Classic runner-up.  

CAMERON LITAKER

Cameron has been extremely workmen like over the past year and has shown immense improvement as he has taken the next step.  

He was a champion at the Indy Nationals as well as Spartan Country.  He also came away with 5th place finishes at last years NUWAY Nationals and USA Winter Nationals. 

According to trackwrestling.com, Litaker has beaten ten nationally ranked wrestlers in his age division over the past year.  

JACOB HALSEY

Jacob definitely has plenty of mat time in during his young career.  He was a 5th place at the 2014 MYWA State Championships, and a 6th at NUWAY Nationals.  

He already has seven individual championships in 2015 so far and was a SHOW ME Nationals and Spartan Country Champion.  

He place a 7th at the prestigious Grappler Fall Classic and 4th at the USA Winter Nationals.  

MICAH HANAU

Micah will be wrestling at the Monster Medal to tune up for MYWA State Championships, where he placed 7th a deep weight class.  

He came away with an impressive 3rd place finish at the Liberty Nationals, 5th at Grappler Fall Classic, 3rd at USA Winter Nationals, 3rd at Border Wars Nationals, and was a 2014 NUWAY All-American placing 5th at NUWAY Nationals.  

KORY EMMENDORFER

Kory has had a huge learning curve in just his 2nd year of wrestling, after placing at MYWA States last season (his first year of wrestling).  

He has put himself in the finals of the last ten tournaments he has wrestled, and came away with ten championships.  

Kory has ten signature wins against highly ranked wrestlers in his class and division according to trackwrestling.com.  

MAZZY LAMBERT

In his first season of wrestling last year, Lambert was a 2014 MYWA State Champion.  Mazzy also came away with a 4th place finish at the 2014 NUWAY Nationals, along with a 2014 Border Wars National Championship.

He is a member of Team MYWA Red and has found himself in the finals of every single MYWA tournament this season and won all of them, except for two.  

NOLAN WERTANEN

Nolan was a 2014 MYWA State Runner-up and a 2014 Border Wars National Champion.  

He was 3rd at USA Winter Nationals, 3rd Michigan Grappler Fall Classic, 3rd Great Lakes Championships at Mat Mayhem, 1st Spartan Country, and has recently been on a championship spree.  

HONOUR KLINE

Kline is having a breakout year wrestling 160lbs for Goodrich Wrestling Club. Honour just went 5-1 at the grueling MYWA state duals and was a champion at the 2015 Great Lakes Championships at Mat Mayhem in Fort Wayne Indiana.  

In addition, Kline has 8 more championship performances in 2015 so far and has 8 signature wins over ranked opponents per trackwrestling.com.  

RILEY BETTICH

Riley has been a staple in the state of Michigan youth circuit for many years and is now in the 13-14 age division wrestling in the 75lb range.

Wrestling out of Michigan West wrestling club, Bettich is a 2013 Michigan Youth State Champion, and is a member of the elite Team USA Fire.  

He tested his skills at the 2015 Tulsa Nationals and came away with an impressive 6th place finish in a brutal national tournament.  

MAX SUNDQUIST

Max has proved to be one of our littlest monsters so far.  Sundquist doesn't have an extensive resume yet as he is just six years old, but has won championships in nearly every tournament he has entered.  

He wrestles out of Kingsford Wrestling Club and is in the 5/6 age division.  

Sundquist has two signature wins against ranked opponents according per trackwrestling.com.  

HUNTER COXON

Hunter wrestles for the Ram Chargers and is a returning 2014 MMWA State Champ.  

Coxon has won his last tournaments and was a runner-up at the 2014 Monster Medal tournament.  

He is entered in the 9 & 10 division in the 51lb class.  

TERRELL THURMAN

Thurman wrestles for the Pontiac Huskies and is a 2014 MYWA State Champion, 2014 Monster Medal Champion, and a 2014 NUWAY National Champion.  

He will wrestling the 2015 Monster medal tournament in the 11 & 12 division.  

NATHAN WYNSMA

Wynama has been hot as of recent winning his last two tournaments entered and has 27 pins on the season.  

He was a runner-up at the tough Great Lakes Championships at Mat Mayhem in Fort Wayne Indiana.  He was also a 2014 Border Wars National Champion in Battle Creek Michigan.  

RIVER SHETTLER

River is entered in the 13-14 division at 145lbs and wrestles out of Top Dog Wrestling Club.  

So far in 2015, he has been in the championship finals of all seven tournaments he wrestled in, winning 5 championships.  He was also 6-2 at the brutal NUWAY Dual Nationals in Fort Wayne Indiana.  

CALEB TATE

Caleb is out of the Blue Devil Wrestling Club in Mooresville North Carolina. Has has been in the championship finals in the six individual tournaments he has wrestling in so far in 2015, winning five championships.  

 

STONEY BUELL

Buell is from Temperance Michigan, wrestling for Warrrior Elite and has compiled an impressive 2015 so far, winning championships at Spartan Country, Great Lakes Championships, along with three other titles.  

He is in the 9/10 division at wrestles at 95lbs.  

Buell was a 2014 MYWA State Champion and will look to defend his title in late March.  

Tag(s): Central Region