Team MATPAC went 11-1 in dual competiton at the Paonia Summer Duals, June 12th and 13th.  The tournament included 18 teams from Colorado, Utah, Nebraska and Wyoming.  Dylan Steffens, Josh Donkle and Nathaniel Garcia finished the competition with perfect 12-0 records!  A special thanks to the parents that provided transportation and help during the weekend.  Great job to all!

85- Timmy Pribble (Windsor) 5-4
90- Matteo Ambriz (Longmont) 6-1
95- Josh Villa (Windsor) 3-3
103-Joel Salomon (Windsor) 11-1
112-Seth Donkle (Windsor) 7-1
119-Jacob Ring (Windsor) 8-4
125-Brendan Unitt (Windsor) 9-3
130-Seth Villa (Windsor) 9-1
135-Dylan Steffens (Northridge) 12-0
140-Jordan Henrickson (Loveland) 11-1
145-Josh Donkle (Windsor) 12-0
152-Nathaniel Garcia (Windsor) 12-0
160-Austin Harris (Windsor) 11-1
171-Troy Carroll (Windsor) 6-6
189-Josh Atkinson (Berthoud) 11-1

Nathaniel Garcia was crowned champion at the USA Wrestling Southern Plains Regional Freestyle Championships that took place on the campus of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.  Top individual wrestlers from 14 states participated in the event.  Garcia finished the tournament wrestling to a perfect 8-0 record competing at 152 pounds, dominating 3X Kansas State Champion and #10 Nationally ranked Ryne Cokeley in the finals 4-3, 3-0.  Dylan Steffens made his way to the finals of the 130 pound weight division losing to Nationally ranked Ben Morgan of Minnesota, placing second.  Kennen Lanteri was the only other MATPAC wrestler to earn a medal placing 4th in the Schoolboy 136 pound classification.  Jake Trusty, Jack Kuck, Josh Donkle, Austin Harris, Seth Villa and Mark Edmonds also competed with great heart and fight but came short of earning a medal.  Congratulations to these outstanding young men, they did a fine job representing MATPAC and the State of Colorado!

Nathaniel Garcia entered the National rankings from The Open Mat publication as the #20 High School wrestler in the country at 152 pounds.  Jordan Henrickson earned a #30 ranking at 135 pounds by Wrestling USA Magazine for best 2009-2010 High School Sophomore and Freshman.  Congratulations to these two fine young men.

Greco Roman Top Ten Team Results:

1. MATPAC 163  2. West Side 89  3. Pueblo All-Stars 46  3. Parker Sons Of Thunder 46  5. Golden WC 45  6. Mile High 43  7. Colorado Elite 38  8. Pine Creek 34  9. Outlaws 33  10. Grizzle Pop 26

Greco Roman Individual Results:

State Champions-

Jeremy Sahd, Gage Trusty, Troy Carroll, Jorge Morales, Jordan Henrickson, Nathaniel Garcia, Connor Medbery

Second Place-

William Henrickson, Nolan Moore, Matteo Ambriz, Seth Donkle, Nate Sobczak, Josh Donkle, Brett Ross

Third Place-

Jake Trusty, Zak Kaderka, Mark Edmonds, Benito Gutierrez, Vincent Gonzales, Brendan Unitt, Seth Villa

Fourth Place-

Josh Villa, Nicholas Hall, Adam Barela, Austin Harris

Freestyle Top Ten Team Results:

1. MATPAC 209  2. West Side 127  3. Pueblo All-Stars 107  4. Colorado Elite 95  5. 7352 WC 84  6. Pine Creek 82  7. Ponderosa 81  8. Parker Sons Of Thunder 75  9. Steel City 74  10. Mile High 72

Freestyle Individual Results:

State Champions-

Kellan Aure, Jordan Henrickson, Nathaniel Garcia, Connor Medbery, Jayla Garcia

Second Place-

Jarrett Sahd, Josh Villa, Jorge Morales, Josh Donkle, Connor Shores

Third Place-

Thomas Alfano, Jake Trusty, Sawyer Novara, Nolan Moore, Zak Kaderka, Troy Carroll, Dylan Steffens

Fourth Place-

Tyler Shields, Jeremy Sahd, Vincent Gonzales, Brendan Unitt, Seth Villa, Austin Harris

Congratulations to everyone that participated!  The team wrestled with great heart and fire...we are very proud of every team member.  A special thanks to the incredible support of the famlies and coaches that helped...we could not do it without your efforts...Thank you, go PAC!

Spring practices are being held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the Windsor High School wrestling room.  Youth practice times are 5:00-6:00 PM and the Middle/High School age wrestlers practice from 6:00-7:30 PM.  Freestyle and Greco Roman will be the focus starting Tuesday April 6th in preperation for the Colorado State FR/GR championships, May 21st and 22nd in Pueblo.

4X Colorado State Champion and current University of Wisconsin stand-out Tyler Graff will be conducting MATPAC's winter-break intensive training camp Wednesday December, 23rd and Thursday December, 24th 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. The two day camp cost $25 and is only open to current registered MATPAC wrestler's ages 13-18.  Limited space is available please email matpacwrestling@gmail.com to reserve your spot today.  MATPAC will also be holding practices December 28th through December 31st and January 3rd & 4th, 7-9 AM.  These work-outs are only open to current MATPAC members with a current USA Wrestling membership.

Cedar Falls, Iowa- The competition was outstanding, as almost 900 wrestlers from across the nation competed at the UNI Dome at the University of Northern Iowa for the USA Wrestling PreSeason Folkstyle Nationals(Middle School & High School). 

Nine MATPAC wrestlers traded in their halloween costumes for singlets while wrestling late into Saturday night.  Nathaniel Garcia placed 4th in the 152 pound bracket going 5-2, Kurtis Ramsay made his way to the podium in the 152 pound bracket wrestling to a 5-2 record and Jordan Henrickson also placed 7th in the HS 130 class winning 8 out of 10 matches!  Greg Medina fell 1 match shy of placing, wrestling to a 2-2 record at 112 pounds in the Middle School competition.  Medina's two losses came to the eventual champion and 3rd place wrestlers.  Mark Edmonds, Dylan Steffens, Josh and Seth Donkle and John MacQueen also competed in the event with great heart and fire.

A few interesting notes from the tournament.  Jordan Henrickson was defeated by Taylor Wickett (Iowa) in the second round and then reeled off 7 consecutive vicories before falling to Daniel Neff (Pennsylvania) in the consolation quarter finals.  Nathaniel Garcia pulled off an incredible come from behind 6-4 OT victory over Jacob Tonte (Indiana) in the quarter finals in which his neck was injured and then refused not wrestle in the semi finals against one of the nations elite wrestler, Ravaugh Perkins (Nebraska).  Garcia fell to Perkins 11-4 in the semi finals, being the only wrestler Perkins did not pin or technical fall en route to his title.  Garcia then advanced to the 3rd and 4th place match, being held out due to the severity of his injury, placing 4th.  Kurtis Ramsay joined Garcia on the podium in the 152 pound weight division which fielded more than 70 wrestlers, giving MATPAC two of the eight national place winners!

Congratulations to all the wrestlers on a great performance and a special thanks to all the coaches, parents and families that made the trip, we could not do it without your help.  It was a great weekend of wrestling!

Congratulations to Mark Edmonds on his 5th place finish at the Blue Chip Fall Brawl that took place in Kansas City, Missouri.  Mark competed in the 112 pound High School division that fielded 32 wrestlers from around the country.  Mark wrestled to a 4-2 record with a fall over Zach Schall of Missouri for 5th place.  Great job on representing MATPAC Wrestling, the State of Colorado and Holyoke High School, we are all proud of your effort.

Waterloo, Iowa- The Northern Plains Junior Regional Championships concluded Saturday evening at Young Arena as Nathaniel Garcia won the 145 pound Freestyle title defeating Parker Madl (Kansas) in the championship match.  Garcia completed the Freestyle competition with a 6-0 record.

In Greco Roman competition, Garcia place 3rd with a hard faught victory over Taylor Menke (Minnesota) in the bronze medal match at 145 pounds.  Kegan Gavaldon earned a silver medal losing to Jacob Bergeron (Minnesota) in the 98 pound championship match.

Other MATPAC wrestlers participating in the Freestyle tournament were; 98 Kegan Gavaldon, 130 Josh Donkle, 135 Austin Harris, 152 Kurtis Ramsay and 285 Jack Kuck.  Ramsay came one match away from making the round robin losing to eventual champion Branden Wienke (Wisconsin) finishing the tournament with a 2-2 record.

Congratulations to these six fine young men for their hard work, dedication and desire to seek the highest level of competition that the country has to offer.  We are very proud of your efforts!  

On a side note, Nathaniel Garcia earned his first PAC FORCE honor with his USA Wrestling Regional Championship...Congratulations!