Prodigy Wrestling was led by Kolby Williams and Easton Ballinger with their championship finishes at the 2024 OAC Divisional State Championships. Divisional State divides the wrestlers into their home schools size - small and large. Kolby Williams takes 1st place in the Large School Division (D3, 70, Monroe) and Easton Ballinger also takes first in the Large School Division (JH, 102, Edgewood. Both wrestled amazing tournaments against some of the toughest wrestlers in the state. Prodigy had a total of 15 OAC Divisional Placers taking 3rd as a team in the Large School Division. Also placing for Prodigy, in their respective divisions, were Rush Landis (2nd), Elijah Wineberg (2nd), Houston Adams (2nd) Garrett Plummer (2nd), Kolton Ross (2nd), Case Johnston (2nd), Reagan Hudson (2nd), Kamden Hunter (3rd), Graham Grahovac (3rd), Jason Wilkerson (3rd), Lincoln Elam (3rd), David Arens (4th), and Tyler Elliott (4th). Prodigy had 30 wrestlers represent Prodigy and we are proud of each and every one of them. They also represented their home schools with PRIDE! Back to the lab tomorrow to continue to improve for the OAC State Tournament in March!
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Finn Lockerby Lead the way as Prodigy Wrestlers competed in the Ohio Novice State Championships. Wrestlers must fall under certain criteria to compete in the tournament, including less than 3 years of experience.
Finn (Edgewood) earned a Novice State Championship in Boys Division 5 at 68 pound. Finn met Prodigy teammate, Kaiden Hunter (Middletown), in the finals. Kaiden ends up as the 68 pound Novice State Runner-Up. Congratulations to both wrestlers! Mason Wireman (Kettering) in Division 3 at 60 pounds would take 4th place, while Kelton Smith (also Kettering) would take 5th in Division 3 at 50 pounds class. Graham Grahovak (Edgewood) takes 2nd at Div. 6, 65 pounds So proud of all of our wrestlers who stepped on the line to compete today. Weston Taylor (1-2), Owen Kairn (2-2), Seth Combs (1-2), and Brayden Lucarelli (3-2) all represented Prodigy, and themselves and families, well today! Prodigy Wrestlers continue to find ways to get to the state tournament. They did not disappoint as they stepped on the line to compete against some of the best in the state.
State Qualifiers for Prodigy include Elijah Wineberg (2nd), Robert Holley (2nd), Rush Landis (3rd), Finn Lockerby (3rd), Magnus Rajala (3rd), Mason King (4th), and Sofia Canan (4th). Every single wrestler from Prodigy, whether they placed or not, made me proud. They always give everything they have and that is all a coach ever wants from them, win or lose. Prodigy currently has 47 OAC State Qualifiers between Junior High and Grade School Wrestlers. What an amazing accomplishment by such hard working wrestlers! Congrats to all! Thank you parents for all that you do too! Prodigy Wrestling walked away with 3 OAC Junior High District Champions at the Harrison District this weekend. Henry Craiglow (Franklin) came away with a district title at 84 pounds. Carson Lipps (Little Miami) won his district championship at 114 pounds. Graham Moyer (Northmont) rounds out the champs with a title at 154 pounds.
Also securing their junior high State Qualifications were Jake Ryan (2nd), Liam Haynes (2nd), Gunner McDowell (2nd), Cole Wireman (3rd), Jett Manley (3rd), Lincoln Elam (4th), Trenton Justice (5th), Kellen Metcalf (6th), and Collin Berger (6th). Adding to the Qualifications is Tyler Elliott, a 6th grader, who qualified for state at 78 pounds at the Olentangy Liberty District by placing 4th. Prodigy currently has 47 State Qualifiers between Junior High and Grade School Wrestlers! We want to congratulate these wrestlers, as well as, all the wrestlers we have helped trained in the past that wrestle for their current schools/clubs. We are proud of each and ever one of you. Now go be great! Prodigy Wrestling Academy's philosophy on the level that a wrestler should compete at is a level where they are winning about 75-80% of their matches. Starting with local tournaments and novice level tournaments, working up into "OAC" and "Quest" open Wrestling tournaments, then onto OAC and OHWAY regional and State level tournaments. Once a wrestler can compete and handle the competition, they would start to wrestle in NUWAY or TYRANT national level tournaments, trying to keep a solid percentage of winning, along with learning from the losses.
They absolute highest level in youth wrestling are tournaments like WOW Tulsa Nationals. This is one of the pinnacles of Youth Wrestling. One of the toughest tournaments in the nation every year. Only wrestlers that can handle that kind of competition, mentally and physically, should take the challenge of competing. Prodigy's Rush Landis is definitely in this category. Rush competed in his first Tulsa Nationals this weekend, where he went 2-2 against the toughest competition in the US. Rush is jumping levels every time he gets on a mat and competition, and challenges, like this will continue to help him do so. Congrats on stepping on that line and pushing yourself to your absolute best, Rush. Keep grinding and working until you are on that Podium out in Tulsa! Prodigy Wrestlers continue to impress as 6 more wrestlers qualifier for the OAC Grade School State Championship at the Logan Districts this weekend. Leading the way was Brody Kemplin, who would become the only District Champion at Logan, and the 6th district champion for Prodigy this season.
Five more Prodigy Wrestlers have made their way to state, qualifying by placing in the top 4 at their weights. State Qualifiers include AJ Gray (4th), Kolton Ross (2nd), Grant Livingston (4th), Tyler Elliott (4th), and Case Johnson (3rd). Also Competing for Prodigy were Mason King, Zach Ryan, and Ben Craig. We are proud of any of our wrestlers who step on the line to compete at the highest levels. Congrats to all and keep working to reach those goals! Not only did Prodigy show up on an individual level with 5 District Champions, 17 State Qualifiers, and 23 District Placers, the team did it in dominating fashion. Congrats to all 26 wrestlers that helped contribute to these team stats for the weekend. Team Prodigy led the field in the following categories at Lakota West: Most Pins Least Amount of Time: Most Total Match Points: Most Tech Falls in the Least Amount of Time: Most Pins AND Tech Falls in the Least Amount of Time:
Prodigy Wrestlers came out to compete at Lakota West on Saturday and they did not disappoint. In a dominating performance, Prodigy added 18 state qualifiers to the 3 that qualified in Marysville to make the Prodigy State Qualifier count jump to 21 so far.
Prodigy did not just get their first OAC Grade school District Champion of the season, they got their first FIVE district Champions! District Champions for Prodigy were Camden Hunter, Houston Adams, Davide Keirn, Garrett Plummer, and Layne Smith. These wrestlers went to work this weekend, not being denied what they have been training for. Time to train harder as the goal gets bigger! Twelve more wrestlers punched their ticket to the OAC Grade school state tournament by placing in the top 4 at Districts. Tytus Frahm (2nd), Kolby Williams (2nd), Adler Olberding (2nd), Korbin Downey (2nd), Ethan White (3rd), Parker White (3rd), Malachi Hundley (3rd), Brady Staggs (3rd), Oscar Horning (3rd), David Arens (4th), Kolby Pomeroy (4th), Owen Kairn (4th) and Vincent Black (4th) fought their way to podium, qualifying for the OAC State Tournament in March. Now we work to get on that podium at the end of the year. Prodigy had even more District Placers, with six wrestlers that placed 5th or 6th. These wrestlers are considered state alternates, should someone drop out. They can decide to try to qualify at another one of the upcoming districts. Seth Combs (5th), Magnus Rajala (5th), Jordan Wilkerson (5th), Mason King (6th), Zach Ryan (5th), and Jason Wilkerson (5th) wrestled a great tournament. I am so proud of these wrestlers for continuing to wrestle hard all the way the 5th and 6th place match. They gave everything they had and should be proud of how they competed. We are! Three more wrestlers competed but fell short of their goals...this time. These wrestlers came and competed with the best that Southwest (and many from other parts of the state) has to offer. They can hold their heads up because they stepped on the line and competed, when their are many wrestlers who never dare to do that. Getting out of your comfort zone and competing with top level competition is what will make you better over time. Foster Sanders (2-2), Seth Johnson (2-2), and Bentley Scott (0-2) did just that and we are so proud of you for it! Keep working and trust the process because your time will be here soon! I can't convey just how proud I am of each and every one of these wrestlers. Most importantly, I am proud of how each of these wrestlers represented themselves with class and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. They continue to become a TEAM each and every week! Congrats to all! Prodigy Wrestlers earned their first 3 OAC State Qualifiers this weekend at the Marysville District. Team Prodigy was led by Mason Wireman with his runner-up finish in Division 2. Mason was joined by Archer Cook, 3rd, and Roman Lowe, 4th. Every team needs leaders to get the ball rolling and they did that this weekend. Congratulations to our first 3 State Qualifiers this season!
3 Prodigy Wrestlers earned State Alternate status. Robert Holley (5th), Seth Combs (6th), and Case Johnston (5th) placed at the district. They will be alternates or they can attend another district to try to earn a state qualification. Four other wrestlers laid it on the line at the first district. They still have many opportunities to earn state qualifications at later districts. Tyler Elliott (2-2), Kolton Ross (1-2), Layne Smith (2-2), and Vincent Black (0-2). Keep working fellas! Prodigy Wrestlers were out in force at the St. Bernard Battle and Bluegrass Nationals. Many also wrestled for their local CYW and MVKWA Wrestling Teams. Congrats and Keep Working!
St. Bernard Battle Kelton Smith (Novice D2, 53, Kettering) 1st Roman Lowe (D2, 65, Springboro) 2nd Jordan Wilkerson (D3, 80, Lakota East) 2nd Garrett Plummer (D3, 130, Springboro) 2nd Layne Smith (D4, 87, Kettering) 2nd Zach Ryan (D4, 87, Mother Teresa) 3rd Case Johnston (D4, 94, Mason) 2nd Jason Wilkerson (D4, 116, Lakota East) 1st Bluegrass Nationals Elijah Wineberg (12u, 82, Miamisburg) 1st Tytus Frahm (8u, 63, Springboro) 1st Grant Harper (12u, 96, Bellbrook) 3rd Elijah Wineberg (JH, 85, Miamisburg) 1st Jake Ryan (JH, 103, Mother Teresa) 5th Collin Berger (JH, 130) 6th If anyone was missed, please email [email protected] with results and pictures. Prodigy loves to recognize your wrestlers' success! |
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