MYA competes in the 20th Annual New England Rebel Classic and 1st Annual Wonder Women Classic Wrestling Tournaments

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program competed in the annual New England Rebel Classic and Wonder Women Classic Wrestling Tournaments held at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH on March 19, 2017. Both tournaments served as an Ohio Tournament of Champions Qualifier and Gene Mills Eastern Nationals Qualifier for those who placed. As a result this post season tournament is notoriously challenging attracting wrestlers from all over New England as well as PA, NY and NJ. Merrimack as a team finished 9th in the K-4 division out of 46 teams. Merrimack brought seventeen wrestlers to compete with individual results below:

Kindergartners Natasha Koudriashov and Olivia Dine fought hard in the Wonder Women Classic and Andrew Schuster in the 44 lb bracket in the Rebel Classic.

Emmi Haddad, grade 2, grabbed one win by points in the all-girls tournament.

Second graders, Luke Emond and Aiden Kennedy each battled hard in the 65lb and 61lb brackets, respectively.

Collin Schuster, grade 2, completed two wins by points on the day taking home second place medal.

Second graders, Kael McAloon and Ben Koudriashov each grabbed fourth place on the podium with one win by pin for both wrestlers.

Cayden Dine and Jackson Meehan, grade 3 took home fourth and third place, respectively. Dine had two wins by points and Meehan completed two wins by pin and one by points.

Third grader, John Regal fought hard in the 73lb bracket.

Ivey Johnson, grade 4 capped off a stellar season taking home the champ title in the Wonder Women Classic and third place in the Rebel Classic. She pinned her way through to first in the all-girls tournament. And, completed another two pins and one win by commanding points in the Rebel Classic. She has grown into a great leader and example for our increasing female representation on the team.

Fifth graders, Owen Forrest and Mitchell Krupp wrestled hard in their respective 68 lb and 97 lb brackets.

Hunter Adams, grade 7 also put up a tough fight in the 88lb bracket.

Eighth grader, Zachary Maszczak captured two wins by points to take third place on the podium.

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program is part of the Merrimack Youth Association. It strives to provide a safe recreational activity for Merrimack children in grades K-8. The program promotes the sport of wrestling, the world’s oldest sport, by providing a safe practice environment, by delivering high quality instruction, and by facilitating tournament competition opportunities. The Program is in its 12th season and currently has 46 wrestlers on its roster.

Photo caption 1: Ivey Johnson trying to get her opponent down on the mat

Photo caption 2: Emmi Haddad trying to get off the mat

Photo caption 3: Natasha Koudriashov trying to break away from her competition

Photo caption 4: Olivia Dine trying to stay off her belly

Photo caption 5: Collin Schuster sprawling on his opponent

Photo caption 5: Kael McAloon working to stuff the head of his competition
Photo caption 6: Andrew Schuster locking arms with his Billerica opponent

Photo caption 7: Ben Koudriashov trying to stay off of his back

Photo caption 8: Zachary Maszczak pushing his competition down onto the mat