Fargo Wrestling Tournament Starts Greco-Roman Round

The National U-16 and Junior wrestling tournament in Fargo has entered the Greco-Roman portion of their tournament with the U-16 guys on the mat yesterday. It's a tough event with many of the wrestlers not having a whole lot of experience in the discipline.

Thomas Dalton of Green River had the best effort from Team Wyoming with 4 wins and 2 losses in the 126-pound weight class. He started out with a victory over Antonino Walker from Pennsylvania and also beat Zayne Reynolds from Iowa, Missouri's Carson Thomsen, and Ethan Sylvester from Minnesota. He was one win away from placing in this prestigious tournament.

Four other wrestlers from Wyoming went 1-2; 120 pounder Broc Fletcher from Rock Springs,  Roany Profitt from Kemmerer at 120, Dalton Price from Thermopolis at 126, and Shane Hannah of Moorcroft.

The rest of the Wyoming crew went 2 and out; 120 pounders Darron Provost of Gillette, Kelly Walsh's Luke Guseman, and Moorcrofts Trenten Gray. At 132, Richard Allison of Moorcroft went 0-2 as well as 145 pounder Chris Boardman of Gillette, Josef Sanchez of Natrona at 170, Oliver Gorsuch of Moorcroft at 195 as well as Mekhi Bovee from Kelly Walsh.

Next up on the docket in Fargo will be the junior Greco-Roman division.

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