Merrimack Youth Association competes in the Natick Youth Ed Deeley Tournament and Big Red Northeast Championship

The Merrimack Youth Wrestling Program competed in the Natick Youth Ed Deeley Tournament held at Natick High School in Natick, MA on January 14, 2017. The team also competed in the highly anticipated Big Red Tournament which attracts notoriously tough competition from all over New England and NY. Merrimack brought fourteen wrestlers to Natick and ten to Big Red to compete with individual results below.
Natick:
Kindergartners Andrew Schuster and Grayson Chestnut battled their way to fourth and third place, respectively.
Gryffen Gelinas, grade 2, brought home his first career championship title beating his competition in a three way tie for first with most wins by pin.
Second graders Kael McAloon and Ben Koudriashov both pulled in second place medals with one and two wins by pin respectively.
Collin Schuster and Aiden Kennedy, grade 2 earned fourth and third place respectively. Kennedy had two wins by points on the day.
Third grader, Christian Chestnut pinned two of his opponents moving him to second place on the podium.
Ivey Johnson, grade 4, maintained her killer streak whipping through the competition to earn champ title pinning all of her opponents along the way.
Aiden Hanning, grade 8 maintained his stellar reputation by cruising to first with three pins on the day.
Eighth grader, Zachary Maszczak, received a hard earned fourth place medal with one win by points and one by pin.
Fifth graders, Mitchell Krupp and Owen Forrest as well as seventh grader, Hunter Adams also competed. Forrest brought home one win by points and Krupp one win by pin.
Big Red:
Jackson Meehan, grade 3, took home second place medal with two wins by pin on the day.
Eighth grader, Aiden Hanning tore it up once again bringing home one win by pin and two by points for first place medal.
Anson Dewar, grade 8, brought home a very well earned 3rd place medal with a remarkable four wins by pin.
Second graders Rhys Dewar and Gryffen Gelinas, third grader Cayden Dine, fifth graders Owen Forrest and Mitchell Krupp, seventh grader Hunter Adams and eighth grader Zachary Maszczak also competed well in hard fought matches. Forrest pulle one win by pin on the day.
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: Aiden Hanning applying pressure to his opponent
Photo caption 2: Gryffen Gelinas sprawling in one of the two matches he won by pin in Natick
Photo caption 3: Ivey Johnson completing one of the three pins she had on the day
Photo caption 4: Anson Dewar working hard on the back of one of his opponents
Photo caption 5: Jackson Meehan completing one of his two pins
Heather Meehan
Merrimack Youth Wrestling
www.myawrestling.com