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Taylor brings home title from nation's oldest tournament
Brendan Hoover
Mustang junior Tim Taylor claimed his second wrestling championship of the season by winning the 160-pound division in the 63rd Geary Tournament over the weekend.
The Geary Tournament is the oldest wrestling tournament in the country, with the best teams from Oklahoma competing for the prestigious yet small Geary medals.
Taylor won five straight matches, scoring three falls and two decisions, as he worked his way through the bracket. He defeated Josh Sublett of Norman North in the finals Saturday, 5-1, scoring two takedowns and one escape in the match.
“The competition was pretty decent,” Taylor said. “I was really proud and happy and I picked up a lot of confidence.”
Taylor is now an undefeated 11-0 on the season and ranked second in the state at 160 behind Sapulpa’s Kyle Blevins.
Head coach Dave Rankin he was proud of Taylor’s performance.
“I’m just really excited about how well he’s working in the room this year. He’s making tremendous strides to go from being a good wrestler to a great wrestler,” Rankin said.
“He took home a prestigious award by winning this tournament. All the toughest schools were there,” he said.
Mustang earned tenth place in the tournament, scoring 56 total points.
Tulsa Union took home the team title with 109.5 total points, winning two championships and two second place finishes.
Junior Auston Slater slimmed down to wrestle at 145 in the tournament, taking second place in that division. He lost to two-time state champion Seth Vernon of Tulsa Union in the finals, 5-2, after coming through the consolation bracket.
Slater defeated Bobby Williams of Tuttle 8-0 in the consolation bracket to make the finals, and scored two falls over the weekend to add to Mustang’s team total.
“I was really impressed with Auston getting down to 145. He has been wrestling at 152,” Rankin said. “His conditioning was excellent and he’s an exciting wrestler who’s lightning fast.”
Senior Chayse Garrison earned a sixth place finish in the tournament, winning three matches all by decision. He lost to Billy Deal of Norman North in the fifth place match.
“Chayse is one of the hardest workers in the room, but the best thing about him is his attitude. He works his heart out all the time,” Rankin said.
Overall Rankin said his team performed well against the state’s elite.
“We won a lot of matches and we had a couple of kids just out of the medal race. Our conditioning was good, our competitive thinking was good, so I’m proud of our team right now,” Rankin said.
The Broncos do not have time to rest on their laurels. They wrestled a tough district foe in Moore after press time Tuesday, and travel to face rival Yukon in a conference dual on Thursday.
This weekend the Broncos will compete in the Sand Springs tournament.
Rankin said that senior Jake Edmonds should be ready to go for Sand Springs after he had aggravated a head injury earlier in the season that he suffered in a pick-up football game last spring.
Taylor brings home title from nation's oldest tournament
Brendan Hoover
Mustang junior Tim Taylor claimed his second wrestling championship of the season by winning the 160-pound division in the 63rd Geary Tournament over the weekend.
The Geary Tournament is the oldest wrestling tournament in the country, with the best teams from Oklahoma competing for the prestigious yet small Geary medals.
Taylor won five straight matches, scoring three falls and two decisions, as he worked his way through the bracket. He defeated Josh Sublett of Norman North in the finals Saturday, 5-1, scoring two takedowns and one escape in the match.
“The competition was pretty decent,” Taylor said. “I was really proud and happy and I picked up a lot of confidence.”
Taylor is now an undefeated 11-0 on the season and ranked second in the state at 160 behind Sapulpa’s Kyle Blevins.
Head coach Dave Rankin he was proud of Taylor’s performance.
“I’m just really excited about how well he’s working in the room this year. He’s making tremendous strides to go from being a good wrestler to a great wrestler,” Rankin said.
“He took home a prestigious award by winning this tournament. All the toughest schools were there,” he said.
Mustang earned tenth place in the tournament, scoring 56 total points.
Tulsa Union took home the team title with 109.5 total points, winning two championships and two second place finishes.
Junior Auston Slater slimmed down to wrestle at 145 in the tournament, taking second place in that division. He lost to two-time state champion Seth Vernon of Tulsa Union in the finals, 5-2, after coming through the consolation bracket.
Slater defeated Bobby Williams of Tuttle 8-0 in the consolation bracket to make the finals, and scored two falls over the weekend to add to Mustang’s team total.
“I was really impressed with Auston getting down to 145. He has been wrestling at 152,” Rankin said. “His conditioning was excellent and he’s an exciting wrestler who’s lightning fast.”
Senior Chayse Garrison earned a sixth place finish in the tournament, winning three matches all by decision. He lost to Billy Deal of Norman North in the fifth place match.
“Chayse is one of the hardest workers in the room, but the best thing about him is his attitude. He works his heart out all the time,” Rankin said.
Overall Rankin said his team performed well against the state’s elite.
“We won a lot of matches and we had a couple of kids just out of the medal race. Our conditioning was good, our competitive thinking was good, so I’m proud of our team right now,” Rankin said.
The Broncos do not have time to rest on their laurels. They wrestled a tough district foe in Moore after press time Tuesday, and travel to face rival Yukon in a conference dual on Thursday.
This weekend the Broncos will compete in the Sand Springs tournament.
Rankin said that senior Jake Edmonds should be ready to go for Sand Springs after he had aggravated a head injury earlier in the season that he suffered in a pick-up football game last spring.
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