TWE sends grapplers to Districts, State
AAU 3rd-thru 8th grade Districts were held in Webster City on February 5th.
Qualifiers in Division A 3-4th grade
2nd place Cale Graff 95lb
2nd place Marcus Bear 95lbs
Qualifiers in Division C 7-8th grade
3rd place Logan Arp 85lbs
4th place Brody Chyma 90lbs
3rd place Brayden Smith 120lbs
3rd place Payton Vest 152lbs
1st place Vincent Branan 145lbs
This qualified them to wrestle on February 25 and 26 at the 2017 Iowa AAU Kids State Championships at Wells Fargo in Des Moines.
Vincent Branan, an 8th grader, placed 4th in the AAU State Tournament which earned him a spot on Team Iowa in the 2017 AAU Lee Pamulak MS National Duals. The duals were on April 1 and 2 in Des Moines. Branan went 7 and 1 earning himself an All American Award.
Branan also placed 2nd at Iowa USA State Championships on January 29. This earned him a spot on Team Iowa and he competed in the Heartland Folkstyle National Duals in Council Bluffs on April 15 and 16