Gatlin Gunn named Most Outstanding Wrestler at Perry Tournament of Champions
/The Sand Springs Junior High wrestling team took home fourth place overall with five finalists last weekend at the Perry Tournament of Champions, and 126-pounder Gatlin Gunn led the way with a first place finish and the title of the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Gunn breezed through the competition with five pins and a technical fall, outscoring his foes 33-3 without giving up a single takedown. He pinned three of his foes in the first period, two in the first minute, and only allowed one opponent to score on him. In the finals round against Collinsville freshman Cable Golden he gave up a reversal in the first period, but quickly pinned the Cardinal fifteen seconds into the second to take home the title.
Also earning their way into the finals were Matthew Moore, Jayden Pait, Landon Horton, and Adrian Flores, who all finished in second place. Moore went 5-1 at 106 pounds, pinning three opponents. Jayden Pait was 4-2 at 112 with one pin. Landon Horton went 5-1 at 119 with two pins. Adrian Flores pinned two opponents and went 4-2 at 155.
Tanner Copeland placed third at 86, Kase Skaggs was sixth at 92, Landyn Barnes placed sixth at 119, Blake Stewart was sixth at 132, Hudson Sheppard finished fourth at 140, and Jaden Allen was fourth at 170.
The Sandites were without competitors at 80, 195, and 285 pounds, which likely kept them from second place. They finished with 161.5 points, behind Deer Creek with 163.5 and Yukon with 165. Both of those teams had more complete lineups than the Sandites. Broken Arrow won the tournament with 265 points and five champions.
