Sandite of the Week: Carter Young places second at National Championship

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Incoming Sand Springs freshman Carter Young (32-5) was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance at the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Championship.

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Held in Fargo, North Dakota, the USAW Nationals are one of the biggest events of the year for the wrestling community.

Young was the defending three-time USAW Champion with tournament wins in Novice and Schoolboy. This was his first year at the Cadet age division.

Last year Young defended his title without giving up a single point, winning all of his matches by 10-0 technical fall. It looked like he might repeat the feat this year. 

Competing at 94 pounds, Young won his first four matches 10-0. He defeated Ethan Ferris in 27 seconds, Utah State Champion Austin Bush in fifty seconds, Nebraska State Champion Dyson Kunz in sixty seconds, and USAW Folkstyle National Runner-Up Kase Mauger in forty seconds without giving up a single point. 

He finally found a competitor in New York State Runner-Up Jordan Titus, but never trailed in points and rolled to a 17-7 victory in 4:15. The winning streak finally came to an end in the finals as he took on Colorado State Champion Jett Strickenberger. After giving up an 8-0 advantage to Strickengerger in the first round, Young scored four in the second period. Strickenberger tacked on the final two points and held on for the 10-4 decision. 

Oklahoma tied with Georgia for 11th out of 46 states. Young was the highest-placing member of the Oklahoma Cadet squad.

Full Team Oklahoma results:

  • 88 lbs - Luke Ahrberg - Did Not Place (0-2)
  • 94 lbs - Jason Gilbert - DNP (2-2)
  • 94 lbs - Cooper Mahaffey - DNP (1-2)
  • 100 lbs - Eli Griffin - DNP (4-2)
  • 100 lbs - Dayton Cary - DNP (0-2)
  • 106 lbs - Braeden Williams - DNP (2-2)
  • 113 lbs - Alexander Prince - DNP (1-2)
  • 113 lbs - Jaxon Randall - DNP (3-2)
  • 113 lbs - Corwin Strachan - DNP (0-2)
  • 113 lbs - TJ Long - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Cameron Picklo - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Ryder Ramsey - DNP (3-2)
  • 120 lbs - Reece Witcraft - DNP (4-2)
  • 120 lbs - Caleb Tanner - 4th Place (7-2)
  • 126 lbs - Laif Jones - DNP (2-2)
  • 126 lbs - Brayden Strachan - DNP (1-2)
  • 132 lbs - Timothy Trigg - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Gonzalez - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Salt - DNP (0-2)
  • 132 lbs - Spencer Schickram - DNP (3-2)
  • 138 lbs - Dillon Berry - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Blake Ramos - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Kobi Gomez - DNP (1-2)
  • 145 lbs - Cole Thomas - DNP (0-2)
  • 145 lbs - Wyatt Berry - DNP (0-2)
  • 152 lbs - Micah Lugafet - DNP (3-2)
  • 152 lbs - Jacob Law - DNP (1-2)
  • 152 lbs - Kyle Knowles - DNP (2-2)
  • 160 lbs - Colby Simpson - DNP (1-2)
  • 160 lbs - Gage Hockett - DNP (4-2)
  • 170 lbs - Cade Cook - DNP (2-2)
  • 170 lbs - Talon Borror - Fifth Place (5-2)
  • 182 lbs - Matthew Santos - DNP (2-2)
  • 182 lbs - Grant Baber - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Konner Doucet - Sixth Place (4-3)
  • 195 lbs - John Wiese - DNP (1-2)
  • 195 lbs - Garrick Johnson - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Taylor Fleming - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Joshua Heindselman - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Micah Walker - DNP (3-2)
  • 220 lbs - Cabe Dickerson - DNP (4-2)
  • 285 lbs - Carson Wiley - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Trenton Keith - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Ashton Aldridge - DNP (0-2)

CPHS Wrestling: Riley Weir makes debut on National rankings

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Riley Weir shows off for the crowd after winning his first State Championship. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Charles Page High School has been represented in FloWrestling's national rankings for the past four years thanks to undefeated four-time State Champion Daton Fix. Fix is now at Oklahoma State University, but another Sandite has now made his way into the rankings.

Junior State Champion Riley Weir made his way into the No. 18 spot at 113 pounds in the first rankings of the new school year. 

Following a 41-6 sophomore season and 6A State Championship win, Weir has gone 13-2 in freestyle competition this summer. He placed sixth at the U.S. Open Freestyle Nationals and went undefeated on the Oklahoma USA Wrestling Freestyle Dual team. He is expected to compete this weekend at the prestigious USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

During dual nationals last month Weir pinned No. 16 ranked Ben Kamali in 1:13 and teched No. 5 Anthony Clark 10-0. Clark dropped to No. 19 after the loss, but Kamali moved up to No. 11.

Two other Sandites have a good shot at entering the rankings if they live up to the performances they gave last season.

Senior Payton Scott went 40-3 last season with tournament wins at Geary, Kansas City, and the 6A State Championship. Geary and KCI are both nationally-acclaimed tournaments, and Scott already defeated 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott of Tuttle, Oklahoma. 

Last year Scott scored wins against Kansas State Champion Jalin Harper, three-time State Champion Elijah Tanner, three-time Kansas State Champion Kameron Frame, and three-time New Mexico State Champion Ryan Rochford.

Freshman Carter Young has won three-straight Junior High Allstate Championships and three-straight USAW Freestyle National Championships and went undefeated on the Oklahoma Schoolboy Dual teams for both Freestyle and Greco Roman last summer. He will compete at the USAW Cadet Nationals this weekend.

Class of 2017 graduates Michael Ritchey and Daton Fix are also expected to make appearances in Fargo.

Other nationally-ranked Oklahomans are:

  • 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott (Tuttle)
  • 170 No. 8 Zane Coleman (Choctaw)
  • 182 No. 20 Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
  • 195 No. 15 Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
  • 220 No. 15 Josh Heindselman (Piedmont)
  • 220 No. 20 Cabe Dickerson (Altus)
  • 285 No. 11 Montana Phillips (Lawton MacArthur)

Sandite of the Week Aden Baughman qualifies for National Championship

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Charles Page High School junior State Champion Aden Baughman was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his first-place victory at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri on Saturday.

Baughman's first place performance at the USA Track and Field Region 9 Junior Olympic Championship event qualifies him for the 51st Hershey National Championship in two weeks.

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The championship is expected to attract nearly 10,000 athletes to Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The venue is one of only five IAAF Class I Certified tracks in the United States and has a seating capacity of nearly 8,000. 

Competing against athletes from the Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ozarks, and Missouri Valley associations, Baughman finished the 800-meter run in 1:58.83, 2.55 seconds ahead of Claremore freshman 5A State Runner-Up Jack Vincent. 

Baughman previously took first place in two events at the Oklahoma Association Championship last month with an 800-meter time of 2:00.23, and a 1500-meter time of 4:14.08. At the State Championship in May he took first in the 800 in 1:59.23.

Ian Baustert took second place at the State 1500 in 4:37.98 and first in the Association 1500 in 4:23.79. He placed third in the State 3000 in 10:10.34, second in Association in 9:48.35, and fourth at Regionals in 9:53.81.

Oklahoma State University freshman Cheyenne Walden took first place in the State 3000 run with a time of 10:18.59.

Clayton Giddens places second at National Championship, Christian Forbes takes third

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Two Sand Springs middle school wrestlers competed at the USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle Nationals last weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

Held at the Georgia World Congress Center, the event attracted more than 600 competitors from forty states. No team scores were kept, but Florida led the way in total National Champions with six, followed by Nebraska with five. Oklahoma crowned two national champions in Mason Burnham (Intermediate) and Jordan Williams (Schoolboy).

Clayton Giddens (25-1) took second place in Novice at 65 pounds. He breezed his way through the early competition, defeating Cooper Hilton, Noah Kubala, and Christian Fretwell all by technical fall. After a finals loss to defending three-time National Champion Luke Lilledahl, he rebounded with a 10-0 tech of Nore Turner for second place.

Christian Forbes (23-5) took third place in Schoolboy at 77 pounds. He won a tough 9-8 decision over Coy Hammack, then received a forfeit before scoring a pair of 10-0 tech falls over Maddox Khalimsky and Cole Hunt. He met his match in Christopher Martino in the finals, then lost the second-place challenge match to Dylan Gilcher.

The USAW Cadet and Junior Nationals will be held next weekend at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota.

CPHS Track: Cheyenne Walden selected as All-Tulsa World Player of the Year Finalist

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Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate and Oklahoma State University freshman Cheyenne Walden was selected as one of three finalists for the All-Tulsa World Athlete of the Year awards for both Track and Cross Country. Walden is the most decorated OSSAA athlete in Sand Springs history with nine State Championships.

In her high school career she has won one 800 meter run and set a personal record of 2:17.58 for fourth place at the State Tournament her junior year.

She has won twelve 1600 meter runs and set a personal record of 4:57.07 this past season for her second-consecutive State title in the event. She also won the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association (OTCA) Meet of Champions this year, and holds two Regional titles and one Frontier Valley Conference (FVC) title.

The further she runs, the better she does. In the 3200 meter run she has won three State titles, 25-straight events, and 29 total events. She holds three titles in the 3200 and hasn’t been defeated since placing third in State her freshman year. She holds four Regional and Conference titles and has a PR of 10:45.43.

In the fall Cross Country season she is a four-time State Champion, four time Regional Champion, and four-time Conference Champion. She has won two one-mile runs with a PR of 5:21, ten two-mile runs with a PR of 11:19.50, and seventeen 5K-runs with a PR of 17:32. She won the Meet of Champions her freshman year and placed fifth this past season at the Nike Regionals.

Walden’s numerous accolades include four Gatorade Oklahoma Runner of the Year honors, the first-ever Sand Springs “Heart of the City” award, the Jim Thorpe Female Cross Country Player of the Year award, and six Sandite of the Week recognitions.

Final selection for the Athlete of the Year will be made at the All World Awards dinner on July 8th at Marriot Southern Hills.

CPHS Wrestling: Daton Fix selected as All-Tulsa World Player of the Year Finalist

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Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate and Oklahoma State University freshman Daton Fix was selected as one of three finalists for the All-Tulsa World Wrestler of the Year award. Fix is considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers in Oklahoma High School history, and is currently ranked first in the nation pound-for-pound.

Before ever hitting the high school varsity mat, Fix already had a series of Junior High State Championships and was a three-time USA Wrestling National Champion in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman.

As a freshman he went undefeated and won titles at the Perry Tournament of Champions, the Kansas City Invitational, the Bobby Lyons Invitational, the Jay Hancock Invitational, the Junior High State Championship, the Regional Championship, and the 113-pound 6A State Championship.

In 2014 he won the USAW Folkstyle National Championship, the Cadet Freestyle and Greco-Roman Pan-American Championships in Brazil, the UWW Cadet Freestyle National Championship, and was a member of the Oklahoma USAW Junior Freestyle Dual Team that won a National Title. He traveled to Slovakia for the Freestyle World Championships and placed tenth, then won a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in China. He also went 32 minutes into overtime with current Penn State sophomore Nick Suriano to set a world record for longest high school match.

As a sophomore he won the Perry TOC, the KC Stampede, the Jerry Billing Invitational, the Jay Hancock Invitational, the Regional Championship, and the 120-pound 6A State Championship.

In 2015 he won the UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals, the UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals, the USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals, and went undefeated on the USAW Oklahoma Junior Dual team that repeated for the title. He also won bronze at the Cadet Worlds in Bosnia.

He continued his undefeated streak during his junior year with wins at the Perry Tournament, the KC tournament, the Geary Invitational, the Bobby Lyons Invitational, the Jay Hancock Invitational, the Regional Championship, and the 126-pound State Championship.

In 2016 he won the UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals, defeated an Iranian National Champion during an exhibition match in Times Square, New York City, then won Junior Bronze at the World Championships in France.

He concluded his undefeated high school career with a 168-0 record, winning the Perry Tournament, KC Invitational, Geary Invitational, Jerry Billings Invitational, the Regional Championship, and the 132-pound State Championship. He also helped the Sandites to their first State Title since 1971 and their first-ever Dual State Title.

This summer he won the U.S. Open Freestyle Nationals and earned a spot on the Junior World Team once again. He will compete in Tampere, Finland this August.

He is a recipient of the National Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, a USAW All-American First Team member, and a nine-time Sandite of the Week.

Final selection for the Athlete of the Year will be made at the All World Awards dinner on July 8th at Marriott Southern Hills.