Show C S r i ii ll i th thi q 1 t r. r I AL I S i x WRESTLERS FROM VERNAL who competed In the State AAU Age Group Tournament last Saturday are front row left to right Larry Wiseman Brian Richens Nathan Mike McCurdy and Chance Batty Middle row Steven Woodhouse David Gurr Ryan Michael Smith George Cook Brian Devin Bailey and Mathew Back row raw Tracy Henline Darrin Bailey David Weeks Pat Jenkins Torr McCurdy and Josh Reynolds Twelve wrestlers place ace at t tourney a Twelve Vernal wrestlers captured places last Saturday at the State Age Group Tournament Tournament Tournament Tour Tour- at Brighton High School Vernal bagged four firsts five seconds and three thirds Brian Richens 55 pounds garnered first place in the bantam division 6 to 7 years old Nathan 60 bantam bantam bantam ban ban- tam placed second Mike McCurdy McCurdy McCurdy Mc- Mc Curdy 55 captured third Bantam Chance Bailey 45 did not place DAVID GURR 60 nabbed first place in the midget division 8 to 9 years old Devin Bailey midget class placed first in the 70 pound weight Mathew midget class ga garnered third place in the 75 pound weight Larry Wiseman midget division 55 pounds did not place Darrin Bailey 90 junior division 10 to 11 years old garnered first place Ryan junior class nabbed second place honors in the 60 pound division Michael Smith junior placed second in the 65 pound division Torr McCurdy junior bagged second place honors in the 90 pound class Brian junior class captured second place in the 70 pound division Junior who did not place were George Cook 65 Steven Woodhouse 70 and Tracy Henline 80 JOSH REYNOLDS in intermediate intermediate intermediate in- in class 12 to 13 years old placed third in the 85 pound class Pat Jenkins and David Weeks w were re represented presented medals Jenkins and Weeks were the only in their weights The West Zone Age Group Nationals will be beheld held June 18 15 in California An AAU elimination tourney for high school wrestlers will occur at Olympus High School on April 30 This tourney will narrow the field in each weight to two for the state tourney The final two will battle in a two of three series in order fn to advance to a meet in Mexico in July The AAU State Elite Mexico Tryouts will be held May 7 at Uintah High School at 7 pm p.m. There will be 12 weights and 24 high school wrestlers The winner in each class wil have to win two of three contests The winners in each weight will advance to the Wilfrido Mass Massieu International Tournament in Mexico City on July 1 14 The wrestlers will also compete in the International Junior World Championship at Las Vegas Nevada July 1116 11 |