Posted By: Zachary Mason               (January 23, 2010)

Over the last weekend Team Braves wrestler Tevis Bartlett made the trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the Cliff Keen Tulsa Nationals. After 2 long days of wrestling Tevis came home with a Third Place finish.

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (January 09, 2010)

On Saturday, January 9th approximately 300 wrestlers from 8 teams, age 4 to 14 gathered at Storey Gymnasium for the Metro Junior Wrestling League, district 4 championship tournament.

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Posted By: Zachary Mason               (January 02, 2010)

January 2nd was a great day for wrestling. Team Braves had 15 wrestlers in atendance at the 2010 Who's Bad National Classic put on by Rocky Mountain Nationals. This tournament brings wrestlers from all over the country to compete, and it is tough. of the 15 Team Braves wrestlers that started the day 8 of them made it to the medal rounds.

Throughout the day the wrestlers had the chance to meet Strikeforce MMA Fighter and Pro Wrestler, Bobby Lashley.

Damien with Strikeforce MMA Fighter Bobby Lashley

Results

• Keagen Bartlett - 6th - 6 & Under - 52 Lbs.
• Dayton Jiminez - 3rd - 10 & Under - 100 Lbs.
• Tommy Neal - 4th - 10 & Under - 100 Lbs.
• Conrad Near - 6th - 10 & Under - 65 Lbs.
• Tevis Bartlett - Champion - 12 & Under - 146 Lbs.
• Terrence McDonough - 3rd - 12 & Under - 74 Lbs.
• Josh Roberts - Champion - 15 & Under - 186 Lbs.
• Bryce Merideth - 4th - 15 & Under - 95 Lbs.

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (December 05, 2009)

Tommy Neal and Gunner Bartlett after the Salt Lake Slam

On Saturday, December 5th Team Braves had 2 wrestlers make the trip to Heber City, Utah for the Salt Lake Slam. The Salt Lake Slam is the first tournament in the "Folkstyle Tour of America" series.

Tommy Neal - Intermediate 95 Lbs - Champion

• Intermediate 95 - Tommy Neal's place is 1st and has scored 10.00 team points.
• Round 1 - Tommy Neal (Team Braves) received a bye (Bye)
• Round 2 - Tommy Neal (Team Braves) received a bye (Bye)

Gunner Bartlett - Intermediate 60 Lbs - 2nd Place

• Intermediate 60 - Gunner Bartlett's place is 2nd and has scored 23.00 team points.
• Champ. Round 1 - Gunner Bartlett (Team Braves) won by major decision over Kade Thompson (Throwdown Elite Wrestling Club) (Maj 9-0)
• Quarterfinal - Gunner Bartlett (Team Braves) won by pin over Trevor Clyde (Wasatch Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:14)
• Semifinal - Gunner Bartlett (Team Braves) won by pin over Stockton Obrien (Throwdown Elite Wrestling Club) (Pin 0:54)
• 1st Place Match - Zach Schroeck (USA Cobra Montana) won by decision over Gunner Bartlett (Team Braves) (Dec 9-2)

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (November 08, 2009)

On Sunday, November 8th Team Braves had 13 wrestlers at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. Big Horn Nationals is one of the most challenging youth tournaments in the country. Team Braves wrestlers had a very long, very tough, challenging, and fun day of wrestling.

Results:

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (October 31, 2009)

On Halloween Team Braves had 10 wrestlers in attendance at Monster Match Nationals in Denver, Colorado.

After a very hard day of wrestling 5 wrestlers from Team Braves had worked thier way into the medal rounds of the tournament.

Results

Bryce Meredith- Champion - 15 & Under 88lb. Division
Tevis Bartlett - Champion - 12 & Under 146lb Division
Steven Lahnert - 2nd Place - 12 & Under 70lb. Division
Tommy Neal - 3rd Place - 10 & Under 100lb. Division
Gunner Bartlett - 6th Place - 10 & Under 61lb. Division

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (July 01, 2009)

Tevis and Gunner Bartlett were 2 of 24 representatives to wrestle for the Wyoming National Team in Orem, UT on July 1st and 2nd.  500 wrestlers competed for national titles in Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. 

Tevis wrestled in the 12-Under Novice Division at 130 lbs. and took second in both competitions.  He was the only Wyoming athlete to make the finals in both styles.  He went 4-2 over the course of the two days, with 2 pins.  Gunner wrestled in the 10-Under Intermediate 55 lb. division and took 8th in freestyle.  Both wrestlers achieved All-American status by placing in the top 8.  This rounded out a 10 day stretch where the wrestlers competed in 5 tournaments in 10 days.

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (June 21, 2009)

The Team Braves Wrestling Club completed in the Kids West Regional tournament in Pocatello, ID on June 21st-27th.  Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming were all represented in the tournament.  Wrestlers had to place in the top 8 at their state tournament to qualify.  The Kids West Tournament had three tournaments during the week:  Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Folkstyle.  There were over 3100 registered for the three tournaments, approximately 1000 for each style.  Wyoming had 110 wrestlers complete, Team Braves had 5.

Tevis Bartlett went 9-0 on the week, finishing with 6 pins and three technical falls.  He won outstanding wrestler honors, winning all three tournaments.  He was the only Wyoming wrestler to earn the Western Regional Triple Crown, wrestling in the Novice Division (12-under) at 130 lbs.  Desmend Martinez finished 2nd in Folkstyle, and 3rd in Freestyle and Greco-Roman at in the Novice Division at 120 lbs.  Arsenio Lemus finished 3rd in Folkstyle in the Intermediate Division (10-under) at 60 lbs.  Gunner Bartlett wrestled in the Intermediate Division at 55 lbs. and went 2-2 in Folkstyle and 1-2 in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle.  Tommy Neal wrestled in the Intermediate Division at 87 lbs. in all three styles. 

This is the largest of the 6 regional tournaments in the nation.  All wrestlers who complete in a regional tournament qualify to compete in the USA Wrestling National Tournament which will be held in Orem, UT on July 1-2.  All 5 wrestlers competed extremely well.  With brackets of up to 28 wrestlers in them and some having up to 8 state champions in them.  Below are the individual placing results.

Tevis Bartlett -Novice 130

• Folkstyle - Champion
• Greco-Roman - Champion
• Freestyle - Champion

Desmend Martinez - Novice 120

• Folkstyle - 2nd
• Greco-Roman - 3rd
• Freestyle - 3rd

Arsenio Lemus - Intermediate 60

• Folkstyle - 3rd

Posted By: Zachary Mason               (May 03, 2009)

Team Braves Wrestling Club participated in the Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association's State Greco-Roman and Freestyle Tournaments on May 1-3 in Casper, WY. Team Braves had 11 wrestlers entered for Greco-Roman placing 9 in the top six; as a team they finished 4th in the 47 team field. In freestyle, the Braves had 12 wrestlers compete, placing 9 in the top six.

Greco-Roman Results:

Nathan Parris with a reverse body lock at the 2009 W.A.W.A. state Greco-Roman tournament

Intermediate (9-10)

55 lbs. Gunner Bartlett 3rd
60 lbs. Arsenio Lemus 4th
87 lbs. Tommy Neal 3rd

Novice (11-12)

70 lbs. Ryder Jones 5th
75 lbs. Terrance McDonough 2nd
80 lbs. Nate Parris 6th
120 lbs. Desmend Martinez Champion
130 lbs. Tevis Bartlett Champion

School Boy (13-14)

84 lbs. Bryce Meredith Champion

Freestyle Results:

Gunner Bartlett getting a single leg takedown at the 2009 W.A.W.A. state Freestyle tournament

Intermediate (9-10)

55 lbs. Gunner Bartlett 4th
60 lbs. Arsenio Lemus 5th
65 lbs. Conrad Near 2nd
87 lbs. Tommy Neal 2nd

Novice (11-12)

70 lbs. Ryder Jones 6th
75 lbs. Terrance McDonough 3rd
120 lbs. Desmend Martinez Champion
130 lbs. Tevis Bartlett Champion

School Boy (13-14)

84 lbs. Bryce Meredith Champion

Team Braves 2009 Triple Crown Winners

Bryce Meredith, Tevis Bartlett, and Desmend Martinez
The three Team Braves winners of the 2009 W.A.W.A. Triple Crown award.

Tevis Bartlett (Novice 130)
Desmend Martinez (Novice 120)
Bryce Meredith (Schoolboy 84)

This was Meredith's 6th triple crown and Bartlett's 5th consecutive triple crown.

Triple Crown honors are awarded only to wrestlers who win a state title in all three styles in a single season: Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman. The state Folkstyle tournament was held in Laramie on March 21st and 22nd