Led by an individual championship by Brandon Velasquez, Dos Pueblos wrestling placed fourth place out of 26 teams with a team score of 150.5 points at the Santa Ynez Tournament this weekend.
“These two-day tournaments are great learning experiences for the wrestlers and preparation for the postseason,” Chargers coach Matthew Bernard said.
“They’re an opportunity for them to learn how to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally through multi-day weigh-ins, long durations between matches and the late night/early morning transition between days.”
Velasquez (157) went 5-0 in the tournament, including a victory over Pacifica’s Nathaniel Dominquez by fall.
All of Velasquez’s wins came on pins to earn 34 points for his team and the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award for Upper Weight Wrestlers.
Following Velasquez were a pair of second-place finishers for the Chargers, as Francisco Miguel Espinosa (113) and Samuel Ramos (165) each went 3-1 and dropped the championship match in impressive showings.
The final podium finisher for Dos Pueblos was Shaun Vague (132), who took third place in his division. He went 5-1 and picked up 24 team points.
Seamus Fergus (138) picked up three wins while Andrew Gilligan (120), Ryan Risdall (144), Sylis Penniman (175) and Nicholas Schares (190) all won two bouts apiece. Patrick Sullivan (126) also had one victory on the weekend.
Rounding out the Dos Pueblos competitors were Alex Romon (106), Max Hernandez (150) and Bordy Hansen (215).
