RBC | “I was proud of how our kids wrestled,” Meeker youth wrestling coach Carl Padilla said of the 33 wrestlers, who competed in Hayden last Saturday, where 28 placed in the top four.
Peyton Muxlow won a gold medal in the 4U division, Toren Gates won one in the 6U, Hoyt Garcia in the 8U, Holton Harvey and Tucker Chinn each won a title in the 10U, while Dillon Hobbs, Diego Robles and Noah LeBlanc all won gold medals in the 12U division and Ryan Hall won one in the 14U.
Daxton Koenig, Josh Simmons, Thomas Theos, Samuel Merz, Lyam Richardson, Grayer Moody, Domonic Wyatt, Adrianna Price, Livi Caulfield, Zander Saunders, and Diego Robles were all runners-up.
Mattaio Padilla, Dillon Koenig, Gael Rodriqez, Deegan Moody, Bow Muxow, Miles Franklin and Damen Maybery were all third and Cooper Michel finished fourth.
Coach Padilla said Tilden Gates, Alaric O’Dell and Dublin Price all won matches but did not place, while Bryant Turner and Tayze Buhler also competed.
