ISWA WRESTLERS EARN 106 MEDALS AT THE 2006 IHSAA STATE FINALS - JOIN TEAM JEFF
Of the 224 wrestlers qualifying for this event, 205 participated in the ISWA program as well. At this competition, the IHSAA awarded a total of 112 medals to wrestlers placing 1st through 8th.
ISWA Member Wrestlers took home 108 medals including:
Just two weeks after being named ISWA Club of the Year, the Team Jeff wrestling club recieved a certificate in the mail with a letter stating the following:
The following USA Wrestling Sanctioned Clubs have met the standards to be honored as "Gold Medal Clubs" for the 2006-2007 season. This year only 12 clubs were named Gold Medal clubs. To be considered for this honor clubs were evaluated on the following: marking the improvement in membership numbers, participation in local events, and state programs, particiapation in the Coaches Education Programs, and the United States Wrestling Officials Assoction. We also take into account your clubs finish at a national level.
It is indeed an honor to be one of the twelve out of 3100 USA Wrestling Sanctioned Clubs to be selected for membership as a Gold Medal Club:
UFC Vet/3x State Champ Jake Obrien, and Jeremy Bolt name Devon Miller wreslter of the week.
Week 2 -
USA Judo Team name Michael Vazquez wrestler of the week.
Week 3 -
Natonal Guard Grappling and Hand to hand combat instructors name Austin Copeland wrestler of the night.
Week 5-
Harry McGinnis, Triton Jr. College, Named Caleb Browner, wrestler of the night.
2008 1st Ever Folkstyle Nationals Team
Alex Bailey, Marc Fridley, John Clark, Curtis Smth, Devon Miller, Carl Schenk, Alonzo Shepherd (not pictured), Shelby Griffin (not pictured)
Coached by: Coach Rhinehart, and Coach Struck
seen here at the International Wrestling Museum
Week 6 - Louisville MMA - were our guest clinicians, Austin Copeland named wrestler of the night, and Scott Smith a Gracie BJJ Black Belt was the main clinician.
Week 4-
Guest clinician was Olympic Gold Medalist Shelby Wilson!!!! He spend and hour on FHL's and let the guys touch his 1960 Olympic Gold Medal!
Week 6-
Mike Brown (blue-3x State Qualifier from Jeff), James Wortley (black-2x SQ from Fort Wayne, put on a Judo clinic.
Week 6-
Casey Stouffer - ran a clinic for 30+ Greco guys - he is the head coach at Mt. St. Joe's in Cincinnati.
Left - ISWA Folkstyle National Team with Gold Medalist Shelby Wilson - 8 members are from Team Jeff
Above left - Alex Bailey touching the 1960 gold medal
Week 7: 3x State Champion and Asst. U of I Coach, Stephen Bradley, along with State Champion Matt Irwin award Becky Cissel RTC Wrestler of the night.
Week 8: Keith Sieracki - 2x Olympic Team Qualifier, National Champion, Greco World Team member and ISWA National Team Head Coach shown here awarding Becky Cissel RTC Wrestler of the night. Beck went on to win her 6th women's state championship after this clinic!
Week 9: Team Jeff had the Sieracki clinic in conjunction with New Albany wrestling club - thanks coach Burres for making this possible! 34 kids from the two communities came together for one special night!
Congratulations to this years 4 STATE CHAMPIONS - All Greco:
And to all of our NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIERS for Freestyle and Greco
Schoolboy: Shelby Griffin
Cadet: Caleb Brwner
Junior: Devon Miller, Becky Cissel, John Clark, Carl Schenk, Dominique Smith
TEAM JEFF WELCOMED THE JAPANESE NATIONAL TEAM TO OUR TOWN THIS SUMMER. THANK YOU DO THE BAILEY'S, CHERI DAVIS, SHEPHERD'S, COPELAND'S, SOMERVILLE'S, THERESA WELLS, AND THE ADAMS FAMILY FOR HOSTING.
She went 3-0 at the USA Nationals in Iowa City this October
Coach Struck and Coach Somerville seen here at the base of "The Cog" at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co at the USA Wrestling Fall Coaches Clinicl.
