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Small school state runner-up, top five overall The Wayne County Wrestling Team traveled to Frankfort on Thursday, February 24 to compete in the KHSAA State Wrestling Championship. The tournament was a three day tournament held Thursday through Saturday at the Frankfort Convention Center. The tournament featured the top four wrestlers from eight regions throughout the state. The 32 man bracket is a double elimination tournament, where a wrestler must lose twice to be out of the tournament. Wayne County advanced 11 wrestlers into state competition from the Region Eight Tournament. The wrestlers were: 103 lb. Travis Sullivan, 112 lb., Cody Vinsant, 125 lb., Bryan Daniels, 130 lb., Joey Sanders, 135 lb., James Kilburn, 140 lb., Justin McClellan, 145 lb., Tim Winchester, 152 lb., Kacy Kennedy, 160 lb., Paul Davis, 215 lb., Eric Mink. 275 lb., David Maddox The Mat Cardinals had four wrestlers medal in the top eight of the state tournament. The following are wrestlers and order of finish: KHSAA State Tournament 2005 103 lb., Travis Sullivan, first place 130 lb., Joey Sanders, first place 215 lb., Eric Mink, third place 275 lb., David Maddox, sixth place Travis Sullivan and Joey Sanders mark the fifth and sixth state champions that the Wayne County Wrestling Program have ever had. This also marks the second year Eric Mink has placed third at the 215 lb. weight class. Wayne County also had two wrestlers finish close to the medal round. Senior Paul Davis was one match away from placing. Senior Justin McClellan finished two matches short of placing. The Mat Cardinals finished in the top five overall in the state. Wayne County was also the Small School State Runner-up. The following are the top 10 finishers at state overall: 2005 KHSAA State Tournament Team Scores 1. Woodford Co., 183.50 2. Larue Co., 138.50 (Small School State Champions) 3. Ryle Co., 138.50 4. Campbell Co., 131.50 5. Wayne Co., 121.50 6. South Oldham, 116.0 7. Union Co., 112.0 8. Trinity, 110.0 9. Conner, 108.50 10. St. Xavier, 108.50 This marks the second time Wayne County has finished as the Small School State Runnerup. 2001 was their first. This marks the third time they have finished in the top five. The following were team accomplishments during the season. Cardinal Duals‹Champions Seymour Duals (TN)‹Runner-up Dawg Pound Classic (FL)‹Runner-up Cardinal Classic‹Champions John Frances Duals (Prestonburg)‹Champions Fern Creek Duals‹Runner-up State Dual Tournament‹Fourth Place KY-TN Border Classic‹Champions Region Eight‹Champions The new school record in dual meets is 54 wins and 5 losses, the old record was 34 in 1999. Travis Sullivan also won the award for most pins in the least amount of time. He is the first wrestler in the Cardinal Wrestling Program to go undefeated with a record of 66 wins and no losses, and the first freshman to win a state championship. Wayne County has four seniors who finished their senior year with impressive records. 2005 Seniors Record 140 lb., Justin McClellan, 54-11 160 lb., Paul Davis, 53-8 215 lb., Eric Mink, 65-2 275 lb., David Maddox, 58-10 The Cardinal Wrestling Program would like to express their appreciation to the community for their support throughout the season, and to the Wayne County School Board and Wayne County High School faculty for their continued support. Add a comment |
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