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Mat Cardinals Team wins sportsmanship award at Junior Olympics The Cardinal Wrestling Club traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to compete in the AAU Junior Olympic Games on July 30 through August 5. The wrestling tournament was held at Mandeville, Louisiana. The AAU Junior Olympic Games features 15,000 athletes in twenty-two different sports this year. The sports are held at various spots in and around New Orleans. The wrestling tournament is a week long tournament in team and individual competition. The tournament featured 22 teams this year from Kentucky, North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Louisiana, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. All teams are All-Star teams except for the Kentucky Cardinal Club which are local wrestlers. The Cardinal Club is the only team from Kentucky to compete in the Junior Olympic Games. The Cardinal Club defeated Louisiana to take the honor. The Cardinal Club won 42-20. The Cardinal Club also had six wrestlers to place in the Junior Olympic Games this year. The tournament is freestyle competition. Individual winners for the club were: *103 lb., Travis Sullivan, second place *112 lb., Cody Vinsant, fourth place *119 lb., Bryan Daniel, fourth place *135 lb., Joey Sanders, fourth place *189 lb., Paul Davis, second place *225 lb., Eric Mink, fourth place This marks the first time the Club has had six medal winners. The top four in each weight class are awarded medals. The top two in each weight class are named ALL AMERICANS. 103 lb. Travis Sullivan received All American honors for the Cardinal Club. The following wrestlers were members of the Kentucky team that placed thirteen out of twenty-two teams. *103 lb., Travis Sullivan *112 lb., Cody Vinsant *119 lb., Bryan Daniel *130 lb., Billy Floyd *135 lb., Joey Sanders *140 lb., Kacy Kennedy *145 lb., Tim Winchester *152 lb., Coty Sloan *160 lb., Matthew Sullivan *171 lb., Cody Mink *189 lb., Paul Davis *215 lb., James Hill *275 lb., Eric Mink Eugene Floyd served as head coach, Chris Floyd was the assistant coach. Danny Upchurch serves as state advisor for Kentucky. The Club would like to thank everyone who helps make this trip possible each year for the Cardinal Club. This marks the ninth year the team has attended the Junior Olympics. All wrestlers represented the State of Kentucky very well. The squad received the sportsmanship Award for the tournament. This is voted on by the coaches and officials at the Junior Olympics. Add a comment |
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