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Results from the AAU Junior Olympic Games The Cardinal Wrestling Club traveled to Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday, August 2 to compete in the 38th AAU Junior Olympic Games. The Junior Olympics were a week long event held at the Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines. The wrestling tournament features the top AAU teams from Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Kentucky. The 2004 games featured 20 teams from nine states. The tournament format is dual meet with each wrestler having the opportunity to wrestle toward a National Championship. The Cardinal Club represented the State of Kentucky. The following is the Kentucky lineup for the Junior Olympic Games. 103 lb., Travis Sullivan; 112 lb., Bryan Daniels; 119 lb., Thomas Brandt; 125 lb., Billy Floyd; 130 lb., James Kilburn; 135 lb., Joey Sanders; 140 lb., Kasey Kennedy; 145 lb., Tim Winchester; 152 lb., Coty Sloan; 160 lb., Levi Eller; 189 lb., Jacob Watson; 215 lb., Eric Mink; 275 lb., David Maddox The team is coached by Eugene Floyd. Chris Floyd is the assistant coach. Danny Upchurch serves as the team advisor for AAU Team Kentucky. The team finished thirteen overall in the Freestyle tournament. During the week each team is put in a pool to determine where they will wrestle in the tournament at the end of the week. Teams are generally made up of all star wrestlers from each state where the Cardinal Club is all local wrestlers. The following wrestlers were individual medal winners for team Kentucky. Travis Sullivan, 103 lb., first place, 13-0; Joey Sanders, 135 lb., third place, 9-2; Eric Mink, 215 lb., fourth place, 8-3; David Maddox, 275 lb., first place, 13-0 The Cardinal Club would like to thank each and everyone who made the trip possible for the team. The trip has become an annual event each year for the club. Add a comment |
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