Alabama Wrestling Club

AWC had another fantastic year.  Here are all of our State Champions at every level.

Beginner State Champions
Beginner K-2nd Grade 50 – Aiden Berke
Beginner K-2nd Grade 55 – Landon Keith
Beginner 3rd-4th Grade 80 – Max Shroyer
Beginner 3rd-4th Grade 95 – John Allers
Beginner 3rd-4th Grade 103 – Gabriela Allan
Beginner 5th-6th Grade 75 – Cole Thomas
Beginner 5th-6th Grade 100 – Ben Franks

Youth State Champions
K-2nd Grade 40 – Jacob Mullinax
K-2nd Grade 50 – Aiden Berke
3rd-4th Grade 50 – John Robert Thompson
3rd-4th Grade 65 – Justin Yunke
3rd-4th Grade 95 – Omar Young
5th-6th Grade 95 – Matthew Rodgers

Middle School & 9th Grade State Champions
Middle School 75 – Alex Thomas
Middle School 91 – Spencer Haddock
Middle School 112 – Zachary Van Alst
Middle School 128 – Barrett Blakely
Middle School 136 – Nick Markus
Middle School 200 – Christon Taylor
9th Grade 152 – Austin Weldon
9th Grade 165 – Jaried Buxton

High School State Champions
HS 1A-4A 106 – Zachary Van Alst, Montgomery Catholic
HS 1A-4A 132 – Blake Boshell, Dora
HS 6A 106 – Heath Williamson, Hewitt-Trussville
HS 6A 120 – Jake Smith, Pell City
HS 6A 132 – Jordan Simpson, Oxford
HS 6A 152 – Hunter Lee, Oxford
HS 6A 160 – Nick Weldon, Clay-Chalkville
HS 6A 170 – Nick Hall, Thompson
HS 6A 182 – Marcus Elkins, Hewitt-Trussville

Nick Hall has committed to wrestle for Appalachian State, NCAA Div I. Nick has been an AWC wrestler since he the 2nd grade. He will be following another great AWC wrestler to App State, John Blakely, who will be graduating this year. Among his many accomplishments, Nick as been a 2x Alabama 6A State Champ with likely a 3rd title on the way. He has also been a Fargo All-American (4th) in Freestyle and took 5th at Super 32 this year.

John Blakely believes that Nick made the right choice, “Nick Hall is a very hard worker with lots of potential at the Division I level. Coach Bentley and the rest of the App State staff are a perfect fit for Nick. I think the atmosphere of App State fits Nick perfect and he will have a great career there. I’m excited to see what Coach Bentley has in store for him”

Nick has been laser focused this past year on using wrestling to help him get a great education and he couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity, “They have some red shirt freshmen that have beat nationally ranked guys. They signed the # 7 170 pounder. So I think the future for App State is bright. I love the coaches. It feels a lot like home.”

Of course AWC coach Rod Gaddy has always had a special place in his heart for Nick and could not be happier or prouder, “Nick’s a great kid, hard working, loves wrestling, and has always competed at a high level. He understands tactics and strategy better than most adult coaches, even in high school. John Blakely wrestled at App and improved so much, and had such a great experience, I have to believe Nick is going to do even greater things.”

Best of luck Nick.  We will be following your career and rooting for you.  Thank you for being an inspiration to the next generation of AWC wrestlers.