Duran Wrestling

First ever Triple Crown Contention

 Idan Peek from Duran Wrestling has won two National Tournaments this year for the Elite Brackets and also one for the Rookie Brackets. Idan is now up for the triple crown contentions. Triple Crown criteria is that you must win three national tournaments, one out of state and then Rocky Mountain Nationals. Idan has done all the hard work to make this dream a reality. Idan won the New Mexico National Showdown and also the Wild West National tournament. Now he is sitting and looking forward to becoming the first ever Duran Triple Crown Winner. Idan is a very hard worker and always has the utmost level of sportsmanship. Idan we are very proud of you and you must continue to do what it was that got you were you are. Hard work and hard work alone is what it will take for you to win this prestige award. Good Luck 

Wyoming Wild West Nationals

 Duran had two wrestlers attend the National tournament this weekend. It was Jacob Prillaman and Idan Peek. Jacob has been part of the Duran Wrestling Team for 2 and half years. He has always attended these tournaments since day one. The elite division is brutal and very hard to get a win for any wrestler let alone a beginner. While today was different for him. This is Jacobs first ever elite National win. He went 3-2 on the day and just fell short of the medal round. Jacob we are very proud of you and thank you for always staying tough and never giving up. Idan Peek also attended the tournament. He weight in at 141 and had to wrestle 156. Not making any excuses he did what was asked of him and he went in with a positive attitude and walked out a national champion. Great Job Boys

First Duran Alumni to Reach High School State Tournament

   Duran Wrestling is proud to announce that Brandon Gonzales is the first Duran Wrestler to reach the State Wrestling Tournament at the high school level. Brandon is a Jr at Mesa Ridge High School. He was part of the Duran first year program wrestlers. We wish you the best and you have earned your spot as an elite athlete in this sport. Great Job Brandon. We hope that many of our wrestlers do what you have done. Great Job and Good Luck. We will be cheering for you.

Fountain Results

 The Duran Youth Wrestling team did very well at the fountain wrestling tournament. We had 7 first place medals. Placing first was Steven Apodaca in both the 12u and 10u brackets, Quienten Herrera, Emilio Maes, Dylan Kolb in both the 8u and 10u brackets, and Jr. Barela. We also had 6 second place finishes. Winning silver was Joe Barela, Mishalia Barela, Aiden knicley, Keith Bailey, Taylor Vazquez, and Charles Harris-Faithful. The entire team did very well as we had many tied for 1st and 2nd and came up short in the tiebreakers. Every Duran wrestler did a great job and we are very proud of all the Duran Wrestlers.

Pictures are in

    Duran Parents are pictures are in and will be available at the next couple of practices. Please come in and pick them up. Thank you  

Duran Wrestling Finishes in Second Place for Dan Gable Points

      The Duran Youth Wrestling Elite Team finishes in second place for the Dan Gable series. We are very proud of each and every Duran Wrestler that stepped up and earned Dan Gable Points. Steel City Elite walked away with yet another Victory under their belt. But for Duran Second is a step in the right direction. This Dan Gable series tournaments are very tough and our kids did a great job. Congratulations to all the Duran Wrestling Team your hard work and determination is paying off. Keep up the great work boys and girls.

4 DURAN WRESTLERS WIN DAN GABLE AWARD

•  FOUR DURAN WRESTLERS EARNED THE DAN GABLE AWARD. THIS AWARD IS VERY HARD TO EARN, ONLY 24 WRESTLERS HAD A CHANCE  TO WIN THIS AWARD OUT OF THE HUNDREDS OF KIDS THAT HAVE WRESTLED IN THE PIKES PEAK WRESTLING LEAGUE. DORI PALACIO, STEVEN APODACA, DYLAN KOLB, AND ISAIAH GAMEZ. EACH OF THESE WRESTLERS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO EARN THIS AWARD. FALLING JUST SHORT WAS JOE BARELA, DARAIN PALACIO, AND IDAN PEEK.

FINAL CHALLENGE

• THE DURAN WRESTLING TEAM HAD 18 ELITE WRESTLERS SCORE POINTS. EVERY DURAN WRESLTER DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN THIS VERY TOUGH TOURNAMENT. WE DIDNT HAVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF FIRST PLACES BUT WE MOVED A LOT OF WRESTLERS UP IN GROUP THIS WEEK. DORI AND BROTHER DARIAN LEAD THE WAY EACH WINNING A GOLD MEDAL. RIGHT BEHIND THEM WAS DYLAN KOLB WINNING HIS BRACKET. THIS WAS BY FAR THE TOUGHEST TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR SO FAR.  

FIVE DURAN WRESTLERS RANKED IN TOP 10 OF THE NATION.

Five Duran Wrestlers made the RMN National Series Top 10. Steven is Currently Ranked at 6th. Matthew Apodaca is ranked 7th. Dori Palacio is ranked 7th. Joe Garza is ranked 7th.  And Idan Peek at 4th. Great job boys keep up the good work. 

5 Duran Wrestlers will compete This Saturday for The Dan Gable

There are 5 Duran Wrestlers that will compete for the Dan Gable. There are only 24 wrestlers that will compete for  the title this year.  24 points are needed. Steven Apodaca 24, Dori Palacio 22, Dyaln Kolb 21, Isaiah Games 23, Joe Barela 19. Dan Gable is a Series of Tournaments were elite wrestlers are award points per place. Here is how they score. 1st place is given 6 points, second is given 5, third is given 4, fourth is 3. So there are 30 total available points and it takes 24 to win this award. Good luck Duran Wrestlers.