Duran Wrestling

AAU NATIONALS RESULTS

IDAN PEEK AND CHARLES HARRIS FAITHFUL ARE BACK FROM A LONG TRIP AND SOME REALLY GREAT WRESTLING. THE AAU NATIONAL TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. THE ROSTER WAS FULL OF WITH THE BEST THAT COLORADO HAS TO OFFER. IDAN PEEK DID A GREAT JOB. HE WENT 6-2 AND EARNED HIMSELF ALL AMERICAN HONORS. CHARLES HARRIS FAITHFUL WENT UP A WEIGHT CLASS AND SHOWED AS HE WRESTLED THE BEST LIGHT. CHARLES WAS 1-7 ON THE TRIP. GREAT JOB BOYS AND JUST TO MAKE THE TRIP IS AN HONOR ALL ON ITS OWN GREAT JOB GUYS.

6 DURAN WRESTLERS RANKED IN TOP 10 OF THE NATION

6 OF THE DURAN WRESTLERS HAVE MADE THE TOP 10 OF THE NATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR RANKINGS. THIS IS VERY HARD TO DO NO MATTER WHAT. THESE WRESTLERS HAVE SHOWED TRUE PRIDE AND HAVE WRESTLED VERY HARD ALL YEAR LONG AND NOW THEY HAVE EARNED THERE RANKINGS. STEVEN APODACA 2ND, IDAN PEEK 4TH, KEITH BAILEY 6TH, MATTHEW APODACA 7TH, DORI PALACIO 9TH, JOE GARZA 9TH. GREAT JOB BOYS

GIRLS ROCK IN OKLAHOMA NATIONALS

THE DURAN GIRLS ROCK THE SHOW IN THIS ALL GIRLS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. THE GIRLS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AS MISHALIA MADE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND AT THE END CAME UP TWO POINTS SHORT. SHE GAVE IT ALL SHE HAD AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER. ALEX WAS ALSO VERY IMPRESSIVE AS SHE EARNED A 4TH PLACE FINISH. THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. AND EACH OF THESE GIRLS RECIEVED ALL AMERICAN HONORS AND EACH CAME HOME WITH A MEDAL. GREAT JOB GIRLS

DURAN SENDS 5 TO MIDDLE SCHOOL REGIONALS

THE DURAN WRESTLING KIDS DID VERY WELL AT THE TOURNAMENT IN PUEBLO THIS WEEKEND. THERE WERE 5 ATHLETES WHO WERE READY TO COMPETE FOR A CHANCE TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN DENVER. IDAN PEEK LEAD THE WAY PINNING EACH OPPONENT AND WILL BE THE NUMBER ONE SEED GOING INTO THE BIG STATE TOURNAMENT. CHARLES HARRIS FAITHFUL WAS LOOKING GOOD SITTING IN 3RD PLACE.  ALBERT BERNAL WAS IMPESSIVE MAKING THE STATE TRNY IN THE 6TH PLACE SPOT. AND JACOB PRILLAMAN MADE THE TRIP WITH AN 8TH PLACE FINISH.  THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDNT MAKE THE TRIP WAS BRADLEY LOUSE WHO GAVE IT ALL HE HAD AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HIM BACK NEXT YEAR. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE STATE QUALIFIERS.

DURAN FINISHES OUR SEASON

THE DURAN TEAM DID VERY WELL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING AND BEING SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS WRESTLERS THE BEST WE CAN. SO AS A TEAM WE FINISHED 2ND IN THE DAN GABLE CHALLENGE AND WE GOT 8TH AT STATE. NOT A BAD YEAR. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE. INFORMATION ON THE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE COMING SOON ROWENA PEEK IS IN CHARGE OF THAT. SHE IS PLANNING ON APRIL 7. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS DONE. THANK YOU AGAIN

HEART BREAK AT RMN NATIONALS FOR DURAN WRESTLERS

THE DURAN WRESTLING ROSTER WAS THE BEST EVER. WE HAD 19 ELITE WRESTLERS AND WE PLANNED ON TAKING HOME MORE THAN A COUPLE OF NATIONAL TITLES. WE WOULD FILL THE 14 MAN ROSTER WITH VERY GOOD ATHLETES. ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEART BREAKS OF THE DAY WAS WATCHING OUR VERY OWN IDAN PEEK BE SEEDED NUMBER ONE AND LOSE IN THE FIRST ROUND. THAT WOULD SET THE TONE FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM AS WE WOULD ALL HAVE A ROUGH DAY. EVEN THOUGH WE LOST SOME MATCHES THE DURAN TEAM WOULDNT GO WITHOUT A FIGHT. IT WAS ONE POINT LOSSES ALL DAY OR OVERTIME LOSSES THAT WOULD SEND OUR WRESTLERS PACKING HOME. WE HAD MATTHEW APODACA, JOE GARZA, DAKOTA COLONESSE, AIDEN KNICLEY, KAIN COLONESSE, ALL END THE TOURNAMENT ONE WIN SHY OF COMING HOME A NATIONAL PLACERS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE WRESLTERS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OUR WRESTLERS GIVE SO MUCH AND LEAVE WITH SO LITTLE. EVERYONE OF THEM LEFT IT ON THE MAT. MATTHEW APODACA LOST SOME VERY CLOSE MATCHES BY 1 AND TWO POINTS. JOE GAZA LOST HIS MATCHES IN OVERTIME, KAIN WOULD WIN A COUPLE THIRILLERS IN OVERTIME.  I COULD STILL HEAR THE ROAR HE LET OUT WHEN HE THREW THE WINNING TAKE DOWN IN OVERTIME. AIDEN WOULD EVEN WIN A COUPLE MATCHS BY LARGE MARGINS. DESPITE ALL THE EFFORT THE BRACKETS WERE TO MUCH AND TO BIG FOR OUR WRESTLERS TO END THE DAY WITH A MEDAL. THEY ALL WRESLTED VERY HARD AND LOOKED VERY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU DO ALL THE DURAN PERSONELL THAT ATTENDED AND ESPECIALLY COACH BAILEY WHEN HIS SON DIDNT EVEN WRESTLE HE STUCK IT OUT TILL THE END. ROWENA AND SPROCKET PEEK, AND THE LOUSE FAMILY FOR STUCKING IT OUT TILL THE END AND CHEERING OUR WRESLTERS TILL THE VERY END. THANK YOU TO THE ATHLETES FOR GIVING ALL YOU HAVE.

ROOKIE NATIONALS

IT WAS IDAN PEEK WHO WOULD EARN A SILVER MEDAL. AND BRADLEY LOUSE WHO EARNED A 5TH PLACE MEDAL. BRADLEY LOOKED VERY IMPRESSIVE AND WAS DOING HIS MOVES AND REALLY WRESLTED HARD. THANK YOU BRADLEY AND THANK YOU IDAN WHO ALWAYS LEAVES IT ALL ON THE MAT EVERY TIME.

IDAN PEEK REMINDER

JUST LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS WEEKEND OUR VERY OWN IDAN PEEK WILL BE COMPETING FOR OUR FIRST EVER TRIPLE CROWN AWARD. IDAN WE ARE ALL CHEERING FOR YOU AND WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU ARE AWARDED THIS AWARD. THIS IS THE HARDEST OF ALL AWARDS TO WIN. GOOD LUCK

DURAN SHOWS OFF IN LA JUNTA COLORADO

THE DURAN WRESTLING TEAM DID VERY WELL THIS PAST WEEKEND IN LA JUNTA COLORADO. EVERYONE WRESLTED VERY HARD AND AS A RESULT DURAN ENDED THE DAY WITH 10 FIRST PLACE MEDALS ALONG WITH 5 SILVER ONE 3RD AND 3 FOURTH PLACE FINIHSES. DURAN WAS ON THERE GAME  THIS WEEKEND. EVEN HAD PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE STATE CHAMPIONS  THAT WE WERE BEATING. STEVEN APODACA BEAT A STATE CHAMPION IN 10U AND ALSO IN THE 12U BRACKETS. AIDEN KNICLEY ALSO HANDLED HIM A STATE CHAMPION WHILE EARNING HIS GOLD. IDAN PEEK WOULD INJURE A NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE FINALS TO END THE DAY WITH ANOTHER GOLD. OTHER GOLD MEDALS CAME FROM JOYCLN NOEL, EMILIO MAES, KAYDEN DILLION, BRANDON CHAMBERLIN, DANIEL APODACA, AND JUSTIN BAILEY. 2ND PLACE FINISHES INCLUDED JACOB PRILLAMAN, KAYDEN DILLION, ALBERT BERNAL, CHARLES HARRIS FAITHFUL, AND TYLER PICKENS. THE THIRD PLACE FINISH CAME FROM QUINTEN HERRERA. AND THE LOUSE BROTHERS ACCOUNTED FOR THE FOURTHS ALONG SIDE BABY NOEL. IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR THE COACHING STAFF AS THE NEED FOR INTENSE COACHING WAS FAR AND  IN BETWEEN. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT MADE THE DRIVE TO LA JUNTA IT WAS BECUASE OF YOU THE DURAN WRESTLERS GOT THE OPPURTUNITY TO LOOK SO GOOD.

DURAN FEMALE WRESTLE RS ARE ON FIRE

THE DURAN GIRL WRESTLERS DID THE ACTUAL GIRLS WRESTLING ASSOCIATIONS COLORADO STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT IN PUEBLO COLORADO THIS WEEKEND. THE EVENT WAS HELD ON SUNDAY AND SINCE MOST OF THE DURAN TEAM WAS WRESTLING SATURDAY MOST WERE UNAWARE THAT ARE GIRLS WERE HEADED INTO BATTLE FOR ANOTHER STATE TITLE. IT WAS ONE WEEK AGO THAT TWO OF THE BARELA FAMILY GIRLS LEFT CASTLE ROCK WITH FIRST PLACE TROPHIES AND THE TITLE GIRLS STATE CHAMPION. AND ONE WEEK LATER THEY HAVE TO LAY THERE TITLE ON THE LINE AND ENTER THE CIRCLE FOR ANOTHER CHANCE AND ANOTHER TITLE. BOTH OF THE STATE CHAMPION GIRLS WOULD REPEAT THERE EXPERINCE FROM ONE WEEK AGO. WINNING THERE AGE AND WEIGHT LEAVING PUEBLO AS THEY DID CASTLE ROCK TROPHY IN HAND AND STATE CHAMPIONS FOREVER. WE ALL KNOW THAT MISHALIA AND ALEX ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST THAT THERE IS AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM. BUT THEY DIDNT ENTER THE TOURNAMENT ALONE. MEILENNE BARELA ALSO  ENTERED THE CIRCLE TO SEE IF SHE COULD IMPROVE FROM HER FOURTH PLACE FINISH A WEEK AGO. AND SURE ENOUGH SHE WALKED OUT THE DOOR WITH SILVER WHICH IS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR ALL THESE GIRLS WHO HAVE WRESTLED ONLY A SHORT TWO YEARS. GREAT JOB GIRLS WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GIRLS AND ARE SO GLAD THAT YOUR ON OUR TEAM. THANK YOU

THE BARELA VASQUEZ FAMILY WILL BE TAKING THESE GIRLS TO THE NATIONAL GIRLS TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 24 IN OKLAHOMA. TWO OF THREE HAVE WON BOTH THE GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENTS AND ONE WITH A FOURTH AND SECOND PLACE FINISH. THERE IS NO BETTER TIME FOR THEM AS THEY ARE RED HOT AND ON FIRE. WE ARE TRYING TO HELP SEND THEM OFF AND ACHIEVE THERE GOALS FOR THIS SEASON. PLEASE IF YOU CAN GIVE ANYTHING TO HELP THEM IT IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOUTH STATE TOURNAMENT

THIS WAS THE BIGGEST STATE TOURNAMENT YET. ALL DURAN WRESTLERS DID A GREAT JOB RESULTS ARE ON 2012 STATE PAGE. GREAT JOB ALL DURAN PERSONAL.

Youth All State Tournament.

This tournament did not start out very well. First we had 3 of our elite wrestlers not attend weight-ins. Then we had an elite wrestler fail to make weight. We then would attend this very tough tournament with 5 elite wrestlers and the rest of the roster was B and C group beginners. We also failed to fill the minimum of 14 man roster. Despite all that each wrestler that attended wrestled with all that they have and tried to fill the blank spots in our rosters with pure heart. It was very hard for our wrestlers in this tournament since we are not seeded in any bracket. Each of the 5 elite wrestlers would bring home a medal. Dylan Kolb was the first Duran wrestler to get a medal, has he ended the day with a second place medal. Also receiving silver was Idan Peek who won a thriller in his wrestle back in a one point match. Steven Apodaca also wrestled very hard beating two different national champions to receive his third place. Charles Harris Faithfull earned a fourth place. Cory Henning would earn a 6th place medal. Also attending the tournament was Kayden Dillion, Aiden Knicley, Keith Bailey, Quentin Herrera, Emilio Maes, Rand Louse, And Bradley Louse. We are very proud of the Duran Wrestlers that attended and wrestled very hard thank you guys very much.

High School Sophomore Freshmen State Tournament.

We took four wrestlers to this very tough tournament. leading the way was Matthew Apodaca ending the day with a fourth place. He wrestled very hard and made it to the semi finals losing the match to the champion by one point. Also attending was Dakota Coloness who was only one match away from the medal round. Rudy Vasquez also attended the tournament. He would win one match and lose two very close matches. Also attending was Billy Ryan. All wrestlers did a great job.

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.