Last weekend Jakob Bergeland and Owen Webster represented the Gopher Wrestling Club at the Last Chance OTT Qualifier in Fairfax, Virginia. To advance to the Olympic Team Trials in State College, PA on April 19-20 you had to win the event.
Jakob Bergeland competed at 74kg in a bracket of 37 competitors. Jakob finished the day getting four matches with a 2-2 record. Results below:
Lost 3-10 vs. Wyatt Sheets
Won 6-1 vs. Mike VanBrill
Won 10-0 vs. Evan Delong
Lost 0-10 vs. Elroy Perkins
Owen Webster competed at 86kg in a bracket of 24 competitors. Owen finished with a record of 3-2 on the day. Results below:
Lost 6-7 vs. Martin Cosgrove
Won 10-0 vs. John Parker
Won 10-0 vs. Malachi Duvall
Won 10-0 vs. Alex Turley
Lost 22-12 vs. Taylor Lujan
It was great to see these guys back in competition. We will now turn our focus to helping the other GWC Members get prepared for Olympic Team Trials in 10 days.