Three Colonels advance to state Published by admin on Wed, 03/03/2021 - 1:57pm Pedro Garduno in action at sectionals in Palmyra. [Submitted photo]
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Christopher Bryant swept the 182 weight class to remain unbeaten on the season and claim a sectional championship on Saturday in Palmyra. He will be joined in Independence for the state tournament on March 10 by Phasakorn Cunningham and Pedro Garduno.
“We had a good day,” said Missouri Military Academy head coach Tom Allen, who brought seven wrestlers to the Class 1 Section 1 tournament.
Bryant has been a handful for opponents all season, going 21-0. On Saturday he took down Riley Barnes of Hallsville by fall at 2:59. He then squared off against Artez May from Lift for Life Academy in a more demanding match.
Seven Colonels wrestle way to sectionals Published by admin on Wed, 02/17/2021 - 2:27pm
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Missouri Military Academy’s leading wrestler, Christopher Bryant, only took the mat for a second. The 182-pounder had byes to the final, but was expecting to square off against North Callaway’s Joshua Shelby.
However, Shelby was forced to bow out due to an injury from his previous match. So Bryant raised his arm and watched the rest of the Class 1 District 2 tournament at Palmyra on Saturday.
“I’ve never seen that before in a championship,” said MMA head coach Tom Allen.
For the Colonels it was a successful day. Seven of the eight wrestlers they brought to the tourney advanced to sectionals.
MMA wrestlers off to a strong start Published by admin on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 11:42pm Noah Johnson is 7-2 in individual matches so far for the Colonels. [Submitted photo]
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Led by senior and team captain Christopher Bryant, the Missouri Military Academy has been plowing through the opposition this season. They head into a long Christmas break with a 9-1 team mark, with Bryant – a state qualifier last year – at 7-0 individually.
“Coach Allen has been showing us a new way to approach practice and wrestling, and he wants it done that way,” said Bryant, who wrestles at 182. “It’s working.”