Wow! Great job Highlanders. We tied a club RECORD by bringing 53 kids to the big dance. The Montana Open at the Metra this weekend.
Just as they’ve seemingly done ALL season long, our guys and gals did NOT disappoint. We came away with a Club RECORD 5 Champions and another Club RECORD 24 top 6 Place Winners. 5 more Highlanders finished runner-up and just short of a Skull.
We finished 5th Place overall in the LARGE Team race out of an astonishing 177 clubs in attendance. The event featured a record 2,324 wrestlers. An awesome finish to an incredible season. Be proud Glasgow.
These successes are not possible without the hard work of our kids or the unwavering support of this community, our parents and extended wrestling family, the dedicated coaches, and each of those individuals in Board and Leadership positions. Thank you for making the Glasgow Wrestling Club the “Gold Standard” in the State of Montana. Short of our seven individuals heading to Iowa with Team Montana in April, this weekend marked the end of the 2022 season.
We had a record 125 kids in wrestling this season. (100 boys and 25 girls). Our goal is 150 next season and we already can’t wait till it’s time to get back on the mats!! Be on the lookout for all-offseason and summer camp information to be posted in the coming weeks.
Here are the complete individual results from this past weekend’s prestigious Montana Open:

6U Boys–
Dayton Markle 6th Place 43 lbs.
Rowen Thompson 46 lbs.
Ledger Kaufman 49 lbs.
Caleb See 49 lbs.
CJ Sillerud 55 lbs.
Fisher Johnson 61 lbs..

6U Girls–
Olive Marks CHAMPION 37 lbs.
Aurora Markle 6th Place 40 lbs.
Taryn Sundeen 46 lbs.
Archer Henry 3rd Place 46 lbs.
Collins Flaten 52 lbs.
Rygan Gamas CHAMPION 52 lbs.

8U Boys–
Tate Lehner 2nd Place 46 lbs.
Milo Marks 50 lbs.
Jett Morehouse 3rd Place 54 lbs.
Knoxsen Harris 58 lbs.
Jaxon Budde 62 lbs.
Walker Kirkland 2nd Place 62 lbs.
Eli Holinde 70 lbs.
Deshawn Joseph 87 lbs.
Carson Young 97 lbs.
Deymian Jones 3rd Place 120 lbs.

8U Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 2nd Place 46 lbs.
Kennedy Flaten 4th Place 58 lbs.
Lyla Lehner 62 lbs.
Piper See 6th Place 62 lbs.
Harlee VanderMars 66 lbs.
Khloe Kaufman 2nd Place 87/97 lbs.

10U Boys–
Anders Aune 2nd Place 53 lbs.
Ryker Nixdorf 61 lbs.
Asher Wersal 65 lbs.
Hunter Pierce 6th Place 65 lbs.
Taden Sundeen 77 lbs.
Devon Munroe 77 lbs.
Saunten Gamas CHAMPION 81 lbs.
William Mulder 6th Place 89 lbs.
Jaxson Kemp 5th Place 143 lbs.

10U Girls–
Aubree Holinde 4th Place 100 lbs.

12U Boys–
Aiden Aune CHAMPION 62 lbs.
Weston Kirkland 86 lbs.
DC Flaten 114 lbs.
Cash Richardson 114 lbs.
Ethan Engstrom 146 lbs.

12U Girls–
Riley Pedersen 3rd Place 98 lbs.

15U Boys–
Ted See 123 lbs.
William Kirkland 137 lbs.
Khye Gamas 137 lbs.
Michael King 6th Place 151 lbs.
Gabe Munroe 250 lbs.

18U Boys–
Devon Nesbitt 5th Place 160 lbs.
Damien Nesbitt 170 lbs.
Alex Ost 170 lbs.

18U Girls–
Shalynn Pedersen CHAMPION 126 lbs.

It was a monumental weekend for the Glasgow Wrestling Club.
After coming up just a ½ point short of the Large Team Girls State Championship in 2021, the Highlander Girls came out with intensity and WON the 2022 Large Team AAU State Championship!! This year’s Girls tournament featured 54 youth wrestling clubs and 302 total Girls. GWC also swept the “10-man Championship” in the Girls Tournament winning the Inaugural Walt Egged Award.
Not to be outdone. The Highlander Boys finished 2nd Overall for the Large Team State Championship at State AAU! The Boys tournament featured 74 youth wrestling clubs and 1,180 total boys. GWC also finished 2nd overall for the famous Bobby McKinley “10-man Championship” in the Boys Tournament.
These are very impressive accomplishments. Going up against the Feeder programs from every Class AA, Class A, & small school in this state and finishing at the TOP. The Highlanders boys won the Medium Team State Championship in 2021. What a 2-year run it has been!

**GWC set a New Club Record with 53 State Tournament Participants. Breaking the record of 51 in 2018.
**Club Record THIRTEEN (13) Individual State Champions! Smashing the club record of 8 in 2021.
**An UNBELIEVABLE 32 State Placers this year. Breaking our all-time record of 27 set back in 2017.
**A Record SEVEN Highlanders qualified to represent Team Montana in Iowa next month at the AAU National Duals.

This week will mark the final week of the season for the Glasgow Wrestling Club. A club record 55 Highlanders are registered to compete at the prestigious Montana Open at the Metra in Billings this coming Saturday and Sunday. The tournament is already FULL and will feature a record 2,400 youth wrestlers.

Individual Results from State AAU Girls:

Olive Marks Tot 35 STATE CHAMPION
Aurora Markle Tot 40
Taryn Sundeen Tot 45 STATE CHAMPION
Collins Flaten Tot 50 STATE CHAMPION
TenLea Sundeen Bantam 40/45 STATE CHAMPION
Rygan Gamas Bantam 50
Piper See Bantam 60 STATE CHAMPION
Harlee Vandermars Bantam 65 2nd Place
Kennedy Flaten Midget 60 STATE CHAMPION
Riley Pattison Midget 65
Khloe Kaufman Midget 85 STATE CHAMPION
Riley Pedersen Novice 100 3rd Place
Aubree Holinde Novice 100 4th Place
Shalynn Pedersen Elite 120 STATE CHAMPION

Individual Results from State AAU Boys:

Howard Redfield Tot 35 6th Place
Ledger Kaufman Tot 50 5th Place
Dayton Markle Bantam 45
Tate Lehner Bantam 45 STATE CHAMPION
Caleb See Bantam 50
Milo Marks Bantam 50
Jett Morehouse Bantam 55 2nd Place
Murdock Pattison Bantam 60 STATE CHAMPION
Jaxon Budde Bantam 65
Deshawn Joseph Bantam 90 4th Place
Cameron Burns Bantam HWT
Josiah Hernandez Bantam HWT 4th Place
Carson Young Bantam HWT 6th Place
Anders Aune Midget 55
Knoxsen Harris Midget 60
Walker Kirkland Midget 60 3rd Place
Ryker Nixdorf Midget 60
Asher Wersal Midget 65
Eli Holinde Midget 65
Taden Sundeen Midget 75 STATE CHAMPION
Devon Munroe Midget 75
Deymian Jones Midget 120 6th Place
Aiden Aune Novice 65 2nd Place
Hunter Pierce Novice 65
Saunten Gamas Novice 85 3rd Place
Weston Kirkland Novice 85
William Mulder Novice 90
DC Flaten Novice 112
Jaxson Kemp Novice 140 2nd Place
Leo Erickson Novice HWT 5th Place
MaKiya Plummer Schoolboy 105
Cash Richardson Schoolboy 115
Ethan Engstrom Schoolboy 140 4th Place
Ted See Cadet 126
William Kirkland Cadet 132 3rd Place
Khye Gamas Cadet 138 STATE CHAMPION
Michael King Cadet 152 4th Place
Damien Nesbitt Elite 170 STATE CHAMPION
Gabe Munroe Elite HWT 2nd Place

Team Montana Qualifiers for AAU National Duals:

Middle School Boys —
Khye Gamas (A Team)
William Kirkland (A Team)
Ethan Engstrom (C Team)

High School Girls —
Shalyn Pedersen (A Team)

9th/10th Boys —
Michael King (A Team)

11th/12th Boys —
Damien Nesbitt (A Team)
Kyler Hallock (A Team)

The Glasgow Highlanders finished 3-2 in Team Duals this past Saturday at the Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Memorial Dual Tournament. That record was good enough for 4th place out of 16 teams at the prestigious event. The 4th place finish is the BEST finish in Club History at the event.
On Sunday, our whole club participated in the Brodie Gorder Individual Tournament at Sidney High School and turned in stellar day on the mats! GWC entered 46 grapplers into the competition, which was the 3rd most competitors out of 33 teams. We ended with 11 CHAMPIONS and 39 individual place winners. The Brodie Gorder is an event that is VERY competitive year in and year out and provides a great measuring stick for the next two weekend’s at AAU State and the Montana Open in the Billings Metra. Great job kids and coaches. Here are the full team and individual results from this past weekend in Sidney:

Brodie Gorder Iron Eagle Dual Tournament:

Glasgow 119 Beach, ND 6
Glasgow 80 Billings Darkhorse 39
Team Brodie (Sidney) 72 Glasgow 42
Glasgow 92 Williston, ND 17
Huntley Project 57 Glasgow 52

Brodie Gorder Individual Tournament:

Tot–
Nels Redfield 5th
Howard Redfield 4th
Taryn Sundeen 1st
Ledger Kaufman 5th
Abel Krauth

Tot Girls–
Aurora Markle 4th
Collins Flaten 1st

Bantam–
Tate Lehner 1st
Caleb See
Dayton Markle
Jett Morehouse 3rd
Fisher Johnson
Murdock Pattison 4th
Jaxon Budde 5th
Buddy Cole 6th
Carson Young 2nd
Josiah Hernandez 4th
Cameron Burns 1st

Bantam Girls–
TenLea Sundeen 1st
Rygan Gamas 2nd
Piper See 1st
Harlee Vandermars 1st

Midget–
Andes Aune 6th
Ryker Nixdorf
Walker Kirkland 2nd
Quincy Iwen
Asher Wersal 6th
Taden Sundeed 2nd

Midget Girls–
Kennedy Flaten 3rd
Lyla Lehner 5th
Riley Pattison 1st
Khloe Kaufman 1st

Novice–
Aiden Aune 1st
Hunter Pierce
Saunten Gamas 3rd
Blaine Brandt
Weston Kirkland 2nd
DC Flaten 4th
Jaxson Kemp 3rd

Novice Girls–
Riley Pedersen 2nd

Schoolboy–
Cash Richardson 3rd
Ethan Engstrom 6th
Andrew Leslie 5th
Khye Gamas 1st
William Kirkland 2nd
Allen Leslie 2nd

The stretch run is upon us! With only 3 weekends remaining, the Highlanders split up this past weekend at the “Border Brawl” in Plentywood and at the Montana Middle School State Wrestling Championships in Lewistown. It was another banner weekend for our GWC kids of ALL ages.
In Plentywood, we entered an event-best 35 wrestlers! The small inter-divisional meet featured 167 kids from 8 local clubs. The Highlanders were flat out dominant throughout. When the dust settled, GWC had captured 16 individual CHAMPIONSHIPS and 34 top-3 finishes. We won 75% of our matches overall and really set the tone for the rest of the season.
At Middle School State, thirteen of our 5th thru 8th grade grapplers turned in a solid overall performance finishing in 11th overall out of 49 teams at the event with 109 points. The 109 team points was good enough for 3rd place amongst Class B/C towns. The highlight of MS State for the Highlanders was TWO individual STATE CHAMPS! 8th Graders, William Kirkland (135) and Khye Gamas (140) brought home the GOLD. It is a 2nd consecutive MS State title for Gamas. Congrats to both gentleman! Allen Leslie, Andrew Linder, and Ethan Engstrom also secured impressive top 6 finishes at the prestigious event.
This coming weekend; the Glasgow Wrestling Club will attend the Brodie Gorder Memorial Tournament in Sidney. The team Duals will be held on Saturday and the individual tournament for ALL ages will be on Sunday. After that it is back to back weekends at the Billings Metra for AAU State and the Montana Open respectively. Here are the results from this past weekend below.

Border Brawl (Plentywood):

Tot–
Ledger Kaufman 1st
Collins Flaten 1st
Abel Krauth 3rd

Tot Girls–
Olive Marks 1st
Aurora Markle 2nd
Lillie Holzworth 2nd
Collins Flaten 1st

Bantam–
Dayton Markle
Tate Lehner
Caleb See
Milo Marks 3rd
Jett Morehouse 1st
Murdock Pattison 1st
CJ Sillerud 3rd
Jaxon Budde 2nd
Buddy Cole 3rd
Calex Greenough 3rd
Carson Young 2nd
Cameron Burns 1st

Bantam Girls–
Piper See 1st

Midget–
Anders Aune 3rd
Ryker Nixdorf 2nd
Knoxsen Harris 3rd
Walker Kirkland 1st
Eli Holinde 1st
Asher Wersal 2nd
Kellan Holzworth 5th
Devon Munroe 1st
Deymian Jones 1st
George Zumbuhl 4th

Midget Girls–
Khloe Kaufman 2nd
Riley Pattison 2nd

Novice–
William Mulder 1st
DC Flaten 1st
Ashton Earll 3rd
Leo Erickson 2nd

Middle School State (Lewistown):

Aiden Aune 65 lbs.
Hunter Pierce 70 lbs.
Weston Kirkland 85 lbs.
Makiya Plummer 105 lbs.
Cash Richardson 115 lbs.
Andrew Leslie 125 lbs.
Ethan Engstrom 130 lbs. 6th Place
William Kirkland 135 lbs. Champion
Khye Gamas 140 lbs. Champion
Allen Leslie 145 lbs. 5th Place
Andrew Linder 189 lbs. 6th Place
Riley Pedersen 100 lbs. Girls
Jaxson Kemp 134-144 JV Boys 2nd Place