News and Announcements

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The following Team Tornado Wrestlers are now ranked in the state according to the Tennessee Wrestling Federation. Full reults can be found at the link at the bottom of the page.

106 pounds 2nd Jon Boatman (Greenville) Sophomore
120 pounds 5th Andrew Armstong (Sullivan South) Junior
126 pounds 2nd Cole Schurlknight (Science Hill) Senior
132 pounds 6th Tyler Knowles (Science Hill) Senior

http://tennwrestling.com/Page.asp?n=52052&snid=jNFJZ6I1V&org=tennwrestling.com

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4 Team Tornado Wrestlers have already been given significant credit by Tennessee Wrestling Rankings just before the season gets underway.

Jon Boatman Greenville Ranked 3rd at 106
Andrew Armstrong Sullivan South Ranked 6th at 120
Cole Schurlknight Science Hill Ranked 2nd at 126
Carson Schurlknight Science Hill Ranked 6th at 138

All of these wrestlers worked incredibly hard this summer. Most of them competed in around 40 matches. They all took the trip to Oklahoma to wrestle for the Tennessee Junior National Team as well, which had a top 20 finish.

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This past weekend several Team Tornado wrestlers traveled to the Carroll County Open in Virginia. Team Tornado saw some great competition with teams such as Christiansburg being out in full force.

Elementary Results:
Gabe Hawkins 1st and 2nd (wrestled two divisions)
Nate Hawkins 1st

Middle School Results:
Trey Boyd 1st
Jacob Wynn 2nd
Josh Wynn 3rd

High School Results:
James Settle 3rd @145
Jon Boatman 4th @106

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USA Wrestling and Liberty Mutual recognize the importance of community investment in youth sports. That’s why they created the Responsible Sports Community Grant program.

Our club could win one of the 20 grants available and use the money for gear, travel, or whatever else we may need!

Follow the three easy steps. Don’t wait, the Fall 2011 Grant period closes November 30th.

Get started at responsiblesports.com/grant

Step 1) Complete the online course and quiz.

Step 2) Credit Team Tornado in Bristol, TN

Step 3) Connect with others you know and get them to help us out.

We have a good chance of winning a grant if everyone steps up.

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Griffyn Broyles, Gabe Hawkins, and Andrew Armstrong have been chosen to appear in the 2011 inaugural edition of, “The Best Athletes in AAU.” These wrestlers will be pictured in the book with their bio. Congratulations to all of these hard working wrestlers.