The Tiger wrestling team participated in the 'Opening Day at the Park'/Forest Park Duals this past weekend.  It was a 12 team dual meet tournament with most of the public schools hailing from northern Virginia.  The wrestlers did a great job for their first tournament of the year and continued to make great strides each and every time they stepped on the mat.  It was great to get back on the mat and get our first competition under our belt.
The team will be participating in the Richmond Invitational Tournament this upcoming weekend, held at Hermitage High School in Richmond Virginia.  Wrestling will begin at 6pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday.  Come out and cheer on the Tigers this weekend!
The address of the school is located below:

            Hermitage High School             

            8301 Hungary Spring Road      

            Richmond, VA 23228    

               

Forest Park Duals Dec 4th and 5th 2015

This Friday and Saturday the varsity wrestlers will be competing at the Forest Park Duals, Dec 4th and 5th.  The tournament is scheduled to begin at 6pm on Friday and noon Saturday due to the SAT's. being given.  We are excited to get the season started with our first competition this weekend as the boys have been working hard this season.  The address of the tournament is:
Forest Park HS
15721 Forest Park Dr
Woodbridge VA 22193
Come out and support the Tiger wrestling team!

Congratulations Duke Pickett, Jr.

Duke Pickett, Jr. ('11) was a 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship qualifier.  The National tournament was held in St. Louis this year.  Duke is the 174lb starter with the Cornell University Wrestling Team.   We are all so proud of you and your accomplishments as a student athlete!  Keep up the great work!

Congratulations to the Budlong Family

Please join us in congratulating Coach David Budlong and his wife Janice on the birth of their first son!

Welcome Baby Budlong!

Jared Wins Outstanding Wrestler!

Jared Engh voted Outstanding Wrestler (Middle Weights)

The hard working Tigers!

Congratulations to Cole and Shane!

Shane Maryk 4th Place!

Cole Martini 5th Place!

The Tigers had a long two day tournament. 

Shane in action.

 

Cole after the tournament.

Jared with his Dad, Jeremy.

Congratulations Jared Engh!

Congratulations to Jared Engh on his second VISAA state title!  Joining Jared on the podium were Shane Maryk, who finished 4th and Cole Martini who finished 5th!  Overall, Woodberry placed 12th out of 29 teams participating in the tournament.

Great job to all of the Tigers!

VISAA States

Good Luck to these fine young men at the VISAA State Tournament this weekend!  The tournament will be held at Hermitage High School in Richmond, VA

Please follow along with us on Twitter @Woodberry_Wrest or at www.TrackWrestling.com

Go Tigers!

Tiger Tale Featuring James Forbes

Formal Name:  James W. Forbes III
Nickname:  James
Grade:  Sophomore
Hometown:  Anchorage, AK
Weight Class:  182
Best Sports Memory:  First Wrestling Match
Favorite Pro Team:  Cowboys
Xbox or Wii:  Xbox
Favorite Subject:  Science
What do you want to be when you grow up:  Rich
If you could meet anyone dead or alive:  Tim Tebow
Dog or Cat:  Dog
Favorite Food:  Papa John's
Biggest Fear:  Fear
Most embarrassing thing on your playlist:  "Let it Go"
What people don't know:  I've watched Frozen many times

Tiger Tale featuring Caleb Simmons

Formal Name:  Caleb Simmons
Nickname:  Simmons
Grade:  9th
Hometown:  Mt. Solon, VA
Weight Class:  182
Best Sports Memory:  I made varsity wrestling and I've never done that.
Toughest Opponent:  My luck with women
Favorite Pro Team:  Washington Nationals
Xbox or Wii:  XBox
College Plans:  Virginia Tech, some type of Forestry
Favorite Subject:  History
What do you want to be when you grow up:  A man with a beard
If you could meet anyone dead or alive:  Marilyn Monroe
Dog or Cat:  Neither, Canine
Favorite Food:  I don't know what food is, I wrestle
What Cartoon Character are You:  Elmer Fudd
If you could have a super power:  Lady Attractant/Super strength
Biggest Fear:  Dying a slow, painful death
Most embarrassing thing on your playlist: Baby Got Back
What people don't know:  My brother passed away in 2009; my Dad in 2003

"The Magnificent Seven!"

Well, Coach Budlong said the boys he took to the St. Albans Invitational were, "The Magnificent Seven"!  I couldn't agree more!  The final results of the tournament were posted to show that among the 32 schools that participated, Woodberry finished 10th with only seven boys wrestling!  That is amazing and the Tigers should be very proud!

Results:
1.  Wyoming Seminary
2.  Good Council
3.  Benedictine
4.  St. Christopher
5.  St. John's
6.  Georgetown Prep
7.  St. Benedicts
8.  Sidwell Friends
9.  DeMatha
10. Woodberry
11.  St. Mary's Ryken
12.  Episcopal
13.  Landon
14.  Bullis
15.  Gonzaga
16.  Fork Union
17.  Phelps
18.  O'Connel
19.  Kiski
20.  Potomac
21.  St. Albans
22.  St. Anselms
23.  Ireton
24.  St. John Paul the Great
25.  Maret
26.  Collegiate
27.  Heights
28.  Model
29.  St. Andrews
30.  McNamara
31.  Georgetown Day
32.  Wilson

St. Albans Invitational

Coach Budlong took 7 wrestlers to Washington, DC for the annual St. Albans Tournament.  This tournament features top teams from around the region.  Teams from Wyoming Seminary (Pa), Kiski (Pa), Good Council, (Md), Georgetown Prep, St. Andrew's (De) and many others compete in this event.  It's a good challenge prior to the VISAA State Tournament.

All of the Tigers wrestled tough and four placed!  Congratulations to Jared Engh - 2nd, Cole Martini - 4th, Darby Henegan - 6th and Shane Maryk - 6th!  So proud of these boys!

Coach Budlong and Coach Sutherland

Darby Henegan

Will Medick

Jared Engh

Roy Toston

Cole Martini

Andrew Holmes

Shane Maryk

Additional Pictures from Preps

Roy Toston

Cole Martini

Darby Henegan

Will Medick

Kent Walker

Alex Krongard

Shane Maryk

Andrew Holmes

Jared Engh

I'm missing good shots of Caleb and James!  I apologize.