In a Battle of the state’s top heavyweights, Ⓜ️McCallie’s River Henry just knocked off the
#1
ranked TN pound for pound wrestler and Flo wrestling’s
#19
ranked wrestler in America Wilson Central’s Michael Kramer by a score of 5-2
MATT PITTS !! Beyond excited to announce that Matt Pitts has officially joined McCallie Wrestling’s coaching staff. Matt’s duties include leading the ms & wrestling club programs. Please join us in welcoming Matt, Jill, and their daughter, Reese.
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Heartsick over the passing of Will Dendy this week. He was a wonderful father, coach, & friend. Please hold his family in thought and prayer. Will’s oldest son Ethan was a 2017 state champion for the Blue Tornado. Ben, Will’s youngest son, is a rising McCallie senior. RIP, Will.
Congrats to Coach Jake Yost on being named head wrestling coach for the Blue Tornado. Coach Mike Newman’s decade at the program’s helm was a positive impact on our young men. Very glad to know he will continue coaching as an assistant. Good stuff!
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Congratulations to McCallie wrestling alum River Henry ‘18 for winning the varsity 285 lb. spot for the NCAA D-1 Old Dominion University Monarchs! He’s a true freshman, People !!
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McCallie junior Alex Whitworth ‘21 captures his 4th consecutive DII state title with a 13-1 victory in the finals @ 160. Well done, ALEX !!
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McCallie defeats Christian Brothers 37-36 in the TSSAA DII semifinal. The Blue Tornado wrestle for the Stat Dual title tomorrow @ 5:30 PM (CST).
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The National Prep Wrestling Committee selected Gordon Connell as the “Neil Buckley Service Merit Award” recipient. It is bestowed upon the coach who best exemplifies the dedication represented by Neil Buckley. Buckley, a legend
@HaverfordSchool
, won 38 league titles over 47 yrs.
Congrats to Alex Whitworth ’21 and Zach Ward ’19 on their selection for the Blue Tornado’s 2018-2019 season awards. Alex received the program’s Outstanding Wrestler Award. Zach received the program’s Coaches’ Award.
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TN National Prep All Americans
126 Alex Whitworth Ⓜ️McCallie
145 Bryce Whitman MBA
160 Mason Reiniche Baylor
106 Christian Morris Ⓜ️McCallie
113 Emory Taylor Ⓜ️McCallie
132 Andrew Pace Baylor
160 Thomas Sell Ⓜ️McCallie
195 Tommy Bracket CBHS
220 Grayson Walthall CBHS
The Blue Tornado drop 32-36 decision to Baylor in the TSSAA DII State Dual Championship final. McCallie places 2nd in dual state. Next weekend, the Big Blue begin the journey (2/9) for individual honors & a state traditional title (2/15-16).
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McCallie’s Emory Taylor ‘21 becomes a 3x. TSSAA DII state champion with a 13-3 victory in the 126 lb. state title match. Well done, Emory !!
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National Preps Wrestling Championship seeds are OUT! All five of McCallie's automatic qualifiers are seeded.
113 - Jack Braman, 12th seed
120 - Emory Taylor, 5th seed
132 - Nathan Wysong, 8th seed
152 - Alex Whitworth, 4th seed
182 - Thomas Sell, 4th seed
Nice!
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Ⓜ️The youngest of our crop of our new lightweights, Cody Chittum’22 earns All American and his absolutely dominating performance with 7 wins in the Gold pool helped power the Minions to 1st place at the prestigious National Middle School Duals
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McCallie Wrestling earns a 3rd Place finish in the TSSAA D-II State Dual Championship. The Blue Tornado downed Montgomery Bell Academy 46-22 in the consolation finals.
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Look who bumped into one another at Lock Haven’s Mat Town tourney yesterday?! McCallie wrestling alums, Brock Herring ‘17 (Lehigh) and Emory Taylor ‘21 (Pittsburgh), representing the Blue Tornado. 💪🏼✊🏼
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Thomas Sell ‘19 wins by major decision in the National Preps
#bloodround
@ 170. He’s secured a Top 8 finish and wrestles for placement tomorrow.
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National Prep qualifiers from McCallie, MBA, Father Ryan, Christian Brothers, Brentwood Academy, & Notre Dame ready to roll. Thanks,
@NazWrestling
!!
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Happy Father’s Day to the 2nd longest tenured coach on McCallie’s wrestling staff, Mike Newman. Coach Newman joined McCallie in 1994.
Children: Tyler and Cole.
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McCallie finishes day 1 of the National Prep Wrestling Tournament in 8th Place overall w/ 65.5 pts. The Blue Tornado have 4 wrestlers battling for placement tomorrow @ 106, 113, 126, and 170.
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McCallie’s
@natprepwrestle
competitors boarding ✈️ for PA. Joining the Blue Tornado’s automatic qualifiers as wildcard selections are Christian Morris @ 126, Zach Ward @ 138, Russell Barry, @ 170, and Austin Gentle @ 285. Chase Looper is the 1st alternate @ 195.
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Congrats to Christian Morris ‘21 (106), Emory Taylor ‘21 (113), Cody Chittum ‘22 (120), Alex Whitworth ‘21 (126), & Thomas Sell ‘19 (170) for their state championship performances.
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Ⓜ️McCallie Invitational Champion Justin Ruffin of Union Grove High School is 3X Ga State Champion, 4X MIWT Champion, 2 Time Super32 AA, and 3X Fargo AA.
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Ⓜ️Senior Hayden Rowland’18 opens the state’s
#2
at 160p is a returning state placer we think he will end this season as aFinalist
@hayden_rowland_
TSSAA D2 Rankings
160p
1. Mason Reiniche Baylor
2. Hayden Roland Ⓜ️McCallie
3. Alex Hodge CBHS
4. Eric Beecham Knoxville Grace
Had the pleasure to see the collegiate teams for two of our cherished McCallie School alumni wrestlers go at it. Of course, Thomas Sell ‘19 (UTC) and River Henry ‘18 (Cumberland) won their matches, by fall and 6-2, respectively. ✊🏼
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Mocs prevail, 25-15.
Ⓜ️McCallie wrestling 🤼♀️ finishes impressive 4-0 at Pat Welsh Duals with a victory over a ranked team
1. 46-21 win over Wilson Central
2. 69-9 win over Stewarts Creek 3. 72-9 win over Lawrence County
4. 70-12 win over Tullahoma
The Blue Tornado grapplers are currently in 8th place overall in the 2018 National Prep Wrestling Tournament. The championship quarterfinals and consolation rounds 3 and 4 coming up.
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Blue Tornado grapplers in 2nd Place after the first day of competition, advancing 7 into tomorrow’s state final matches. McCallie has 4 wrestling back tomorrow for 3rd place.
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McCallie alum Judah Duhm ‘17 wrestles for the 184 lb. PAC-12 title tonight at 9 PM (EST). Judah knocked off the 1 seed SV 6-4 in the semis. Stanford’s Duhm faces Coleman from Oregon State in the finals.
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Congrats to the following McCallie grapplers on receiving automatic births to the 84th Annual National Prep Wrestling Championship @ Lehigh University. Well done!
Jack Braman ‘21 @ 113
Emory Taylor ‘21 @ 120
Nathan Wysong ‘19 @ 132
Alex Whitworth ‘21 @ 152
Thomas Sell ‘19 @ 182
Father’s Day shout out to the Patriarch of McCallie School’s wrestling program. Coach Connell joined McCallie in 1980.
Wife: Jan
Children (oldest-youngest):
April, Lee, Anna, and Adam.
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‘When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”’ — Genesis 32: 25-26
McCallie’s James Howard ’22 made history this past week by becoming a DOUBLE Fargo All American! He finished 3rd in both Olympic styles: Freestyle & Greco Roman. It is the 6th time in Fargo’s history that a Tennessean earned double All American status!
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For the 2nd week in a row, River Henry aka Big Riv knocks off another of the state’s top wrestlers. This weekend it was
#2
in AAA Titus Swafford of Cleveland who Big Riv pinned in 38 secs
@ODUWrestling
@riverhenry18
Congrats to Chase Looper ’20 and James Howard ’22 for their performances in Saturday’s TN Freestyle/Greco state championships.
@Chaselooper44
placed 2nd @ 195 (Juniors - Greco). Howard doubled up, winning the 285 titles in Greco & Freestyle.
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Be sure to come out and cheer on McCallie wrestling alums Judah Duhm ‘17 (Stanford) & Brock Herring ‘17 (Lehigh) as they compete in the 2018 Southern Scuffle.
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Thomas Sell
#4
won by FALL over Ian Takas (Loyola-blakefield), 0:54. Sell has reached the podium for the second consecutive year and will wrestle for placement tomorrow.
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Carson Gentle ‘24 leads varsity grapplers to a 9th place finish among a 40-team field in this weekend’s Bradley Invitational. Gentle, the Blue Tornado’s lone champion (285) is joined by 3 other McCallie placers: Ritchie (3rd @ 106), Voiles (6th @ 152), & Cross (5th @ 160).
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Big Blue Tornado grapplers win the Halls Invitational team title thanks to 12 medalists, including four individual champions.
106- Jack Braman
126- Alex Whitworth
138- Mason Hughes
160- Hayden Rowland
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Ⓜ️The preseason rankings are out and River Henry’18 opens as TSSAA
#1
ranked wrestler @ 285p. The returning state champ will wrestle at ODU next year
@riverhenry18
TSSAA 285p D2 Rankings
1. River Henry Ⓜ️McCallie
2. Arin Spell BA
3. Patrick Healy CBHS
4. Eli Chinique CAK
The latest National Prep Rankings have six Blue Tornado grapplers in the top 15.
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Jack Braman, 11th @ 120
Emory Taylor, 8th @ 126
Alex Whitworth, 2nd @ 160
Gavin Cagle, 3rd @ 170
Chase Looper, 13th @ 182
James Howard, 5th @ 285