JYWC sends seven grapplers to Adidas National tournament

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Seven Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé athletes represented their hometown Juneau Youth Wrestling Club at one of the nations most prestigious club wrestling tournaments last weekend on the 14 mats of the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri for the Adidas National Wrestling Tournament.

“I’ve competed at that level quite a few times, but this one felt different as it was probably my last tournament of high school wrestling,” 138-pound JDHS senior Colton Cummins said. “I was most happy about making weight. It was tough.”

Cummins and JDHS 163-pound classmate Hayden Aube, 143-pound junior Marlin Cox, 133-pound junior Oliver Abel, 192-pound sophomore Jaxin Jim, 133-pound sophomore Landon Dunn and 138-pound country wise email marketing list freshman Caleb Aube all participated and had strong showings.

Juneau Youth Wrestling Club's 192-pound Jaxin Jim, a JDHS sophomore, embraces assistant coach Loren Cummings after surviving a blood round match to guarantee a medal placing at the Adidas National Wrestling Tournament in Independence, Missouri, last week. (Photo courtesy Jan Cummins)
Coaches were JDHS 2023 graduate Carson Cummins, the first Juneau wrestler to place in four high school state tournaments, and assistant coach, and Cummins’ father Loren, a 1977 state champion.

“It helps a lot because they both know me better than anyone else,” Colton Cummins said. “I trust their coaching and judgement. Both my father and brother were very successful wrestlers, they know how I wrestle, know where to put me in different situations, and know what to tell me to do. It helps to know that win or lose they will always be in my corner rooting for me not just in wrestling, but for life. I’m so grateful to my dad, my uncle Val, Carson and all my other coaches who have helped me through the years. Now it’s my chance to do the same.”

Coach Carson Cummins said “They all performed well and learned lots. They are a great group of guys who are willing to work hard to improve as wrestlers. It was a great experience all around. I’ve been coaching them pretty much solo for the last few weeks and we have been having early morning practices on top of their club practices. It was well worth it.”