Allen Co. Wrestling Club members make state

By

Sports

March 26, 2015 - 12:00 AM

Allen County Wrestling Club will have three kids wrestling at the USAWKS 2015 State Folkstyle Championships in Topeka this weekend. Josh Perez, T.J. Taylor and Trenton Jones all qualified for the tournament. This will be Taylor’s third time, Jones’s second time and Perez’s first time.
“This last weekend we had several kids that were just one match away from qualifying for the state tournament. It is such a roller coaster of emotion,” coach John Taylor said.
“As a coach I have to keep pushing them to work harder and believe more in themselves than ever before. But inside, I hurt for them, knowing that each one has put everything they had into qualifying. We will continue to push forward and work to build our wrestling family for many years to come.”
Perez will be in the under-52 pound bracket.
“Josh is a first year wrestler,” Taylor said. “He has worked all year to improve his technique and we are eager to see just how much Josh will continue to grow on the mat.”
Taylor will be wrestling in the under-64 pound bracket.
“T.J. is the first Allen County kids wrestler to be a three-time state qualifier,” Taylor said. “It’s tough to qualify for the state tourney. Only the top 16 kids in the entire state get that glory.”
Jones will compete in the under-110 pound bracket.
“Trenton is the first kid I have coached in kids club to stand on the placement podium,” Taylor said. Jones placed fifth in 2013. “He has continued to improve his technique and confidence and that will take him far in his wrestling career.”
Perez is the son of Crystal Jones and Jeff White. He is a fourth-grader at Jefferson Elementary. Taylor is the son of John and Jana Taylor. He is in the fifth grade at Jefferson Elementary. Jones is the son of Levi and Crystal Jones. He is in the fifth grade at Lincoln Elementary.
“No matter how we finish out this weekend, I know that these boys will give it all they have and leave it all on the mat,” Taylor said. “We will wrestle another day.”

Related
March 31, 2016
March 20, 2014
April 4, 2013
February 27, 2013