The second qualifying tournament for the Grappler Elite League will go down in two weeks at DCC the day after the DCC High School Invite on Sunday, January 7th.
This is the 2nd of 3 qualifying tournaments leading up to the first Grappler Elite League Final which will be on Sunday, February 11th at Grand Valley State University.
The last qualifier will be at Lowell HS on February 4th.
Details for GEL 2 DCC are below, and registration is open now.
To view the full event flyer for the DCC Qualifier click here
For more information on the Grapler Elite League Season click HERE
Date: Sunday, January 7th @ Detroit Catholic Central HS
Age Group: 6th - 8th Graders (5th Graders may petition in)
Wt Classes: 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 120, 130, 145, 160, 175, 195, 285
Eligibility
1) Must be returning state placewinner in any of the state organizations
2) Option to petition in if you did not satisfy placement criteria.
Qualification: Top 6 placewinners in each bracket will qualify for the GEL Finals
*You may move up weights for the finals, but not down
Next Comps Sun, Feb 4 - GEL #3 @ Lowell High School
Sun, Feb 11 - GEL Finals @ Grand Valley State University
Pre-Competition Requirements
All athletes must have USAW Membership. Limited Folkstyle is an option.
Coaches must have USAW Coaches Leadership Certification
Tournament Format
Full, double-elimination brackets placing to 6th
Round-robin in the case of six wrestlers or less
Rules
1:30-1:30-1:30 period length
Adapted NFHS rules, to include college out-of-bounds
Headgear is optional
Weigh-Ins
Saturday Jan 6 6:00-7:00 pm @ Detroit CC High School
Sunday Jan 7 7:00-8:00 am @ Detroit CC High School
Satellite Weigh Ins (Sat Jan 6, 6-7pm)
Allendale High School - 10760 68th Ave, Allendale, MI
New Lothrop HS - 9285 Easton Rd, New Lothrop MI
Simmons Academy of Wrestling - 1109 River St, Lansing, MI
Awards Medals to top four placewinners
The following wrestlers are automatically qualified for the GEL Finals
65lb
- 1st Place - Matthew Sicklesteel
- 2nd Place - Kiernin Ryznar
- 3rd Place - Rhys Helmholdt
70lb
- 1st Place - Steve Gariety Jr.
- 2nd Place - Che Eddie Iii
- 3rd Place - Mason Welmerink o
- 4th Place - Landon Belka
- 5th Place - Griffin Moreland
- 6th Place - Elisha Winzeler
75lb
- 1st Place - Grayson VanValkenburg
- 2nd Place - Dominick Sindone
- 3rd Place - Porter McCormick
- 4th Place - Anze Williams
- 5th Place - Brycen Hein
- 6th Place - Griffin Cunningham
80lb
- 1st Place - Clint Kohlman
- 2nd Place - Cole Patrick
- 3rd Place - Abram McCall
- 4th Place - Cole Hatfield
- 5th Place - Dominic Gorder
- 6th Place - Hudson Kowalewski
85lb
- 1st Place - Royce Beal
- 2nd Place - Brody Compau
- 3rd Place - Gavin Boller
- 4th Place - Joseph Hahn
- 5th Place - Chase Jacobs
- 6th Place - Memaiko Sherman
90lb
- 1st Place - Brady Laplante
- 2nd Place - Bradley Burtch
- 3rd Place - Landon Learn
- 4th Place - Jace Schut
- 5th Place - Owen Moreland
- 6th Place - Maximus Motylinski
95lb
- 1st Place - Dylan Nieuwenhuis
- 2nd Place - John McKay
- 3rd Place - Braxton Shaffer
- 4th Place - Zaiden Buell
- 5th Place - Bryson Coyer
- 6th Place - Aden DiGiovanni
100lb
- 1st Place - Jameson Onstott
- 2nd Place - Grady Erlandson
- 3rd Place - Tyler Cooper
- 4th Place - Tanner Mills
- 5th Place - Rooney Olmedo
- 6th Place - Parker McDermott
105lb
- 1st Place - Carson Blum
- 2nd Place - Chase Morrison
- 3rd Place - Bentley Hawkins
- 4th Place - Murphy Lengkeek
- 5th Place - Jackson Farrell
- 6th Place - Greysin Hopp
110lb
- 1st Place - Adler Hofer
- 2nd Place - Bronson Shinkonis
- 3rd Place - Brayden Thorn
- 4th Place - Scott Kohlman
- 5th Place - Ryder Klein Schmidt
- 6th Place - Asher Raimer
120lb
- 1st Place - Logan Welmerink
- 2nd Place - Landon Johnson
- 3rd Place - Lyric Warner
- 4th Place - Nicholas Wade
- 5th Place - Chance Hammingh
- 6th Place - Liam Moody
130lb
- 1st Place - Beckett Campbell
- 2nd Place - Aiden Durham
- 3rd Place - Tristen Dood
- 4th Place - Jacob Thompson
- 5th Place - Logan Adleman
- 6th Place - Carter Byerle
145lb
- 1st Place - Meyer Murray
- 2nd Place - Tyler Morales
- 3rd Place - Tobias Pacheco
- 4th Place - Gavin Sebastian
- 5th Place - Russell Yakupov
- 6th Place - Brogan Haas
160lb
- 1st Place - Jacob Hodge
- 2nd Place - Cody Thompson
- 3rd Place - Aj Barnabei
- 4th Place - Garrett Marentette
- 5th Place - Justyce Simpson
175lb
- 1st Place - Zayne Zeeuw
- 2nd Place - Finnegan Grube
- 3rd Place - Brock Miller
197lb
- 1st Place - Braylen Meeuwsen
- 2nd Place - Liam O`Neil
- 3rd Place - Austin Miller
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