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“Blood round was a great match and I did the moves I have been practicing for months,” Jim said of the exhaustion and elation of winning that match. “I also felt good mentally because I had great coaches in my corner. The work my teammates and I put in for this tournament was outstanding. We would get up early in the morning and do morning practices then head to school, and show up for club practices. We would do morning practices almost every day since mid February. This tournament was really fun and the people I had in my bracket had amazing sportsmanship. I thank Hayden Aube for being my wrestling partner, making me better and better each day. I also want to thank Loren Cummins for inviting me to this tournament and Carson Cummins for coaching me.”

as always asking questions to improve, a hard worker who has found a sport that challenges him and allows him to release frustration, anger and pain in a positive way that brings him respect and honor to his family and his team.

Grappler Marlin Cox said, “They say you eithe r country wise email marketing list win or you learn. There is no losing in wrestling, only lessons. You can learn so much at these big tournaments.”

The team also had the opportunity to participate in a wrestling clinic with guest grappler Ridge Lovett from the University of Nebraska. Lovett is the 2025 149-pound NCAA Wrestling Champion.

The coaching staff also noted that Landyn Dunn wrestled other grapplers in the clinic and signed up for challenge matches after the tournament for more experience.

“Even though I didn’t do as well as I wanted there is more time for me to get back to working on myself and reaching the goals that I have set,” Dunn said. “My favorite part was just being able to go on this trip and taking every single moment in and just being grateful. I think it was 100% worth it because it taught me all these great things.”

For seniors Colton and Hayden they now face a new opponent, college considerations.

Hayden Aube is hoping to play college football but hasn’t decided where as of yet, possibly Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Colton Cummins has found a coach to follow.

“I will most likely end up wrestling whereever my brother goes,” Colton Cummins said of following his brother Carson to a university. “For now I am focused on helping the club kids around me succeed more than I ever did. I really love coaching and plan to continue my wrestling journey as a coach while I firm up my future plans.”

Older brother and current coach Carson is being actively recruited by colleges in Oregon and Idaho. Of Carson’s four state finishes, one was as runner-up to Eli Francisco, a current USA World Team member who represented the USA in Rome.