A 6th grader from Loggers Run Middle School won 1st place in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling in the kids division of the 2015 USA Wrestling’s U.S. Open National Championship.
Chase Thompson, 11, traveled to Las Vegas for the event. Chase is coached by Henry Johnson of Coral Springs High School (left in the picture at top, and Olympic medalist Shawn Sheldon (right), who trains kids using space at the St. Andrews School on Jog Road.
Thanks to Casey Thompson for the details and photos. Congratulations from West Boca News to Chase and his family and coaches.
We also found some video Casey posted of Chase wrestling from a few years ago. Here’s one of them:
