By Marty Gordon
NRVsports@ourvalley.org
A Christiansburg wrestling club brought home plenty of gold this week after a state tournament in Virginia Beach. Elite Wrestling, the home of the Christiansburg Blue Demon wrestling club, brought home the Virginia Wrestling Association (VAWA) state title and two divisional championship banners.
Overall, Elite scored 515.5 total points, far ahead of second place Smith Mt. Lake’s 351 points. The group had 28 place winners, nine of whom were individual state champions: Jackson Crowder, Brady Hand, Barrett Collins, Reid Stiltner, Reza Massjouni, Bryar Asbury, Leland Altizer, Jesse McGraw and Logan Rose.
Elite second-place finishers in the state tournament were Carter Hudson, Titus Bolen, Stephen Bolen and Derek Bush. Earning third-place finishes were Jake Robie, Chandler Webb, Evan Mefford, J.J. Pociask, Molly Keller, Elan Catoe and Talan Hall.
Finishing in fourth place were Steven Bolen and Ian Ray, and achieving fifth-place finishes were
Dillinger Collins and Jaccob Smeltzer. Sixth-place finishers were Zack Hudson, Nic Hamm, Randy Winnans and Jackson Mann.