Hey guys!
The work continues. We are bringing back, for its seventh year, #TheSeason. We didn’t do these first year, but have ever since. It’s something nobody else does. We compile all season records and write a wrapup for each team. To get them completed more quickly, we are summarizing these a bit more than in seasons past.
Today, we wrap up 3A-District 2, and 3A for the coverage area, with University (Orange City). We will, as we have the past few seasons, work up more records for the rest of 3A as the summer months go on, but as far as #TheSeason goes that’s it for 3A.
UNIVERSITY (ORANGE CITY)
You can see everything I have on the Titans & Lady Titans in 2020-21 here –> UNIVERSITY (ORANGE CITY)
Win/loss record: 5-6 (boys)/1-0 (girls) in dual meets reported to Matmen. There is a quad meet on the schedule on February 3 that wasn’t reported but remains on Track, but I don’t see a gap in records that told me it was for sure contested.
Season in a nutshell:
- T-10th at Lady Clash of the Titans, 12/4 (22 teams)
- 9th at Clash of the Titans, 12/5 (15 teams)
- 0-2 at 3A-District 2 Duals, 1/5 (7 teams, 5 competed)
- 3-1 (2nd) at Cuda Duals, 1/16 (5 teams)
- Competed at Greyhound Open, 1/23 (unknown # of teams)
- 7th at Bi-County Tournament, 2/6 (9 teams)
- 3rd at 3A-District 2, 2/19 (7 teams)
- 17th at Girls’ State, 2/19-20 (118 teams)
- 13th at 3A-Region 1, 2/26-27 (31 teams)
- T-56th at 3A State, 3/5-6 (64 teams)
Projected key returners (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) for 2021-22 (with year in school as of next season): Grady Bryant (junior, 18-6 at 106, district runnerup, 1-2 at regions); Katie Roche (sophomore, 10-7 at 106, girls’ state 6th); Drake Alban (sophomore, 3-4 at 113, district 5th); Brynn Kaminsky (unknown year in school, 3-7 at 122, 3-2 at girls’ state); Alex Roche (junior, 4-4 at 128, 2-2 at girls’ state); Lillie Curtis (sophomore, 2-4 at 140, 1-2 at girls’ state); Luke Harrod (senior, 6-12 at 145, district 6th); Cooper Braden (senior, 10-8 at 152, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); Bryan Persinger (junior, 6-6 at 160, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Austin Rosser (sophomore, 3-5 at 170, district 6th); Trinity Evans (unknown year in school, 1-5 at 172, girls’ state 6th); Slade High-Tompkins (junior, 7-9 at 195, district 5th).
Projected losses (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) via graduation unless otherwise noted: Malique Hargett (20-6 at 120, district champ, 1 match from states); Michael Berrios (2-7 at 160, district 6th); James Houck (17-7 at 182, district runnerup, 1 match from states); Christian Kennick (17-5 at 220, district champ, region 4th, did not compete at states); Keenan Diaz (7-8 at 285, district champ, 1-2 at regions).
2020-21 boys’ MVP: Christian Kennick
- 3-1 (3rd) at Clash of the Titans (a weight up)
- 2-0 at 3A-District 2 Duals (a weight up)
- 3-0 at Cuda Duals
- 6-2 in post-season series (see above)
2020-21 girls’ MVP: Katie Roche
- 1-2 (4th) at Lady Clash of the Titans
- 4-3 at girls’ state
2021-22 boys’ captain: Grady Bryant
- 3-1 (3rd) at Clash of the Titans
- 2-0 at 3A-District 2 Duals
- 2-2 at at Cuda Duals
- 2-1 (2nd) at Bi-County Tournament
- 4-2 in post-season series (see above)
2021-22 girls’ captain: Alex Roche
- 1-2 (4th) at Lady Clash of the Titans
- 2-2 at girls’ state
2020-21 Zander Laurin Warrior: Malique Hargett
- One of the district’s most improved wrestlers over the last few seasons
- Was 7-1 to start the season; after back-to-back losses at Cuda Duals, won seven in a row and 13 of 14 in a string of success that reached region tournament
- Avenged earlier loss in districts in becoming one of team’s three champs, was 4-0 against district opponents in dual and IBT formats, and reached region semis, falling by a takedown to a Matmen MVP in blood round
North Florida Matmen 