The official Twitter of Upper Arlington Golden Grapplers. 4 State Champions, 39 Placers, 138 Qualifiers. Sectional Champs - ‘19, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24
Upper Arlington Wrestling congratulates former head coach Lee Spitzer (1979-2006) on his retirement from the City of Upper Arlington and thanks him for his 50 plus years of public service to the City of Upper Arlington and Upper Arlington City Schools!
Congratulations to the 3 seniors who punched their ticket to the OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT!! Senior Jacob Shanklin - 132 pounds placed 2nd, senior Jake Thomas - 113 lbs. & senior George Orlando - 126 lbs. both placed 4th! Well done BEARS!
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Great job to the members of Team 66 for their work in helping seniors and those in need in Upper Arlington by raking their leaves today! Upper Arlington Wrestling - Win on the mat, in the classroom, and in the community!
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Congratulations to senior Golden Grappler Andrew Myers who broke the UAHS record for career falls yesterday! Andrew recorded his 79th career fall, breaking the record set by Scott Holman (‘85) which stood for a remarkable 39 years. Great job Andrew!
Congratulations to Team 65- headed to OHSSA D1 State Duals on 2/16 @ St. John Arena! This marks the programs first time qualifying for the State Dual - top 8 out of 117 teams. These guys wrestled there hearts out!! What a day!!
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After a 365 day wait, the 2022 OHSAA State Tournament has finally arrived! Good luck to Golden Grapplers Jake Badgeley, Ayden Boothby, and Andrew Myers as they compete at The Schott this weekend! Go Bears!
Congratulations to senior Golden Grappler Captain and returning OHSAA State qualifier Jacob Shanklin for earning his Eagle Scout designation! Upper Arlington Wrestling - Win on the mat, in the classroom, and in the community! Go Bears!
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Congratulations to senior Isabella DiBenedetto who claimed the OHSWCA Girls’ Central/Southeast District championship at 116 lbs. She will be advancing to the State Championship next weekend. Go Bears!
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Congrats to Team 67 & seniors Jake Badgeley, Ayden Boothby, Mason Huber, Frankie Mulligan, Joe Saalman, George Sauter, Larry Stelzer, & Garrett Widman who took down Hilliard Davidson 60-3 last night on Senior Night! Team 67’s eight seniors were a perfect 8-0 on the night.
Congratulations to Team 68 for claiming a 5th consecutive Sectional team championship today! Three individual champions led the way for Team 68 - Luke Stricker (157), Andrew Myers (120), and Will Strickland (126) - as 10 individuals advanced to the District next weekend.
Congratulations to Golden Grappler Andrew Myers who places 8th at OHSAA State Tournament to cap a 37-8 sophomore campaign! Andrew is the 39th State placer in UA Wrestling history and just the 3rd sophomore placer joining Tim McClellan (‘87) & Rex Holman (‘88). Go Bears!
Congratulations to Coach Matt Stout being named the 2021 Coaches Sportsmanship Award recipient!
Thank you for all you have done to bring Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity to our program. Upper Arlington Wrestling is lucky to have you leading the way.
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Good luck to our three Golden Bear seniors: Jake Thomas(113),George Orlando(126), & Jacob Shanklin (132) - as they compete at the OHSAA State Tournament this weekend at Hilliard Darby HS. Each is a homegrown Upper Arlington student-athlete. Go Bears!
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Sr. Isabella DiBenedetto finishes 3rd at 116 lbs. @ 2021 OHSWCA Girls’ State Wrestling Championships. She claims the 38th state placing medal in UA Wrestling history and become the program’s 8th two-time state placer. Congratulations Isabella!
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Team 66 of Upper Arlington High School Wrestling claimed the program’s third consecutive Sectional Tournament team championship at UAHS, outdistancing team runner-up Olentangy Orange by an 18.5 points. GO BEARS!
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UA Wrestling - win on the mat, in the classroom, and in the community. Sr. Jacob Shanklin, juniors Frankie Mulligan, George Sauter, & Larry Stelzer, & freshman Cayden Bent - shoveled the driveway of an UA senior citizen in need this morning before school. Good job Bears!
Congratulations to junior Golden Grappler Andrew Myers who claimed the Central District title yesterday at 120 lbs., becoming the first UAHS wrestler to win the District since 2009! Sophomore Will Strickland finished 5th as Team 68 finishes 9th overall. Go Bears!
Senior Andrew Myers (144) drops two tough matches in the quarterfinals and consolations today to close out his career with 145 wins, 87 falls, 3 state qualifications, and 1 state place. Congratulations to Andrew on an outstanding career for the Golden Grapplers!
Introducing 2022 OHSAA State Qualifier Andrew Myers. Mat Cubs to Hastings Middle School to UAHS. 2X Sectional Champion (only the 2nd Golden Grappler ever to win the Sectional as a freshman and sophomore). 68 career wins, including 35 this year. And he’s only a sophomore.
Good luck to Myers, Thomas, Mulligan, Orlando, Shanklin & Sauter today! Working hard to punch their ticket for next weekends OHSAA STATE TOURNAMENT! Go get em boys!!
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Congratulations to senior Golden Grappler Garrett Widman and the UAHS Water Polo team as they captured the Ohio High School State Water Polo championship yesterday with an 11-10 over Toledo St. Francis DeSales! Garrett was the man between the pipes for Golden Bears! Go Bears!
Thanks to University of Michigan Head Wrestling Coach Sean Bormet for helping us cap off a great week of wrestling camp! Go Bears and Go Blue!
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Great job to the 11 members of Team 67 who officially broke in the wrestling room at the new Upper Arlington High School last night at open mats! Go Bears!
Good luck to the 11 members of Team 66 who will be competing @ the Darby Districts! You can follow them at: 106 Myers, 113 Thomas, 120 Mulligan, 126 Orlando, 132 Shanklin, 138 Boothby, 145 Stelzer, 152 Sauter, 160 Ferola, 220 Ansel, 285 Lynd. Go Bears!!
Junior Golden Grappler Andrew Myers falls in the consolations 8-3 to end his season. He finishes the year 40-4 but with another year to reach his goals. Congratulations to Andrew on a great season and a second trip to the OHSAA State Tournament!
UA advances all 7 wrestlers in the 1st session!! Both Senior Captains - Jake Thomas & Jacob Shanklin come away as Champions as well as Freshman Andrew Myers - the first UA Freshman to win the Sectional in 34 years! Congrats to all the district Qualifiers!
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Congrats to team 67 on their first place finish at yesterdays Lee Spitzer Tournament. For the 1st time in the 33 years of the tournament, UA placed all 14 wrestlers in the top 3 in each weight class.
Congrats to Team 69 for winning a 6th straight Sectional championship & advancing 11 qualifiers to the District! Andrew Myers (144) claims an individual title, becoming only the 2nd wrestler in program history to win 4 individual Sectional titles joining Coach Stout (1987-90)!
Senior Isabella DiBenedetto will compete tomorrow (February 20th) at Hilliard Davidson High School at the OHSWCA Girls’ State Championships.
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Wrestling will begin at 11 AM. Her draw and results can be tracked here:
Congratulations to UAHS Class of 2020 graduate and senior Golden Grappler Jesse Bowers! Jesse was a 3X OHSAA State qualifier, 4X letterman, and finished his career with 134 victories, which ranks him 3rd in career wins for UAHS Wrestling. We wish him luck at Ashland University!!
UA Golden Grapplers had a strong showing this morning. Three wrestlers heading to the semi’s tomorrow and two more alive in the consi’s. Let’s Go Bears!! 💪
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Congratulations to senior Golden Grappler Collin Ansel for being recognized by The Columbus Dispatch as being one of the top defensive lineman to watch in Central Ohio football this fall! Go Collin and Go Bears!
Jr Golden Grappler Isabella DiBenedetto gets 2 pins to advance to the 116 lb. championship semifinals of the inaugural OHSWCA Girls State Championships. Isabella will wrestle in the semifinals at 11 am tomorrow.
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Do you believe in miracles? Yes! Team 64’s contingent of 4 OHSAA state qualifiers grew to 6 OHSAA state qualifiers in a matter of 20 minutes around 11 am this morning. Both Jake Thomas (106) and David Soghomonyan (160) are in the tournament!!! Go Bears!!!
Congratulations to the Sectional Placers & District Qualifiers! UA will be advancing 11 wrestlers, lead by 4 champions; freshman Myers (106), senior Thomas (113), senior Shanklin (132) and junior Sauter (152). Well done Team 66! GO BEARS!
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Upper Arlington Wrestling wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of giving thanks, Team 67 raked the leaves of several senior citizens in Upper Arlington yesterday. Upper Arlington Wrestling - Win on the mat, in the classroom, and in the community!
Team 65 spent the day giving back. Collectively volunteering 160 hours at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank sorting, cleaning and inspecting food donations. Additionally, the team’s cash contributions will provide approximately 6,500 meals for those in need in Central Ohio. GO BEARS!!
UA is sending 10 wrestlers to the semi-finals. Toohey (106), Myers (113), Mulligan (120), Jang (126), Boothby (138), Melragon (144), Sauter (157), Stricker (165), Badgley (175), and Huber (190). Fighting their way back are Stricker (132), Stelzer (150), Ansel (215) and Bent (285)
Congratulations to senior Golden Grappler Andrew Myers who captured the 144 lb. championship at the 56th Annual Doan Ford Invitational in Barnesville yesterday! Andrew went 5-0, including four falls to run his record to 13-0 on the season. Go Bears!
Good luck to senior Golden Grappler Garrett Widman and the UAHS Water Polo team as they compete at the State Water Polo Championships this weekend! Go Bears!
Great photo from The Columbus Dispatch of Golden Grapplers Jake Badgeley and Collin Ansel who keyed the Golden Bear Football defense in Friday night’s Regional Championship win over Pickerington Central. Go Bears!
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Olympic Bronze Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt stopped by UAHS yesterday for a one day clinic with our girls youth wrestlers. A great day for the future of girls wrestling in Upper Arlington! Go Bears!
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practice this afternoon to chat with Isa DiBenedetto, who finished third in her class in the inaugural state girls wrestling tournament this weekend. Brief ceremony honoring her for her achievement.
Mitch Herren wins with a fall in the 2nd period against Jake Williams from Massillon Perry securing a spot in the top 8 at state. way to represent our program Mitch
New Upper Arlington City Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Hunt stopped by after practice tonight to wish some of our District qualifiers good luck this weekend. Welcome Dr. Hunt and Go Bears!
Congratulations to senior Andrew Myers (144) and sophomore Finn McHugh (126) for punching their tickets to the OHSAA State Tournament yesterday! Andrew placed 2nd and Finn placed 3rd, respectively. The Golden Grapplers finish 9th overall. Go Bears!
Congratulations to UAHS Class of 2022 graduate and senior Golden Grappler Ayden Boothby! Ayden was a 4X letter winner, OHSAA State qualifier, and collected 107 wins. We wish him good luck at Miami University where he will study finance. Congrats Ayden!
Junior Collin Ansel (215) places 2nd, seniors George Sauter (165) and Jake Badgeley (175) place 3rd, seniors Ayden Boothby (138) and Larry Stelzer (150) place 4th, senior Mason Huber (190) is 5th, and senior Frankie Mulligan (126) is 6th for Team 67! Go Bears!
Good luck to Isa DiBenedetto - she will be competing at the first OHSWCA Girls State Wrestling Tournament @ Hilliard Davidson High School, Saturday 2/22! Wrestling begins at 9:30 Saturday & 10:00 on Sunday! Go Isa!!
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On the eve of the District tournament, Team 67 viewed the 1985 movie classic Vision Quest and was reminded of a valuable lesson: “It ain’t the six minutes. It’s what happens in that six minutes.” Go Bears!
The latest issue of M Magazine is now available online, featuring a profile on "The Voice of Michigan Wrestling," Wolverine alum Matt Stout ('95).
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Good luck to Golden Grapplers Jake Badgeley and Collin Ansel, and the rest of the UAHS Football team as they begin the post-season tomorrow night after a perfect 10-0 regular season! Go Bears!
Congratulations to senior George Sauter and junior Luke Stricker who each won Team 67's Robert Kelly Outstanding Team Member Award, which is given memory of former team member Bob Kelly, who died tragically in an automobile accident in 1983. Sauter finished the season with a
sectionals placings
106 Daniel Beam : 3rd place
113 Mitch Herren : 1st place
120 Jesse Bowers : 1st place
126 Jacob Shanklin : 3rd place
132 Joey Orlando : 2nd place
138 Miles Pearson : 4th place
145 Mason McHugh: 5th place
152 Mark Trifelos : 1st place
Great job to junior Golden Grappler Max Golembiewski who climbed 110 flights of stairs in full turnout gear today to support the Fallen Firefighters Foundation on the anniversary of 9/11! Upper Arlington Wrestling - Win on the mat, Win in the classroom, Win in the community!
Introducing 3X OHSAA State Qualifier Andrew Myers. Mat Cub to Hastings MS to UAHS. Violinist. 4.0 GPA. 2022 OHSAA State Placer (8th). 144 career wins (2nd All-Time). 87 career falls (1st All-Time). Go Bears!
Great job to the six members of Team 68 who volunteered with the Modcon Living event today, helping rehab a home for a homeowner in need on the East side of Columbus! Upper Arlington Wrestling - Win on the mat, win in the classroom, and win in the community!
Thanks to all the students and families that came out to support the Golden Grapplers last night! Your school spirit helped put the team on top & pull off a 37-34 win!
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