2018 Battle at the Border Results

                                                                                        

Our Varsity squad did an amazing job this weekend at the 2018 Battle of the Border!

2 Days of Wrestling

18 Issaquah Wrestlers

85 Issaquah Matches

23 Schools

Results of the tournament:

Carson Tanner 1st Place at 126

Cal Saper 3rd Place at 152

Cory Kawaguchi 3rd Place at 182

Rahul Menon 4th Place at 113

Nathan Asistin 4th Place at 132

Nick Hunter 5th Place at 106

Issaquah took 4th place overall!

Bus Schedule

Issaquah vs Inglemoore Dec 6 at 7pm

Bothell vs Issaquah Results

Below are the results of the Bothell vs Issaquah dual last night.  Congrats to the Varsity for the 72-12 win!

• 106: Nick Hunter (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (For.)
• 113: Zach Fortes (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (For.)
• 120: Rahul Menon (ISSAM) over Cody Wright (BOTHM) (Fall 3:36)
• 126: Brennen Lee (ISSAM) over Noah Griffaton (BOTHM) (Fall 3:26)
• 132: Carson Tanner (ISSAM) over Brian Gumke (BOTHM) (Fall 0:42)
• 138: Declan  Treacy (ISSAM) over Trent Anderson (BOTHM) (Fall 1:19)
• 145: Ellis Losey (ISSAM) over Morgan Sylvester (BOTHM) (Fall 0:30)
• 152: Kamil Solowiej (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (For.)
• 160: Caulain Saper (ISSAM) over Victor Hoehnle (BOTHM) (Fall 0:59)
• 170: Xavier Gonzalez (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (Fall 1:18)
• 182: Jay Smith (BOTHM) over Cory Kawaguchi (ISSAM) (Fall 3:39)
• 195: Alex Witecki (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (For.)
• 220: Zach Mayes (ISSAM) over   (BOTHM) (For.)
• 285: Walker Hardan (BOTHM) over Mitchell Barnes (ISSAM) (Fall 1:55) 

Important Upcoming Dates and Info

• Tuesday November 20th @ 4pm:  Team Picture Day - professional photographer will be here to take team pictures as well as individual pictures for each wrestler.  Everyone must be wearing their singlet

• Tuesday Nov 20th @ 6pm in conference room 1121 (behind main office):  Nutrition and Understanding Wrestling Meeting - Coach Kelson will talk about in-season nutrition and proper/safe wrestling weight management as well go over basics of wrestling parents need to know!

• Wednesday Nov 21st @ 4pm: Assessment - In order to be allowed to compete you must be assessed by an official WIAA assessor.  We have been able to schedule an assessor to come to IHS to do this for us.  Please be well hydrated, bring $5, your singlet, and picture ID on this day.  If you cannot make this assessment, you will need to arrange a time to be assessed on your own at Liberty High School.  

• Thursday November 22nd @ 7:45am:  Community Service Opportunity - Issaquah Turkey Trot - The Issaquah Food Bank and organizers of the Turkey Trot have asked for our help! If you are available, please meet Coach Kelson at the intersection of NW Holly St and Rainier Blvd(by Confluence Park) in downtown Issaquah at 7:45am to help set up part of the course.

• Friday November 23rd and Saturday November 24th:  Practice from 8 to 10:30am - Please arrive by 7:45am.

• Tuesday November 27th:  Liberty Jamboree - Our first competition of the season. As long as you have attended at least 8 practices and you have been assessed, you will get to wrestle!

Season Schedule and Calendar

Good news!  The new season schedule is up and the public team google calendar is all updated!  Please select the links at the top to view each of them!  You can use the link for the calendar to add this calendar to your phone, tablet, outlook, etc.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change.  Any updates will be sent out by email and posted on the blog.

2018 Seattle Tough Mudder

We had an amazing time on saturday doing the 2018 Seattle Tough Mudder as a team!

Check out some of the highlights below and if you want to see more pictures and videos, visit the shared OneDrive folder here:  https://1drv.ms/f/s!AqqgsAcjD67ShNh-rLHZn_6NVpgL_A

Fall Weight Lifting and Conditioning

Join us for team open gym/lifting at the high school weight room. Coach Kelson has put together strength training routines for each day that are specific to building functional strength for wrestling. Conditioning will also be incorporated into the week. You can use one of coach's routines or do your own thing.  Either way, we'd love to see you there preparing for the coming season!

See the right blog panel for updated info on the lifting schedule.

Crossover Training

We had a great time at our football/wrestling crossover training last night!  Thanks to all the wrestlers and football players that participated!  We are excited for next season!

Pictures and videos will be posted on the instagram account soon! (@issaquahwrestling)

Football/Wrestling Crossover Training

We are excited for our first ever Football/Wrestling crossover training Monday May 21st. Wrestlers, be at the upstairs auxiliary gyms at 5:30pm to roll out and clean the mats. Training will start at 6pm sharp! 

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Upcoming Wrestling Camps

Below is the current list of available camps in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.  We would encourage everyone to attend the Kaizen Intensive in WA; however, if that one doesn't work out there are lots of other options.  We would encourage you to register and attend for at least one camp if not more depending on schedule and affordability.

A special note on the camps offered by Oregon State.  They do a few targeted camps for top and bottom positions, so if you are struggling to stay on top and turn your opponent, or if you find yourself on bottom and unable to get back to top, check out their camps!

Date	Camp	Info	Registration Link
April 27 (6-9pm)	State Champ Camp	Learn from 12 Top Level WA State Champs Auburn High School 702 4th St NE Auburn WA 98002 Wrestling room (enter through gym)	No Registration.  Just show up and pay $15 at the door
June 10-15	Kaizen Intensive - Idaho		http://kicintensive.com/idaho-intensive/
July 16-22	Kaizen Intensive - Washington	Team encouraged to attend together	http://kicintensive.com/washington-intensive/
July 22-27	Center Circle Wrestling Camp		http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=centercircle
July 28-Aug 1	J Robinson Technique Camp		https://jrobinsoncamps.com/camps/technique-camps/washington-technique-camp
July 29-Aug 11	J Robinson 14-Day Intensive Camp		https://jrobinsoncamps.com/camps/intensive-camps/oregon-14-day-intensive-camp
July 1-7	Oregon State 7 day Intensive Camps		http://www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com/Camps/Intensive_Camps.htm
July 1-10	Oregon State 10 day Intensive Camps		http://www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com/Camps/Intensive_Camps.htm
July 1-3	Oregon State Escape and Reversal Camp	Specializes in techniques needed to escape from bottom and/or reverse your opponent	http://www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com/Camps/Escape_and_Reversal_Camp.htm
July 7-9	Oregon State Tilts and Turns Camp	Specializes in techiques needed when wrestling in a top position	http://www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com/Camps/Tilts_and_Turns_Camp.htm
July 7-10	Oregon State Beaver Elite Camp		http://www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com/Camps/Beaver_Elite_Camp.htm

State Champ Camp

This is a great, quick and easy camp opportunity open to anyone!  There is no pre-registration, you just show up and pay $15 at the door.  What a great opportunity to learn from 12 of the top level state champs!

Date:  April 27, 6-9pm

Cost:  $15 at the door

Location:  Auburn High School 702 4th St NE Auburn WA 98002

Kaizen Intensive Wrestling Camp

Each year we like to attend the Kaizen Intensive Wrestling Camp as a team. Below is information regarding registration and price.  This is a great camp for your wrestler to attend and teaches a lot of great skills. 

• Dates: July 16th- July 22nd 2018
• Location:  Graham Kapowsin High School in Graham WA
• Cost: $385 per wrestler (team discount)
• This price includes all the meals and lodging for 7 days, 6 nights and all of the training
• You must be registered by June 16


• You will pay $405 up front (early registration cost).  Once 10 or more wrestlers are registered you will receive a $20 refund once the camp has started in July.
• Click Here to Register
• Click Here for Main Website

From their website:

Typical Day

• Morning Workout – wrestling/weights/conditioning
• Breakfast
• Team Dual/ Team Bonding
• Technique Session – Special Guest
• Lunch
• Live Intensive session – Drilling, Live Wrestling, Mental Toughness…
• Dinner
• Camp challenge Tournament – 4 different tournaments in week
• Character/Motivational Message – Special Guest

Special Features

– We send every kid and coach home with our drill systems, and techniques learned at camp – We are a camp that truly believes in making an impact and further more sending it all back to the room where the work and transformations will take place.

– Our camps focus on fueling college programs and giving them access to a large number of wrestlers.

Staff representing some of the top college programs in the area will be at our camps. We will feature counselors and special guest technicians from the following schools throughout our camps:

– Boise State University

– University of Great Falls

– Arizona State University

– Oklahoma State University

– North Idaho College

– Simon Fraser University

– Oregon State University

– Cal Poly University

– Stanford University

– Montana State University

Character Messages Daily

– Our camp will focus in on the importance of who we are becoming on the mat but more importantly off the mat.

– We bring in top motivational speakers as well as surround the kids with counselors who want to pour into wrestlers lives.

All the information about this camp can be found at kicintensive.com .

Off-Season Lifting

So far we have had a great turnout with our off-season lifting at the high school.  We are going to expand availability to the following:

Mondays from 8pm to 9:30pm

Tuesdays from 6pm to 7:30pm

Thursdays from 6pm to 7:30pm

Fridays from 8pm to 9:30pm

(fridays are subject to change on occasion)

Also, any of the current 8th grade wrestlers who will be wrestling in 9th grade are welcome and encouraged to join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Kelson @ kelsonrecord@gmail.com