Wrestling team has impressive wins at championship tournament
Angela LoRusso ’19
On Saturday, January 7th, the Wrestling team competed at the St. Pete City Championship held at Northeast High School. Nine schools competed, including Admiral Farragut Academy.
“We were fortunate to have great success at the event, earning two individual championships and six place winners in the top four of their bracket,” said Andrew Lacroix, wrestling coach and English teacher at Farragut.
Special congratulations to Caleb Lemmons ’20 and Dillon Ottinger ’17, who both won the city championship in dominating fashion by pinning their way through the tournament. Dillon is now a very impressive 20-1 for the season.
Haowen Li ’17 placed second, losing a tough bout in overtime in the finals. Chris Sexton ’17 placed third, and Erik Sokolowski ’20 and Chris Kozarzycki ’17 placed 4th.
Also, at McArthur HS in Hollywood, Angela LoRusso ’19 competed in the South Florida Girls Championship. Angela went 3-1, eventually placing second. She lost in the finals to a returning state runner-up in a competitive bout.
Overall Results
- 1st place Caleb Lemmons 113lbs
- 1st place Dillon Ottinger 120lbs
- 2nd place Haowen Li 160lbs
- 3rd place Chris Sexton 132lbs
- 4th place Erik Sokolowski 132lbs
- 4th place Chris Kosarzycki 152lbs
- 2nd place Angela LoRusso 106lbs (lost to last year’s Girls’ State Champion)
