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2010 Team Louisiana National Team 

Scott Gibbons

Greco-Roman National Champion

Freestyle Bronze Medalist 

Mark Pinero

Greco-Roman Bronze Medalist

Freestyle 5th Place Finisher 

 July 27, 2010 - On July 16th Team Louisiana departed for Fargo, North Dakota to participate in the 2010 Cadet and  Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals. Team Louisiana has sent a team to Fargo every year since 1994 and has  had moderate success in the past. Despite a handful of All-Americans at the "largest and toughest tournament in the  world", Team Louisiana had never completed the tournament with a winning overall record or a National Champion -  until now. Led by coaches Jonathon Orillion, Matt Pinero, JP Pierre, and team leader Jimmy Bible, Team Louisiana  completed the tournament with a 58 - 53 record. Cadet Scott Gibbons became Louisiana's first ever Cadet or Junior  National Champion in the Greco-Roman 152 pound bracket where he beat Burke Paddock of New York. Previously,  Team Louisiana had only had one other finalist,  future Olympian Daniel Cormier.  Cormier lost in the finals that year to  Justin Ruiz of Utah. Following his performance in Greco, Gibbons went on to place 3rd in the Freestyle tournament and  earned the status of double All-American. Joining him as a double All-American was teammate Mark Pinero.  Mark  earned the bronze medal in Greco-Roman and went on to place 5th in Freestyle. 2010 marked the first time Team  Louisiana had ever had two double All-Americans in one year. Previous double All-Americans for Team Louisiana were  Daniel Cormier, Leon Ngchee and Ivan Muller. 2010 was a great year for Team Louisiana and they look to build on that  success in years to come. 

2010 Team Louisiana National Team Members

Cadets

105 - Matt Calcote (3 - 4)

112 - Cody Hill (1 - 4)

119 - Austin Schermer (2 - 4)

152 - Josh Schilling (0 - 4)

152 - Scott Gibbons (15 - 2) Greco National Champion and Freestyle Bronze Medalist

Juniors

119 - Austin Landry (3 - 4)

125 - Hank Boudreaux (2 - 4)

125 - Sam Jones (7 - 4)

125 - Phillip Romig (2 - 4)

135 - Mark Pinero (15 - 3) Greco Bronze Medalist and Freestyle 5th Place Finisher

140 - Rhett Ernst (6 - 4)

140 - Austin Gravelle (2 - 4)

140 - Yazan Hamide (0 - 4)

145 - Josh Redmond (0-4)

Coaches

Jonathon Orillion - Head Coach

JP Pierre - Greco-Roman Coach

Matt Pinero - Freestyle Coach

Jimmy Bible - Team Leader 

June 21, 2010 - The Team Louisiana National Team Training Camp kicked off this morning at the South Regional Olympic Training Center in Metairie. The camp takes team members through three competitive sessions a day to prepare for the Cadet and Junior Freestyle and Greco Roman Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota in July. The Training Camp will run until Thursday, June 24. Follow the team throughout the Training Camp and during the tournament here on LouisianaWrestling.net and on our Facebook page. In July, live updates from the tournament will be posted on the Facebook page and will be transferred over to the main site when possible.  

This year's team members are:

Cadets 

Matt Calcote

Austin Schermer

Cody Hill

Scott Gibbons 

Josh Schilling 

Juniors 

Austin Gravelle

Hank Boudreaux

Yazan Hamide

Mark Pinero

Austin Landry

Phillip Romig

Rhett Ernst

Jared Daigle

Joshua Redmond

Sam Jones 

Coaches 

Jonathon Orillion

JP Pierre

Matt Pinero

Paul Dugas

Team Leader 

Jimmy Bible

The following wrestlers placed at the USAW Southeast Regionals in Duluth, GA on May 29 & 30. For full results click here. 

USAW SE Reg - Louisiana Greco-Roman Placers

Chris Gadbury – 2^nd Place Novice 105 

Christopher Marson – 2^nd Place Schoolboy 70

Adam Bosworth – 6^th Place Schoolboy 128

Alex Martin – 4^th Place Schoolboy 144

Matthew Calcote – 4^th Place Cadet 105

Austin Schermer – 6^th Place Cadet 125

Scott Gibbons – 2^nd Place Cadet 160

Philip Romig – 2^nd Place Junior 130

Mark Pinero – 3^rd Place Junior 140

Jacob Haydel – 3^rd Place Junior 285

USAW SE Reg - Louisiana Freestyle Placers

Tyler Moose – 2^nd Place Bantam 45

Cade Goodman – 1^st Place Bantam 75+

Peyton Kinabrew – 6^th Place Intermediate 70

Chris Gadbury – 2^nd Place Novice 105 

Christopher Marson – 4^th Place Schoolboy 70

Adam Bosworth – 5^th Place Schoolboy 128

Alex Martin – 4^th Place Schoolboy 144

Jake Foster – 6^th Place Cadet 130

Josh Schilling – 6^th Place Cadet 152

Scott Gibbons – 3^rd Place Cadet 160

Mark Pinero – 2^nd Place Junior 140

April 7, 2010 - Over the last several weeks, many Louisiana wrestlers have achieved All-American status at various tournaments throughout the country. Among those are:

James Casadaban - NAIA National Runner-Up

Sheridan Moran - NCAA Division II All-American 

Matt Rabinowitz - NHSCA Senior Nationals All-American

Ben Willeford - NHSCA Senior Nationals All-American

Scott Gibbons - USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals Runner-Up, Fila Cadet Nationals All-American

Sam Jones - Fila Cadet Nationals National Runner-Up 

Dariyan Riley - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Dakota Boesch - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American 

Travis Trahan - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Sidney Blecher - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Kelby Comeaux - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Tyler Moose - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Jared Gaudet - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Keegan Hallman - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Donovan Perkins - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American 

Kade Goodman - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Reid Taber - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American

Kaleb Faul - USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American 

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