Cougars show up big in Nassau Open

It was a great day for the Cougars at the Nassau Open with a solid mix of juco and NCAA teams from all divisions participating. Big congrats to our place winners:

125 Yasin Carter - 1st

125 Elijah Clark - 2nd

133 Kyle Pickard - 2nd

It was a special feat to have three Cougars in the semifinals of the 125 lb. bracket - Yasin Carter, Elijah Clark and Justin Flood. All three were district champions for their high school last season. Their training and competitive efforts in our practice room are not only for the purpose of improving their own skill, but with the intentions of elevating each other. It has been inspiring to witness their camaraderie and understanding of growth potential by having each other as partners. Yasin, Elijah and Justin proved that we can never be as good alone than we are as teammates.

Armando Keifner (141), Nick Faldetta (157) and Will Chrysler (174) also battled for two wins each on the day