athletics | spring 2012 team summaries
Wrestling
WESLEYAN MAGAZINE • Spring | Summer 2012
Cheerleading
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The varsity basketball cheerleading squad ended its season on an incredible high note, cheering the girls basketball team on to their fifth consecutive state championship. This capped off a wonderful season of growth and achievement for the members of the squad. Even though the squad was young, comprised of four freshman and seven sophomores, each cheerleader brought new life and energy to the program. This year we began stunting for the basketball games including a fun and challenging halftime dance. From painting buses and making locker decorations to long road trips for tournament games, the girls always had a joyful and enthusiastic attitude. While the girls faced numerous challenges during the season, their bonds of friendship strengthened the squad as a whole. The girls worked to perfect cheers and chants for the basketball games, and enjoyed supporting the basketball teams throughout the season. The squad was led by their captains, sophomores, Rachel Robinson and Leighton Broome, who modeled hard work and dedication to the squad. The cheerleaders enjoyed having a “crazy” sock exchange around the Christmas holidays, trips to The Forum for bonding, shopping, and eating, and of course, eating lunch at The Original Dwarf House on their annual trip to Macon. The girls were thrilled to be part of another state basketball championship and enjoyed cheering on the Wolves during a very successful season!
Coming off several seasons as an elite wrestling power in the state, the Wesleyan high school wrestling team began the process of rebuilding for the future. The team recorded two state place winners in Rhett Delk, 3rd, and Brent Hornbuckle, 6th. Connor Fitzpatrick, Jake Mosely and John McCleskey also contributed significantly to the varsity team. The future looks bright for the varsity Mat Wolves as all but one wrestler return to the varsity lineup for next year and a strong group of junior varsity wrestlers move up to the varsity ranks. The junior varsity team was led by Alexander Dubose, Danny Nocharli, John Walker, Cody Frost & Matthew Moratti. A strong contingent of freshman wrestlers also bolstered the JV lineup. In fact, at the Gwinnett County freshman championships four of our freshman wrestlers made it to the championship finals and three came away with individual county championships. County champions were Adam Nakada, Ian Robinson, and Miles Smith. Sam Beltrami took runner-up honors at his weight class. The middle school wrestling team defeated traditional powers Woodward, Westminster, Marist, and GAC during its most successful season in school history. After finishing the regular season with a 13-2 record, the middle school wrestlers finished with a strong showing at the conference tournament. The team was led by Haydon Koch, who wrapped up an undefeated season by winning his third consecutive conference title, and William Delk, who picked up his second consecutive title. Other grapplers winning their weight class include Jason McCleskey, Billy Stepp, Lawson Forro, and George Bielan.