Woodland wrestling third at Cleveland Duals

December 14, 2025

Woodland wrestling placed third on Saturday at the Al Miller Cleveland Duals hosted by Cleveland High School (TN).

Woodland had wins over Carrollton 51-21, Mountain View (AL) 53-15, and Summit (TN) 45-21 in Pool B. The Wildcats lost to Blackman (TN) 42-30 in the preliminary rounds.  Woodland defeated Thompson (AL) 38-35 for third place.

John Gill (215, 5-0), Nathan Cates (150, 5-0), and Owen Jones (190, 5-0) went unbeaten in the tournament for the Wildcats. Other top performers included Adrian Zapata (120, 3-1), Cayden Bagley (106, 2-1), Noah Cates (138, 3-2), Nick Weathersbee (113, 3-2), and Will Thomas (285, 2-2).

Up next for the Wildcats is the Knockout Christmas Classic on Friday and Saturday in Kissimmee, Florida.