West Holmes wrestler Dixon competes at Fargo Nationals
Louden Dixon, an incoming sophomore and returning state qualifier for West Holmes, recently competed at the USA Wrestling-US Marine Corps 16U Freestyle and Greco Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota.
Louden Dixon, an incoming sophomore and returning state qualifier for West Holmes, completed his week at the USA Wrestling-US Marine Corps 16U Freestyle and Greco Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota on Friday, July 21 with a 2-2 record in Greco Roman.
Dixon, competing at 152 pounds for Team Ohio, opened his Greco Roman tournament with an 8-0 technical fall victory at 2:35 over Isaak De La Luz of Team Arizona in the championship round of 128. Dixon dropped into the consolation rounds after suffering a 9-2 decision setback to Nicholas Hernandez of Team California in the round of 64.
Dixon stayed alive with an 8-0 tech fall win at 51 seconds over Gabe Banister of Team Wyoming before falling from the tournament in the consolation round of 32 after a hard-fought 7-5 loss to Brodie Melzoni of Team Tennessee.
Dixon competed in the freestyle tournament on Monday, July 17, finishing 1-2. He opened the tourney with a 15-4 tech fall victory at 3:49 over Gabriel Dorman of Team Pennsylvania. In the championship round of 64, Dixon had to rally against Deacon Pickett of Team Nevada but came up short, dropping an 8-7 decision to the reigning Nevada high school state runner-up. One of Pickett’s coaches is 2013 West Holmes graduate Max Rohskopf, a three-time state placer for the Knights who currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Needing a win to stay alive, Dixon matched up with Jonah Erdely of Team Pennsylvania in the consolation round of 64. Unfortunately, Dixon’s first-ever Fargo freestyle tournament ended with a 10-0 tech fall loss at 59 seconds.