Pursuit Wrestling’s brand new facility coming April 1st! The facility is 15,000 SQ FT, 3.25 full mats and 100+ parking spots.
Location 8333 Green Meadows drive, Lewis Center
Adding on-sight massage/chiropractic center,lounge, and strength and condition center in the spring!
Ohio Tournament of Champions singlets have arrived!
🚨🚨🚨 GIVEAWAY 🚨🚨🚨
Like & tag 2 friends on this post and we will enter your name into a drawing for a Pursuit Wrestling gear pack from
@the_rudis
🎟
Winner will be selected and announced Friday!
🚨 HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS 🚨
We want to invite you to come check out our facility in Lewis Center!
NEXT WEEK Monday, April 4th - Thursday, April 7th all practices are FREE for High Schoolers.
Practice time is 6:45pm-8:15pm.
Our program is run by 8 former college wrestlers!
Thank you to Tiffin University wrestlers Olivia Shore (National Champion) and Taryn Martin (National Qualifier) for a PHENOMENAL Girls - Only Wrestling Camp today!!
“Don’t chase people, chase a BETTER version of yourself.”
- Jon Reader (
@Jon_Reader
)
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
University of Wisconsin
#WhatsYourPursuit
“You want to know who the best coach is? Your partner.” - Coach Brakan Mead (
@BrakAttack11
)
Future Olentangy Orange High School Pioneer girls wrestler (
@OOHSgirlswrest
), Delaney Tackett, is a true student of the sport and is always helping others!
Things that are in YOUR CONTROL:
• Attitude
• Communication
• Body Language
• Work Ethic
• Preparation
• Energy
- Jon Reader (
@Jon_Reader
)
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
University of Wisconsin
#WhatsYourPursuit
We couldn’t be more proud of our guys. We walked away with 3 State placers last weekend. We are honored to work all of our kids and excited to see them continue to grow in life and in the sport. Big things to come!
- Sammy Chalton 3rd
- Olly Lester 6th
- Deven Hendershot 3rd
Grade School State Update:
D2 55lbs. Bowen Gardner wrestles an extremely solid STATE SEMIFINALS Match and knocks off a tough opponent 4-0 to advance to the STATE FINALS!!!
Gardner is Pursuit Wrestling Club’s 2nd finalist of the tournament so far!
#WhatsYourPursuit
Awesome job to all of the Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who got after it this morning in the high intensity wrestling strength circuit workout 👊🏼
#WhatsYourPursuit
Outstanding job to all of the Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who pushed themselves during Coach Brakan Mead’s Black Flag Practice last night 🏴☠️
#WhatsYourPursuit
Coach Brakan and Coach Craig still haven’t gotten their voices back yet after the past two weekends of wrestling at the
@OhioAthleticCom
Junior High and Grade School State Wrestling Tournaments 😂
Pursuit Wrestling Club Head Coach, Brakan Mead, introduces a high quality set-up used by former NCAA D1 National Champion, Nathan Tomasello when your opponent over-ties you.
@BrakAttack11
@Fuanyi_Fobellah
#WhatsYourPursuit
Good luck to the 22 Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who are competing at the Ohio Athletic Committee (
@OhioAthleticCom
) Grade School State Wrestling Tournament tomorrow and Sunday!
Awesome turn out yesterday for our Girls-Only Camp. For the past five years, girls wrestling has been the fastest growing High School sport in the country. We want to continue to educate and provide resources to help grow opportunities for girls in this sport.
#SanctionOH
“A serious goal keeps you focused and helps you overcome the world's criticism, rejection, arrogant people, and pressure.”
-
@WrestlingMindse
#WhatsYourPursuit
A trio of STUD Ohio High School Junior Wrestlers all announced their college wrestling commitments yesterday!
Jaxon Joy - Cornell University (NCAA Division 1)
Ethan Birden - THE Ohio State University (NCAA Division 1)
Ty Wilson - U. Penn (NCAA Division 1)
#WhatsYourPursuit
Good turnout tonight at Freestyle Practice!
Tomorrow night (April 5th) is Folkstyle Practice from 6:45pm-8:15pm.
Practices this week are FREE for all High School wrestlers (Boys and Girls)
Please fill out the online waiver with parent / guardian prior to coming to practice!
New MERCH now available to purchase on our website! The store will only be open until Sunday night! Get it while you can! We won’t be placing another order for 6 months. Available at !
#whatsyourpursuit
#pursuitpowered
2022 OAC Wrestling State Placer (8th) and Olentangy High School-bound, 8th grader, Preston Schuler, pins his Westshore Wrestling Club opponent with an armbar in his opening-round match at the
@OhioAthleticCom
Junior High State Wrestling Tournament two weeks ago 👊🏼
Grade School State Update:
D2 55lbs. Bowen Gardner with 1st period pins in the round of 32 and round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals!
#WhatsYourPursuit
Girls Only Camp May 8th! We will have Taryn Martin & Olivia Shore as counselors again! Capacity is set at 60, so make sure you reserve your spot now! Sign up at !
#whatsyourpursuit
#pursuitwrestling
OAC Grade School State Update:
D4 110lbs. Noah Schuler with A HUGE 3rd Period Pin to advance to the STATE SEMIFINALS!
Schuler is placing TOP 6!
He one-up’s his older brother Preston who placed 8th last week at the Junior High State 😝
Very special shout-out to Ben Hegler, who has been one of the most consistent wrestlers in our club this off-season.
Ben will be moving up north starting a new chapter at Brecksville HS 🐝
It has been an awesome experience getting to coach Ben and we wish him the best of luck!
“Just making the State Tournament” does not match how much time you put in. 🤼♂️🤼♀️
36 days until the
@OHSAASports
State Wrestling Tournament.
44 days until the
@OhioAthleticCom
Junior High State Wrestling Tournament.
51 days until the
@OhioAthleticCom
Grade School State
Congratulations to the 9 Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who competed in the USA Wrestling-Ohio 14U Freestyle & Greco-Roman State Tournament and 16U/Junior Qualifier at Elyria High School yesterday!
“Fall in love with working hard and the result will take care of itself.”
- Jon Reader (
@Jon_Reader
)
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
University of Wisconsin
🚨 FREE SCRAP - Saturday, October 29th 1:00pm-3:00pm 🚨
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS
Let’s see how out of shape you are 😂
Pursuit will have over 10 current & former COLLEGE WRESTLERS at our upcoming Saturday Scrap to give you the smoke 💨
PRE-REGISTER NOW 👇🏼
Pursuit finishes in 6th place at the
@OhioAthleticCom
Grade School State with 9 placers!
D1
Asher Pickworth: 3rd
Aristotle Chacalos: 7th
D2
Ziyan Muhammad: 2nd
Bowen Gardner: 2nd
Sammy Chalton: 3rd
Maison Petereit: 5th
D4
Oliver Lester: 4th
Noah Schuler: 6th
Cashil Clark: 6th
Believe that YOU are the best wrestler that steps on the mat. 🤼♂️
Even if it isn’t true, believe it this weekend.
A good lie can become true.
Good luck to our Grade School wrestlers this weekend at the
@OhioAthleticCom
Grade School State Wrestling Championships in Youngstown,
🚨 STOP LOOKING AT BRACKETS 🚨
It does not matter who you are wrestling!
Focus on what you can control and quit worrying about your opponents!
#WhatsYourPursuit
🗣:
@BrakAttack11
🎥:
@SamShalvey
Grade School State Update:
D2 75lbs. Maison Petereit with the BIG PIN in overtime!!!
He finishes 5th Place in the State in the D2 75-Pound weight class!!
Congratulations Maison!
#WhatsYourPursuit
We may encounter defeats, but we must not be defeated.
68 days until the official start of the Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling season.
What are you doing to prepare?
#WhatsYourPursuit
📸:
@SamShalvey
Big things coming. Stay tuned. Next Monday we talk about our program/what we are building towards, our facility, and a BIG announcement… we’re expanding!!
#whatsyourpursuit
@rylee_molitor
@ Pursuit Wrestling Club
This is the third workout TODAY for some of these girls. Lifting class, strength and plyo after school with
@orangesccoach
and now hitting the mats for girls-only workouts at local club
@Pursuitwrestlin
Head Coach Brakan Mead talks about the importance of Setup Routine and knowing where your offense comes from 🗣
60+ kids getting better tonight at Folkstyle Practice!
Tomorrow night (April 6th) is Open Mat from 6:30pm-8:00pm
Show up and work on whatever you want to work on!
“Before you talk about championships, you have to talk about consistency. In your training, mindset and lifestyle.”
-
@WrestlingMindse
#WhatsYourPursuit
Awesome job to all of the Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who competed in the Bexley Summer Open today!
Summer wrestling makes winter champions.
@BrakAttack11
#WhatsYourPursuit
Grade School State Update:
D2 55lbs. Bowen Gardner with the 2nd period pin and he advances to the STATE SEMIFINALS, securing TOP 6 placement!
#WhatsYourPursuit
HOOSIER PRESEASON OPEN 🤼♂️
@IndianaMat
Great effort by our guys last Sunday in Fort Wayne, Indiana 📍
109 Oliver Lester
116 Colton Russell
123 Jaxson Rosselli
123 Trenton Sherwood
129 Christian St. Clair
135 Prestyn Parks
160 Tyler Deericks
178 Carson Mize
218 Gavin Gaylor
Good luck to all of The Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who are competing at the OAC Junior High, Freshman & Girls State Tournaments tomorrow and Sunday!
#WhatsYourPursuit
Grade School State Update:
D2 55lbs. Bowen Gardner drops a tough match in the finals 6-1 to a solid opponent from Westshore Wrestling Club.
Gardner finishes 2nd in the State in the D2 55-Pound weight class!
Congratulations Bowen!
#WhatsYourPursuit
TOP / BOTTOM DRILL 🤼♂️
Top Guy give about 80% resistance, making Bottom Guy work & move on the bottom, keeping head up, hips moving & hands free the entire time 💨
Bottom Guy will eventually be successful 🏆
🗣️:
@BrakAttack11
🎥:
@SamShalvey
#WhatsYourPursuit
Hard work, intense workouts, and high commitment levels aren't for every athlete. Neither are results, success, and achievement.
- Jon Reader (
@Jon_Reader
)
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
University of Wisconsin
Take pride in how far you have come & have faith in how far you can go.
🚨 REMINDER 🚨
Pursuit Wrestling Camp this Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th!!
Open to wrestlers of all ages and experience levels!!
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 REGISTER NOW 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🍰 Short-Sit Position ➡️ Don’t get sucked back! 🍭
Remember to stay tight by pushing into your opponent, not by scooting your butt away 🧠
➡️ check us out
🗣️:
@BrakAttack11
🤼♂️: Cory Climer (Centerburg High School ‘27)
🎥:
@SamShalvey
Double Boots 👢👢 ➡️ Power-Half
Great showing from freshman, Colton Russell (
@WNHS_Wrestling
) this past Sunday in a loaded 109-pound weight class at the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Super 32 Qualifier.
#WhatsYourPursuit
🎥:
@samshalvey
Awesome job to the 23 Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers who scrapped hard today at the 14th Annual Wrestle Against Autism Tournament held at Otterbein University!
Huge congratulations to CHAMPIONS Colton Russell, Delaney Tackett and Chloe Tompkins! 🥇
#WhatsYourPursuit
Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestler, Olentangy High School sophomore, and 2022 District Qualifier, Brandon Ault, hits a DIRTY Arm-Throw in his FIRST EVER Freestyle/Greco Tournament this past Saturday at Dublin Coffman High School 😳
Sunday-Night-Live is being discontinued! Instead, we will be scheduling live wrestling competition nights. Stay tuned - we will be announcing our off-season camp and event schedule this week! Enjoy your Sunday!
#pursuitwrestling
#whatsyourpursuit
“Don’t just hold yourself accountable to the outcome; hold yourself accountable to the process.”
- Jon Reader (
@Jon_Reader
)
Associate Head Wrestling Coach
University of Wisconsin
#WhatsYourPursuit
🤼♂️ SINGLE LEG DRILL 🤼♂️
Partner A stands like a scare-crow while Partner B shoots sweep-single legs to BOTH SIDES.
When you shoot to your non-dominant side, it’s going to feel goofy.
You’re going to have to become good at shooting to both sides!
#WhatsYourPursuit
You see one of these guys on the other line in your bracket wyd?! 🤨
Super 32 Qualifiers are here!
🚨 Pursuit Wrestling Club will be hosting a Super 32 Prep Camp on Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th 🚨
More details & registration below!
⬇️
Do the things that the person you want to be would do. If you persevere long enough, you will become the person you desire.
#WhatsYourPursuit
📸:
@SamShalvey
Great job to all of the Pursuit Wrestling Club wrestlers for doing an awesome job getting reps in with Coach Brakan Mead’s Leg Riding Series tonight!
#WhatsYourPursuit