FRESNO >> Blake Fredrickson of the Lower Lake Punishers Wrestling Club mowed down the competition last weekend while winning the 88-pound cadet division during the Freestyle State Championships at Selland Arena in Fresno.
Fredrickson was one of nine Punishers in attendance at the event and the other eight also placed in a tournament that drew 1,000 wrestlers.
Fredrickson posted a 3-0 record, including a dominating 15-5 tech fall against Jacob Hiller of Chico in the finals. After winning the state title, Fredrickson was invited to compete on USA Wrestling’s Cadet National Dual Team and he will travel to Pennsylvania in June along with his other California teammates.
The Punishers also picked up a pair of seconds in Fresno. Arturo Gudino was the runner-up in the 40-pound bantam division while former Lower Lake High star Erick Moreno, now wrestling at Sacramento City College, finished second in the Greco 70-kilo division. He also picked up a fifth in the 70-kilo freestyle bracket.
Taking home third-place honors were Austin Fredrickson in the 65-pound novice division and Adam Viramontes in the 80-pound intermediate division. Fredrickson went 2-1, both his wins by tech fall, while Viramontes claimed his third-place match with a 10-0 tech fall.
Fourth-place finishes went to Travis Boyles in the 45-pound bantam division and to Jonathan Fredrickson in the 60-pound novice division. Fredrickson went 3-1.
Rounding out the Punisher accomplishments in Fresno were Bryan Gudino’s sixth-place finish in the 60-pound novice division and Nicholas Celli’s seventh-place finish in the 65-pound intermediate division.
Other Punisher members attended a tournament last weekend at Ukiah High School. Tristan Day won two separate divisions while going 6-0 on the day. Jayden Roath took firsts in freestyle and folkstyle competition while Isaiah Rubio added a first-place medal in folkstyle and a second in freestyle. Mason Roath added a pair of thirds.
