PALMYRA YOUTH WRESTLING CLUB
PALMYRA YOUTH WRESTLING CLUB
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WHO IS PYWC?
The Palmyra Youth Wrestling Club was founded in 2016 to give the youth of Palmyra an opportunity to enrich their lives with the sport of wrestling. The sport is only offered through the public school system at the high school level, PYWC was formed to fill in the gap. Kids from Palmyra and surrounding communities experience wrestling in their hometown, but also have the opportunity to travel and experience much bigger state wide tournaments.
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2017 STATE TEAM
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2022/2023 TEAM
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2023 STATE TEAM
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2023/2024 TEAM
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During the 2023/2024 season PYWC had 86 wrestlers competing in numerous tournaments throughout the season. Wrestlers work hard in the wrestling room 2-4 nights a week and wrestle tournaments on the weekends to prepare themselves for the state series at the end of the season. PYWC took 30 members 7 years and older to the district 7 tournament with 16 PYWC qualifying for the 2024 Missouri USA Open State Championships.
During the Open State series we had 4 wrestlers make the podium. Westin Jones capped off his youth wrestling career with a 3rd place finish. Judah Reading and Ava Rife finished fourth Place, and Aidyn Bryant finished 6th place.
Missouri also offers a girls state competition in which PYWC had 13 members in attendance. Three of those girls claimed their spot at the top of the podium and took home first place Whitney Franklin, Ava Rife and Kinsley Rife. Tayleigh Robertson, and Brynlea Lahr finished 2nd place, Sylvia Sutter 4th place, Morgan Pillars and Maribelle Geist finished 6th.
PYWC coaches, board of directors and parents are as always beyond proud of our athletes and their hard work and dedication to the sport of wrestling. The 23/24 season was a great one and we are ready to make it even better in 24/25!
THE LEGEND CONTINUES
PYWC offers youth wrestling for children ages 5-14 after which local wrestlers have the opportunity to wrestle for Palmyra High School. Since the programs conception in 2016, PHS has won 5 state championships and brought home 11 state 2nd thru 5th place medals. We are honored to have so many former PYWC members qualify and represent PHS at the state championships over the last 7 seasons!
In 2018 Ross Arch became the first PHS wrestler to win a state medal, in the programs second season. Then in 2019 he was the first to win a State Championship.
In 2023 Elly Lorenson became the first PHS female to medal in the state Tournament, she advanced to the finals and placed Second.
Also in 2023 Collin Arch won his 4th State Championship making him one of 37 in the state to do so. Collin wrapped his HS career 160-1 before moving on to wrestle at the collegiate level at Northern Illinois University. Not only a week after his HS season ended Colin was back on the mats coaching our youth through the end of their season. Our program owes so much to the Arch family, they laid the ground work for PYWC and the High School organization we hope to honor them by raising the next generation to bring many more championships to PHS.
