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Mount Vernon Knights Wrestling competes in Section 1 Championships

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Mount Vernon Knights Wrestling competes in Section 1 Championships

The Mount Vernon Knights Varsity Wrestling Team went to the Section 1 Championships over the weekend, with 10 student-athletes competing. This is the first year the Mount Vernon City School District had a girls wrestling team, and three girls competed in the tournament. Two received All-Section honors – Heyli Marte and Avea Miller. For the boys team, Caiden Hylton earned fourth place in the competitive 215-lb weight class and received All-Section honors. 

All three girls who competed were seeded top 6 in the tournament. The girls who competed in the Section 1 Championships:

  • Heyli Marte (100) - wrestled for "true second" & was a win away from being on the state team in her very first year in the sport.
  • Mia Martinez (107) 
  • Avea Miller (126) - placed 3rd in a deep weight class, also a first-year wrestler.

The boys who competed in the Section 1 Championships:

  • Eli Foreman (110) 
  • Eric Rodrigues (157)
  • Niel Jackson (175)
  • Gustavo Ramos (215)
  • Adam Caifas (285)
  • Kymani Williams (132) 
  • Caiden Hylton (215) - placed fourth and received All-Section honors.

Caiden was also ranked top 6 by LoHud & Sections coaches all year. He was one of the top seeds in the tournament for his weight class.

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