BOISE, ID, APRIL 23, 2016 – Competitors from four Straight Blast Gym locations and other grappling academies from the Northwest region turned out for Northwest Submission Challenge. The two-day event is the largest tournament in Idaho. Representing Montana was SBG Kalispell and SBG North in Whitefish with a total of 21 competitors of all ages.
There were over 550 competitors and 8 mats of competition in both Gi and No Gi divisions for adults and teens at Capital High School last Saturday. The following day there was a free Kids Budo Cup held for youth competitors under the ages of 12. Overall, the SBG Montana teams brought home 16 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. Tren Long, the tournament coordinator described SBG’s performance as, “the most dominant presence at the Northwest Submission Challenge ever”, noting that SBG had nearly twice as many points as the second place team.
Travis Davison, head coach and owner of Straight Blast Gym in Kalispell, said, “SBG Elko, SBG Boise and SBG Montana competed and coached side by side for 2 days and shared in the glory. Big thank you to all the coaches, competitors, fans, refs and workers who made this tournament awesome!”
Northwest Submission Challenge 2016 SBG Montana Results
Gi No Gi
Chuck Jantzen Bronze Absolute
Joe Davison Silver Adv Gold
Rick Davison Gold Adv Gold
Marnic Mann Gold Beg Gold
Julia Seaward Silver Beg Silver
Cody Bessette Gold Beg Gold
Cole Gorton Beg Gold
Coen Dalton Silver Int Silver
Rhoday Dalton Gold Gold
Makenzie Westphal Silver
Aaron Westphal Gold Silver
Bella Downing Gold Silver
Hayden Knauer Gold Silver
Kalijah Wieczorek Gold Bronze
Cayden Wieczorek Silver Gold
Lakoda Wieczorek Gold Gold
Gold: 16; Silver: 11; Bronze: 3
Total: 30 medals
Photo attached: From left to right – Chris Myers (SBG Elko, NV), Travis Davison (SBG Montana), Tren Long (Event Coordinator NW Submission Challenge), Scott Thometz (SBG Boise, ID).
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