After a solid season in 2005-2006, the MUS varsity wrestling squad has begun the 2006-07 season strongly while competing against tough competition statewide.
After having opened in the Cordova Preseason Tournament, the Owls would officially begin their regular season with dual matches against Collierville and Harding. Although the Owls fell to Collierville in a close match, 40-33, the team would dominate Harding in the second match, 70-11.
The Owls would then move on to their first big meet of the season, the Blackhorse Invitational at Houston High School.
Competing in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the area, the Owls would prove that they are one of the better squads in the city with a fifth-place showing.
Individually, Zach Gordon claimed second in his weight class; Nathaniel Kastan fourth in his; and Kyle Anthony, Barret Folk, and Sam Goldstein fifth in theirs, helping to propel the Owls to the top-five finish.
After having defeated Arlington, 58-21, and Brighton, 58-18, in their next match, the Owls would move on to another highly competitive meet, the Cordova Duals. The Owls would take third-place out of twelve teams before the Christmas holiday.
The new year found MUS at the Ravenwood Tournament in Brentwood, Tennessee. The Owls would once again produce fine individual finishes, highlighted by Gordon's third-place finish in the varsity tournament. In the JV tournament, MUS also did very well, led by James Arnold’s first-place finish in his weight class, John Battle's second, Robb Harrison's third, Ashton Riker's third, and Lawson Mann's fourth.
In the next few weeks, the Owls will compete in several dual matches as they prepare for the highly-competitive region meet, to be held at St. George's on January 27.