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Many CVCA Wrestlers choose to continue to improve their wrestling skills before and after the wrestling season. CVCA has proven to have some of the hardest working and committed wrestlers in the state of Ohio and the entire country. The dedication and commitment of the wrestlers at CVCA have shown to pay dividends every year in late February and early March when the words "C.V. CHRISTIAN" are on the leader board at the State Tournament.
Wrestlers from CVCA can be seen at wrestling camps all over the country during the off-season. Every year there are CVCA wrestlers at the toughest and most intense wrestling camps in the nation. Some of the camps that are frequented by our wrestlers are the Navy Seal Wrestling Camp, Ohio State Wrestling Camp, Michigan State High Intensity Wrestling Camp, Penn State Wrestling Camp, Messiah College Wrestling Camp, Jeff Jordan's State Champ Camp, and Campbellsville Tiger Camp, just to name a few.
Also, many wrestlers choose to participate in different National Team Events all over the country to improve their skills during the off-season. Wrestling national competition at the highest level is a great experience for our wrestlers and prepares them for the upcoming wrestling season. CVCA Wrestlers often compete in individual national competitions as well as national duals team events. Some of these events include FILA Cadet Nationals, ASICS/Vaughn Cadet/Junior Nationals, NHSCA Grade Level Nationals, AAU Junior Olympics, Brute Scholastic Showcase, NHSCA East Coast National Duals, AAU Disney Duals, and USA Wrestling National Middle School Duals just to name a few. In 2009 a team of mostly CVCA wrestlers placed 2nd in the Community Division of the AAU Disney Duals.
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National Champion
Harry Lester
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CVCA Wrestlers often continue in the sports of Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling throughout the year; many of which have had great success. As a CVCA Wrestler Harry Lester was a six time All-American at the National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota earning a Cadet Greco-Roman National Championship in 1999 and a Junior Greco-Roman National Championship in 2000. Harry also competed in Poland and brought a Freestyle Cadet World Championship back to CVCA in 1999. Harry continued on to be an United States Olympian, Two time World Bronze Medalist, and Eight time Greco World team member. Four time Ohio State Champion and NCAA National Champion Nathan Tomasello won three consecutive Junior National Freestyle Championships in Fargo from 2011-2013. Nathan was also a FILA Cadet National Champion in 2010. Two time CVCA State Champion John Weakley had a great deal of success as a Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestler and was a Junior Greco-Roman National Runner-Up and Freestyle All-American in 2006. Current CVCA wrestler Jordan Decatur won a Cadet Freestyle National Championship and was also a FILA Cadet All-American in 2015.
Jordan Decatur - Cadet Freestyle National Champion
Nathan Tomasello - 3x Junior Freestyle National Champion
Many other wrestlers have had a history of great success competing in the sports of Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling. Jared Kusar became a Freestyle All-American finishing 7th in 2008. 2007 CVCA Graduate Thomas Windom was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American finishing 7th in 2005. Another CVCA Graduate, John Sinchok excelled in the sports of Freestyle and Greco and became a University Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Matt Meadows became a University Greco-Roman All-American in 2013, and his brother Pete Meadows also became a University Greco-Roman All-American in 2015. Chris Smolk (Cadet All-American in 1998), Andy Vogel, and Jarrad Turner (University All-American in 2005) are some of the former CVCA wrestlers who have competed at the highest levels of the sport.
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