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Hayden Fry signs with North Carolina (Pembroke)
Hayden Fry – Vacaville HS
Head Coaches Adam Wight and Clint Birch, along with the Vacaville High School athletic department and the Fry family, are pleased to announce that senior Hayden Fry will sign a NCAA National Letter of Intent (NLI) to wrestle for head coach Othello Johnson and the University of North Carolina, Pembroke Braves. Fry, a 2013 CIF Sac Joaquin Section Champion, is entering his senior season as a Bulldog.
The University of North Carolina, Pembroke, competes at the NCAA Division 2 level in wrestling, and is a member of the Peach Belt Conference (more information on the Braves can be found at http://uncpbraves.com/sports/wrest/index). This year Head Coach Othello “OT” Johnson begins his third year as head coach, and served as an assistant the previous five seasons for his alma mater. In 2013, Johnson led the Braves to an 8th place finish at the NCAA Division 2 National Championships. The postseason run not only produced UNCP’s first-ever national champion in the sport (Mike Williams, 174 pounds), but also gave Pembroke its best national finish since the 2004-05 campaign (7th). Johnson is assisted by Oklahoma State alumnus and two-time Division 1 National Qualifier Chris Notte, Byron Sigmon and Rashaad Saunders.
In three seasons, Hayden has amassed an amazing 109-24 match record, with 56 pins. Hayden will sign his NCAA National Letter of Intent on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 6 PM in the Vacaville High School Wrestling room, alongside his teammates and coaches. Fry is the second Bulldog senior to commit to wrestle in college this year, joining teammate Jeramy Sweany who has verbally committed to wrestle for Cornell University.
The Fry File:
109-29 Career Record (9th-11th grade)
2013 Sac Joaquin Section Champion (147 lbs)
2013 Division 1 AA Sac Joaquin Section Champion
2011 Division 1 A Sac Joaquin Section Champion
3x Monticello Empire League Champion
Two – Time California State Tournament Qualifier
Two – Time California USA Wrestling National Team Member
3rd 2010 NHSCA Freshman Nationals
Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Registration/Workout 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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