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
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We’re very proud of our Son! Hayden has always been blessed with the best coaches. He started with his Uncle Rodney E. Johnson at The Vacaville Wrestling Club when he was 7yrs old, after only 3 days of practice he went to his very first wrestling tournament, which was the USA CALIFORNIA FOLKSTYLE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. He won his first tournament and his first Sate Championship at the same time! On the way home I asked him if he had fun, he said it was best fun ever” Im going to wrestle for the rest of his life lol. A couple years later Hayden & his buddy Gionn started traveling to Central Catholic in Modesto 4 days a week to train with some of the toughest youth wrestlers in the Nation, and some really good coaches Adam Vasconcellos & Steve Strange. Hayden finished his last couple years of youth wrestling with (in my opinion) The best youth coach in the state, Mark Tucker from Cal Extreme. Coach Tucker was not just a amazing Coach, but one of the nicest people I have ever met. He is also the most motivating, inspirational role model a young man could hope for! Coach Tucker taught Hayden the importance of being responsible, working hard and never giving anything less then a 100%. Coach Chris Moreno at Jepson Middle school continued to mentor Hayden and instill a hard work ethic, responsibility and leadership on and off the wrestling mat. All of These Coaches in one way or another helped prepare our Son to wrestle for what I believe is, the Toughest High School Coaches in the State. Yep, Can’t get much better or tougher then Coach Birch & Coach Wight. The Coaches at VACAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING have taught my Son valuable lessons in life, that go so much further then just wrestling. I could go on forever about these coaches and all of their accomplishments, but in a nutshell, they take boys and turn them into Men, who are responsible and work harder then everyone around them, They make leaders out of followers, they take little Dogs and turn them into Big Dogs that win State Championships!! Thank you to all that have inspired my Son throughout the years, and have a awesome wrestling season !
congrats to the FRYS!!!