National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Harrison Witt visits the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, OK over the Christmas holiday! Harrison chose the perfect place to pose for this picture!!!
"Future Olympian Rankings"
Jack Huber earned the 22nd ranking in the country at 105 lbs. from USA Wrestling for the 2010-11 season. Jack earned this ranking by his placement at the 2011 Southern Plains Regional Tournament. Jack placed 3rd in Greco Roman and 4th in Freestyle. Congratulations Jack!!
"The Best Athletes of AAU"
David Opheim has been selected by AAU as best of 2011 athletes in wrestling. This is the innagural season for the award by AAU and will be commemorated in the 2011 edition of the book. David's biography and picture will be included in the edition. Congratulations David!!
The Dan Gable Museum
July 7, 2011
A much needed break from a grueling camp. Coach Schwab treats Cody Fatzinger & David Opheim to a tour of the Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Above are some of the pictures that inspired David from inside the museum.
Summer Wrestling Camps
Make Winter Champions!!
Several Mountain Vista Wrestling Club athletes attended various camps this summer. Camps are so important and provide the opportunity to learn new technique, new ways of training and meet wrestlers from around the country.
Olympian Wrestling Camp
June 16-21, 2011
Chad Lujan
Jake Richardson
David Opheim
Jack Huber
Joe Huber
Brent Huber
Jaret Strasheim
Tyler Moberly
Presley Pilgrim
Kyler Pilgrim
University of Wyoming CowboyTechnique Camp
June 21-25, 2011
Jaret Strasheim
Blake Strasheim
Garek Platts
Jake Richardson
University of Northern Iowa Mini-Phase Training Camp
July 5-11, 2011
David Opheim
Southern Plains Regional Tournament (Hays, KS)
June 2-4 2011
Cody Fatzinger (Schoolboy 77 lbs.) David Opheim (Schoolboy 84 lbs.) Jack Huber (Schoolboy 105 lbs.) Joe Huber (Cadet 125 lbs.)
What makes the Greatest ones GREAT?
Five consistent characteristics of Greatness
IT'S PERSONAL
They hate to lose more than they love to win.
BELIEVE
They have faith in a higher power.
INNER FIRE
They use adversity as fuel.
ICE IN THEIR VEIGNS
They are risk takers and don't fear making mistakes.
WHAT OFF SEASON?
They are always working.
Colorado USA Wrestling State Freestyle & Greco Roman Championships
CSU-Pueblo - Massari Arena
Pueblo, Colorado May 20th-21st
Jack Huber David Opheim Joe Huber
Schoolboy Schoolboy Cadet
112 lbs. 84 lbs. 135 lbs.
4th place GR State Champion GR 3rd place GR
State Runner-Up FS
May 21, 2011
The Mountain Vista Golden Eagle Wrestling Club had a great showing at the Colorado USA Wrestling State Freestyle & Greco Roman Chamionships! The brothers Huber and David Opheim represented well. After a tour of CUSAW tournaments in April and May, it came down to the State tournament in Pueblo, at Massari Arena on the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo. David, Jack and Joe will travel to Hays Kansas on June 2nd, 3rd & 4th to compete in the Southern Plains Regional tournament. This regional tournament hosts the top wrestlers from the states of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Arakansas and is the pre-cursor to the USA Wrestling FS/GR Nationals in Farmington, Utah on June 27, 28 & 29. Congratulations David, Jack and Joe and good luck at Regionals and Nationals.
"Adam Bittler Named as New Head Coach at Mountain Vista High School"
May 17, 2011
After conducting a series of interviews with a number of qualified candidates, MVHS names former head assistant Adam Bittler as the new head Varsity coach for Mountain Vista Wrestling. Adam first entered the coaching game as an assistant for Monte Vista High School, helping the team garner multiple state titles. He then moved to Mountain Vista and worked as an assistant to Coach Hill, then head assistant to Coach LaVoie. With nearly a decade in the coaching game, Adam is prepared to take the helm and is sure to keep the Golden Eagles headed in the right direction. Congratulations Coach B!!!
2011 AAU Colorado Middle School National Dual Team
Simpson College Indianola, IA
April 9th & 10th 2011
TEAM COLORADO
Team Colorado Purple Team Colorado Grey
Weight Class Name Weight Class Name
75 Colby Duncan 75 Cody Fatzinger
80 David Opheim* 80 Sam Turner
85 Clay Robinson 85 Collin Williams
90 Matt Finesilver 90 Tel Kelley
95 Josh Villa 95 Ruben Lucero
100 Jimmy Fate 100 Parker Simington
105 Matt Apodaca 105 Tyler Hanenberg
110 Ben Hewson 110 Conrad Cole
115 Brandon Aragon 115 Logan Heusser
120 Jacob Dugan 120 Chad Ellis
125 Micheal Woodiel 125 Nickolas Ortner
130 Dax Doyle 130 Hunter Smith
135 Deyaun Trueblood 135 Nate Henry
140 Kegan Thomas 140 Dylan Obenshains
145 Cameron Sabbagh 145 Mac Downing
152 Charles Harris-Faithful 152 Bryan Alividrez
160 Open 160 Open
171 Ben Self 171 Tyler Pevler
189 Shane Coombs 189 Tracy Hancock
HWT Ryan Padilla HWT Ryan Markham
Alternates
85 Josh Finesliver
115 Dylan Pickrell
120 Ian Havens
171 Logan Yeadon
HWT Jacob Ornales
Colorado Middle School Regionals March 26th, 2011
Four Mountain Vista Golden Eagles Qualify for MS State Championships
Individual placements Region #6
Opheim 80 lbs. 2nd place
Skidmore 80 lbs. 7th place
Jack Huber 105 lbs. 4th place
Joe Huber 125 lbs. Champion
Four MV Golden Eagle wrestlers join forces with the DC Huskies
Colrado Dual Team State Tournament
March 12th & 13th, 2011 Castle Rock, Colorado
Middle School Division 4th place
Opheim (6th grade 80 lbs) Huber (8th grade 125 lbs)
Elementary School Division
Blake Unruh (Kindergarten 37 lbs) Jaret Strasheim (5th Grade 100 lbs)
USA Wrestling Colorado
State Championships
Congratulations to our State Tournament Wrestlers!!
Saturday March 5, 2011 Douglas County Event Center
Jake Richardson 8U 70 lbs. - 4th place
John Adams 8U 74 lbs. - 4th place
Brent Huber 10U 65 lbs.
Garek Platts 10U 77 lbs. - 4th place
Bailey Seeger 10U 85 lbs.
Jaret Strasheim 10U 89 lbs. - 4th place
Quentin Bathje 12U 75 lbs. - 5th place
David Opheim 12U 79 lbs. - 6th place
Garrett Walker 12U 83 lbs.
Jack Huber 12U 106 lbs. - 5th place
Dylan Skidmore 15U 83 lbs. - 5th place
Joe Huber 15U 130 lbs.
Who's Bad?
Jaret Strasheim That's Who!!!
Rocky Mountain National "Who's Bad" CHAMPION!!
Jaret spent his new year's day tearing it up on the mat!!
He sure started his 2011 off right
becoming the first EVER Mountain Vista Golden Eagle Wrestling Club's
National Champion!!!!
10&Under 89 lb. weight class.
Congratulations Jaret, we are very proud of you!!!!! Happy New Year!!!
WRESTLING FOR CANCER
The Mountain Vista Golden Eagle Wrestling Club
supports the American Cancer Society and raises
money for breast cancer research and awareness
November 19th, 2010
We would like to extend a very special thank you to Steve Beneaks, Casey Paul and Eugene
Maez for making our dual meet a success. Douglas County, Thunder Ridge and Sheridan
wrestling clubs attended the event and provided for some very exciting matches.
Our event raised over $400.00 in donations for the American Cancer Society to help in
education and research for breast cancer! We will make this an annual event and continue
to showcase our wrestling club and support this great cause.
Thank you everyone for your support!
Opheim & Strasheim compete in the 2010 Rocky Mountain State Games and earn berth for the State Games of America in San Diego, CA August 2011
Golden Eagle Wrestlers continue their training
June 20-24, 2010
Joe Huber and David Opheim attend the University of Wyoming technique camp in Laramie, WY June 20th through June 24th. Joe and David were camp tournament champions in their respective weight divisions. Led by Mark Branch (UW Head Coach) the camp focused on an array of techniques from feet, top and bottom positions. Joe and David were surrounded by wrestlers from all over the Rocky Mountain region, as well as the entire Wyoming coaching staff and athletes. What a way to spend a week of summer vacation. Congratulations Joe & David. Your commitment to wrestling will pay off in the future.
Joe Heskett (Ohio State University) hosts clinic at Mountain Vista
June 18-19, 2010
The MVHS Wrestling team and the Golden Eagle Wrestling Club attended a clinic at Mountain Vista to learn from one of the best, Joe Heskett. A four time All-American with Iowa State (1999-2002) and the 165 lb. National Champion in 2002. Joe was also a 3-time Big 12 Champion (1999, 2001 & 2002) and a 3-time Midlands Champion (1998, 2000 & 2001). Joe capped his career earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team and won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Joe is currently the assistant coach at Ohio State University under Tom Ryan.
Huber, Maul & Opheim take care of business at the 2nd CUSAW Freestyle & Greco Roman Qualifying event on April 30th & May 1st
David Opheim 75 lb. runne-up Greco Roman, Freestyle Champion.
Jack Huber 100 lb. runner-up Greco Roman, Freestyle runner-up
Brendan Maul 128 lb. Freestyle runner-up
Sunday February 28, 2010
It was a goal of the Mountain Vista Golden Eagle wrestlers to be competing on Sunday after the preliminary rounds at the Colorado Youth State Tournament. We accomplished that in a few weight classes and 95 lb. 10U Jack Huber took it to the next level and completed his season with an impressive 6th place finish at the State Tournament. Jack is a tenacious 10 year old that constantly works hard and wrestles with passion. After a devastating first round loss, Jack stepped it up and wrestled through the consolation rounds to end up in 6th position. Congratulations Jack!! We are all very proud as you are only the second Golden Eagle wrestler to finish in the top 6 at the Colorado State Championships.
On Sunday February 7, 2010 the Golden Eagle Wrestling Club concluded their regular season competing in the League Championships at Englewood High School. All clubs in the South Suburban Wrestling League competed in the championships. The Golden Eagles had 30 wrestlers compete and we had 11 champions. Congratulations to everyone that competed in the championships, and special recognition to our league champions.
