7 competitors all coming home with new medals to hang up - 2 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze. Not bad for a days work. As a team NOVA ranked 9th overall with 46 points. Our kids did a stand up job (no pun intended) by scoring 34 points to be ranked 8th overall!
Father (Ron Wiza) and son (Cooper Wiza) both competed at the Grappling Games tournament held on June 22, 2019 in Oak Lawn, IL and each came home with medals. Ron Wiza received a silver medal after competing against someone more than half his age in the adult division.
Adult:
Ron Wiza (age 39)
Adult Gi - Silver
Masters Gi - Gold
Kids:
Liberty Thompson (age 6)
Gi - Bronze
No Gi (novice) - Silver
Lorelei Roche (age 6)
Gi - 4th place
No Gi (beginner) - Silver
No Gi (novice) - Silver
Cooper Wiza (age 8)
Gi - Bronze
No Gi (intermediate) - 4th place
Damien Thomas (age 9)
Gi - Silver
No Gi (beginner) - Silver
Colin Fuhrman (age 9)
Gi - Gold
No Gi (beginner/intermediate) - Silver
No Gi (intermediate) - Bronze
Raina Roche (age 13)
Gi - Silver
No Gi (beginner/intermediate) - Bronze