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The 2010 AAU Junior Olympic National Duals were held in Virginia Beach from August 1-6, 2010. The event consisted of 18 teams from around the country. Teams were made up of national teams or club teams from different states. Brecksville entered a team that was made up of mostly members of Brecksville High School.
At the AAU National Duals you competed against every other team entered, so you wrestled 17 matches over a five day period. Competing against other national teams and club teams the Brecksville High School team finished with a 12-5 record and ended with a 7th place team finish.
Brecksville had thirteen wrestlers compete in the AAU National Duals. Mitch Baran (130), Kyle Roddy (160), and Marshal Willet (171) finished as Bronze Medallist. Also finishing with winning records for Brecksville were Tommy Pruchinski (119), Dylan Good (135), Quinton Hiles (145), Mike Marotta (145), Andrew Barr (152), and Trey Rainey (189).
Brecksville had four wrestles from different high schools join their team to help fill their line-up for this event. Aaron Assad (Chanel) finished a perfect 17-0 at 103 to earn a gold medal and All-American honors. Assad's brother Austin finished with a winning record as a young undersized 98 pounder. Sean Fee (Lake Catholic) earned a bronze medal finishing 15-2 at 112. Ryan Cash (Aurora) also finished with a winning record at 125 pounds. |
