Kentwood junior Cassidy Meyers conquers at mat classic

Kentwood junior Cassidy Meyers after winning the 118 pound girls wrestling final at Mat Classic on Feb. 18. - Photo courtesy of Steve Bagelt
Photo courtesy of Steve Bagelt
Kentwood junior Cassidy Meyers after winning the 118 pound girls wrestling final at Mat Classic on Feb. 18.

February 28, 2012 · Updated 3:56 PM 

Kentwood junior Cassidy Meyers conquered the 118 bracket in the girls tournament at Mat Classic XXIV Feb. 17-18 at the Tacoma Dome.

Meyers started out with a technical fall over Olivia Adams of Blaine, pinned Mariana Alvarez of Royal in the second round, narrowly beat Aika Mitchell of Lakeside 8-7 in the semifinals then defeated Taylor Graham of Burlington Edison 4-1 in the final.

Cassidy placed sixth at state as a freshman and fourth last year.

Check out the March 9 issue for an in-depth feature on Meyers.

 

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