By Ryan Franklin
Staff Writer
The Mira Costa wrestling team hit the road on Jan. 8, to compete in the Santa Fe Tournament, which included participants from North and South Torrance, Redondo, Santa Fe, Valencia, John Glenn, Imperial and California High School. The Mustangs finished in fifth place, while California won the tournament. They are currently 0-1-2 as a team.
“I’m very pleased with how we competed because it’s the best finish we have had all season,” senior Joey Beck said.
Beck wrestled at a competitive level throughout the tournament, finishing 3-1 after losing the semi-final match to South Torrance. He finished third in the 135-pound weight class along with senior Justin Tam, who finished third in the 152-pound division.
The team played its first home match of the season yesterday against West Torrance, but results were unavailable at the time of publication. The team will travel to Santiago High School on Jan 15 at 9:30 a.m. and looks to take home its first title of the season.
Junior Jake Rosenfeld and freshman Jake Shapiro finished fifth in their weight classes, while senior Weston Carico and junior Tyler Emery finished second.
“I thought I wrestled really well during my first two matches, and was really confident going into the next rounds,” Carico said.
Although the season has started out shaky, nothing is stopping the team from working hard.
“I really believe that it was an overall successful tournament that made schools notice us. With our best finish of the season in the tournament, hopefully we have rallied our momentum for the rest of the season,” Carico said.
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