Gator Wrestlers Compete at Rumble on the Red

The BGMRTC Gators made their presence known at Rumble on the Red held at Fargo January 2 through January 3. Rumble on the Red has been known as one of the highest caliber and competitive tournaments in high school folkstyle in the nation. As a high school team, day one showed to be very successful as eight Gator competitors made it through to Day 2 - Ben Flaten, Wyatt Peterson Emmett Isane, Christian Berg, Isaac Olson, Walter Taus, Madilyn Pulk and Sarah Pulk. The momentum coming into day two was hard to hold as many Gator first round losses resulted. Isane was successful and made the podium in the 145 division placing fifth, Madilyn Pulk went 1-2 for the day coming up with a Fourth place finish. Sarah Pulk battled hard against Julia Araujo, the three time North Dakota State champ, but fell short in the finals match 4 to 3. She returned home with a second place finish for the year, the highest placing for the high school team.