Warriors place 10th in Jim Londos Memorial

A total of 24 high school wrestling teams competed in the Jim Londos Memorial tournament Jan. 12 at Orange Glen High School, and Fallbrook placed 10th among those teams.

"As a team I thought we did well," said Fallbrook coach Cristian Vera.

The Warriors took 10th place despite filling only eight of the 14 weight brackets. "All the guys that we took won matches," Vera said. "I think that everyone competed well."

Fallbrook's highest finish was by junior Javier Montoya, who took second place in the heavyweight division. "Javier's doing very well," Vera said.

Gavin Beckmann was Fallbrook's heavyweight wrestler during the 2017-18 season and Montoya was Fallbrook's junior varsity competitor in the heavyweight division. "For him to go from no varsity experience and no placing to being in the finals in this one is a big deal," Vera said.

Two other Warriors wrestled themselves to third place in their Jim Londos Memorial tournament bracket: junior Marco Alejandre in the 120-pound class and junior Kevin Sanchez in the 126-pound division.

"The boys did well," Vera said. "I was very proud of the way they wrestled. I thought they represented us very well."