Luke Anderson Wins HVAC Title for Harding Wrestling
The Harding wrestling team competed in the HVAC Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, November 18 at Pope Prep in Hendersonville. The Hawks had two finalists in Luke Anderson '24 and Ben Lucas '25 with Anderson winning the HVAC title at his weight class. Lucas made the finals for the second consecutive year and came away with a respectable second place finish.
Luke finished the HVAC season with only one loss, finishing 10-1. His only loss was to a returning HVAC champion. He dominated in his 3 matches in the tournament to win the championship. Lucas took out the second seed from Pope Prep who had beaten him earlier in the year and wrestled the top-seeded and undefeated MBA wrestler tough in a 5-2 decision.
Brody Maddox '25 also avenged a loss from earlier in the season and came in 4th place for the Hawks. Other competing wrestlers were Blake Sweeter '26, Finn Castle, Elijah Johnson '24, Griffin Hassan '26, and James Held '26. Harding finished in a respectable 6th place given only 8 wrestlers competed in the tournament.
It was a season full of progress and improvement for the team of young wrestlers. The future looks bright!! Go Hawks!!
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Luke finished the HVAC season with only one loss, finishing 10-1. His only loss was to a returning HVAC champion. He dominated in his 3 matches in the tournament to win the championship. Lucas took out the second seed from Pope Prep who had beaten him earlier in the year and wrestled the top-seeded and undefeated MBA wrestler tough in a 5-2 decision.
Brody Maddox '25 also avenged a loss from earlier in the season and came in 4th place for the Hawks. Other competing wrestlers were Blake Sweeter '26, Finn Castle, Elijah Johnson '24, Griffin Hassan '26, and James Held '26. Harding finished in a respectable 6th place given only 8 wrestlers competed in the tournament.
It was a season full of progress and improvement for the team of young wrestlers. The future looks bright!! Go Hawks!!
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