Bryson Powell and Gabriel Canonico have proven to be many things as Missouri Military Academy cadets. Class 1 and 2 State Track and Field Gallery Before their graduation last week, Powell …
Near misses at the Cunningham Invite Published by admin on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 6:59am Missouri Military Academy s Mason Ruckman picked up a top ten in the long jump at the Louisiana meet. [Leslie A. Meyer Photography]
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Head coach Traevonne Smith had confidence in his relay squads even before the season started. That trust was given a boost last Friday when Missouri Military Academy’s runners finished second in the 4x100 and 4x200 events at the Cunningham Invitational in Louisiana. The Colonels’ Gabriel Canonico took silver in the 300 meter hurdles, chased closely by Gage Gibson of Van-Far. Community R-6’s Victoria DiSalvo picked up a second in the girls 300 hurdles while teammate Paige Meyer tied for the second spot in high jump.
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Seven Colonels wrestle way to sectionals Published by admin on Wed, 02/17/2021 - 2:27pm
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Missouri Military Academy’s leading wrestler, Christopher Bryant, only took the mat for a second. The 182-pounder had byes to the final, but was expecting to square off against North Callaway’s Joshua Shelby.
However, Shelby was forced to bow out due to an injury from his previous match. So Bryant raised his arm and watched the rest of the Class 1 District 2 tournament at Palmyra on Saturday.
“I’ve never seen that before in a championship,” said MMA head coach Tom Allen.
For the Colonels it was a successful day. Seven of the eight wrestlers they brought to the tourney advanced to sectionals.
MMA wrestlers off to a strong start Published by admin on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 11:42pm Noah Johnson is 7-2 in individual matches so far for the Colonels. [Submitted photo]
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Led by senior and team captain Christopher Bryant, the Missouri Military Academy has been plowing through the opposition this season. They head into a long Christmas break with a 9-1 team mark, with Bryant – a state qualifier last year – at 7-0 individually.
“Coach Allen has been showing us a new way to approach practice and wrestling, and he wants it done that way,” said Bryant, who wrestles at 182. “It’s working.”