Air Force wrestlers compete in Las Vegas tournament

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  • By Senior Airman Travis Edwards
  • 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) --  The Air Force wrestling team competed April 12 through 15 in the USA National Senior Men’s and Women’s Wrestling Championships at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

Of the approximately 30 Air Force members who competed, one was able to advance to the USA Wrestling World Team Trials. 

Capt. Anthony Brooker placed seventh overall in his division -- the Greco-Roman 55-kilogram weight class. He is a UH-1N Huey helicopter pilot with the 76th Helicopter Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. He won by besting fellow teammate, Senior Airman Jared Moreland from Cannon AFB, N.M.

“We started training in the middle of February, so we didn’t get the same amount of training as the other participants,” said Richard Estrella, head coach for the Air Force team. “And that was our disadvantage.”

Captain Brooker will go on to compete in the USA Wrestling World Team Trials, May 27 and 28.