Leo Senior Nick Armour is headed for the IHSA state wrestling meet for the second consecutive year.
Armour, a heavyweight, placed fourth in the Class 1-A Coal City Sectional last weekend, earning a trip to the state meet at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center February 20-22. Armour also qualified for the state meet as a junior but did not earn a medal. He is thought to have a better chance this year after being ranked as high as sixth in statewide rankings encompassing all classes.
Armour lost his first-round match at Coal City, but stormed back through the consolation round to go 2-1, including a first-period pin, and finish fourth overall. The top four finishers in each weight class advance to state.
Teammates Vandell Dudley (132 pounds), Aiden Bright (145) and Jubril Kannicke (190) joined Armour at the Coal City meet. Bright lost his first two matches and was eliminated. Kannicke won his first match but dropped his next two and was eliminated. Dudley, the Catholic League frosh-soph champion at 132 pounds, split his first two matches and won his first-round consolation match, but lost his next one and was eliminated.
Armour, also an all-conference defensive lineman in football, is Leo’s fourth state-meet qualifier since Leo revived its wrestling program 10 years ago, following heavyweight James Britten (2015), 138-pounder James Foy (2019) and 152-pounder Jordan Anderson (2020).
We congratulate Nick and wish him well as he adds another achievement in an outstanding Leo career.
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