HAYDEN Ancheta and Andre Dargani, both of San Francisco State RTC, beat their respective rivals to lead the winners in the Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) National and Youth Championships at the Tagaytay Combat Sports Center in Tagaytay City last week.
Ancheta defeated Morphy Modne of Ifugao Wrestling Team via Fall in their 57kg finals, while Dargani beat RP team member Andrei Morgan of Mandaluyong City via superiority for the gold in the 74kg class.
Ancheta finished the Senior Philippine National Championships with a perfect 6-0 record, capped by that victory over Modne. Dargani ended with a 4-0 slate, highlighted by a stunning win against Grappling world champion and Philippine Senior World Team member Fierre Proudhon Afan.
Gabe Dinette also completed a 6-0 sweep of the 86kg and 82kg classes of the competition organized by the WAP headed by President Alvin Aguilar and attended by hundreds of participants all over the country.
Dinette turned back Neonards Cervantes via superiority to complete a 3-0 record in the 86 kg category (senior men freestyle). He then annexed the gold in the 82 kg class (senior men Greco-Roman) by also sweeping all three foes, including a victory via superiority over Andrew Bercasio.
Other notable winners in the senior’s division that included Under23 and Under 20 categories were Ronil Tubog (FS 65kg, Gold), Joe Fer Callado (Senior GR 67kg, Gold), and Jason Baucas (Sr GR 77kg, Gold and Seniors GR 82kg Silver), Runieth Decano (Seniors GR 97kg Silver, and Callum Roberts (U125Kg Gold and U23 GR 130Kg silver).
In the women’s side, gold medal winners were Aliah Rose Galvez (Seniors 53Kg Gold, WAPRP Team), Miriam Grace Balisme (U23 62kg Gold and U20 68kg silver).
