OWT Combine Report: July Edition

A quick glimpse of the OWT Combine.

Omega Wrestling Alliance has felt a surge of incoming talent on all levels of the company. While both Kingdom and Olympus have seen an influx of competitors on both brands since the draft, OWT has seen an incredible growth in it’s developmental roster. With 19 males, and 21 females, the brand is almost as large, or even larger, than it’s main roster counterparts. To keep our athletes in top shape for their upcoming matches, which will see four of them crowned the OWT Champion, the OWT Women’s Champion, and the OWT Tag Team Champions, Vernon Tressler wants to make sure all of his athletes growth in not only agility, but skill, cardio, and all factors of their jobs as future Omega Alphas and Goddesses. Enter the resigning of Michael Bishop by Tressler. Appointed to be the Performance Center head coach, trainer, and manager, He’s decided to recruit 7 of each gender into a combine, reminiscent of his old developmental days. A collective of voluntary, and hand picked OWT competitors, meant to show who’s at peak performance at what, at which category.

Some notes from the competitors ranged a variety of views on the combine. Nelson Tethers viewed the combine as a “Perfect way for us to strut our stuff” while being off of “Free TV”. Thorsen saw the course as a “Waste” because he was “The Apex of OWT athleticism”. Kat Ricci was excited to work with the male roster on the combine, and the coaches, after watching both Bishop and Kensington on OWA PPVs leading up to the developmental brand’s creation. Bianca came into it confident, and St. Clair added “perfect way to get better, and to prove my coaches right”.

OWT COMBINE FOR JULY 2018:

Males:

- Aengus O’Leary (6’4”, 267lbs)

- Chester Black (5’11”, 243lbs)

- Carter Stirling (6’1”, 174lbs)

- Thorsen (6’3”, 275lbs)

- Nelson Tethers (5’8”, 202lbs)

- Noah Kaplan (6’2”, 216lbs)

Females:

- Sydney St. Clair (5’8”, 112lbs)

- BIANCA (5’3”, 120lbs)

- Kat Ricci (5’1”, 104lbs)

- JC Felony (5’2”, 115lbs)

- Hayley Valentine (5’2”, 115lbs)

- Cassidy Vega (5’4”, 125lbs)

THE COMBINE: The top three from each gender will be listed, a variety of exercises and tests to grade each competitor.

- 40 Yard Dash

- Farmers Carry

- 3 Cone Drill

- Vertical Jump (Standing and proceeding to run at max Vert)

- Board Jump

- Bench Press (80lbs for Females, 225 for Males)

- medicine ball toss (10lb ball for females, 20lb ball for males)

- Vaults (A row of 10 Olympic Vaults). - Striking Matches - Sparr offs

40 YARD DASH:

Males:

• Noah Kaplan 4.34

• Nelson Tethers 4.45

• Aengus O’Leary 4.55

Females:

• Sydney St. Clair 5.1

• JC Felony 5.35

• Cassidy Vega 5.55

FARMERS CARRY: Males:

• Aengus O’Leary 51 seconds

• Chester Black 52.3 seconds

• Noah Kaplan 52.7 seconds

Females:

• Cassidy Vega 61.3 seconds

• Sydney St. Clair 61.8 seconds

• Kat Ricci 62.2 seconds

3 CONE DRILL:

Males:

• Nelson Tethers 6.16 seconds

• Carter Stirling 6.66 seconds

• Chester Black 7 seconds

Females:

• Sydney St. Clair 8.36 seconds

• Hayley Valentine 8.6 seconds

• BIANCA 9.1 seconds

VERTICAL JUMP: (Standing and proceeding to run at max Vert)

Males:

• Chester Black 38 inches

• Aengus O’leary 35 inches

• Thorsen 34 inches

Females:

• Cassidy Vega 26 inches

• Sydney St. Clair 24 inches

• Kat Ricci 22 inches

BOARD JUMP:

Males:

• Carter Stirling 11ft 6inches

• Chester Black 11ft 4inches

• Noah Kaplan 11ft 2 inches

Females:

• Sydney St. Clair 8ft 10 inches

• Cassidy Vega 8ft 7 inches

• BIANCA 8ft 5 inches

BENCH PRESS: (80lbs for women, 225lbs for men) Males:

• Aengus O’leary 48 reps

• Thorsen 45 reps

• Noah Kaplan 39 reps

Females:

• Cassidy Vega 55 reps

• JC Felony 47 reps

• BIANCA 44 reps

MEDICINE BALL TOSS: (10lbs for Women, 20lbs for men)

Males:

• Carter Stirling 53ft

• Nelson Tethers 51ft

• Thorsen 50ft

Females:

• Cassidy Vega 48ft

• Sydney St. Clair 44ft

• Hayley Valentine 39ft

VAULTS (A row of 10 Olympic Vaults).

Males:

• Carter Stirling 11.5 seconds

• Nelson Tethers 13 seconds

• Noah Kaplan 14 seconds

Females:

• Kat Ricci 13 seconds

• JC Felony 14.5 seconds

• Hayley Valentine 16 seconds

STRIKING MATCHES: (Stand up 2 minute strike off between Competitors and punching bag. Successful strikes count as ones that move said bag, competitors are equipped with heavy bag gloves and wrapped hands. Tests Striking Accuracy under constant cardio attrition) Males:

• Noah Kaplan 78 successful strikes in two minutes

• Chester Black 67 successful strikes in two minutes

• Aengus O’leary 64 successful strikes in two minutes

Females:

• BIANCA 57 successful strikes in two minutes

• Hayley Valentine 51 successful strikes in two minutes

• Sydney St Clair 48 successful strikes in two minutes

SPARR OFFS: (Personally added by Bishop. Was a chance for competitors to engage in a fun exercise, and practice their ability in an MMA style setting. Competitors were given 8 ounce Grapplers Gloves , mouth guards, headgear, and shin pads. Sparring matches were set for 2x 2 minute rounds, with OWA Official Chet Kensington acting as a referee, and Head Coach Michael Bishop acting as a judge in case of a decision/draw. Due to the odd numbered competitor pools, fatigued fighers were given a chance to sit out). Males:

• Aengus O’Leary Def. Thorsen VIA Majority Decision (10 - 9 | 10 - 10)

• Chester Black Def. Noah Kaplan VIA Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

• Carter Stirling vs Nelson Tethers ended in a draw (10 - 9 | 9 - 10)

Females:

• Sydney St. Clair Def Kat Ricci VIA Submission (Arm Bar)

• Hayley Valentine Def. JC Delony VIA Decision (20 - 16)

• Bianca Def. Cassidy Vega VIA Submission (Rear Naked Choke)

Coaches Notes: Bishop notes the combine was extremely effective, and raised morale and camaraderie among the participants. Though showing fatigue due to this being the first of it’s kind for OWT, Michael Bishop is confident future exercises will show shifts, changes, and growths in all competitors involved. Kensington noted how unlike “The Main Roster”, the OWT competitors were very friendly and outgoing to each other towards the end. With many of the Female Roster cheering towards the end, and Bishop and O’Leary commentating through most of the events, especially the sparring. After reviewing the success of the event, Vernon Tressler has agreed to bring Bishop on full time, as well as sign him to organize future Combines, and other OWT training/competitive events.