Braden Atwood of Delphi represented Indiana on the Gold Team at the Middle School National Duals held last weekend in Danville, Ill. The Indiana Gold team was comprised of all the champions from the middle school state tournament held a few weeks ago. This team finished in third place out of the 22 teams.

The Blue Indiana team, comprised of second place finishers, finished in seventh place.

Atwood finished the tournament as an AllAmerican. He went 6-2 over the two-day tournament, with five wins by pin and one by a 13-2 decision. In his two losses he was defeated in overtime by a 9-1 decision score. He tallied 34 team points out of a possible 48. The Gold Indiana squad's only loss came to the eventual tournament champion, Team Heffernan from Ohio.

In day one, Indiana Gold defeated Illinois Silver, Nebraska, Ohio, Top Dawgs from Illinois and Tennessee, to finish undefeated and win their pool. In day two, the Gold team beat Kansas and then lost to Team Heffernan in the semi-finals. Team Gold took it to Illinois Silver again to place third.