Sandy Creek's Wojcik wins second straight state title

One local wrestler captured a state title this weekend at the Georgia High School wrestling championships - Sandy Creek’s Derek Wojcik, a state champ last year as well.

Wojcik was 47-0 this year and won 177 matches in his career. He was a state placer all four years, taking sixth as a freshman, third as a sophomore and winning state titles the last two years.

Fayette County’s varsity wrestling team placed eighth overall at the Class AAAA state wrestling tournament, while Whitewater placed 12th, McIntosh placed 17th, Sandy Creek placed 18th and Starr’s Mill placed 51st.

Local wrestlers who placed in the top six of their weight class were:
103 - Daniel Ward, Fayette County, 4th

119 - Austin Penland, Whitewater, 4th

125 - Alek Kidd, Whitewater, 5th

130 - Dillon Schouw, Sandy Creek 3rd

135 - John Alexander, Whitewater, 5th

145 - Austin Vorwald, Fayette County, 4th; Matt Lein, McIntosh, 6th

152 - Dylan Tanner, Fayette County, 4th; Rickey Oskey, McIntosh, 5th

160 - Derek Wojcik, Sandy Creek, 1st; Tyler Stanford, Whitewater, 5th

285 - Sean Carney, McIntosh, 3rd; Martinek Adamson, Fayette County, 5th

Landmark Christian took 13th at the Class A state tournament. Chris Johnson, a junior at Landmark Christian School from Fayetteville, won the 215 lbs. weight class in the West Section Single-A Tournament held in Bremen on Feb. 16.  He competed in the state tournament at Gwinnett Arena last week and was state runner-up for the Class A. Teammate Ryan Thames, a junior from Palmetto, placed third at the West Section Single-A tournament for the 112 lbs. weight class and third at the state tournament.

Wojcik is pictured with Coach Scott Smith, Dillon Schouw and Coach Andrew Hazinski.