Fort Bragg Soldier Wins Flyweight in Combatives Championship
After three days of intense fighting, Fort Bragg landed 5th place in the U.S. Army Combatives Championship over the weekend.
1st place - Fort Hood - 441
2nd place - Fort Stewart - 407
3rd place - Fort Carson - 365
4th place - 5th Special Forces Group - 347
5th place - Fort Bragg - 344
6th place - Minnesota National Guard - 320
Bantamweight
1st place - SFC Jonathan Mejil (Fort Sill)
2nd place - SPC Sean Stebbins (Minnesota National Guard)
3rd place - SPC Larry Jackson (Fort Hood)
Flyweight
1st place - SSG Francisco Mercado (Fort Bragg)
2nd place - SFC William Haggerty (Fort Bragg)
3rd place - SSG Aaron Riley (Fort Hood)
Lightweight
1st place - SSG Glenn Garrison (Fort Carson)
2nd place - SSG Shane Lees (Fort Hood)
3rd place - SGT Jesse Hertzog (Fort Bragg)
Welterweight
1st place - 1LT Matthew Kyler (Fort Carson)
2nd place - 2LT Nick Shafer (Fort Hood)
3rd place - SGT Philip Platt (Fort Hood)
Middleweight
1st place - CPT Jon Anderson (Fort Carson)
2nd place - PFC Vincent Fairbairn (Fort Stewart)
3rd place - CPT Jason Norwood (Fort Hood)
Cruiserweight
1st place - 1LT Daniel Midgett (5th Special Forces Group)
2nd place - SSG Ashten Richardson (Korea)
3rd place - SSG Patrick Miller (Fort Benning)
Light Heavyweight
1st place - SFC James Stelly (5th Special Forces Group)
2nd place - SPC Carlie Williams (Fort Drum)
3rd place - SGT Jose Espinosa (Fort Hood)
Heavyweight
1st place - SPC Nathaniel Freeman (Fort Stewart)
2nd place - SGT Jason Reyes (Fort Hood)
3rd place - SSG Lonnie Kincaid (Fort Riley)