MASSON BLOW, Lompoc's first CIF wrestling champion in 24 years, has been nominated for Lompoc Locker Room's Athlete of the Year poll.
Blow, who wrestled at 152 pounds for Lompoc High, was named the North County Athletic Round Table’s North County Male Athlete of the Year. In wrestling he qualified for the state wrestling meet by finishing fourth among 30 at the CIF-Southern Section Masters Tournament. Earlier he had won the Los Padres League title and won the first CIF wrestling title by a Lompocan since Mike Villalobos in 1984.
He returned to action in the spring with the Brave track team.
Blow is now a student and wrestler at Cal Poly.
The Athlete of the Year poll will receive nominations for Male Athlete of 2008, Female Athlete of 2008, Team of the Year and Coach of the Year through December 10. Get YOUR NOMINATIONS IN SOON to pressboxprod@verizon.net.
Winners in 2007 were baseball's Danny Duffy, Cabrillo coach Corey McIntyre, the Cabrillo CIF champion girls water polo team which McIntyre coached, and Sarah Ur of that team who tied with LHS soccer star Jani Carmona.
1 comment:
I would like to second or add a vote for Masson. It is not very often we have local talent who excels in several sports. Masson has been a big help in raising funds for Special OPlympics through the Lompoc Police Car Show.
Good Luck Masson,
Harry Heidt
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