UGA Team Champions

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UGA Team Champions

Our Students "Train Hard & Finish Strong"

Our UGA Team Champions - Past and Present

This page would like to bring Recognition to the UGA Team members who Train Hard and Finish Strong! These Outstanding People are what make the Universal Grappling Academy a Huge success. Through intense team work and dedication, some achieve excellence in Competition, Better Health & Fitness, or in other Positive Life Changing ways. At the UGA we are more than just a Grappling Academy, we turn ordinary people in to extraordinary Athletes!

Marky Samano

National Champion

Justin and Nate Vargas

Brothers of Destruction

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 1st Place (Both)

2009 N.A.G.A. Justin 2nd / Nate 3rd
2009 Grappling X Justin 1st / Nate 2nd
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament 1st place (Both)
2009 Grapplers Quest 3rd place (Both) Las vegas

Ryan "The Strangler" Spangler

2009 UGA Competitor of the Year

2008 Grappling X 1st and 3rd (2 divisions)

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 1st & 3rd (2 divisions)
2009 Grapplers Quest 2nd place
2009 Grappling X 2nd & 3rd (2 divisions)
2009 Grapplers Quest 1st & 2nd (2 divisions)
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament 2nd, 3rd, 3rd (3 divisions)
2009 Grapplers Quest Champion (Las Vegas)
2009 N.A.G.A. (Las Vegas) Champion X 2 (Intermediate & Advanced)
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament 1st (Intermediate) Belt 12/5
2009 Grapplers Quest 2nd Place (Advanced) 12/12

Seth Kuhlmann

2008 N.A.G.A. Tournament Champion

Cody Toller

Wrestling Tournament Winner

2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament 3rd place

Baz and Kyle Donato

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 2nd & 3rd

Marshall Kuhlmann

2007 N.A.G.A. - 2nd Place

Brenyn Nickell

2008 Grappling X Tournament Champion
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament Champion (June)

Oleg Tsabur

"The Russian Bear"

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament Champion

Balentin Camargo

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 2nd Place
2009 Grappling X Tournament Champion (June 13)
2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 3rd place (June 20)
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament 3rd place (Sept. 26)

Kyle -aka- "LittleMan"

2008 Grappling X 2nd Place

Jeff Jones

"CornBread"

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament Champion
2009 Grappling X Tournament Champion
2009 Grappling X 3rd place (June 13)
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament Grand Champion (1st x 2 divisions)

Alex Gray

"CareBear"

2009 N.A.G.A. 225lb Champion

Mia Camara - Click on photo and Read her Story

Champion of Life - Cancer Survivor - UGA Grappler

Tina (weeena) Austin

KickBoxing Competitor and Champion

2008 Grappling X 2nd & 3rd (2 divisions)

2008 N.A.G.A. (Beginner) Champion

2009 Gene Lebell Grappling Tournament 2nd & 3rd (2 divisions)

2009 N.A.G.A. (Intermediate) Champion & (Advanced) 2nd Place
2009 Grapplers Quest (Intermediate) Champion
2009 Grappling X 1st & 4th (2 divisions)
2009 Gene LeBell Grappling Tournament Grand Champion (1st x 2 divisions)

We're not tough-guys, Just well trained and Hard working Athletes