Douglas County and ThunderRidge hold outdoor wrestling meet

Douglas County and ThunderRidge wrestling had quite the unique way to begin their respective wrestling seasons: Outdoors, at Douglas County Stadium.

It may have been the first outdoor wrestling dual meet held in Colorado. Other states, such as California and Arizona, have held outdoor meets before, but with wrestling being a winter sport in Colorado, there aren’t many chances to bring the sport outdoors.

But Friday, the first day of December, the weather wasn’t too bad. The match started at 3 p.m., when it was 55 degrees.

ThunderRidge won the meet, dubbed the “Sunset Slam,” 41-36.

Check out some photos from the event, via Twitter:

Sunset Slam pic.twitter.com/9LlKk8VwOY

— Coach Kopenhafer (@DCwrestling) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/CountyAD/status/936716049860386816

Hockey outdoors…. how about High School Wrestling!! The first annual Sunset Slam! Go Huskies!! pic.twitter.com/3hsiS1297O

— Anthony Kappas (@Ankappas) December 1, 2017

Sunset Slam! DCHS takes on Thunder Ridge in first outdoor high school dual. @CHSAA @9news @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/HGvUZOTS3O

— Jonna Pemberton (@FbarPranch) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/CountyAD/status/936720436896792576

Wrestling… outside…in December?! #huskietough @DCHSHuskies @CountyAD @DCwrestling #sunsetslam pic.twitter.com/eVRzeRbhip

— Steve Shultz (@starboyshultz) December 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/CountyAD/status/936732758839144448

https://twitter.com/DCCoachHill/status/936746350112260096

https://twitter.com/CountyAD/status/936732758839144448