- February 3, 2025
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Spencer Timm wrestles Jareb Lauramore of Baker County in the 144-pound quarterfinals at the Flagler Rotary Invitational at FPC. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze junior Spencer Timm (left) placed fifth at the Flagler Rotary tournament. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Spencer Timm (right) goes head to head against Jareb Lauramore of Baker County at the Flagler Rotary Invitational. Photo by Brent Woronoff
Seabreeze High wrestler Spencer Timm was winning his quarterfinal match at the Flagler Rotary invitational on Friday, Jan. 31, when his opponent, Baker County’s Jareb Lauramore, hit the mat hard and didn’t get up right away.
Lauramore went into concussion protocol and Timm was disqualified from the match because of an illegal mat return, a call that should not have been made, Seabreeze coach Paul Shuler said.
“The referee claimed (Timm) had a trapped arm. She delayed calling it. The video showed there was no trapped arm,” Shuler said. “The head referee agreed and the ref agreed after she watched the video, but there’s nothing we can do about it. There’s no video review in high school wrestling.”
Timm, who entered the tournament with an undefeated record, wound up finishing in fifth place in the 144-pound weight class. He won his first consolation match on Saturday, Feb. 1, with a 13-12 decision over Creekside’s Luke Manghisi then got pinned in the third period by Bishop Moore’s Angel Prieto in the consolation semifinals. Ironically, Timm won the fifth-place match by forfeit over Lauramore, who did not return to the tournament after the quarterfinal.
“Spencer didn’t wrestle his best Saturday,” Shuler said. “He was a little out of it.”
But the junior is enjoying his season after transferring from New Smyrna Beach High School last year. After going 4-2 at the Rotary tourney, he has a record of 28-2.
Timm said he quit New Smyrna's wrestling team before districts last year for his mental health. But he's happy now at Seabreeze.
“Everything’s going great,” he said. “I like the team, I like the coach, I like the freedom I'm given to go my own route, instead of be confined to something.”
Shuler said Timm has a great attitude and is a hard worker in the wrestling room.
“I think he has the potential to reach the podium at state,” Shuler said.
Timm could wind up meeting former New Smyrna teammate Jonathan Bruner at state. Bruner won the Rotary title at 144 pounds.
Timm moved to Daytona Beach from Wisconsin when he was in eighth grade. He has been wrestling since he was in kindergarten.
“My dad wrestled all the way up to his sophomore year in high school, and then he moved and they didn't have a wrestling team. That's how I got into it. But I think it was my sister's best friend's brother who really got me into it,” Timm said. “He wrestled and I looked up to him, so I decided to try it. I’ve wrestled hundreds of matches and put in hundreds of hours.”
His goal this season is to make it to state and finish with a medal and then he will try to qualify for the first time to the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, in July.
“I want to make Team Florida this summer and go to Fargo and win a stop sign,” he said, referring to the tournament’s octagonal trophies.
