UPCOMING DRILLERS: CODY DOYLE

A name no one should soon forget, is that of West Creek Alumnus, Cody Doyle. A terrific 2015-2016 season, with a satisfactory end tells of a dominating force coming to the professional drill scene from a small town in Tennessee. A product of an up-and-coming Ohio Valley juggernaut, Doyle looks to follow in the footsteps of another WCHS Alumnus, Jertil Robinson, with a Top 15 finish at WDC 2017, or even better. 

The 2015-2016 season for Doyle was the most successful of his career, with a near sweep of local competitions. 5 first place finishes, and fell slightly short of 1st in only one competition to Nathan Gill of Seneca High School in Louisville. All of these were only primers for the second biggest competition of the year, the Army Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. While a few mishaps, including two drops, kept Doyle out of the top 5, the routine was so well-constructed Doyle pulled out an 11th place finish.

Looking to rectify his mistakes, he proceeded to the largest stage in high school solo competitions, the National High School Drill Team Championships with a chip on his shoulder. Even with an earlier performance time, Cody was able to squeak his way into the medal round by 2 points over another, outstanding young driller; Noah Calvert. 

His medal round solo proved to be the best performance yet, and ended up with a seventh place finish. Looking to continue this, he also competed in the River City Drill Competition in Louisville, Kentucky, which became his first ever bladed solo. Cody finished 2nd only to Chris Scanlan in the competition, and puled out the tandem victory with Kenneth Ansbro.

While some may say 7th at NHSDTC doesn't warrant this much anticipation for a driller, those need to watch how Doyle competes with a bayonet. His style of drill and immense power, matched with a bayonet, and now you have the formula for a possible powerhouse.