Abilene wins 4A State Wrestling; Five area wrestlers medal

Salina, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–For the first time since 2003, the Abilene Cowboys claimed the 2017 Class 4A State Championship. Sitting in third place with 70 points after day one, Abilene won the tournament on the consolation side, putting nine wrestlers on the awards stand. It was a battle for second and third place teamwise, and it came down to the final match. Bonner Springs picked up the win at 220 pounds to take the second place trophy, while Andale fell to third place. 

Scott City made an impressive showing, going from 23rd place after the first day, and finished in seventh place, and were the highest-placing team among the GWAC teams. Holcomb finished in 31st, while Ulysses was 34th. 

The Beavers had four wrestlers and came home with three medalists. Justus McDaniel was 4th at 113, while Jarret Jurgens and Wyatt Hayes were third place finishers at 152 and 160 respectively. Holcomb and Ulysses had one medalist apiece. Chance Rodriguez was third at 170 and Austin Ochoa was fourth at 220. Jurgens and Rodriguez are three-time medalists. 

Team Scores
Abilene 133.5, Bonner Springs 89, Andale 88.5, Clay Center 79, Andover Central 73, Pratt 65, Scott City 60, Buhler 59.5, Santa Fe Trail 56, Colby 55.5, El Dorado 53.5, Tonganoxie 52, McPherson 51.5, Basehor-Linwood 47.5, Burlington 47, Spring Hill 47, Goodland 40, Clearwater 37.5, Chanute 32.5, Frontenac 32.5, Maize South 31, Paola 31, Columbus 29, Holton 29, Ottawa 28.5, Mulvane 28, Augusta 27, Prairie View 23, Louisburg 22, Smoky Valley 21, Holcomb 20.5, Winfield 19, Baldwin 18, Ulysses 17, Fort Scott 12, Independence 12, Wamego 12, Rose Hill 11, Wellington 9, Eudora 8.5, Anderson County 8, Circle 7, Concordia 5, Bishop Miege 1, Hays 1, Iola 1, Jefferson West 1, Atchison 0, Coffeyville-Field Kindley 0, Labette County 0, Nickerson 0, Osawatomie 0, Topeka Hayden 0, Wichita Trinity Academy 0

Top Six Placers and Area Results
106
Championship: Preston Martin, Paola, won by dec over Rhett Edmonson, McPherson 6-2
3rd Place: Griffin Baker, Andover Central, won by dec over Hunter Reddick, Clearwater 5-3
5th Place: William Stroda, Abilene, won by fall over Kyle Sackett, Rose Hill 4:25

113
Championship: Jayson West, Maize South, won by dec over Darryl Rylant, Clearwater 3-1
3rd Place: Adam Whitson, Buhler won by fall over Justus McDaniel, Scott City 4:20
5th Place: Christian Hannon, Andover Central, won by dec over Jaryd Weber, Andale 6-1

Justus McDaniel, Scott City

120
Championship: Dylan Pelland, Pratt, won by dec over Tate Carney, Colby 7-2
3rd Place: Jake Patch, Andover Central, won by dec over Tanner McGivney, Abilene 11-5
5th Place: Payton Sadowski, El Dorado, won by dec over Riley McDaniel, Frontenac 6-3

126
Championship: Tanner Hitchcock, Bonner Springs, won by tech fall over Noah Nemer, Spring Hill 16-1
3rd Place: Tate Withington, Goodland, won by fall over Trevor Casteel, Abilene 0:55
5th Place: Brayan Balderrama, Pratt, won by dec over John George, Augusta 9-5
Kaden Wren, Scott City: lost by forfeit to Carter Greenfield, Santa Fe Trail

132
Championship: Corbin Nirschl, Basehor-Linwood, won by dec over Gunnar Gentzler, Andover Central 4-2
3rd Place: Justin Hershberger, Buhler, won by dec over Korbin Riedel, Tonganoxie 1-0
5th Place: Cody Wuthnow, Abilene won by dec over Collin Pavlacka, Andale SV-1 6-4

138
Championship: Brett Eldredge, McPherson, won by dec over Zach Eck, Andale 7-6
3rd Place: Levi Green, Baldwin, won by dec over Gad Huseman, Tonganoxie 5-1
5th Place: Brett Bober, Burlington, won by fall over Ryan Adams, Louisburg 3:00

145
Championship: Colby Johnson, Burlington, won by dec over Bryce Erickson, Santa Fe Trail 3-0
3rd Place: Gage Leedy, Chanute, won by dec over Tyler Whitson, Buhler 6-4
5th Place: Travis Finley, Colby, won by fall over Elijah Kennedy, Eudora 2:20  

152
Championship: Anthony Scantlin, Mulvane, won by dec over Nick Lucas, Pratt 5-0
3rd Place: Jarret Jurgens, Scott City, won by dec over Zarek Fewell, Fort Scott 5-0
5th Place: Caden Searcy, Tonganoxie, won by dec over Peyton Lane, Clay Center 5-1
Tanner Johnson, Holcomb: lost by fall to Peyton Lane, Clay Center 4:16
Dalton Barker, Ulysses, won by dec over Dakota Brake, Prairie View 7-5, lost by dec to Peyton Lane, Clay Center 9-6

Jarret Jurgens, Scott City

160
Championship: Hunter Mullin, Clay Center, won by dec over Brandon Mlekus, Frontenac 9-8
3rd Place: Wyatt Hayes, Scott City, won by maj dec over Zach Porter, Columbus 8-0
5th Place: Trey Isenhower, Prairie View, won by dec over Clayton Peterson, Buhler 7-5

Wyatt Hayes, Scott City 

170
Championship: Dacota Motter, El Dorado, won by dec over Tyler Price, Holton 7-0
3rd Place: Chance Rodriguez, Holcomb, won by dec over Dauson Whiteley, Abilene 6-4
5th Place: Owen Braungardt, Winfield, won by dec over Ridge Smith, Columbus 10-5

Chance Rodriguez, Holcomb

182
Championship: Trey Hoerner, Abilene, won by dec over Ryan Tiers, Clay Center 6-4
3rd Place: Beck Elliott, Smoky Valley, won by dec over Braden Morgan, El Dorado, 2-1
5th Place: Aaron Schoemann, Wellington, won by dec over Bailey Yarborough, McPherson 5-3

195
Championship: Anthony Capul, Andale, won by dec over Sean Singleton, Bonner Springs 3-2
3rd Place: Blaine Ray, Ottawa , won by fall over Gavin Ware, Clay Center 2:10
5th Place: Alex Bejarano, Basehor-Linwood, won by over Logan Riekeman, Abilene 4:40

220
Championship: Caleb Willis, Bonner Springs, won by dec over Davon Spexarth, Andale SV-1 3-1
3rd Place: Cole Edwards, Augusta, won by dec over Austin Ochoa, Ulysses TB-1
5th Place: Jaron Christiensen, Abilene, won by dec over Zeb Bloom, Clay Center 3-2

Austin Ochoa, Ulysses

285
Championship: Jake Hastings, Santa Fe Trail, won by dec over Sam Christy, Spring Hill UTB 3-2
3rd Place: Ethan Jay, Colby, won by dec over Sam Burt, Abilene TB-1 2-1
5th Place: Luis Ledesma, Goodland, won by dec over Tylar Patrick, Wamego 3-2

Coach Jon Lippelmann, Scott City