Hoxie repeats as J.R. Durham Invitational champions

Norton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–For the second consecutive year, the Hoxie Indians found themselves at the top of the team standings, as they took the team title at the J.R. Durham Invitational in Norton on Saturday. This years tournament featured 10 teams, which was scaled back from what it was in years past.

Hoxie took six first place finishes individually, and won the tournament by 99 points over runner-up Scott City. The Beavers got two individual champions in Collin McDaniel and Gabe Bowers. Beloit was third.

Norton’s Kolton Field was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team Scores
Hoxie 221, Scott City 122, Beloit 90, Oberlin 83, Norton 73, Smith Center 72, Rawlins County 70, Oakley 65, St. Francis 17, TMP-Marian 3

Final Placings
106 (Round Robin)
1. Tate Weimer, Hoxie; 2. Josh Juenemann, Oberlin; 3. Evan Fry, Scott City; 4. Abraham Aguilar, Rawlins County

113 (Round Robin)
1. Wayne Shepard, Hoxie; 2. Ayden Presson, Scott City; 3. Reid Fort, Oberlin; 4. Ace Plummer, Oakley

120
1. Collin McDaniel, Scott City; 2. Carson Ochs, Hoxie; 3. Lukas Zodrow, Oberlin; 4. Connor Cosand, Beloit

Collin McDaniel, Scott City

126
1. Kolton Field, Norton; 2. Dayton Bell, Hoxie; 3. Bentley Montgomery, Smith Center; 4. Mason Fuller, Beloit

132
1. Drew Bell, Hoxie; 2. Zach Rohrbough, Scott City; 3. Clayton Sumner, Norton; 4. Jayden Reed, Rawlins County

138
1. Drew Betz, Hoxie; 2. Eric Cain, Oakley; 3. Reece Grafel, Oberlin; 4. Houston Frank, Scott City

145
1. Garin Cooper, St. Francis; 2. Derek Johnson, Hoxie; 3. Alex Eskew, Oberlin; 4. Drew Withington, Rawlins County

152 (Round Robin)
1. Garrett Urban, Norton; 2. Ryan Shaw, Hoxie; 3. Eddie Hanson, Rawlins County; 4. Tristan Ryburn, Oakley; 5. Dylan Fulton, Scott City; 6. Ryan Stocker, Smith Center

160
1. Aidan Baalman, Hoxie; 2. Tate Kadel, Beloit; 3. Kale Wheeler, Scott City; 4. Nathan Hrabe, Smith Center

170 (Round Robin)
1. Hunter Prochaska, Beloit; 2. Lance Miller, Scott City; 3. Josh Popp, Rawlins County; 4. Jason Desbien, Smith Center

182 (Round Robin)
1. Gavon Uehlin, Oberlin; 2. Brennan Walker, Beloit; 3. Johnathan Temaat, Oakley; 4. Jake Kirchoff, Smith Center; 5. Kendrick Woody, Rawlins County; 6. Jeffery Nix, Scott City

195 (Round Robin)
1. Donovan Balluch, Hoxie; 2. Cyrus Green, Rawlins County; 3. Christian Koch, Oakley; 4. Luke Franklin, Smith Center; 5. Jefferson Otter, Norton; 6. Alonso Frances, Scott City

220
1. Jake Sasse, Smith Center; 2. Cameron Konkel, Beloit; 3. Gavin Sproul, Norton; 4. Kaden Sekavic, Hoxie

285
1. Gabe Bowers, Scott City; 2. Brandon Baker, Hoxie; 3. Ivan Jirak, Oakley; 4. Omar Sanchez, Rawlins County; 5. Colton Haresnape, Smith Center; 6. Alex Brown, Norton

Gabe Bowers, Scott City