The Vandals wrestling team won their first tournament of the season, tallying 221 team points to take the team title, besting second place Mattoon by 40 points. Jarek Wehrle at 106lbs, Bradyn Kaiser at 152lbs and Gavin Mouser at 220lbs all claimed individual championships.
Full Individual Wrestlers Results:
106lbs: Jarek Wehrle – CHAMPION!
Round 1: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: Wehrle beat Nate Martin of Clayton, MO by Fall in 5:23
Championship Semifinals: Wehrle beat Jaymz Young of East St. Louis by Major Decision, 10-1
Championship Bout: Wehrle beat BRADY Foster of Mattoon by Sudden Victory, 8-4
113lbs: Owen Miller – 5th PLACE
Round 1: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: Miller loses to Cody Haney of Mattoon by Fall in 1:16
First Round Wrestlebacks: BYE
Second Round Wrestlebacks: Miller beat Gage Blimling of Jacksonville by Major Decision, 10-0
Fifth Place Bout: Miller beat Mason Turner of Jerseyville by Fall in 2:30
120lbs: Garrett Dothager
Round 1: Dothager lost to Melvin Rogers of East St. Louis by Fall in 2:15
First Round Wrestlebacks: Dothager lost to Chris Morris of Benton by Fall in 1:33
126lbs: Matthew Hobler – 4th PLACE
Round 1: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: Hobler beat Damian Becker of Waterloo by Tech Fall (16-1) in 5:23
Championship Semifinals: Hobler lost to Zion Wilhite of East St. Louis by Major Decision, 19-6
Third Place Bout: Hobler lost to Jerik Hinman of Benton by Decision, 12-5
132lbs: Eric McKinney – 5th PLACE
Round 1: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: McKinney lost to Caleb Tyus of Civic Memorial by Fall in 3:15
First Round Wrestlebacks: BYE
Second Round Wrestlebacks: McKinney beat Holden Allsop of Benton by Fall in 1;24
Third Round Wrestlebacks: McKinney beat Jacob Newbury of Waterloo by Tech Fall (18-2) in 4:00
Fifth Place Bout: McKinney beat Kendrionte Lindsey of East St. Louis by Decision, 5-1
138lbs: Ryan Kaiser – 4th PLACE
First Round: Kaiser beat Noah Mason of East Alton-Wood River by Fall in 2:56
Championship Quarterfinals: Kaiser beat Bryce Kirsch of Highland by Fall in 1:37
Championship Semifinals: Kaiser lost to Caine Tyus of Civic Memorial by Fall in 1:43
Third Place Bout: Kaiser lost to Rick Wright of Mattoon by Fall in 3:40
145lbs: Logan Nance – 6th PLACE
Round 1: Nance beat Pierce Leeman of Mattoon by Fall in 1:28
Championship Quarterfinals: Nance lost to Charos Sutton of Winfield, MO by Decision, 9-2
First Round Wrestlebacks: BYE
Second Round Wrestlebacks: Nance beat Michael Montalbano of Maplewood-Richmond Heights, MO by Fall in :14
Third Round Wrestlebacks: Nance beat Zach Hijab of Champaign Central by Fall in 2:11
Fifth Place Bout: Nance lost to Ben Mitchell of Highland by Decision, 7-3
152lbs: Bradyn Kaiser – CHAMPION!
First Round: Kaiser beat Eliazar Villagomez of Centralia by Fall in 1:15
Championship Quarterfinals: Kaiser beat Ian Asklund of Champaign Central by Fall in 1:51
Championship Semifinals: Kaiser beat Trevor Link of Waterloo by Fall in 2:29
Championship Bout: Kaiser beat Daeshawn Warren of East Alton-Wood River by Fall in 2:30
160lbs: Tiler Worker – 5th PLACE
First Round: Worker beat Jordan Harvey of East Alton-Wood River by Fall in :51
Championship Quarterfinals: Worker lost to Brandon Lloyd of Waterloo by Decision, 14-8
Second Round Wrestlebacks: Worker beat Justin Franklin of East Alton-Wood River by Fall in 1:02
Third Round Wrestlebacks: Worker beat Colby Davis of Highland by Fall in 1:34
Fifth Place Bout: Worker beat Amar Akbar of Champaign Central by Fall in :51
170lbs: Robby Durbin – 4th PLACE
First Round: Durbin beat Anthony Braasch of Maplewood-Richmond Heights, MO by Fall in :35
Championship Quarterfinals: Durbin beat Luca Thies of Jacksonville by Fall in :35
Championship Semifinals: Durbin lost to Clark Rogers of Winfield, MO by Major Decision, 14-3
Third Place Bout: Durbin lost to Alex Miranda of Civic Memorial by Fall in 1:06
182lbs: Michael Bowles – 6th PLACE
First Round: Bowles beat Tommy Morgan of Carlyle by Fall in :54
Championship Quarterfinals: Bowles lost to Dillon Dublo of Civic Memorial by Fall in :27
First Round Wrestlebacks: BYE
Second Round of Wrestlebacks: BYE
Third Round Wrestlebacks: Bowles wins by Forfeit
Fifth Place Bout: Bowles lost to Tyler Dirksmeyer of Jerseyville by Fall in 1:11
195lbs: David Meyer – 3rd PLACE
First Round: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: Meyer beat Josh Restivo of East Alton-Wood River by Fall in 3:25
Championship Semifinals: Meyer lost to Alex Reed of Highland by Tech Fall (17-2) in 4:26
Third Place Bout: Meyer beat Garrett Cardwell of Benton by Fall in 2:43
220lbs: Gavin Mouser – CHAMPION!
First Round: BYE
Championship Quarterfinals: Mouser beat Nathan Springer of Maplewood-Richmond Heights, MO by Fall in :40
Championship Semifinals: Mouser beat Evan Fink of Waterloo by Fall in :58
Championship Bout: Mouser beat Tyler Farmer of Centralia by Fall in :36
285lbs: Ethan Plunkett – 3rd PLACE
First Round: Plunkett beat Misael Carmona of Champaign Central by Decision, 7-6
Championship Quarterfinals: Plunkett beat Rizean Williams of East St. Louis by Fall in :40
Championship Semifinals: Plunkett lost to Brett Howard of Waterloo by Decision 5-2
Third Place Bout: Plunkett beat Timothy Pitts of East St. Louis by Fall in :40