(Atlantic) Aiden Smith (126) and Evan Sorensen (285) won individual titles at the Rollin Dyer Wrestling Tournament in Atlantic on Saturday. The Trojans finished sixth in the eighteen-team field with 126.5.
Smith, state runner-up one year ago at (113), extended his record to 32-1 and topped the 126-pound weight class. The junior pinned three of his four opponents., including a fall in 3:44 over Ethan Skoglund of Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the finals.
Evan Sorensen (285) dominated the competition en route to the top of the podium, and they were all quick. The junior, 24-2, posted pins of 24: 49, 1:27, and a:17 fall over Noah Winger of Bondurant-Farrar in the finals.
Four other Atlantic Wrestlers medaled in the tournament. Taye Jordan (106) finished runner-up, Braxton Hass (113) finished third, Cohen Bruce, 5th at (190), Jayden Harter, 6th at (132), and Collin Harris, 8th at (106).
Atlantic Head Coach Tim Duff complimented his squad on their performance on Saturday at their home tournament.
Bondurant-Farrar edged Skutt-Catholic for the team title 214 to 212.5 and crowned two champions, three runner-up finishes, two third-places, one fourth, one fifth, one sixth, and two eighth places. Nolan Fellers defeated Ayden McRoberts of Sergeant Bluff-Luton for the title, and Reid Foster topped Jaymeson Vander Velde of Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln in the Championship match.
Omaha Skutt-Catholic proved why they are one of Nebraska’s best wrestling programs, winning five individual titles. Ben Ziola, (106), 20-3, over Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 27-6, (Fall 1:11), Cole Welte, (113), 17-4, over Jayce Curry (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 23-4, (TB-1 7-4). Tyler Harrill, (144), 19-3, over Lucas Bose (Underwood) 19-3, (Fall 4:13). Riley Johnson, (165), 17-4, won by medical forfeit, and Cade Ziola, (190), a brother to flyweight champion Ben Ziola, remained undefeated 23-0, with a pin over Gaige Allen of Humboldt in the finals.
Bo Koedam, of Sergeant Bluff-Luton, earned the Rollin Dyer wrestler of the meet award with the championship at (157). The junior posted two falls and two decisions en route to the individual title.
Carsen Thomsen of Underwood (132), a two-seed, upended top-seeded Connor Fiser of Bondurant-Farrar in the championship match by a 4-3 decision. Royce Butt of Central DeWitt over Cael Nelson of Carroll for the title at 138 in overtime. Blaise Baughman of Blair, Nebraska, pinned Dyllon Carpenter (Omaha Skutt Catholic) by fall in 54 seconds, and sophomore Mason Koehler of Glenwood, an 8th-place finisher at the 2023 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament, is picking up where he left off one year ago. The sophomore pinned Eli Green of Interstate 35 in the finals in a time of (1:33).
Team Scores:
- Bondurant-Farrar, 214
- Omaha, Skutt, Catholic, 212.5
- Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 169.5
- Blair, Nebraska, 144
- Humboldt, 134.5
- Atlantic, 126.5
- Underwood, 105.5
- Carroll, 105.0
- Central DeWitt, 74.5
- Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, 74.5
- Alta-Aurelia, 72.0
- Greene County, 58
- I-35, 57.5
- Denison-Schleswig, 50
- Glenwood, 49
- Red Oak, 44
- AHSTW, 36
- Audubon, 17.0
Final Results:
106
- 1st Place – Ben Ziola of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 2nd Place – Taye Jordan of Atlantic
- 3rd Place – Coby Fiser of Bondurant-Farrar
- 4th Place – Drake Howard of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 5th Place – Tannon Bellamy of Blair
- 6th Place – Braydon Tranmer of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 7th Place – Cale Johnson of Central DeWitt
- 8th Place – Collin Harris of Atlantic
1st Place Match
- Ben Ziola (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 20-3, Fr. over Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 27-6, Sr. (Fall 1:11)
3rd Place Match
- Coby Fiser (Bondurant-Farrar) 18-5, Fr. over Drake Howard (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 23-9, Fr. (MD 13-0)
5th Place Match
- Tannon Bellamy (Blair) 27-8, So. over Braydon Tranmer (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 17-11, So. (Fall 1:46)
7th Place Match
- Cale Johnson (Central DeWitt) 21-5, Fr. over Collin Harris (Atlantic) 16-8, Fr. (Dec 3-0)
113
- 1st Place – Cole Welte of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 2nd Place – Jayce Curry of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 3rd Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
- 4th Place – Boston Mateer of Interstate 35
- 5th Place – Jaxson Page of Alta-Aurelia
- 6th Place – Gavyn Winters of Greene County
- 7th Place – Jaxon Logan of Blair
- 8th Place – Aden Prenger of Humboldt
1st Place Match
- Cole Welte (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 17-4, Jr. over Jayce Curry (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 23-4, So. (TB-1 7-4)
3rd Place Match
- Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 29-6, So. over Boston Mateer (Interstate 35) 12-5, Fr. (MD 13-2)
5th Place Match
- Jaxson Page (Alta-Aurelia) 24-3, Fr. over Gavyn Winters (Greene County) 13-3, Jr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
- Jaxon Logan (Blair) 12-9, Fr. over Aden Prenger (Humboldt) 16-11, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)
120
- 1st Place – Reid Foster of Bondurant-Farrar
- 2nd Place – Jaymeson VanderVelde of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 3rd Place – Gavin Ourada of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 4th Place – Aden Rieb of Alta-Aurelia
- 5th Place – Henry Sullivan of Blair
- 6th Place – Cam Keokenchahn of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 7th Place – Juan Avalos-Ceballos of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 8th Place – Austin Miller of Central DeWitt
1st Place Match
- Reid Foster (Bondurant-Farrar) 16-4, Sr. over Jaymeson VanderVelde (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 24-4, Sr. (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
- Gavin Ourada (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 15-11, So. over Aden Rieb (Alta-Aurelia) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match
- Henry Sullivan (Blair) 20-16, Jr. over Cam Keokenchahn (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 20-10, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
7th Place Match
- Juan Avalos-Ceballos (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 5-2, So. over Austin Miller (Central DeWitt) 11-12, Jr. (Dec 9-4)
126
- 1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
- 2nd Place – Ethan Skoglund of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 3rd Place – Matthew McCrea of Bondurant-Farrar
- 4th Place – Tyce Clarken of Humboldt
- 5th Place – Dolan Theisen of Central DeWitt
- 6th Place – Tucker Osbahr of AHSTW
- 7th Place – Jackson Graeve of Denison-Schleswig
- 8th Place – Cline Sievers of Alta-Aurelia
1st Place Match
- Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 32-1, Jr. over Ethan Skoglund (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 26-5, Sr. (Fall 3:44)
3rd Place Match
- Matthew McCrea (Bondurant-Farrar) 18-4, Sr. over Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 21-4, Jr. (MD 14-4)
5th Place Match
- Dolan Theisen (Central DeWitt) 14-9, Jr. over Tucker Osbahr (AHSTW) 11-9, So. (SV-1 8-6)
7th Place Match
- Jackson Graeve (Denison-Schleswig) 7-9, So. over Cline Sievers (Alta-Aurelia) 12-13, Fr. (Fall 5:37)
132
- 1st Place – Carson Thomsen of Underwood
- 2nd Place – Connor Fiser of Bondurant-Farrar
- 3rd Place – Cyler Cirks of Humboldt
- 4th Place – Luis Avalos of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 5th Place – Cassidy Craig of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 6th Place – Jayden Harter of Atlantic
- 7th Place – Miles Vander Velde of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 8th Place – Jameson Polking of Carroll
1st Place Match
- Carson Thomsen (Underwood) 19-3, Sr. over Connor Fiser (Bondurant-Farrar) 18-3, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
- Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) 19-7, Jr. over Luis Avalos (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 19-9, Jr. (Dec 1-0)
5th Place Match
- Cassidy Craig (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 20-12, Sr. over Jayden Harter (Atlantic) 17-16, Fr. (MD 10-2)
7th Place Match
- Miles Vander Velde (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 16-9, Fr. over Jameson Polking (Carroll) 12-7, Jr. (Fall 3:08)
138
- 1st Place – Royce Butt of Central DeWitt
- 2nd Place – Cael Nelson of Carroll
- 3rd Place – Tyson Brown of Blair
- 4th Place – Dalton VanWyhe of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 5th Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
- 6th Place – Brady Beers of Humboldt
- 7th Place – Cristian Ramos of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 8th Place – Colton Carpenter of Bondurant-Farrar
1st Place Match
- Royce Butt (Central DeWitt) 8-0, Sr. over Cael Nelson (Carroll) 23-3, Sr. (SV-1 7-5)
3rd Place Match
- Tyson Brown (Blair) 32-5, Sr. over Dalton VanWyhe (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 26-6, Sr. (Fall 1:18)
5th Place Match
- Kyler Sandholm (Red Oak) 20-7, Jr. over Brady Beers (Humboldt) 17-10, Jr. (Fall 3:14)
7th Place Match
- Cristian Ramos (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 15-5, Sr. over Colton Carpenter (Bondurant-Farrar) 4-3, Jr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-4))
144
- 1st Place – Tyler Harrill of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 2nd Place – Lucas Bose of Underwood
- 3rd Place – Jaxson Kirchhoff of Humboldt
- 4th Place – Nash Larson of Alta-Aurelia
- 5th Place – Evan Lang of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 6th Place – Aslan Wills of Central DeWitt
- 7th Place – Chayton Snethen of Audubon
- 8th Place – Blake Briley of Bondurant-Farrar
1st Place Match
- Tyler Harrill (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 19-3, So. over Lucas Bose (Underwood) 19-3, Jr. (Fall 4:13)
3rd Place Match
- Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 20-9, Fr. over Nash Larson (Alta-Aurelia) 11-4, So. (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-2))
5th Place Match
- Evan Lang (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 13-9, So. over Aslan Wills (Central DeWitt) 8-15, Sr. (Fall 1:55)
7th Place Match
- Chayton Snethen (Audubon) 19-11, Fr. over Blake Briley (Bondurant-Farrar) 8-4, Jr. (Fall 5:05)
150
- 1st Place – Nolan Fellers of Bondurant-Farrar
- 2nd Place – Ayden McRoberts of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 3rd Place – Atticus Dick of Blair
- 4th Place – Isaac Christo of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 5th Place – Jackson Turner of Greene County
- 6th Place – Jaxon Terry of Red Oak
- 7th Place – Dane DeVault of Underwood
- 8th Place – Austin Wear of Glenwood
1st Place Match
- Nolan Fellers (Bondurant-Farrar) 18-2, So. over Ayden McRoberts (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 23-7, Jr. (Fall 3:45)
3rd Place Match
- Atticus Dick (Blair) 27-9, Sr. over Isaac Christo (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 16-11, So. (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match
- Jackson Turner (Greene County) 18-11, Sr. over Jaxon Terry (Red Oak) 4-4, Jr. (Fall 1:26)
7th Place Match
- Dane DeVault (Underwood) 11-11, Jr. over Austin Wear (Glenwood) 11-9, Sr. (Fall 2:49)
157
- 1st Place – Bo Koedam of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 2nd Place – Jack Lewis of Bondurant-Farrar
- 3rd Place – Parker Herzog of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
- 4th Place – Kayden Baxter of AHSTW
- 5th Place – Owen Klocke of Carroll
- 6th Place – Nikolas Rotella of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 7th Place – Will Buckholdt of Underwood
- 8th Place – Alex Hansen of Audubon
1st Place Match
- Bo Koedam (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 28-1, Jr. over Jack Lewis (Bondurant-Farrar) 10-3, Sr. (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
- Parker Herzog (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 23-6, Sr. over Kayden Baxter (AHSTW) 10-3, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
5th Place Match
- Owen Klocke (Carroll) 25-2, Jr. over Nikolas Rotella (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 2-1, So. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
- Will Buckholdt (Underwood) 15-8, Jr. over Alex Hansen (Audubon) 21-11, Jr. (Dec 7-5)
165
- 1st Place – Riley Johnson of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 2nd Place – Brock Templar of Blair
- 3rd Place – Maddox Nelson of Underwood
- 4th Place – Brent Dennhardt of Greene County
- 5th Place – Broedy Hendricks of Humboldt
- 6th Place – Zayvion Ellington of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 7th Place – Chase Ragaller of Carroll
- 8th Place – Bode Stanley of Interstate 35
1st Place Match
- Riley Johnson (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 17-4, So. over Brock Templar (Blair) 15-2, Jr. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
- Maddox Nelson (Underwood) 14-2, Sr. over Brent Dennhardt (Greene County) 24-3, Jr. (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match
- Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) 23-2, Fr. over Zayvion Ellington (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 14-3, Jr. (Dec 3-2)
7th Place Match
- Chase Ragaller (Carroll) 19-4, Sr. over Bode Stanley (Interstate 35) 20-6, Jr. (Fall 2:57)
175
- 1st Place – Blaise Baughman of Blair
- 2nd Place – Dyllon Carpenter of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 3rd Place – Landon Halverson of Humboldt
- 4th Place – Kieran Polking of Carroll
- 5th Place – Degan Miller of Greene County
- 6th Place – Chase Rial of Bondurant-Farrar
- 7th Place – Grady Joens of Underwood
- 8th Place – Kaleb Pendergast of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
1st Place Match
- Blaise Baughman (Blair) 31-4, So. over Dyllon Carpenter (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 16-11, Jr. (Fall 0:54)
3rd Place Match
- Landon Halverson (Humboldt) 7-1, Jr. over Kieran Polking (Carroll) 15-11, So. (Dec 8-3)
5th Place Match
- Degan Miller (Greene County) 15-10, Fr. over Chase Rial (Bondurant-Farrar) 3-3, Fr. (Dec 4-0)
7th Place Match
- Grady Joens (Underwood) 17-6, So. over Kaleb Pendergast (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 20-13, Jr. (Fall 0:47)
190
- 1st Place – Cade Ziola of Omaha Skutt Catholic
- 2nd Place – Gaige Allen of Humboldt
- 3rd Place – Quinten Polking of Carroll
- 4th Place – Brayton Gipple of Bondurant-Farrar
- 5th Place – Cohen Bruce of Atlantic
- 6th Place – Joel Murrillo of Denison-Schleswig
- 7th Place – Layton Slaymaker of Central DeWitt
- 8th Place – Hayden Heun of Underwood
1st Place Match
- Cade Ziola (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 23-0, Jr. over Gaige Allen (Humboldt) 19-1, Sr. (Fall 1:57)
3rd Place Match
- Quinten Polking (Carroll) 22-6, So. over Brayton Gipple (Bondurant-Farrar) 15-8, Jr. (Dec 4-0)
5th Place Match
- Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 19-12, Sr. over Joel Murrillo (Denison-Schleswig) 19-5, Jr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
- Layton Slaymaker (Central DeWitt) 11-4, Sr. over Hayden Heun (Underwood) 15-9, Jr. (Fall 1:42)
215
- 1st Place – Mason Koehler of Glenwood
- 2nd Place – Eli Green of Interstate 35
- 3rd Place – Chris Wrage of Central DeWitt
- 4th Place – Nolan Perrien of Red Oak
- 5th Place – Andrew Hockett of Bondurant-Farrar
- 6th Place – Luis Chan of Denison-Schleswig
- 7th Place – Angel Barajas of Alta-Aurelia
- 8th Place – Ethan Kunert of Humboldt
1st Place Match
- Mason Koehler (Glenwood) 23-4, So. over Eli Green (Interstate 35) 21-4, Sr. (Fall 1:33)
3rd Place Match
- Chris Wrage (Central DeWitt) 20-5, Jr. over Nolan Perrien (Red Oak) 9-8, Jr. (Fall 1:16)
5th Place Match
- Andrew Hockett (Bondurant-Farrar) 13-9, Jr. over Luis Chan (Denison-Schleswig) 12-8, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
7th Place Match
- Angel Barajas (Alta-Aurelia) 24-2, Jr. over Ethan Kunert (Humboldt) 11-15, Sr. (Fall 5:47)
285
- 1st Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
- 2nd Place – Noah Winger of Bondurant-Farrar
- 3rd Place – Cornez Tucker of Blair
- 4th Place – Jeisson Avilez De Leon of Carroll
- 5th Place – Sawyer Kiesel of AHSTW
- 6th Place – Garret Plagge of Denison-Schleswig
- 7th Place – Mario Rangel of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
- 8th Place – Karson Ockerman of Alta-Aurelia
1st Place Match
- Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 24-2, Jr. over Noah Winger (Bondurant-Farrar) 14-6, Sr. (Fall 0:17)
3rd Place Match
- Cornez Tucker (Blair) 22-12, Jr. over Jeisson Avilez De Leon (Carroll) 14-12, Jr. (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
- Sawyer Kiesel (AHSTW) 11-7, Sr. over Garret Plagge (Denison-Schleswig) 16-10, Sr. (Fall 2:35)
