(Atlantic) Coming off the Class 2A State Dual Team Championship, Creston qualified 11 wrestlers for the State Tournament at the District meet in Atlantic on Saturday. The 11 qualifiers are a school record, eclipsing the previous school record of nine.
The Panthers won the District team title with 224 points. Atlantic finished second with 143 points, qualified three wrestlers for the State Tournament, and Greene County finished third with 134 points with four state qualifiers. Prairie City, Monroe finished fourth with 112 points and four state qualifiers; Knoxville, fifth, 104, and two state qualifiers; Perry sixth, 85, with two in the state tournament; Saydel, seventh, with 64 and one qualifier, and Van Meter, was eighth with one state qualifier.
Creston Head Coach Cody Downing says this capped off a good week for Creston wrestling after winning the Class 2A State Dual Team Title a week ago.
Atlantic Head Coach Tim Duff commented on his three qualifiers. Taye Jordan (106), Aiden Smith (126), and Evan Sorensen (285).
Photo: L-R, Taye Jordan, Evan Sorensen, and Aiden Smith.
Senior Taye Jordan (106), wrestling in his first district tournament, earned a spot in the state tournament.
Junior Aiden Smith (126), a two-time state qualifier and runner-up finish one year ago, enters the State Tournament, ranked second with a record of 47-1.
Junior Evan Sorensen qualifies for the State Tourney for the second consecutive season and finished just one place from medaling one year ago.
The top two qualifiers in each weight class are listed below:
106
1st Place – Taye Jordan of Atlantic
2nd Place – Quinn Arellano of Van Meter
113
1st Place – Kaliber Fry of PCM, Monroe
2nd Place – Lane Travis of Creston
120
1st Place – Christian Ahrens of Creston
2nd Place – Gavyn Winters of Greene County
126
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Brodrick Phelps of Creston
132
1st Place – Kolton Keller of Saydel
2nd Place – Lincoln Keeler of Creston
138
1st Place – Brandon Briley of Creston
2nd Place – Remington Fry of PCM, Monroe
144
1st Place – Austin Evans of Creston
2nd Place – Tucker Wheeler of PCM, Monroe
150
1st Place – Hewitt Brinegar of PCM, Monroe
2nd Place – Tristan Sinnard of Knoxville
157
1st Place – Gavin Scheuermann of Greene County
2nd Place – Milo Staver of Creston
165
1st Place – Brent Dennhardt of Greene County
2nd Place – William Bolinger of Creston
175
1st Place – Daniel Gorskikh of Knoxville
2nd Place – Degan Miller of Greene County
190
1st Place – Kain Killmer of Perry
2nd Place – Jagger Luther of Creston
215
1st Place – Keegan Snyder of Perry
2nd Place – Quinten Fuller of Creston
285
1st Place – Max Chapman of Creston
2nd Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
