March 29, 2024

Five Cardinal JV wrestlers win division titles

ALLEMAN — Newton High’s junior varsity wrestling team had five weight bracket winners at Saturday’s North Polk JV Invitational tournament.

Owen Sanger, William Muckler, Gabe Hoen, Reide Kuennen and Thomas Cox claimed first place in their respective weight classes — 170, 195, 220, 106A and 182A. Sanger, Muckler, Hoen and Cox each went 3-0 and Kuennen was 2-0 on the day.

Zane Kohlmeyer finished second in the 145-pound bracket, going 1-1. Caydin Harper was 1-2 to take third in the 285A bracket. James Beck was 0-4 in the 120A division to finish fifth.

145: Zane Kohlmeyer, 2nd

Rd 1 - Kohlmeyer won by 17-7 maj. dec. over Frank Miller (Ames)

Rd 3 - John Loney (Marshalltown) pinned Kohlmeyer (Fall 3:45)

170; Owen Sanger, 1st

Rd 1 - Sanger won by 8-4 dec. over Joseph Donovan (Carlisle)

Rd 2 - Sanger pinned Max Hinners (Pleasantville) (Fall 3:58)

Rd 3 - Sanger won by 16-0 tech fall over Will Krehbiel (North Polk)

195; William Muckler, 1st

Rd 1 - Muckler pinned Jayden Krehbiel (North Polk) (Fall 1:45)

Rd 2 - Muckler pinned Reece Smith (Carlisle) (Fall 1:26)

Rd 3 - Muckler pinned Jose Guillen (Perry) (Fall 1:26)

220: Gabe Hoen, 1st

Rd 1 - Hoen pinned Jaren Buls (North Polk) (Fall 0:53)

Rd 2 - Hoen pinned Caleb Pierce (Boone) (Fall 0:57)

Rd 3 - Hoen pinned Calob Keller (SH-BCLUW ) (Fall 1:25)

106A: Reid Kuennen, 1st

Rd 1 - Kuennen pinned Rodrigo Guevara (Perry) (Fall 1:16)

Rd 2 - Kuennen pinned Wyatt Acuff (Ames) (Fall 2:38)

120A: James Beck, 5th

Rd 1 - Preston Stocks (Ames) pinned Beck (Fall 0:17)

Rd 2 - Sam Steele (Nevada) pinned Beck (Fall 0:15)

Rd 4 - Carolina Cristobal (Boone) pinned Beck (Fall 0:33)

Rd 5 - Caleb Silver (SH-BCLUW ) pinned Beck (Fall 0:17)

285A: Caydin Harper, 3rd

Rd 1 - Dylan Barnes (Carlisle) pinned Harper (Fall 0:50)

Rd 2 - Luis Ortiz (Marshalltown) won by 7-4 dec. over Harper

Rd 3 - Harper won by 4-2 dec. over Max Hovar (Nevada)

182A: Thomas Cox, 1st

Rd 1 - Cox won by 5-1 dec. over Connor Staker (Hudson)

Rd 2 - Cox won by 7-0 deci. over Ryan Tapia (Ames)

Rd 3 - Cox pinned Gavin Milner (Pleasantville) (Fall 0:40)

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