Jackson County Central sent a section-best six wrestlers to the State Individual Tournament on Saturday in Springfield.
Kyler Thier, Payten Sorbel, and Dallas Gossen captured Section 3A championships. Isaac Rodriguez, Mathias Liepold, and Carson Kolander advanced with runner-up finishes.
Thier pinned down the 145-pound title after a pair of technical falls to get there and will grapple for his third straight State medal next week.
Sorbel had a pair of tech falls before winning the 107-pound title by decision for his State debut.
Gossen got a pin and earned the 152-pound title by decision to return to State.
Rodriguez pinned his way to the 139-pound title match where he lost by decision but returned to State with no true second chance available.
Liepold had a tech fall and pair of pins before losing by pin in the 127-pound title but survived for a win by decision in his true second match for his State debut.
Kolander started at 189 pounds with a loss by decision but rallied with a pair of pins and decisions to make his State debut as a senior.
Huskies head coach Nate Hanson is the Section 3A wrestling coach of the year and fellow Jackson County Hall of Famer Jacob Johnson is the section assistant coach of the year.
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Evan Bartholomaus went 4-1 but had to settle for third place without a chance for true second at 160 pounds. Colten Gossen went 3-1 for third place at 114 pounds without a true second chance.
Dezmynd Tupper at 133 pounds and Ever Mazariegos at 121 pounds each went 2-2 for fourth place.
Cael Entriken won fifth place with a 2-2 record at 215 pounds.
Hayden Schultz at 172 pounds and Karsin Janssen at 285 pounds each finished with an 0-2 record.
The Individual State Tournament begins on Thursday at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. We have full local coverage of the Huskies and Martin County Red Bulls on Xtreme.
Full results available below.
Payten Sorbel (3-0) 107 – 1st
Bout 9 (Mat 3) – Quarters: Varsity – 107 – Payten Sorbel (36-12) Fr., JCC over Ethan Johnson (6-30) 8th, TMBW (TF 16-1 (4:17))
Bout 59 (Mat 2) – Semis: Varsity – 107 – Payten Sorbel (36-12) Fr., JCC over Brody Kopp (22-6) Jr., LUVE (TF 16-0 (4:48))
Bout 131 (Mat 2) – 1st Place Match: Varsity – 107 – Payten Sorbel (36-12) Fr., JCC over Braxton Weber (36-12) Fr., RRC (Dec 8-6)
Colten Gossen (3-1) 114 – 3rd
Bout 14 (Mat 3) – Quarters: Varsity – 114 – Colten Gossen (21-13) Fr., JCC over Lane Hoffman (5-11) 8th, TMBW (F 0:46)
Bout 61 (Mat 2) – Semis: Varsity – 114 – Carloseriel Perez-Garcia (9-4) Sr., PIAR over Colten Gossen (21-13) Fr., JCC (F 2:55)
Bout 106 (Mat 3) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 114 – Colten Gossen (21-13) Fr., JCC over Mason Weber (23-11) 7th, RRC (TF 16-1 (2:50))
Bout 133 (Mat 1) – 3rd Place Match: Varsity – 114 – Colten Gossen (21-13) Fr., JCC over kullen steen (30-13) Fr., WABA (F 4:48)
Bout 169 – 2nd Place Match: Varsity – 114 – Carloseriel Perez-Garcia (9-4) Sr., PIAR over Colten Gossen (21-13) Fr., JCC (RULE)
Ever Mazariegos (2-2) 121 – 4th
Bout 15 (Mat 2) – Quarters: Varsity – 121 – Ever Mazariegos (10-15) Sr., JCC over Brett Jensen (21-21) Fr., SPRI (F 0:56)
Bout 62 (Mat 1) – Semis: Varsity – 121 – Taylor Squires (42-5) Jr., TMBW over Ever Mazariegos (10-15) Sr., JCC (F 1:49)
Bout 108 (Mat 2) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 121 – Ever Mazariegos (10-15) Sr., JCC over Jackson Radmaker (17-25) Fr., RRC (Dec 9-3)
Bout 136 (Mat 1) – 3rd Place Match: Varsity – 121 – Rayden Boyenga (16-14) Sr., ADAR over Ever Mazariegos (10-15) Sr., JCC (Dec 1-0)
Mathias Liepold (4-1) 127 – 2nd
Bout 2 (Mat 2) – Champ. Rd of 16: Varsity – 127 – Mathias Liepold (32-13) 8th, JCC over Braedan Ricketts (1-11) So., WABA (TF 18-2 (4:20))
Bout 20 (Mat 1) – Quarters: Varsity – 127 – Mathias Liepold (32-13) 8th, JCC over Cole Jensen (7-11) 8th, SPRI (F 0:50)
Bout 65 (Mat 1) – Semis: Varsity – 127 – Mathias Liepold (32-13) 8th, JCC over Logan Petersen (29-11) Sr., TMBW (F 2:45)
Bout 140 (Mat 2) – 1st Place Match: Varsity – 127 – Mason Fruechte (31-7) Jr., PIAR over Mathias Liepold (32-13) 8th, JCC (F 0:42)
Bout 171 (Mat 1) – 2nd Place Match: Varsity – 127 – Mathias Liepold (32-13) 8th, JCC over Ty Kopp (38-12) Fr., LUVE (Dec 5-3)
Dezmynd Tupper (2-2) 133 – 4th
Bout 23 (Mat 2) – Quarters: Varsity – 133 – Weston Marten (36-9) Jr., TMBW over Dezmynd Tupper (20-22) Jr., JCC (Dec 6-3)
Bout 111 (Mat 3) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 133 – Dezmynd Tupper (20-22) Jr., JCC over Zach Skoblik (29-12) Sr., WABA (F 6:50)
Bout 142 (Mat 1) – 3rd Place Match: Varsity – 133 – Weston Marten (36-9) Jr., TMBW over Dezmynd Tupper (20-22) Jr., JCC (Dec 7-1)
Isaac Rodriguez (2-1) 139 – 2nd
Bout 30 (Mat 3) – Quarters: Varsity – 139 – Isaac Rodriguez (12-4) Sr., JCC over Henry Bentson (10-15) 7th, REVA (F 1:24)
Bout 69 (Mat 1) – Semis: Varsity – 139 – Isaac Rodriguez (12-4) Sr., JCC over Brayden Gilb (24-9) Jr., FMCC (F 2:54)
Bout 146 (Mat 2) – 1st Place Match: Varsity – 139 – David Schuh (40-4) Sr., TMBW over Isaac Rodriguez (12-4) Sr., JCC (Dec 7-3)
Bout 173 – 2nd Place Match: Varsity – 139 – Isaac Rodriguez (12-4) Sr., JCC over Brayden Gilb (24-9) Jr., FMCC (RULE)
Kyler Thier (3-0) 145 – 1st
Bout 31 (Mat 1) – Quarters: Varsity – 145 – Kyler Thier (39-3) So., JCC over Nathan Riley (18-23) Jr., WABA (TF 17-2 (1:21))
Bout 70 (Mat 1) – Semis: Varsity – 145 – Kyler Thier (39-3) So., JCC over Nolan Verlinde (25-19) Jr., TMBW (TF 15-0 (4:32))
Bout 149 (Mat 2) – 1st Place Match: Varsity – 145 – Kyler Thier (39-3) So., JCC over Casen Myers (32-11) So., REVA (F 1:38)
Dallas Gossen (3-0) 152 – 1st
Bout 72 (Mat 2) – Semis: Varsity – 152 – Dallas Gossen (38-8) Jr., JCC over Paxton Huhnerkoch (20-20) So., WABA (F 1:39)
Bout 152 (Mat 2) – 1st Place Match: Varsity – 152 – Dallas Gossen (38-8) Jr., JCC over Charger Erlandson (32-7) Jr., ADAR (Dec 7-0)
Evan Bartholomaus (4-1) 160 – 3rd
Bout 5 (Mat 2) – Champ. Rd of 16: Varsity – 160 – Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC over Jaxter Pfarr (5-19) Fr., TMBW (F 1:58)
Bout 41 (Mat 3) – Quarters: Varsity – 160 – Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC over Tyson Lightfoot (9-20) Jr., WABA (F 0:36)
Bout 75 (Mat 2) – Semis: Varsity – 160 – Quintin Lewis (40-8) Sr., FMCC over Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC (Dec 2-1)
Bout 120 (Mat 1) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 160 – Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC over Isaiah Nelson (25-19) So., REVA (F 1:30)
Bout 154 (Mat 1) – 3rd Place Match: Varsity – 160 – Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC over Haden Mulvihill (19-9) Sr., PIAR (MD 15-7)
Bout 176 – 2nd Place Match: Varsity – 160 – Quintin Lewis (40-8) Sr., FMCC over Evan Bartholomaus (36-9) Sr., JCC (RULE)
Hayden Schultz (0-2) 172 – DNP
Bout 43 (Mat 2) – Quarters: Varsity – 172 – Lucas Fuhr (38-6) Jr., REVA over Hayden Schultz (5-25) So., JCC (F 1:33)
Bout 97 (Mat 3) – Cons. Sub-Semis: Varsity – 172 – Nevin Marten (17-17) Sr., TMBW over Hayden Schultz (5-25) So., JCC (F 3:59)
Carson Kolander (4-1) 189 – 2nd
Bout 47 (Mat 2) – Quarters: Varsity – 189 – Lawton Verlinde (33-12) Sr., TMBW over Carson Kolander (27-8) Sr., JCC (Dec 4-3)
Bout 98 (Mat 2) – Cons. Sub-Semis: Varsity – 189 – Carson Kolander (27-8) Sr., JCC over Marcus Niz (8-24) Jr., PIAR (F 0:15)
Bout 123 (Mat 3) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 189 – Carson Kolander (27-8) Sr., JCC over Luke Iverson (26-22) Sr., FMCC (F 0:36)
Bout 160 (Mat 1) – 3rd Place Match: Varsity – 189 – Carson Kolander (27-8) Sr., JCC over Zeke Olson (30-16) Sr., WABA (Dec 3-2)
Bout 178 (Mat 1) – 2nd Place Match: Varsity – 189 – Carson Kolander (27-8) Sr., JCC over Viktor Ortega (29-19) Jr., REVA (Dec 5-1)
Cael Entriken (2-2) 215 – 5th
Bout 52 (Mat 1) – Quarters: Varsity – 215 – Cael Entriken (30-14) Jr., JCC over Brayden Trapp (4-6) Jr., SPRI (MD 15-4)
Bout 81 (Mat 1) – Semis: Varsity – 215 – Jax Hennen (29-13) Sr., REVA over Cael Entriken (30-14) Jr., JCC (F 1:07)
Bout 125 (Mat 1) – Cons. Semis: Varsity – 215 – Vincent Bray (25-12) Fr., FMCC over Cael Entriken (30-14) Jr., JCC (F 3:03)
Bout 162 (Mat 3) – 5th Place Match: Varsity – 215 – Cael Entriken (30-14) Jr., JCC over Brayden Trapp (4-6) Jr., SPRI (TF 19-4 (4:18))
Karsin Janssen (0-2) 285 – DNP (0 pts)
Bout 56 (Mat 3) – Quarters: Varsity – 285 – Garrett Penning (19-15) Sr., ADAR over Karsin Janssen (6-16) Jr., JCC (F 3:10)
Bout 101 (Mat 3) – Cons. Sub-Semis: Varsity – 285 – Dylan Mertens (22-24) Jr., REVA over Karsin Janssen (6-16) Jr., JCC (F 2:41)