Pair of first-place wrestlers help Orabs finish fourth at Akron
Sheldon/South O’Brien was part of a three-way battle for second place at the 2024 Jim Henrich Westerner Invitational held January 4 at Akron. The Orabs finished fourth with 186.5 points – just 3.5 points behind second-place Westwood and only .5 points in arrears of third-place Lawton-Bronson. Sioux Center won the Invite with a 215 score.
Winning their weight classes were Brayden Stines at 106 pounds and Jack Leng at 285. Runner-up finishes were earned by Josh Hoffmann at 132 and Kolt Roos at 175. The quartet of 126-pounder Roman Harms, 157-pounder Derek Kruger, 165-pounder Mitchel Fischer and 190-pounder Ayden Miller won third-place matches.
Team Scores
Sioux Center 215, Westwood 190, Lawton-Bronson 187, Sheldon/South-O’Brien 186.5, Cherokee 123, Akron-Westfield 119.5, Bishop Heelan 81, Kingsley-Pierson 61.
Sheldon/South O’Brien Individual Results
106-Brayden Stines (first place) – Quarterfinal – won by fall over Jacob Boogerd (Sioux Center) in :30; Semifinal – won by fall over Izaac Ricke (Lawton-Bronson) in 5:24; 1st Place Match – won by technical fall (20-5) over Andrew Baker (Westwood) in 6:00.
113-Alexis Ocampo (fifth place) – Quarterfinal – lost by fall to Bryce Oostenink (Sioux Center) in 1:32; Cons. Semi – lost by fall to Linkin Benson (Cherokee) in 3:34; 5th Place Match – won by fall over Caden Jaminet (Lawton-Bronson) in 4:29.
126-Roman Harms (third place) – Quarterfinal – lost by fall to Justin Romo (Sioux Center) in 4:43; Cons. Round 2 – won by fall over Alex Amaro (Bishop Heelan) in 1:32; Cons. Semi – won by fall over Wyatt Dumas (Akron-Westfield) in 1:27; 3rd Place Match – won by fall over Romo in 1:04.
126-Camden Ball (did not place) – Champ. Round 1 – lost by fall to Lucas Linn (Cherokee) in 3:44; Cons. Round 1 – lost a 12-5 decision to Alex Amaro (Bishop Heelan).
132-Josh Hoffmann (second place) – Quarterfinal – won by technical fall (15-0) over Jayden Nguyen (Bishop Heelan) in 1:57; Semifinal – won by technical fall (19-3) over Breighton Carlson (Lawton-Bronson) in 4:28; 1st Place Match – lost by fall to Wyatt Johnson (Cherokee) in :55.
138-Levi Sietstra (did not place) – Quarterfinal – lost by fall to Taylor Hall (Lawton-Bronson) in :44; Cons. Round 2 – lost by fall to Dean Eilers (Lawton-Bronson) in :20.
144-Marshal Warnke (sixth place) – Quarterfinal – lost by fall to Jeremiah Berg (Westwood) in 1:19; Cons. Semi – lost by fall to Daniel Camacho (Sioux Center) in 1:11; 5th Place Match – lost by fall to Owen Brouwer (Lawton-Bronson) in 2:44.
150-Nathan Ball (did not place) – Champ. Round 1 – lost by fall to Hunter Buono (Lawton-Bronson) in 2:36; Cons. Round 1 – won by fall over Aken Marieu (Akron-Westfield) in :55; Cons. Round 2 – lost by fall to Angel Ponce (Cherokee) in 2:35.
157-Derek Kruger (third place) – Quarterfinal – won by fall over Willie Molzen (Lawton-Bronson) in 2:32; Semifinal – lost by fall to Landon Rozeboom (Sioux Center) in 2:59; 3rd Place Match – won by fall over Willie Molzen in 2:40.
165-Mitchel Fischer (third place) – Quarterfinal – won by fall over Jose Angulo (Westwood) in 3:09; Semifinal – lost a 9-5 decision to Lane Mitchell (Lawton-Bronson); Cons. Semi – won a 5-0 decision over Calvin Nice (Sioux Center); 3rd Place Match – won by fall over Tanner Oleson (Westwood) in 3:36.
175-Kolt Roos (second place) – Quarterfinal – won by fall over Jacob Hope (Lawton-Bronson) in 1:26; Semifinal – won a 6-1 decision over Jakson Gillespie (Sioux Center); 1st Place Match – lost a 14-7 decision to Tru Timmerman (Cherokee).
190-Ayden Miller (third place) – Quarterfinal – lost by technical fall (20-5) to Braydon Kusler (Akron-Westfield) in 4:11; Cons. Round 2 – won by fall over Carter Goodman (Akron-Westfield) in 1:41; Cons. Semi – won by fall over Treven Oehm (Westwood) in 5:06; 3rd Place Match – won by fall over Ben Sheets (Lawton-Bronson) in 2:19.
215-Landon Sietstra (fourth place) – Quarterfinal – won a 9-3 decision over Colton Mouw (Sioux Center); Semifinal – lost by fall to Peyton Hackett (Kingsley-Pierson) in 4:59; Cons. Semi – won by fall over Sean Comstock (Cherokee) in 5:30; 3rd Place Match – lost by medical forfeit to Mouw.
285-Jack Leng (first place) – Quarterfinal – won by fall over Cole Comstock (Cherokee) in 3:16; Semifinal – won by fall over Marcus Silva (Lawton-Bronson) in 5:25; 1st Place Match – won an 11-4 decision over Thai Cam (Sioux Center).