Colby repeats as GWAC Wrestling champions
Colby, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–For the fifth time in seven years of the GWAC, the top team in the Great West Activities Conference has remained the same. Saturday, the Colby Eagles remained on top of the league, going undefeated. For the second straight year, Scott City finishes runner-up and Goodland took third place. In what is consindered a surprise, Holcomb gets their highest finish in school history in the conference with a fourth place finish, defeating Ulysses on the final match of the tournament.
Five area individuals took home league championship status. Scott City put three of them on the top of the awards stand, as Justus McDaniel was the champion at 113, Jarret Jurgens at 152, and Wyatt Hayes took the 160 pound weight class. Hugoton’s Pedro Ordonez was the champion at 138, and Chance Rodriguez took the gold at 170. Jurgens, Hayes, Ordonez and Rodriguez were repeat winners.
Team Results
1. Colby 5-0, 2. Scott City 4-1, 3. Goodland 3-2, 4. Holcomb 2-3, 5. Ulysses 1-4, 6. Hugoton 0-5
Duals
Round 1
Colby 63, Holcomb 17; Ulysses 69, Hugoton 6; Scott City 39, Goodland 6
Round 2
Colby 60, Ulysses 18; Goodland 57, Hugoton 3; Scott City 49, Holcomb 21
Round 3
Colby 72, Hugoton 11; Goodland 56, Holcomb 23; Scott City 45, Ulysses 33
Round 4
Colby 56, Scott City 21; Holcomb 54, Hugoton 17; Goodland 48, Ulysses 28
Round 5
Colby 45, Goodland 33; Scott City 66, Hugoton 12; Holcomb 37, Ulysses 36
Individual Medalists
106: 1. Rathe Aschenbrenner, Colby; 2. Brandon Roberts, Scott City; 3. Jagger Reese, Ulysses; 4. Taye Payne, Goodland
113: 1. Justus McDaniel, Scott City; 2. 2. Kurt Schroeder, Colby; 3. Sebastian Munoz, Holcomb; 4. Corbyn Pauda, Ulysses
Justus McDaniel, Scott City
120: 1. Tate Carney, Colby; 2. Casey Stramel, Goodland; 3. Theron Tucker, Scott City; 4. Edward Cortez, Ulysses
126: 1. Tate Withington, Goodland; 2. Juan Urbina, Ulysses; 3. Colton Flores, Holcomb; 4. Cade Lanning, Colby
132: 1. Sean Rall, Colby; 2. Jesus Dominguez, Goodland; 3. Juan Carlos Terrazas, Ulysses; 4. Alex Depperschmidt, Scott City
138: 1. Pedro Ordonez, Hugoton; 2. Dawson Ensign, Goodland; 3. Tyler Schritter, Colby; 4. Justin Hundertmark, Scott City
Pedro Ordonez, Hugoton
145: 1. Travis Finley, Colby; 2. Simon Bassett, Goodland; 3. Kevin Duong, Scott City; 4. Gio Banuelos, Holcomb
152: 1. Jarret Jurgens, Scott City; 2. Tanner Johnson, Holcomb; 3. Dalton Barker, Ulysses
Jarret Jurgens, Scott City
160: 1. Wyatt Hayes, Scott City; 2. Zach Hart, Colby; 3. Zak Anderson, Ulysses; 4. Alex Rowe, Holcomb
Wyatt Hayes, Scott City
170: 1. Chance Rodriguez, Holcomb; 2. Tucker Branum, Colby; 3. Cale Goodman, Scott City; 4. Kaden Jacquez, Ulysses
Chance Rodriguez, Holcomb
182: 1. Jose Davilla, Colby; 2. Jaxon Becker, Ulysses; 3. Izaac Miller, Scott City; 4. Jed Clepper, Holcomb
195: 1. Cameron Gray, Goodland; 2. Ayston Perez, Ulysses; 3. Kyle Sherwood, Scott City; 4. Kyler Britt, Colby
220: 1. Hagan Hoss, Goodland; 2. Austin Ochoa, Ulysses; 3. Brian Flores, Hugoton; 4. Dru Keen, Colby
285: 1. Luis Ledesma, Goodland; 2. Ethan Jay, Colby; 3 Juan Interial, Holcomb; 4. Ramiro Degollado, Ulysses
