Creston School Record 11 Qualifiers for State Wrestling Tournament

(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