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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Marshfield had one champion crowned and another finished as a runner-up Saturday at the 2013 Wisconsin Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament at Lincoln High School.
Tristan Wilson won the 285-pound championship for Marshfield, defeating Ryan Fay of Wausau West 3-0 in the finals.
Kane Seubert took second at 182 pounds for the Tigers. He lost a major decision to Ben Hintzke of Merrill 11-1 in the championship match.
Mitch Hertel and Brandon Baltus each finished third for Marshfield.
Hertel defeated Austin Helmer of D.C. Everest 3-1 in the 138-pound third-place match, while Baltus took care of Nathan Fuller of Wisconsin Rapids 3-0 in the 152-pound third-place bout.
Carsten Lovstad (145), Brett Hasbrouck (170) and Nic Humphrey (195) finished fourth, and Josh Lang (160), Devon Klement (120) and Luke Mahoney (126) ended up fifth for Marshfield.
Wausau West won the team title with 219 points. Merrill was second with 206½. Marshfield ended up fifth with 116 points.
“Tristan has been working very hard to get physically stronger,” Marshfield coach Don Lang said of Wilson’s 285-pound title. “This was one area he worked on during the offseason and it is paying off this wrestling season. His increase in strength has given him the confidence that he really can hang with these guys. We are very proud of Tristan and his conference title. We hope this will carry him into the WIAA tournament series.”
Marshfield starts its WIAA postseason next Saturday with a Division 1 regional at Merrill.
2013 Wisconsin Valley Conference Wrestling Tournament
Team scores: 1. Wausau West 219; 2. Merrill 206.5; 3. Stevens Point 164; 4. Wisconsin Rapids 161.5; 5. Marshfield 116; 6. D.C. Everest 103; 7. Wausau East 62.5.
Individual Results
106 pounds
Championship: Bee Lor (WW) pinned Patrick Spray (WR) in 2:30.
Third place: Manning Denk (DC) def. Nate Duffert (SP) 8-2.
Fifth place: Aiden Ball (MER) pinned Chang Lor (WE) in 3:05.
Seventh place: Noah Gerdes (MAR).
113 pounds
Championship: Nathan Beyer (MER) def. Matrix Jisko (WR) 5-4.
Third place: Carlton Luedtke (WW) pinned Mitch Veverka (DC) in 3:07.
Fifth place: Kolby Konopacky (SP).
120 pounds
Championship: Kolten Pope (SP) def. Jack Freix (DC) 3-2.
Third place: Hunter Welch (MER) def. Dylan Hall (WR) 6-2.
Fifth place: Devon Klement (MAR) def. Alex Burk (WW) 6-0.
Seventh place: Pat Witz (WE).
126 pounds
Championship: Colin Baine (WW) won major dec. over Fritz Schierl (SP) 12-0.
Third place: Nick Diny (WE) def. Killian Carter (WR) 6-1.
Fifth place: Luke Mahoney (MAR) def. Nolan White (DC) 11-4.
Seventh place: Tanner Pettit (MER).
132 pounds
Championship: Joe Umlauf (WW) pinned Tyler Kiefer (SP) in 3:05.
Third place: Garrett Schmelling (MER) pinned Tou Vang (DC) in 5:02.
Fifth place: Jordan Scalice (WR) pinned Brendon Kremer (WE) in 3:51.
138 pounds
Championship: Brook Whitehead (WE) def. Ben Campbell (WR) 5-3.
Third place: Mitch Hertel (MAR) def. Austin Helmer (DC) 3-1.
Fifth place: Josh Noll (WW) pinned Kevin Schmidt (MER) in 1:43.
Seventh place: Dakota Kelz (SP).
145 pounds
Championship: Joe Ziolkowski (DC) pinned Eric Ball (MER) in 1:16.
Third place: Peyton Einerson (WR) def. Carsten Lovstad (MAR) 6-0.
Fifth place: Tanner Baine (WW) pinned Tyler Hall (SP) in 1:26.
Seventh place: Joey Abreu (WE).
152 pounds
Championship: Travis Hettinga (WW) pinned Tyler Engle (SP) in 3:01.
Third place: Brandon Baltus (MAR) def. Nathan Fuller (WR) 3-0.
Fifth place: Cody Nicholson (MER).
160 pounds
Championship: Mason Reinhardt (MER) won major dec. over Jared Mataczynski (WW) 13-1.
Third place: Nathan Engle (SP) def. Drew Thompson (WR) 8-3.
Fifth place: Josh Lang (MAR) pinned Josh Rieckhoff (DC) in 1:36.
Seventh place: Cory Courneya (WE).
170 pounds
Championship: David Pophal (MER) def. Cody Gruenwald (WW) 6-2.
Third place: Cody Abel (WR) def. Brett Hasbrouck (MAR) 6-4.
Fifth place: Quinton Peters (SP) pinned Alex Stine (WE) in 1:39.
182 pounds
Championship: Ben Hintze (MER) won major dec. over Kane Seubert (MAR) 11-1.
Third place: Mitch Mallek (SP) won major dec. over Kyle Zimick (WW) 10-2.
Fifth place: Codie Hoffmann (DC) pinned Gage Borchardt (WE) in 2:44.
Seventh place: Darren Jackson (WR).
195 pounds
Championship: Alex Klug (MER) def. Beau Thompson (WR) 7-3.
Third place: David Lodahl (WW) pinned Nic Humphrey (MAR) in 1:09.
Fifth place: Joseph Firkus (SP).
220 pounds
Championship: Tyler Schmidt (MER) pinned River Judd (WW) in 0:34.
Third place: James Pawlek (SP) pinned Drew Stotmeister (DC) in 1:14.
Fifth place: Elijah Jinsky (WR) pinned Isaac Stuhr (WE) in 1:37.
285 pounds
Championship: Tristan Wilson (MAR) def. Ryan Fay (WW) 3-0.
Third place: Josh Biba (WR) pinned Justin Bonnell (MER) in 0:52.
Fifth place: Connor Stroik (SP).