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MADISON – Eight area wrestlers earned medals on Saturday at the 2022 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center.
Marshfield junior Hoyt Blaskowski and senior Ryan Dolezal each finished third, and senior Camren Dennee took fifth in Division 1.
Blaskowski (41-4) defeated Ben Kaus of Menomonee Falls 8-5 and won his third-place match over Tyler Jahn of Holmen 11-9 at 138 pounds.
Dolezal (45-4) earned a 4-1 win over Magnus Kukkanen of Waukesha West before edging past Cooper Willis of Union Grove 5-3 in the 160-pound third-place match.
Dennee (49-5) lost his consolation semifinal match to Kasey Gish of West Bend West 5-3, before coming back to defeat Travis Moore of Union Grove 5-3 in the fifth-place match at 170.
Spencer/Columbus’ senior Treyton Ackman placed third at 120 pounds in Division 2 as he won a consolation semifinal 7-0 and defeated Easton Worachek of Luxemburg-Casco 6-4 in the third-place match to finish the season at 34-5.
Stratford had three wrestlers wrap up top-six medals.
Elijah Lucio (37-3) placed third at 152 pounds as he defeated Tristin Drier of Cadott 3-1 and Will Bieber of Coleman 5-2.
Cole Marten (33-8) took fourth at 220 pounds. He won his consolation semifinal over Marshell Self of Ithaca/Weston 6-3, but lost in the third-place match as he was pinned by David Gauderman of Wittenberg-Birnamwood in 1:37. Gauderman also defeated Marten in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Jackson Ormond (41-10) finished fifth at 182 pounds for the Tigers. He lost his consolation semifinal match to Riley Klar of La Crosse Aquinas 9-4, but responded with a 3-1 overtime victory over Dawson Webster of Cadott in the fifth-place match.
Auburndale’s Colton Weiler (45-7) finished fourth at 113 pounds in Division 3. He won his consolation semifinal over Kayne Johnson of Cameron 9-5, but lost in the third-place match to Ian Radnitz of Glenwood City, 5-0.
Two Stratford seniors will be going for gold Saturday night in Division 3 championship matches.
Gavin Drexler (37-1) will take on Mineral Point’s Tarrin Riley (34-2) at 138 pounds as Drexler looks for his third-straight state title, and Raife Smart (32-3) will battle Grant Rydlund (42-3) of Ladysmith at 195 pounds. Championship matches begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be televised live on Bally Sports Wisconsin.