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EAU CLAIRE – Auburndale’s Colton Weiler earned the 144-pound title and Derek Godard took third at 113 pounds as the Eagles placed ninth at the 27-team Eau Claire North Husky Wrestling Invitational on Saturday.
Simley (Minn.) won the team title with 547.5 points, holding off defending WIAA Division 1 state champion Kaukauna, which took second with 507 points. Wisconsin Rapids was third with 442, Auburndale ninth with 201 and Spencer/Columbus/Granton placed 19th with 87.
Weiler improved to 11-0 this season for Auburndale by winning the 144-pound championship, defeating Amilio Salas of Simley, 14-8.
Godard suffered his first loss of the season in the semifinals before winning the 113-pound third-place match over Deegan Armagost of Wisconsin Rapids, 7-3.
Zade Grassel took seventh at 126 and Wyatt Malsin was eighth at 157 for Auburndale.
Spencer/Columbus/Granton had two wrestlers earn top-10 finishes as Wyatt Karl ended up sixth at 215 pounds and Mason Dieringer placed eighth at 190.
Click here for complete results, courtesy of trackwrestling.com.
Eau Claire North Husky Wrestling Invitational
Dec. 9, at Eau Claire North High School
Team scores: 1. Simley (Minn.) 547.5; 2. Kaukauna 507; 3. Wisconsin Rapids 442; 4. Hartland Arrowhead 366; 5. Medford 323; 6. Menomonie 321; 7. Holmen 277.5; 8. New Richmond 247.5; 9. Auburndale 201; 10. Eau Claire North 198; 11. Baldin-Woodville 177.5; 12. Abbotsford/Colby 175.5; 13. Chippewa Falls 169.5; 14. Chetek-Weyerhauser/Prairie Farm 163; 15. Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 162; 16. Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards 149; 17. Rice Lake 119; 18. Blair-Taylor 116; 19. Spencer/Columbus/Granton 87; 20. Spring Valley/Elmwood 74; 21. Bloomer/Colfax 66; 22. Eau Claire Memorial 59; 23. Superior 56; 24. Prescott 50; 25. Bruce 32; 26. Whitehall 29; 27. Rosholt 19.