The 2024 field of teams doubled at the Bill Van Horn Invitational, as 16 schools competed in the final boys wrestling tournament of this portion of the calendar.
Locally, Newton placed 6th, Pella was 8th, and Knoxville finished 12th in the field at Pella High School on Saturday.
For the hosting Dutch, they had ten place in the top eight of their weight classes, including:
126 – Hudson Ritzert (9-6) placed 4th
132 – Dax Putz (13-6) placed 6th
150 – Rex Rhamy (3-2) placed 4th
157 – Hunter Haynes (4-5) placed 8th
165 – Ty Van Vliet (3-3) placed 8th
175 – Hunter Smith (14-3) placed 7th
190 – Logan Bruxvoort (11-4) placed 3rd
190 – Brecken Ritzert (12-5) placed 4th
215 – Carter Van Kley (8-4) placed 7th
285 – Benjamin Dothager (6-6) placed 4th
Knoxville had two wrestlers finish in championship matches among their roster participating:
285 – Regan Roberts (10-2) placed 1st
150 – Tristan Sinnard (6-2) placed 2nd
106 – Dawson Guillion (5-5) placed 8th
113 – Grant Garrison (4-4) placed 8th
120 – Hunter Lund (6-3) placed 7th
190 – Christian Braida (7-4) placed 7th
Newton was highlighted by a championship in the smallest weight division in a battle of ranked opponents:
106 – Kent Montgomery (13-0) placed 1st
113 – Abel Aldama (4-5) placed 5th
144 – Aiden Robson (11-6) placed 7th
157 – Lane Rozendaal (7-2) placed 2nd
190 – Trevor Manka (7-7) placed 5th
215 – Nick Milburn (8-6) placed 8th
285 – Coleby Revell (5-2) placed 2nd