Teams / Iowa City West

15 members of the Trojan Wrestling team competed in the Oklahoma Open in Norman, OK over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Trojan contingent placed 4 in the finals and 5 wrestlers finished in the top 3 of their weight classes. Winning titles were Dylan Carew and Derek St John. Dylan finished with 4 victories including a major decision on his way to his 2nd OU Open title. Derek finished the tournament with 5 falls in his 5 victories while winning his 2nd OU Open title. Placing 2nd in their weight classes were Jack Hathaway and Nick Moore. Jack won 4 of his 5 matches including a fall. Nick finished with a 4-1 record with 4 falls. Placing 3rd was Brandon Kuehl. Brandon won 4 matches in the wrestle backs after losing first round to earn his bronze medal. Justin Koethe and AJ Bailey both reached the semi finals before being eliminated from tournament. Justin had 3 falls in his 3 victories while AJ’s 3 victories included a fall and a major decision. Wrestlers who had 3 victories but failed to place were Hunter St John and Garrett Hathaway. Hunter had a fall and a major. Garrett had a fall and a tech fall. Wrestlers with 2 wins were Tracy Bowers and Matt Behnami with each recording a fall. Jon Skarda and David Solis finished with 1 victory. Griffin Weihe lost his first two matches to wrestlers in the top 8 and Gradey Gambrall was injured in his first round match and withdrew from the tournament.

Six members of the Trojan Wrestling team competed at the Dowling Preseason tournament in Des Moines over the weekend. Gradey Gambrall won his bracket in the Open division while Adam Millers and Devonnie Moses won their brackets in the Novice division. All three wrestlers finished with a 3-0 record on the day. Also in the Open division, Justin Koethe finished 3rd, Hunter St John 4th, while AJ Bailey did not place. Koethe finished with a 3-1 record losing a 1 point decision in the semi finals. St John finished 2-2, while Bailey finished 1-2.