Brody Teske edged Alex Thomsen in the finals at 126 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com)There was much talk about the potential battle of career undefeated between three-time Iowa state champions in No. 3 Alex Thomsen (Underwood) and No. 8 Brody Teske (Fort Dodge). However, each had to first clear the rest of the 126 pound bracket at the Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday.
For Thomsen, it started with a pin and three technical falls, including one over a returning state medalist, prior to an 8-3 victory over three-time Fargo double All-American Jace Koelzer (Olathe South, Kansas) in the semifinal. Teske reached the semifinal with three pins and a technical fall over a returning state medalist. However, in the semifinal, he trailed 5-2 with under 30 seconds remaining against Cadet double All-American Phillip Moomey (Kearney, Neb.). A second stalling penalty point and then a four-point move yielded Teske the 7-5 victory.
It was on. Thomsen would dominate the first two periods to lead Teske 7-3. However, in the third, it was all Teske, as he rallied back to win 11-9. So the Penn State recruit remains undefeated, while the Nebraska recruit has one blemish, and both wrestlers have around 300 wins in aggregate for their careers.
Teske was one of three champions for No. 21 Fort Dodge, who finished third in the standings with 455 points. Also winning titles were Drew Bennett (132) and freshman Drake Ayala (106). Runner-up finishes were earned by Carson Taylor (113) and No. 20 Cayd Lara (152). Two other Dodgers wrestlers finished sixth, while Levi Egli (160) and Tristan Licht (182/195) were out of the lineup.
The top two teams in the standings came from across the border in Nebraska, Lincoln East and Kearney. Champions Lincoln East placed eight wrestlers within the top eight - including champion Chance Fry (145), runner-up Maxx Mayfield (120), along with third place finishers Adam Kinnaman (138) and DaShawn Dixon (152). Three others finished fifth, and another in sixth. They amassed 497.5 points
Runner-up Kearney scored 462 points on the strength of seven in the top eight. Moomey placed third, as did Sean Jackson (195); Gage Ferguson (113) was the lone champion, with Nick James (138) and Lee Harrington (285) losing in the ultimate tiebreaker during the championship match. Other top eight finishers were fourth and sixth.
With a tournament high ten wrestlers inside the top eight was No. 25 Apple Valley, Minn. The Eagles scored 452 points, without the services of national No. 1 Gable Steveson at 285 pounds. Sebas Swiggum (138) and Nick Larson (152) were weight class champions, Devin Roberts (160) finished runner-up, while Apple Valley had an additional wrestler place sixth and six others take eighth. Larson had a majorly impressive tournament, amassing pins in seven of seven bouts, including the championship match aganst No. 20 Cayd Lara in 2:53.
Current No. 50 Waukee scored 396 points in placing six within the top eight. No. 12 Kyle Biscoglia (120) was their lone champion, Anthony Zach (170) finished second, Lucas Uliano (106) placed third, with two others in fifth and another in seventh.
Two additional teams had multiple champions, Olathe North (Kansas) and Glenwood. Terrell Garraway (170) and Ryan Huck (195) earned gold for Olathe North, while for Glenwood it was Anthony Sherry (182) and Caleb Sanders (285). Two-time state placer Sanders upset No. 9 John McConkey (Atlantic) 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker during the semis, before upending state champ Lee Harrington in the finals, also by 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker.
Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 7 Nelson Brands (Iowa City West) at 160 and Cordel Duhart (Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas) at 220.
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