CREIGHTON — This past week, on Saturday, Dec. 6, Tiger wrestling competed at the Creighton invitational with five out of the seven wrestlers receiving a medal.
Kaleb Gardner led the way with the first place finish and Caleb Vinson and Tate Stolpe bringing up a second place.
Aiden Stech and Mason True brought home a third place medal.
“Overall I was very impressed with how the boys competed on Saturday and I look forward to what Stanton brings this week,” commented Coach Nathan Vinson.
138 — Mason True (3-2) placed third and scored 16.5 team points. Mason won by fall over Isaiah Kettleson (NG/SE) 1-3 (Fall 0:15); received a bye in the second round; lost by fall to Cole Jensen (Randolph) 6-0 (Fall 3:29); lost by fall to Nathan Buda (Creighton Prep) 4-1 (Fall 1:46); won by tech fall in the third-place round over Zane Potter (NG/SE) 2-3 (TF-1.5 3:02 (17-1)) 144 — Hayden Schreiber (1-4) placed seventh. Hayden lost by fall to Ryder Anderson-Ray (Guardian Angels Central Catholic) 3-2 (Fall 0:47); lost by fall to Caleb Vinson (Osmond) 4-1(Fall 0:39); lost by fall to Barrett Stover (Creighton Prep) 3-2 (Fall 1:19); lost by fall to Alex Motacek (Niobrara/Verdigre) 2-3 (Fall 1:12); received a bye in the seventh place match 144 — Caleb Vinson (4-1) placed second and scored 24.0 team points.
Caleb won by fall over Barrett Stover (Creighton Prep) 3-2 (Fall 1:27); won by fall over Hayden Schreiber (Osmond) 1-4 (Fall 0:39); won by fall over Ryder Anderson-Ray (Guardian Angels Central Catholic) 3-2 (Fall 2:00); won by fall over Weston Pate- field (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) 2-3 (Fall 0:52); lost by 7-9 decision to Robinson LaDeaux (Creighton) 5-0 157 — Lane Murray (1-4) placed sixth and scored 3.0 team points. Lane lost by fall to Tristan Steffen (Guardian Angels Central Catholic) 3-1 (Fall 1:34); lost by fall to Elijah Bermel (Randolph) 4-2 (Fall 1:18); lost by fall to Cohen White (Creighton Prep) 3-2 (Fall 0:51); won by fall over Austin Schulz (NG/SE) 2-3 (Fall 0:36); lost by fall to Cohen White (Fall 0:31) 157 — Kaleb Gardner (5-0) placed first and scored 26.0 team points. Ka leb won by 5-1 decision over Thomas Schaben (Creighton Prep) 3-2; won by fall over Austin Schulz (NG/SE) 2-3 (Fall 1:07); won by fall over Aiden Heydon (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) 0-5 (Fall 1:28); won by fall over Elijah Bermel (Randolph) 4-2 (Fall 3:12); won by 5-2 decision over Thomas Schaben (Creighton Prep) 3-2 285 — Tate Stolpe (3-2) placed second and scored 21.0 team points.
Tate received a bye in the first round; lost by fall to Lance Stange (Creighton) 5-0 (Fall 4:33); won by fall over Preston Rawson (NG/SE) 1-3 (Fall 2:44); won by medical forfeit over Aiden Stech (Osmond) 4-0; lost by fall to Lance Stange (Creighton) 5-0 (Fall 1:56) 285 — Aiden Stech (4-0) placed third. Aiden received a bye in the first round; won by fall over James Recob (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge) 3-2 (Fall 1:35); won by fall over Brandon Pavelka (Creighton) 2-1 (Fall 3:42); lost by medical forfeit to Tate Stolpe (Osmond) 3-2; won by medical forfeit over Brandon Pavelka (Creighton) 2-1
