Three Spencer/Columbus wrestlers qualify for WIAA state individual wrestling tournament

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OSSEO – The Spencer/Marshfield Columbus Catholic wrestling team had three athletes compete at the WIAA Division 3 sectional at Osseo-Fairchild High School.

Next week, three Rockets will compete at the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Championships.

Trevor Ackman (119 pounds), Nick Vaughan (215) and Kyle Andreae (285) each finished in third place Saturday at the sectional to qualify for the state tournament, which will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison.

Ackman, a freshman, improved to 36-8 by going 3-1 Saturday. He lost his semifinal match before beating Nick Lee of Blair-Taylor 14-7 in the third-place match. He later lost a second-place wrestleback to Peyton Shedd of Flambeau when he was pinned in 18 seconds.

Vaughan, a junior, had to do it the hard way. The junior lost his first match at 215 pounds but came back through the consolation bracket to finish third.

Vaughan (32-12) beat Mitchel Williams of Cadott 5-2 in the third-place match, avenging a loss to Williams at the regional tournament last week. Vaughan lost to Jake Leintz of Clear Lake in a second-place wrestleback.

Andreae (21-9) will be moving on to his first state tournament appearance in his sophomore season. He reached the finals to earn a qualifying spot before losing to Cody Hegeman by pin in 45 seconds. Andreae also was pinned in a second-place wrestleback.

WIAA Division 3 Sectional, at Osseo-Fairchild
Top three advance to WIAA state tournament
Championship matches

103: Riley Knops (Glenwood City) won by technical fall over Tim Anderson (Clear Lake) 15-0.
112: Brady Webb (Spring Valley/Elmwood) won by major decision over Matt Massman (Blair-Taylor) 13-2.
119: Nathaniel Behnke (Bruce) def. Peyton Shedd (Flambeau) 5-0.
125: Kyle Johnson (Bruce) def. Adam Holmquist (Glenwood City) 1-0.
130: Austin Moe (Glenwood City) won major decision over Felipe Martinez (Arcadia) 11-2.
135: Ryan Behnke (Bruce) def. Ross Peterson (Ladysmith) 8-4.
140: Roy Munroe (Cadott) won major decision over Mitchell Pohlman (Loyal) 10-2.
145: Otis Hamilton (Ladysmith) pinned Jordan Bainter (Flambeau) in 3:55.
152: Cadyn McKeeth (Arcadia) def. Damian Wood (Independence) 15-10.
160: Hunter Cardinal (Turtle Lake/Clayton) def. Mike Niles (Ladysmith) 8-1.
171: Ethan Hrdlicka (Cornell/Gilman) won major decision over Travis Bird (Boyceville) 12-3.
189: Keith Rudesill (Ladysmith) def. Brett Blaser (Boyceville) 8-4.
215: Cole Myren (Whitehall) pinned Jake Leintz (Clear Lake) in 5:29.
285: Cody Hegeman (Boyceville) pinned Kyle Andreae (Spencer/Columbus) in 0:45.
Third-place matches
103: Dylan Willemssen (Athens) def. Sean Sonnentag (Cadott) 8-4.
112: Tyler Peterson (Cornell/Gilman) def. Mitch Livingston (Ladysmith) 4-3.
119: Trevor Ackman (Spencer/Columbus) def. Kyle Runnheim (Phillips) 14-7.
125: Josh Cormican (Boyceville) pinned Danny Trimner (Athens) in 1:44.
130: Nick Becker (Ladysmith) def. Tyler Villalpando (Flambeau) 4-2.
135: Chris Burton (Boyceville) def. Bryce Johnson (Cadott) 9-3.
140: James Shafer (Clear Lake) won major decision over Ben Marusak (Boyceville) 15-2.
145: Kenyon Wild (Cadott) def. Tyler Anderson (Shell Lake) 7-6.
152: Mitch Wanner (Turtle Lake/Clayton) def. Jacob Malsom (Cameron) 4-1.
160: Steven Weyer (Loyal) pinned Michael Scharenbrock (Flambeau) in 3:38.
171: Jon Stelzleni (Mondovi) def. Alex Loesel (Arcadia) 3-2.
189: Joe Sygulla (Whitehall) pinned Peter Polacek (Phillips) in 5:29.
215: Nick Vaughan (Spencer/Columbus) def. Mitchel Williams (Cadott) 5-2.
285: Charlie Colley (Chequamegon) pinned Garrett Eide (Blair-Taylor) in 3:10.
Second-place wrestlebacks
119: Shedd (Flambeau) pinned Ackman (Spencer/Columbus) in 0:18.
125: Holmquist (Glenwood City) def. Cormican (Boyceville) 9-2.
130: Martinez (Arcadia) won major decision over Becker (Ladysmith) 13-3.
135: Burton (Boyceville) def. Peterson (Ladysmith) 6-3.
140: Pohlman (Loyal) def. Shafer (Clear Lake) by disqualification.
152: Wood (Independence) pinned Wanner (Turtle Lake/Clayton) in 1:54.
171: Stelzleni (Mondovi) def. Bird (Boyceville) 5-0.
215: Leintz (Clear Lake) pinned Vaughan (Spencer/Columbus) in 1:37.
285: Colley (Chequamegon) pinned Andreae (Spencer/Columbus) in 4:56.