Stratford, Auburndale wrestling combine for nine top-five finishes at Eau Claire North Husky Invitational

The 2022-23 Auburndale High School wrestling team. (Submitted photo)

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EAU CLAIRE – The Auburndale and Stratford wrestling teams earned a number of top finishes at the 32-team Husky Invitational on Saturday at Eau Claire North High School.

Stratford senior Jackson Ormond won the 195-pound title with an 8-6 overtime victory over Jackson Shramek of Blair-Taylor to help the Tigers to a fifth-place finish in the team standings.

Simley (Minn.) won the title with 572 points, with Kaukauna second with 497.5. Stratford was fifth with 255.5 and Auburndale took 11th with 173 as the two Marawood Conference teams combined for nine top-five finishes.

Carter Lueck was third at 182 for Stratford, beating Matthew Roach of Ladysmith by pin in 4:17 in the third-place match.

Roman Schmidt (106) and Ryan Becker (160) placed fourth, and Colin Cournoyer (113) and Trenton Cournoyer (120) each finished fifth for the Tigers.

Auburndale had a pair of runner-up finishes as Derek Godard lost the 106-pound final to Austyn Gryzwinski of Simley by pin in 1:13, and Sloan Welch was pinned in the 220-pound championship match by Gavin Nelson of Simley in 39 seconds.

Colton Weiler earned a third-place finish for Auburndale, beating Connor Krueger of Superior 10-9 in the 132-pound third-place match.

Auburndale and Stratford will both compete in a Marawood Conference quad on Thursday at Abbotsford. Auburndale hosts its annual invitational on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Husky Invitational
Dec. 10, at Eau Claire North High School
Team scores:
1. Simley (Minn.) 572; 2. Kaukauna 497.5; 3. Hartland Arrowhead 401.5; 4. Baldwin-Woodville 264.5; 5. Stratford 255.5; 6. Menomonie 254; 7. Medford 233; 8. Holmen 216; 9. Lakeville North (Minn.) 211.5; 10. St. Croix Falls 204; 11. Auburndale 173; 12. Phillips 150; 13. New Richmond 140.5; 14. Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal 139.5; 15. Chetek-Weyerhaueser/Prairie Farm 117; 16. Stanley-Boyd 114; 17. Rice Lake 113; 18. Ladysmith 110; 19. Bloomer/Colfax 99; 20. Prescott 96.5; 21. Nekoosa/Assumption 90; 22. Superior 85.5; 23. Blair-Taylor 76; 24. Viroqua 64.5; 25. Eau Claire North 64; 26. Abbotsford/Colby 61; 27. Cochrane-Fountain City 55; 28. Chippewa Falls 44.5; 29. Whitehall 40; 30. Eau Claire Memorial 35; 31. Bruce 27; 32. Spring Valley/Elmwood 18.
106 pounds
Championship: Austyn Gryzwinski (SMI) pinned Derek Godard (AUB), 1:13.
Third place: Bailey Casey (MEN) def. Roman Schmidt (STR), 8-1.
113 pounds
Championship: Brayten Casey (MEN) pinned Jake Kos (SMI), 0:19.
Fifth place: Colin Cournoyer (STR) pinned J.J. Adomaitis (PH), 1:33.
120 pounds
Championship: Brandon Morvari (SMI) won major dec. over Thad Sigmund (MED), 19-6.
Fifth place: Trenton Cournoyer (STR) won by technical fall over Camden Thiele (HOL), 18-3.
11th place: Zade Grassel (AUB) def. Tylor LaCroix (SVE), 5-3.
126 pounds
Championship: Lucas Peters (KAU) def. Colton Hush (BW), 10-5.
11th place: Isaac Briggs (SCF) def. Mathias Kaiser (STR), 4-2, SV-1.
15th place: Coleman Becker (AUB) pinned Layden Ludwigson (CWPF), 1:45.
132 pounds
Championship: Bryan Winans (KAU) def. Collin McDowell (HA), 7-0.
Third place: Colton Weiler (AUB) def. Connor Krueger (SUP), 10-9.
15th place: Cayden Leonhardt (STR) won major dec. over Waylon Huset (CWPF), 13-0.
138 pounds
Championship: Greyson Clark (KAU) pinned Kellan Aure (MEN), 0:36.
15th place: Tanner Wargowsky (AUB) def. Dawson Klefstad (CWPF), 2-0.
145 pounds
Championship: Wyatt Duchateau (HA) won major dec. over Kaiden Schrandt (SMI), 13-4.
152 pounds
Championship: Zach Hanson (LN) won major dec. over Cash Raymond (SMI), 10-2.
160 pounds
Championship: Liam Cook (KAU) pinned Ramon Gulmatico (HA), 3:36.
Third place: Vristol Short (SMI) def. Ryan Becker (STR), 4-1, TB-1.
170 pounds
Championship: Travis Smith (SMI) def. Judah Hammen (KAU), 5-3.
Ninth place: Conor Anderson (ECM) def. Kaleb Krummel (ST), 8-3.
182 pounds
Championship: Drew Wendzicki (KAU) def. Noah Mulvaney (HA), 8-6.
Third place: Carter Lueck (STR) pinned Matthew Roach (LADY), 4:17.
195 pounds
Championship: Jackson Ormond (STR) def. Jackson Shramek (BT), 8-6, SV-1.
Seventh place: Riley Johnson (CWPF) def. Adam Dorshorst (AUB), 7-4.
220 pounds
Championship: Gavin Nelson (SMI) pinned Sloan Welch (AUB), 0:39.
13th place: Braxton Weissmiller (MED) def. Matt Kolb (STR), default.
285 pounds
Championship: Gunner Hoffmann (NGL) def. Soren Herzog (SIM), 8-5.