Kings of Southern Iowa

It was a huge day for the Washington wrestling team, as they wrapped up their final preparations before the postseason.

On Saturday, the Demons went to Fairfield for the annual Southern Iowa Classic, and for the first time, came away as the top overall team at the event, taking first place with a total of 192.5 points, outdistancing themselves from Keokuk (153.5) and Fort Madison (130) on the day.

To go with the team title, 10 different Demons took home third place or better, and all of those who competed found themselves on the podium of the 12 team tournament.

Leading the charge for the Demons were a pair of first-place finishers, coming from freshman Walker Ikerd, who picked up a 6-3 decision over Fort Madison?s Ryan Steffensmeier in the seminfinal match, before taking a 10-5 decision in the championship round to claim the 113-pound title.

The other weight-class winner was junior Trey Van Weelden (152 pounds), who advanced to the title match after a pair of pin falls, before claiming the title with a 6-3 decision over Fort Madison?s Clayton Poe.

David Hora (120 pounds), Andrew Waite (126 pounds), Kyle Anderson (132 pounds), Austin Hazelett (138 pounds), Tristan Westphal-Edwards (160 pounds) and Karlton Skubal (182 pounds), each claimed second place at the tournament, while Ben Bohr (106 pounds) and Michael Ellingson (145 pounds) both took third place.

Washington will now set its sights on the postseason, as they head to Mediapolis on Saturday for their sectional tournament, which will feature Mid-Prairie, Columbus and the host Bulldogs.

The full individual results from the Southern Iowa Classic are listed below.

106 - Ben Bohr (14-10) placed third in a round robin format.

Round 1 - Dayne Cordray (Fort Madison) 9-5 won 7-6 decision over Bohr.

Round 2 - Tyler Landgrebe (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 37-10 won by 17-5 major decision over Bohr.

Round 3 - Bohr won by 8-1 decision over Dalton Boudewyn (Keokuk).

113 - Walker Ikerd (33-7) placed first.

Semifinal - Ikerd won by 6-3 decision over Ryan Steffensmeier (Fort Madison) 22-10 (Dec 6-3).

Championship - Ikerd won by 10-5 decision over Adam Proctor (EBF)

120 - David Hora (28-13) placed second.

Quarterfinal - Hora won by fall over Gage Wilson (Albia) (1:34).

Semifinal - Hora won in tiebreaker, 4-2, over Ethan Wagner (Centerville)

Championship - Harlan Steffensmeier (Fort Madison) won by fall over Hora (1:16).

126 - Andrew Waite (29-11) placed second.

Semifinal - Waite won by fall over Dylin Harberts (Chariton) (5:54)

Championship - Brant O`Shea (Keokuk) 38-0 won by 15-0 tech. fall over Waite.

132 - Kyle Anderson (35-7) placed second.

Quarterfinal - Anderson won by fall over Tiger Terpstra (Centerville) (4:22).

Semifinal - Anderson won by 16-1 tech. fall over Alex Hanna (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont).

Championship - Camiran Sadeghi (Keokuk) won by fall over Anderson (0:51).

138 - Austin Hazelett (38-4) placed second.

Quarterfinal - Hazelett won by fall over Hunter Cobb (Chariton) (0:16)

Semifinal - Hazelett won by fall over Aaron Steffensmeier (Fort Madison) (3:25).

Championship - Dakota Boyer (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) won by 5-2 decision over Hazelett.

145 - Michael Ellingson (34-10) placed third in round robin format.

Round 1 - Kale Baird (Davis County) won by fall over Ellingson (5:26).

Round 3 - Ellingson won by fall over Tayton Bartholomew (Centerville) (0:16).

Round 4 - Colten Mertens (Mount Pleasant) won by 23-8 tech fall over Ellingson.

Round 5 - Ellingson won by fall over Ben Wyatt (Keokuk) (0:24).

152 - Trey Van Weelden (40-2) placed first.

Quarterfinal - Van Weelden won by fall over Drew Stever (Fairfield) (3:02).

Semifinal - Van Weelden won by fall over Ryan Henkle (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) (1:22).

Championship - Van Weelden won by 6-3 decision over Clayton Poe (Fort Madison).

160 - Tristan Westphal-Edwards (35-7) placed second.

Quarterfinal - Westphal-Edwards won by fall over Brett Martin (Albia) (1:52).

Semifinal - Westphal-Edwards won by 11-5 decision over Tyler Davis.

Championship - Tyler Bitting (Keokuk) won by 9-1 major decision over Westphal-Edwards.

182 - Karlton Skubal (35-5) placed second.

Quarterfinal - Skubal won by fall over Kade Warren (Centerville) (1:56).

Semifinal - Skubal won by 5-1 decision over Jer McAninch (Albia).

Championship - Nathan Bair (Clarke) won by 8-5 decision over Skubal.

Other results are seen on the side of the page.

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220 - Sam Donnolly (5-11) placed sixth.

Quarterfinal - Trevin Nance (Chariton) won by fall over Donnolly (0:55).

Cons. Round 1 - Donnolly (Washington) won by fall over Nolan Stetter (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) (0:23).

Cons. Semi - Brendon Lunsford (Fairfield) won by fall over Donnolly (1:48).

Fifth-place match - Jerry Glenn (Keokuk) won by fall over Donnolly (0:49).

285 - Mitchell Huisenga (29-14) placed 5th and scored 11.00 team points.

Quarterfinal - Ben Kincart (Davis County) won by fall over Huisenga (4:28).

Cons. Round 3 - Huisenga won by fall over Taylor Good (Chariton) (0:58).

Cons. Semi - Trenton Wellendorf (Fort Madison) won by 3-2 decision over Huisenga.

Fifth-place match - Huisenga won by injury default over Jesse Belba (Keokuk).