Washington crowns one champ at Mt. Vernon Invite

Tristin Westphal-Edwards walked out of the 15 team Mt. Vernon Invitational on Saturday as Washington?s lone champion. The team earned a very respectable fifth place finish, only a point and a half out of fourth, in a strong field.

Westphal-Edwards recorded two pins on his way to the finals where he squared off with Lisbon?s Bryce Werderman, who is ranked fourth in class 1A by The Predicament. Westphal-Edwards won a close 5-4 decision to claim the title.

?I?m very proud of Tristin for winning the tournament.,? said Washington Coach Brent Van Weelden. ?Several kids placed above their seed, that is a testament to their will to wrestle hard for six minutes.?

Mitchell Huisenga narrowly missed his own title, dropping a tight match in the finals. Garrett Ikerd avenged a loss from earlier in the season to Assumption?s Adam Laubenthal to take third with a 0:43 fall.

Other place finishers for the Demons included Tristan Allendar, 3rd, Logan Escher, 4th, Walker Ikerd, 5th, Dillan Sanders, 5th, David Hora, 5th, and Matt Collett, 6th.

Van Weelden said, ?Overall we wrestled great after a tough first round.?

Team Scores: 1) (tie) Lisbon, West Liberty 222; 3) Mt. Vernon 165; 4) Davenport Assumption 153; 5) Washington 150.5; 6) Wapsie Valley 103.5; 7) Dyersville Beckman 87; 8) East Buchanan 85; 9) Wapello 84.5; 10) Sigourney-Keota 66.5; 11) Louisa Muscatine 64.5; 12) Cedar Rapids Xavier 53; 13) Cascade 52; 14) Marion 31; 15) Mid-Prairie 18;

Washington Individual Results:

106, Matt Collett, 6th place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, loss by tech-fall 15-0; consolation quarterfinals, received a bye; consolation semifinals, loss by fall 2:57.

113, no entrant

120, Walker Ikerd, 5th place: Round 1 received a bye; quarterfinals, loss by decision 7-3; consolation quarterfinals, received a bye; consolation semifinals, won by tech fall 15-0; consolation finals, won by major decision 18-5.

126, Brandon Dickel, did not place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, loss by fall 0:47; consolation quarterfinals, received a bye; consolation semifinals, loss by injury default.

132, Dillan Sanders, 5th place: Round 1, won by fall 1:46; quarterfinals, loss by fall 3:11; consolation quarterfinals, won by decision 6-1; consolation semifinals, won by major decision 9-0; consolation finals, won by fall 5:14.

138, Garrett Ikerd, 3rd place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, won by fall 0:23; semifinals, loss by major decision 13-5; 3rd place match, won by fall 0:43.

145, Kiowa Keith, did not place: Round 1, loss by fall 2:29; consolation, received a bye; consolation quarterfinals, loss by decision 8-6 (SV).

152, David Hora, 5th place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, loss by fall 1:45; consolation quarterfinals, won by fall 1:40; consolation semifinals, won by decision 9-6; consolation finals, won by decision 3-1.

160, Dylan Farmer, did not place: Round 1, won by fall 1:26; quarterfinals, loss by fall 0:49; consolation quarterfinals, received a bye; consolation semifinals, loss by fall 1:43.

170, Tristin Westphal-Edwards, 1st place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, won by fall 3:17; semifinals, won by fall 2:25; finals, won by decision 5-4.

182, Logan Escher, 4th place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, won by fall 4:34; semifinals, loss by fall 1:00; 3rd place match, loss by fall 3:30.

195, no entrant

220, Tristan Allender, 3rd place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, won by fall 2:32; semifinals, loss by fall 0:16; 3rd place match, won by fall 1:43.

285, Mitchell Huisenga, 2nd place: Round 1, received a bye; quarterfinals, won by fall 1:22; semifinals, won by decision 3-1(SV); finals, loss by decision 4-0