Westphal-Edwards registers 150th career victory

FT. MADISON - Some people make resolutions to improve in the new year.

Washington's Tristin Westphal-Edwards, who is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A at 182 pounds, just continues to be awesome.

Westphal-Edwards claimed the 150th victory of his high school wrestling career Thursday. He had two matches and won them both in the second round with a pin.

The Demons went 1-1, falling to Ft. Madison and defeating Mid-Prairie. Mid-Prairie also lost to Ft. Madison.

Washington trailed the Bloodhounds 33-16, but rallied to lead 36-33, before losing 39-36.

Westphal-Edwards came into his final season as a Demon needing 16 victories to hit the 150 milestone.

He achieved that when he pinned Ft. Madison's Diego Lozano in 2 minutes, 28 seconds.

Westphal-Edwards remembers competing against Lozano in youth wrestling tournaments early on in their careers but hadn't wrestled him yet in high school.

That wouldn't have affected his plan of attack anyway.

'I treat every match the same,” Westphal-Edwards said.

He wrestled the first match against the Bloodhounds.

'I knew Fort Madison was somebody we needed to beat in the (Southeast) conference,” Westphal-Edwards said. 'So I definitely wanted to get that pin.”

To get the fall, 'I used a bar arm and turned him over from there. He rolled into it, so that helped,” Westphal-Edwards said.

Both Washington and Mid-Prairie wrestle Saturday at Highland's tournament.

Fort Madison 39, Washington 36

182: Tristin Westphal-Edwards (W) over Diego Lozano (FM) (Fall 2:28) 195: Sam Hayes (FM) (For.) 220: Logan Escher (W) over Jarrett Settles (FM) (Fall 4:21) 285: Danen Settles (FM) over Tristan Allender (W) (Fall 4:57) 106: Owen Kruse (FM) over Caden Evans (W) (Fall 0:46) 113: Elton Kruse (FM) over Matt Collett (W) (Fall 3:37) 120: Walker Ikerd (W) over Dayne Cordray (FM) (MD 14-0) 126: Gavin Wiseman (FM) over Brandon Dickel (W) (Fall 3:06) 132: Will Larson (FM) over Justin Simmering (W) (Dec 5-0) 138: Garrett Ikerd (W) over Nathan Steffensmeier (FM) (TF 16-1 5:57) 145: Dillan Sanders (W) over Dalton Woolever (FM) (Dec 3-1) 152: David Hora (W) over Jakob McGowan (FM) (Fall 1:00) 160: Ayden Frazier (W) over Keaton Poe (FM) (Fall 0:19) 170: Chance Hocker (FM) over Keaton Murphy (W) (Fall 0:50)

Fort Madison 51, Mid-Prairie 24

220: Isaac Boucher (Mid) over Jarrett Settles (FM) (Fall 1:18) 285: Danen Settles (FM) over Gannon Callahan (Mid) (Fall 2:16) 106: Owen Kruse (FM) (For.) 113: Elton Kruse (FM) (For.) 120: Dayne Cordray (FM) 126: Gavin Wiseman (FM) over Dallas Miller (Mid) (Fall 1:16) 132: Will Larson (FM) (For.) 138: Nathan Steffensmeier (FM) (For.) 145: Dalton Woolever (FM) over David Murray (Mid) (Dec 6-1) 152: Jakob McGowan (FM) over Mason Hartley (Mid) (Dec 3-1) 160: Cael Garvey (Mid) over Keaton Poe (FM) (Fall 3:45) 170: Cory Allen (Mid) over Chance Hocker (FM) (Fall 4:30) 182: Diego Lozano (FM) over Colton Allen (Mid) (Dec 5-3) 195: Josh Wallington (Mid) over Levi Lowney (FM) (Fall 1:38)

Washington 66, Mid-Prairie 18

195: Logan Escher (W) over Josh Wallington (Mid) (Fall 1:37) 220: Isaac Boucher (Mid) (For.) 285: Gannon Callahan (Mid) over Marshall Patterson (W) (Fall 4:38) 106: Caden Evans (W) (For.) 113: Matt Collett (W) For.) 120: Walker Ikerd (W) (For.) 126: Brandon Dickel (W) over Dallas Miller (Mid) (Fall 1:45) 132: Justin Simmering (W) (For.) 138: Garrett Ikerd (W) (For.) 145: Dillan Sanders (W) over David Murray (Mid) (Fall 3:56) 152: David Hora (W) over Mason Hartley (Mid) (Fall 3:19) 160: Ayden Frazier (W) over Cael Garvey (Mid) (Fall 2:58) 170: Cory Allen (Mid) (For.) 182: Tristin Westphal-Edwards (W) over Colton Allen (Mid) (Fall 3:10)