Humboldt boys’ wrestling team champs at Joe Fitch Invitational, four weight-class champions

December 2, 2023 Matt Scher Featured, Local Sports

By: Matt Scher, [email protected]

Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt boys’ wrestling team hosted the 2023 Joe Fitch Invitational Friday night at the Humboldt High School Gymnasium. The Wildcats won the tournament with a team score-best 247.5 and had four weight class champions: Owen Mayall at 120 pounds, Tyce Clarken at 126, Broedy Hendricks at 175, and Gaige Allen at 190.

Full results:

Team scores

  1. Humboldt – 247.5
  2. Emmetsburg – 204
  3. Aplington-Parkersburg / Grundy Center – 173.5
  4. Atlantic – 172.5
  5. Kuemper-Catholic – 163
  6. Pocahontas Area – 127
  7. Forest City – 122
  8. Sheldon South O`Brien – 84
  9. Van Meter – 72.5

Individuals

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Sam Knight (7-7) placed third and scored 19 team points.

  • Round 1 – Sam Knight (Humboldt) 7-7 won by fall over Coen Hammen (Pocahontas Area) 4-2 (Fall 1:01)
  • Round 2 – Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 4-0 won by fall over Sam Knight (Humboldt) 7-7 (Fall 5:20)
  • Round 3 – Sam Knight (Humboldt) 7-7 won by fall over Myles Henn (Forest City) 0-4 (Fall 0:21)
  • 3rd Place Match – Sam Knight (Humboldt) 7-7 won by fall over Joseph Peterson (Emmetsburg) 18-18 (Fall 0:53)
Dylan Frideres (3-1) placed second.

  • Round 1 – Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) 3-1 won by fall over Alexis Ocampo (Sheldon South O`Brien) 1-3 (Fall 1:31)
  • Round 2 – Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) 3-1 won by fall over Kael Edwards (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 1-3 (Fall 1:54)
  • Round 3 – Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) 3-1 won by fall over Joseph Peterson (Emmetsburg) 18-18 (Fall 3:26)
  • 1st Place Match – Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 4-0 won by fall over Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) 3-1 (Fall 1:24)
113Aden Prenger (29-21) placed second and scored 22 team points.

  • Round 1 – Aden Prenger (Humboldt) 29-21 won by fall over Collin Harris (Atlantic) 2-2 (Fall 1:40)
  • Round 2 – Aden Prenger (Humboldt) 29-21 won by fall over Jayden Wilhau (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 1-3 (Fall 1:22)
  • Round 3 – Aden Prenger (Humboldt) 29-21 won by decision over Deegan Moore (Forest City) 25-24 (Dec 5-1)
  • 1st Place Match – Braxton Hass (Atlantic) 4-0 won by decision over Aden Prenger (Humboldt) 29-21 (Dec 1-0)
120Owen Mayall (30-20) placed first and scored 28 team points.

  • Round 1 – Owen Mayall (Humboldt) 30-20 received a bye (Bye)
  • Round 2 – Owen Mayall (Humboldt) 30-20 won by fall over Kinnick Harms (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 1-3 (Fall 0:19)
  • Round 3 – Owen Mayall (Humboldt) 30-20 won by fall over Caleb Hoffman (Kuemper-Catholic) 33-18 (Fall 2:38)
  • 1st Place Match – Owen Mayall (Humboldt) 30-20 won by decision over Josh Hoffman (Sheldon South O`Brien) 36-6 (Dec 7-3)
126Tyce Clarken (36-7) placed first and scored 29 team points.

  • Round 1 – Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 36-7 won by fall over Dominic Rounds (Sheldon South O`Brien) 5-28 (Fall 0:42)
  • Round 2 – Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 36-7 won by fall over Ben Norland (Forest City) 9-22 (Fall 1:00)
  • Round 3 – Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 36-7 won by fall over Lincoln Wilcoxon (Emmetsburg) 28-19 (Fall 3:06)
  • 1st Place Match – Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 36-7 won by major decision over Owen Nepple (Kuemper-Catholic) 28-17 (MD 16-3)
Jonny Hayden (2-2) placed fifth.

  • Round 1 – Owen Nepple (Kuemper-Catholic) 28-17 won by fall over Jonny Hayden (Humboldt) 2-2 (Fall 4:57)
  • Round 2 – John Ackermen (Pocahontas Area) 16-27 won by fall over Jonny Hayden (Humboldt) 2-2 (Fall 3:41)
  • Round 3 – Jonny Hayden (Humboldt) 2-2 won by fall over Austin Shepard (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 1-3 (Fall 1:59)
  • 5th Place Match – Jonny Hayden (Humboldt) 2-2 won by fall over Ben Norland (Forest City) 9-22 (Fall 4:40)
132Cyler Cirks (38-10) placed second and scored 23.5 team points.

  • Round 1 – Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) 38-10 won by fall over Tyler Tiernan (Pocahontas Area) 0-6 (Fall 1:49)
  • Round 2 – Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) 38-10 won by fall over Dayton Strohman (Emmetsburg) 4-10 (Fall 2:57)
  • Round 3 – Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) 38-10 won by tech fall over Carter Liston (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 3-1 (TF-1.5 4:49 (16-1))
  • 1st Place Match – Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 4-0 won by decision over Cyler Cirks (Humboldt) 38-10 (Dec 6-2)
138Brady Beers (23-27) placed fifth and scored 11 team points.

  • Round 1 – Aiden Frascht (Forest City) 2-4 won by decision over Brady Beers (Humboldt) 23-27 (Dec 6-4)
  • Round 2 – Gage Miller (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 3-1 won by decision over Brady Beers (Humboldt) 23-27 (Dec 11-6)
  • Round 3 – Brady Beers (Humboldt) 23-27 won by fall over Cole Cox (Sheldon South O`Brien) 8-30 (Fall 1:39)
  • 5th Place Match – Brady Beers (Humboldt) 23-27 won by fall over Gage Ditch (Emmetsburg) 1-3 (Fall 0:31)
144Jaxson Kirchhoff (3-1) placed second and scored 23 team points.

  • Round 1 – Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 3-1 won by major decision over Dominic Ohmart (Forest City) 8-24 (MD 9-0)
  • Round 2 – Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 3-1 won by fall over Joe Klein (Kuemper-Catholic) 12-18 (Fall 1:31)
  • Round 3 – Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 3-1 won by fall over Elias Cakerice (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 0-4 (Fall 0:40)
  • 1st Place Match – Verdy Klocke (Pocahontas Area) 33-15 won by decision over Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 3-1 (Dec 6-2)
150Zayn Feaster (24-17) placed second and scored 18 team points.

  • Round 1 – Zayn Feaster (Humboldt) 24-17 won by decision over Justin Knaack (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 2-1 (Dec 6-2)
  • Round 2 – Zayn Feaster (Humboldt) 24-17 won by fall over Creighton Zeigler (Emmetsburg) 0-3 (Fall 0:40)
  • Round 3 – William Lawson (Pocahontas Area) 26-13 won by fall over Zayn Feaster (Humboldt) 24-17 (Fall 1:22)
157Dakohta Marchant (1-3) placed seventh and scored four team points.

  • Round 1 – Devin Van Regenmorter (Sheldon South O`Brien) 2-2 won by decision over Dakohta Marchant (Humboldt) 1-3 (Dec 8-3)
  • Round 2 – Ryan Sommerlot (Pocahontas Area) 34-18 won by fall over Dakohta Marchant (Humboldt) 1-3 (Fall 3:47)
  • Round 3 – Dylan Knaack (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 2-2 won by tech fall over Dakohta Marchant (Humboldt) 1-3 (TF-1.5 4:35 (18-3))
  • 7th Place Match – Dakohta Marchant (Humboldt) 1-3 received a bye (Bye)
165Trey Al-Hameed (2-2) placed fifth and scored 11 team points.

  • Round 1 – Ryan Panbecker (Pocahontas Area) 32-19 won by fall over Trey Al-Hameed (Humboldt) 2-2 (Fall 1:08)
  • Round 2 – Kent Sanders (Kuemper-Catholic) 17-14 won by decision over Trey Al-Hameed (Humboldt) 2-2 (Dec 9-3)
  • Round 3 – Trey Al-Hameed (Humboldt) 2-2 received a bye (Bye)
  • 5th Place Match – Trey Al-Hameed (Humboldt) 2-2 won by fall over Mitchel Fischer (Sheldon South O`Brien) 17-23 (Fall 5:03)
175Broedy Hendricks (4-0) placed first and scored 28 team points.

  • Round 1 – Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) 4-0 won by fall over Tate Bieret (Kuemper-Catholic) 17-13 (Fall 1:13)
  • Round 2 – Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) 4-0 won by fall over Kolt Roos (Sheldon South O`Brien) 13-8 (Fall 1:34)
  • Round 3 – Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) 4-0 won by fall over Trevor Stuhrenberg (Pocahontas Area) 1-5 (Fall 0:46)
  • 1st Place Match – Broedy Hendricks (Humboldt) 4-0 won by decision over Jace Nelson-Brown (Emmetsburg) 42-8 (Dec 5-4)
190Gaige Allen (35-15) placed first and scored 24 team points.

  • Round 1 – Gaige Allen (Humboldt) 35-15 won by decision over Jesse Brouwer (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 3-1 (Dec 8-2)
  • Round 2 – Gaige Allen (Humboldt) 35-15 won by decision over Cohen Bruce (Atlantic) 2-2 (Dec 6-3)
  • Round 3 – Gaige Allen (Humboldt) 35-15 received a bye (Bye)
  • 1st Place Match – Gaige Allen (Humboldt) 35-15 won by decision over Ryan Wirtz (Emmetsburg) 32-20 (Dec 6-2)
215Ethan Kunert (16-20) placed sixth and scored seven team points.

  • Round 1 – Ethan Kunert (Humboldt) 16-20 won by fall over Zach Brinkman (Sheldon South O`Brien) 25-20 (Fall 5:59)
  • Round 2 – Bryce Wiskus (Kuemper-Catholic) 17-14 won by fall over Ethan Kunert (Humboldt) 16-20 (Fall 1:53)
  • Round 3 – Colton Harken (Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center) 3-1 won by decision over Ethan Kunert (Humboldt) 16-20 (Dec 8-3)
  • 5th Place Match – Nick Saxton (Emmetsburg) 15-15 won by decision over Ethan Kunert (Humboldt) 16-20 (Dec 4-3)

Humboldt boys’ wrestling is next on the mat on Thursday in NCC play when they travel to Algona for a dual on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.