Concordia Panthers Wrestle to a 2nd Place Finish at Clearwater Invitational

2021-2022 Concordia High School Wrestling Team
2021-2022 Concordia High School Wrestling Team

The Concordia High School Boys Wrestling team finished in 2nd place at the Clearwater Invitational on Saturday, January 15th.

The Panthers had a pair of 1st place finishes.  Junior Daniel Vines placed 1st overall at 126 lbs., while Senior Keyan Miller captured a 1st place finish at 182 lbs.  Concordia also had Christian Belden, Logan Leiszler and Tracer Murdock all record 2nd place finishes.

In the Clearwater Girls Tournament, Teggan Workman placed 5th overall on the weekend.

106 lbs. - Christian Belden (21-1) placed 2nd
Quarterfinal - Christian Belden (Concordia) 21-1 won by fall over Jack Herschberger (Wichita Trinity) 0-4 (Fall 1:07)
Semifinal - Christian Belden (Concordia) 21-1 won by fall over Brody Harman (Clearwater) 8-5 (Fall 0:47)
1st Place Match - Keith Sanders (Independence) 16-0 won by fall over Christian Belden (Concordia) 21-1 (Fall 1:57)

113 lbs. - Ashton Dooley (10-9)
Quarterfinal - Maddox Riffey (Pratt ) 2-16 won by decision over Ashton Dooley (Concordia) 10-9 (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Tanner Heincker (Derby) 7-10 won by tech fall over Ashton Dooley (Concordia) 10-9 (TF-1.5 4:17 (15-0))

120 lbs. - Logan Leiszler (16-7) placed 2nd
Round 1 - Logan Leiszler (Concordia) 16-7 won by fall over Dylan Hanna (Clearwater) 10-7 (Fall 0:29)
Round 2 - Logan Leiszler (Concordia) 16-7 won by fall over Addrick Nelson (Nickerson) 3-20 (Fall 1:12)
Round 4 - Logan Leiszler (Concordia) 16-7 won by fall over Sid Shipman (Derby) 1-3 (Fall 0:23)
Round 5 - Marcus Terry (Augusta) 19-0 won by fall over Logan Leiszler (Concordia) 16-7 (Fall 1:26)

126 lbs. - Daniel Vines (22-1) placed 1st
Champ. Round 1 - Daniel Vines (Concordia) 22-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Daniel Vines (Concordia) 22-1 won by tech fall over Luke Kelly (Maize) 3-5 (TF-1.5 2:08 (17-2))
Semifinal - Daniel Vines (Concordia) 22-1 won by decision over Cooper Anderson (Independence) 15-2 (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match - Daniel Vines (Concordia) 22-1 won by fall over Justin Lin (Augusta) 12-2 (Fall 1:29)

132 lbs. - Drew Sterrett (12-11) placed 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Sterrett (Concordia) 12-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Drew Sterrett (Concordia) 12-11 won by fall over Cooper Shinkle (Derby) 6-5 (Fall 1:17)
Semifinal - Cannon Carey (Augusta) 18-1 won by tech fall over Drew Sterrett (Concordia) 12-11 (TF-1.5 2:35 (17-2))
Cons. Semi - Drew Sterrett (Concordia) 12-11 won by fall over David Diaz (Chaparral ) 10-13 (Fall 3:52)
3rd Place Match - Taye Wilson (Pratt ) 19-8 won by decision over Drew Sterrett (Concordia) 12-11 (Dec 6-1)

138 lbs. - Easton Swihart (16-8) placed 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Easton Swihart (Concordia) 16-8 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Easton Swihart (Concordia) 16-8 won by fall over Justin Moritz (Chaparral ) 14-9 (Fall 1:00)
Semifinal - Grady Fox (Augusta) 16-1 won by fall over Easton Swihart (Concordia) 16-8 (Fall 2:50)
Cons. Semi - Easton Swihart (Concordia) 16-8 won by fall over Ethan Stimatze (Pratt ) 4-6 (Fall 0:18)
3rd Place Match - Saxton Renfro (Independence) 13-3 won by decision over Easton Swihart (Concordia) 16-8 (Dec 3-2)

145 lbs. - Cody Trost (7-15)
Champ. Round 1 - Cody Trost (Concordia) 7-15 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Trent Moses (Mulvane) 18-3 won by fall over Cody Trost (Concordia) 7-15 (Fall 1:12)
Cons. Round 2 - Cody Trost (Concordia) 7-15 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Brody Pawloski (Clearwater) 7-7 won by fall over Cody Trost (Concordia) 7-15 (Fall 3:28)

152 lbs. - Toby Wahlmeier (14-11)
Champ. Round 1 - Toby Wahlmeier (Concordia) 14-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Roman Coldwell (Augusta) 12-9 won by fall over Toby Wahlmeier (Concordia) 14-11 (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 2 - Toby Wahlmeier (Concordia) 14-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Toby Wahlmeier (Concordia) 14-11 won by fall over Adam Bruce (Independence) 1-12 (Fall 1:21)
Cons. Semi - Trenton Davis (Mulvane) 12-6 won by fall over Toby Wahlmeier (Concordia) 14-11 (Fall 3:37)

160 lbs. - Caleb Hanson (13-11)
Quarterfinal - Caleb Hanson (Concordia) 13-11 won by fall over Weston Bratton (Augusta) 12-7 (Fall 3:47)
Semifinal - Ke`Rel Thompson (Pratt ) 15-4 won by fall over Caleb Hanson (Concordia) 13-11 (Fall 0:28)
Cons. Semi - Xavier Hurtt (Derby) 5-13 won by fall over Caleb Hanson (Concordia) 13-11 (Fall 4:17)

170 lbs. - Nathan Brown (20-3) placed 4th
Round 2 - Nathan Brown (Concordia) 20-3 won by fall over Bryson Snell (Clearwater) 8-9 (Fall 0:50)
Round 3 - Nathan Brown (Concordia) 20-3 won by decision over Gabe Kant (Augusta) 15-5 (Dec 5-3)
Round 4 - Andy Huynh (Mulvane) 16-5 won by decision over Nathan Brown (Concordia) 20-3 (Dec 3-1)
Round 5 - Gunar Allen (Independence) 9-4 won by decision over Nathan Brown (Concordia) 20-3 (Dec 14-8)

182 lbs. - Keyan Miller (23-1) placed 1st
Round 1 - Keyan Miller (Concordia) 23-1 won by decision over Thomas Johnson (Augusta) 14-4 (Dec 6-2)
Round 2 - Keyan Miller (Concordia) 23-1 won by fall over Alec Beasley (Clearwater) 8-9 (Fall 5:27)
Round 4 - Keyan Miller (Concordia) 23-1 won by fall over Dalton Slaughter (Pratt ) 5-10 (Fall 1:04)
Round 5 - Keyan Miller (Concordia) 23-1 won by fall over Keller McNeil (Maize) 2-4 (Fall 0:23)

195 lbs. - Tracer Murdock (21-5) placed 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Tracer Murdock (Concordia) 21-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Tracer Murdock (Concordia) 21-5 won by fall over Brandon Orantes (Pratt ) 0-3 (Fall 2:27)
Semifinal - Tracer Murdock (Concordia) 21-5 won by tech fall over Isaiah Melugin (Independence) 5-6 (TF-1.5 5:15 (18-3))
1st Place Match - Garrett Davis (Augusta) 17-0 won by tech fall over Tracer Murdock (Concordia) 21-5 (TF-1.5 3:48 (20-5))

285 lbs. - Michael Ashland (3-16)
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Ashland (Concordia) 3-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Drake Van Scoyoc (Pratt ) 20-3 won by fall over Michael Ashland (Concordia) 3-16 (Fall 0:00)
Cons. Round 2 - Michael Ashland (Concordia) 3-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Michael Ashland (Concordia) 3-16 won by fall over Cooper Woodruff (Clearwater) 9-6 (Fall 0:30)
Cons. Semi - Sam Logan (Nickerson) 12-5 won by fall over Michael Ashland (Concordia) 3-16 (Fall 0:11)

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Teggan Workman (7-4) placed 5th
Round 1 - Teggan Workman (Concordia Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Dakotah Whitt (Douglass Girls) 5-10 (Fall 3:20)
Round 2 - Kylie Blake (Clearwater Girls) 2-3 won by fall over Teggan Workman (Concordia Girls) 7-4 (Fall 2:39)
Round 3 - Teggan Workman (Concordia Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Emma Otsuka (Augusta Girls) 9-8 (Fall 4:52)
Round 5 - Livia Swift (Pratt Girls) 20-2 won by fall over Teggan Workman (Concordia Girls) 7-4 (Fall 1:10)
5th Place Match - Teggan Workman (Concordia Girls) 7-4 won by fall over Emmaline Primrose (Pratt Girls) 9-8 (Fall 0:00)

The Panthers will return to action on Thursday, January 20th when they travel to Abilene for a North Central Kansas League Dual with the Abilene Cowboys.