HUMBOLDT — Humboldt wrestlers Cole Mathes and Dakota Slocum participated in the KanOkla Varsity competition over the weekend.
Mathes took home second place with 18 team points in his 165-pound weight class.
The Cub first received a bye round and then took down Bartlesville’s Mason Manley in a 5-1 decision. Mathes then beat Cleveland’s Luke Johnson by a 3-1 decision before he lost to Pittsburg’s JJ White on a fall over 1:01 into the match.
Slocum took third place with 20 team points in the 190-pound weight class.
Slocum received a bye before he won by a fall over Shawnee Heights’ Caleb Seelbach 3:40 into the match. Slocum then lost to Independence’s Isaiah Melugin on a fall over 5:17 in. He then toppled Bartlesville’s JD Atterby on a fall over 4:20 into the match.
Slocum knocked off Newkirk’s Ryan Axelson on a fall over 2:54 into the match.
Humboldt travels to Fredonia on Friday at 6 p.m.
