Eleven IMS wrestlers finished in first place when Iola Middle School hosted the Iola Invitational on Tuesday evening.
Competing were Anderson County, Chanute, Humboldt, Jayhawk-Linn, Osawatomie, Prairie View, Santa Fe Trail and Uniontown.
Iola’s Ruger Boren came in first place with 14 team points in the 84-92 pound weight class.
Boren first won with a fall victory over Osawatomie’s Kashton Palmer 0:23 into the match. Boren then defeated Anderson County’s Connor Slyter on a fall 0:28 in. Boren’s final win saw him take down Chanute’s Maddox Sayers on a fall in 38 seconds.
Mustang Braxtin Martin was first with 14 team points in the 98-103 pound weight class.
Martin beat Jayhawk-Linn’s Cooper Lanham by a fall in 2:53, before falling to Osawatomie’s Presley McKinney in a sudden victory, 10-8. Martin then knocked off Santa Fe Trail’s David Welton on a 43 second fall.
Evan Lacrone came in first place with 14 team points in the 102-11 pound weight class.
Lacrone won by a fall against Humboldt’s Tyler Wright 48 seconds in, then defeated Jayhawk-Linn’s Brayden Robertson on a fall 22 seconds in. Lacrone won on a fall over Chanute’s Jakarre Green 1:51 into the match.
Iola’s Beau Erickson came in fourth overall with no team points in the 105-108 pound weight class.
Erickson first lost to Prairie View’s Jonathan Miller on a fall 1:40 into the match. He then lost to Osawatomie’s Dillon Ogden on a fall 40 seconds in before losing to Chanute’s Kasen Audis on a fall 45 seconds in.
Mustang James Hunt came in first place with 14 team points in the 108-144 pound weight class.
Hunt defeated Chanute’s Jorden Paterson by a decision, 12-8. Hunt then won by a fall over Prairie View’s Braden Shrum one minute in before knocking off Santa Fe Trail’s Brandin McDowell on a fall 30 seconds into the match.
Noah Anderson came in third place overall with no team points in the 110-115 pound weight class.
Anderson’s first loss to Santa Fe Trail’s Dalan Brownleon was a fall in 32 seconds. He then lost to Chanute’s Anthony Beard on a fall 28 seconds in before winning on a fall over Jayhawk-Linn’s Dayton Purdy one minute in.
Iola’s Keegan Hill placed third overall with no team points in the 119-120 pound weight class.
