Manchester Wrestling Runner Up At John McKee
The Manchester Squires finished 2nd at the John Mckee Invitational with 182 points (Cowan 198.5)
Ashton Moore and Dylan Stroud both win their 2nd straight titles in the event.
Dylan Stroud wins the Outstanding Wrestler Award and is now 18-0 on the season.
Individual Placement
113 Brock Casper 4th (13-5)
120 Mario Romero 8th (4-10)
126 Dylan Stroud 1st (18-0)
132 Elijah Burlingame 3rd (14-4)
138 Raven King (3-3)
152 Dominic Lincoln 7th (6-6)
160 Jordan Ayres 6th (12-7)
170 Jacob Caudill 2nd (9-6)
182 Albin Lederhilger 5th (9-5)
195 Ashton Moore 1st (16-2)
220 Trevor Dill 5-0 4th (15-3)
285 Bryce Kamphues 4th* (11-1)
Overall the Squires wrestled tough to have a chance at the team title with forfeits in two weight classes and some key starters out of the lineup. Manchester was neck and neck with Cowan all day, but faced some adversity that led to the runner up finish. While Senior Ashton Moore and Sophomore Dylan Stroud dominated their brackets to win back to back titles at the invite, Junior Jacob Caudill had a breakout run to the finals as well. Junior Elijah Burlingame finished 3rd with another pin against Tippy Valley, and Junior Albin Lederhilger put all of his opponents on their backs and finished an impressive 4-1 on the day. Several underclassmen including Brock Casper, Dominic Lincoln, and Jordan Ayres were able to get some nice pins for the team as well.
The Squires will now look to get healthy as the team prepares for their first appearance in the IHSWCA Team State Duals on Saturday, January 4 in the Fort Wayne Coliseum.
