Rams’ Koehler second at CB Wrestling Classic

Glenwood’s Mason Koehler and Drake Buthe picked up medals at the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs Friday and Saturday.

Koehler reached the finals and placed second at 215 pounds while Buthe was third in the heavyweight division.

The Rams placed 24th out of 41 teams from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota competing. Lincoln (Neb.) East was the team champion with 418.5 points.

“Our young guys got a new experience and got to see some high level kids which is always nice,” said Glenwood coach Tucker Weber. “I think we showed up pretty well. Mason got second and wrestled a really tough match in the finals against a really good kids. And Drake has come a long way in in one year. Hopefully our young kids learn something from of their mistakes and getter better from here.”

Koehler reached the finals of the gold bracket with a pair of pins a medical forfeit.

Koehler dropped his first match of the season in the finals to South Sioux City’s Tony Palmer by a 7-2 decision. Palmer is a top rated, defending Nebraska state champion at a 215 pounds and highly regarded national recruit.

“He’s a D-I wrestler and Mason was right there with him,” Weber said. “We just needed to finish a few more shots.”

After dropping his semifinals match to Joe Constable of Fort Dodge 7-2, Buthe, the Rams’ heavyweight, pinned Waukee Northwest’s Henry Mohr in the first round of the third place match.

“Drake lost in a tough semifinal match,” Weber said. “He’s wrestled that kid a few times in the offseason. At the end of the match he forced it it a little bit and got taken down. He’ll learn from that. That third place match he used some of the free style Greco (wrestling) he did this summer and it showed up with him throwing some guys in a few matches.”

The Washburn, Kan. girls won the team title with 501.5 points. Glenwood’s girls were 29th with 117.5 points.

Kasadie Pratt notched a fourth place finish in the 190-pound class to lead the Rams.

Glenwood Boys
Place Winners
113: Brody Black, 13th place. 120: Christian Lopez, 32nd place. 126: Benn Christensen, 24th place. 132: Mark Reed, 28th place. 138: Connor Wear, 28th place. 144: Bart Mower, 32nd place. 150: Jaxon Erickson, 32nd place. 165: Treyton Williamson, 21st place. 175: Nile Lundvall, 24th place. 190: Jacob Aust, 32nd place. 215: Mason Koehler, second place. 285: Drake Buthe, third place.

Glenwood Girls
Place Winners
105: Ahna Grassau, 18th place. 120: Audrina Johansen, ninth place. 130: Maya Rivas, 10th place. 135: Lily Lee, 28th place. 145: Kristina Fisher, 15th place. 155: Alara May, 24th place. 170: Lydia Logan, 13th place. 190: Kasadie Pratt, fourth place.

Rams 3-0 at
St. Albert quad

Glenwood notched wins over Harlan, Southwest Iowa and host Council Bluffs St. Albert at a quadrangular in Council Bluffs last Tuesday.

The Rams picked up victories over the hosts 45-24, Harlan 57-30 and Southwest Iowa 72-12.

Glenwood coach Tucker Weber was happy with the three dual wins but the coach seemed most pleased with his team’s attitude during the match.

“We had a real team atmosphere,” he said. “Our kids were really encouraging to everyone on the team, not just their buddies. To me, that says a lot about our team that we’re excited for each other. It also makes a dual atmosphere a lot more enjoyable.”

Brody Black (113 pounds), Benn Christensen (126/132), Connor Wear (138), Nile Lundvall (175), Jacob Aust (190), Mason Koehler (215) and Drake Buthe (285) all went 3-0 on the night.

Glenwood 57,
Harlan 30
106: Nathan Sandquist, H, won by forfeit. 113: Brody Black, G, won by fall over Jaysin Ludwig, H, 1:56. 120: Spencer Fink, H, won by fall over Christian Lopez, G, 2:38. 126: Jesse Jens, H, won by forfeit. 132: Benn Christensen, G, won by decision over Coy Obrecht, H, 18-14. 138: Connor Wear, G, won by fall over Jamison Clark, H, 1:10. 144: Carson Blakely, G, won by forfeit. 150: Jaxon Erickson, G, won by forfeit. 157: Brody McKinley, H, won by fall over Brandt Mower, G, 1:05. 165: Chayton Snethen, H, won by fall over Landon Lechtenburg, G, 1:24. 175: Nile Lundvall, G, won by fall over Reese Koch, H, 0:42. 190: Jacob Aust, G, won by fall over Shane Cooper, H, 2:59. 215: Mason Koehler, G, won by fall over Nick Gubbels, H, 1:53. 285: Drake Buthe, G, won by fall over Austin Spray, H, 2:33.

Glenwood 45,
St. Albert 24
106: Aiden Gaul, SA, won by forfeit. 113: Brody Black, G, won by forfeit. 120: Bennett Johnsen, SA, won by fall over Christian Lopez, G, 3:27. 126: Benn Christensen, G, won by decision over Brody Pellett, SA, 7-1. 132: Joey Mazzella, SA, won by fall over Mark Reed, G, 1:29. 138: Connor Wear, G, won by fall over Ryan McColloch, SA, 0:48. 144: Judah York, SA, won by fall over Carson Blakely, G, 2:58. 150: Jaxon Erickson, G, won by fall over Micah Hutchison, SA, 1:58. 157: Sam Raymond, SA, won by fall over Brandt Mower, G, 0:37. 165: Cohen Hamilton, SA, won by decision over Landon Lechtenburg, G, 8-4. 175: Nile Lundvall, G, won by fall over Andrew Beckman, SA, 1:29. 190: Jacob Aust, G, won by fall over Myles LeBaugh, 0:44. 215: Mason Koehler, G, won by fall over Andrew Tamayo, SA, 1:48. 285: Drake Buthe, G, won by forfeit.

Glenwood 72,
Southwest Iowa 12
106: Evan Lang, SWI, won by forfeit. 113: Brody Black, G, won by fall over Max Mount, SWI, 1:52. 120: Christian Lopez, G, won by forfeit. 126: Benn Christensen, G, won by forfeit. 132: Mark Reed, G, won by forfeit. 138: Connor Wear, G, won by forfeit. 144: Carson Blakely, G, won by fall over Mavryc Morgan, SWI, 0:55. 144: Paxton Campbell, SWI, won by fall over Owen Peverill, G, 2:53. 150: Blake Schaaf, SWI, won by fall over Jaxon Erickson, G, 2:40. 157: Brandt Mower, G, won by fall over Flynt Bell, SWI, 0:31. 165: Landon Lechtenburg, G, won by fall over Max Lang, SWI, 2:26. 165: Landon Ramos, SWI, won by fall over Zac Hickman, G, 5:21. 175: Nile Lundvall, G, won by forfeit. 190: Jacob Aust, G, won by forfeit. 215: Mason Koehler, G, won by forfeit. 215: Sora Uemura, G, won by fall over Richard Heller, SWI, 0:38. 285: Drake Buthe, G, won by forfeit.