Elkhorn Valley Wrestling Team Places Third At Creighton Invite

The Elkhorn Valley Wrestlers has a successful third-place finish on Saturday at the Creighton Invite.

​The Falcons had 14 pins in 32:16. Senior Noah Rutjens placed 1st in the 160 pound weight class.

113: Quarterfinals - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) over Garrison Hazen (Creighton) (Fall 2:56) 
113: Semifinals - Connor Hazen (Creighton) over Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) (Dec 8-5) 
113: Cons. Semis - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) over Mason King (Winside) (Fall 2:18) 
113: 3rd Place Match - Alejandro Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) over Bryson Bovee (Pender) (Fall 3:53) 
120: Quarterfinals - Zac Hazen (Creighton) over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 2:56) 
120: Cons. Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Levi Arens (Hartington Cedar Catholic) (Fall 3:56)
120: Cons. Semis - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Damien Kersten (Crofton-Bloomfield) (Fall 0:47)
120: 3rd Place Match - Jaden Ziemba (Battle Creek) over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 2:52) 
126: Champ. Round 1 - Kody Willard (Norfolk) over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) (Dec 8-6) 
126Cons. Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
126Cons. Round 2 - Ty Heimes (Battle Creek) over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) (TF 18-2 5:00) 
132Champ. Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) over Colton Beacom (Osmond) (Fall 4:35) 
132Quarterfinals - Marcos Escalera (Winside) over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 5:02) 
132Cons. Round 2 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) over Gaje Arvanitis (Norfolk) (Dec 4-1) 
132Cons. Round 3 - Louis Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) (MD 14-2) 
138Quarterfinals - Derek Wortman (Creighton) over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 2:44)
138: Cons. Round 1 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) over John Reinert (Hartington-Cedar Catholic) (Fall 2:37)
138: Cons. Semis - Reese McFarland (Crofton-Bloomfield) over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:38)
138: 5th Place Match - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) over Levi Stacken (Creighton) (Fall 2:17)
145: Champ. Round 1 - Clay Konopasek (Niobrara/Verdigre) over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 3:23)
145: Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
145: Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) over Colten Adams (Creighton) (Fall 4:15)
145: Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) over Isaac Kleinschmit (Norfolk) (Fall 0:55)
145: Cons. Semis - Schuyler Sauser (Plainview) over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 4:16)
145: 5th Place Match - Blake Heller (Battle Creek) over Tyler Rautenberg (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 4:38)
152: Champ. Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
152: Quarterfinals - Leland Bowder (Pender) over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 4:51)
152: Cons. Round 2 - Ethan Behmer (Norfolk) over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) (For.)
160: Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
160: Quarterfinals - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) over Jose Caldera (Norfolk) (Fall 0:29)
160: Semifinals - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) over Noah Scott (Randolph) (Dec 7-0)
160: 1st Place Match - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) over Quinten Moles (Crofton-Bloomfield) (MD 9-0)
170: Champ. Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
170: Quarterfinals - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Eric Surber (Laurel-Concord) (Fall 0:33)
170: Semifinals - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) over Alec Zimmerer (Creighton) (Fall 1:19)
170: 1st Place Match - Drew Lanman (Battle Creek) over Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) (SV-1 4-2)
195: Champ. Round 1 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
195: Quarterfinals - Jon Escalante (Winside) over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:56)
195: Cons. Round 2 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
195: Cons. Round 3 - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) over Felipe Gardea (Norfolk) (Fall 1:26)
195: Cons. Semis - Tyler Knievel (Neligh-Oakdale) over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:58)
195: 5th Place Match - Lane Reuter (Norfolk) over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:23)
220: Quarterfinals - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) received a bye
220: Semifinals - Cory Shoff (Winside) over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:25)
220: Cons. Semis - Jesse Thompson (Pender) over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:37)
220: 5th Place Match - Ethan Williams (Laurel-Concord) over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) (Fall 0:58)