Seven Falcon Wrestlers Medal At Battle Creek Invitational

Seven Falcons medaled on Saturday at the Battle Creek Invitational, including three wrestlers who finished as individual champions.

Dillon Stewart (106), Alejandro Martinez (113) and Noah Rutjens (160) all won their weight divisions.

Other top finishers for Elkhorn Valley were Darren Stewart (fifth, 120), Josh McFarland (fifth, 138), Quin Smith (fifth, 152) and Chris Petersen (third, 170). 

1. Battle Creek 237.5, 2. Winside 156.5, 3. Creighton 147.0, 4. Elkhorn Valley 135.5, 5. Norfolk JV 125.5, 6. Wakefield 88.0, 7. Pierce 77.0, 8. Howells/Dodge 73.5, 9. Randolph 72.0, 10. Osmond 69.0, 11. Stanton 64.0, 12. Ponca 59.0, 13. Norfolk Reserves 57.0, 14. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 45.0, 15. Scribner-Snyder 40.0, 16. Battle Creek JV 34.0, 17. Niobrara/Verdigre 31.0, 18. Hartington CC 14.0.​

106 - Dillon Stewart (18-1) placed 1st and scored 30.00 team points.
    Round 2 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Zak Hansen (Stanton) 8-14 (Fall 1:30)
    Round 3 - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Grant Taylor (Norfolk JV) 9-6 (Fall 0:16)
    Semifinal - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Gage Klug (Stanton) 18-14 (Fall 3:13)
    1st Place Match - Dillon Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 18-1 won by fall over Caydon McCracken (Battle Creek) 23-5 (Fall 8:19)

113 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (19-4) placed 1st and scored 21.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by fall over Mason King (Winside) 8-9 (Fall 1:45)
    Round 2 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by tech fall over Charlie Lopez (Wakefield) 7-14 (TF-1.5 3:11 (16-1))
    Round 4 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by tech fall over Justin Noel (Scribner-Snyder) 11-15 (TF-1.5 4:51 (16-1))
    Round 5 - Alejandro-Beans Martinez (Elkhorn Valley) 19-4 won by decision over Connor Hazen (Creighton) 18-2 (Dec 4-2)

120 - Darren Stewart (16-4) placed 5th and scored 8.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by fall over Garrison Hazen (Creighton) 2-10 (Fall 3:21)
    Round 3 - Sean Mann (Winside) 6-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 (SV-1 11-9)
    Quarterfinal - Gage Kment (Stanton) 25-12 won by major decision over Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 (MD 19-10)
    Cons. Round 1 - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by decision over Noah Matteo (Norfolk JV) 14-13 (Dec 4-2)
    5th Place Match - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 16-4 won by decision over Alex Schmit (Randolph) 15-11 (Dec 9-2)

120 - Mitchell Petersen (14-12) placed 8th.
    Round 1 - Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 won by major decision over Kody Willard (Norfolk Reserves) 8-8 (MD 10-2)
    Round 3 - Jaden Ziemba (Battle Creek) 22-7 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 2:51)
    Quarterfinal - Zac Hazen (Creighton) 14-2 won by tech fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (TF-1.5 5:43 (17-1))
    Cons. Round 1 - Alex Schmit (Randolph) 15-11 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 4:03)
    7th Place Match - Noah Matteo (Norfolk JV) 14-13 won by fall over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 14-12 (Fall 3:44)

126 - Tyler Miller (12-11) placed 9th and scored 5.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Jackson Reeves (Norfolk JV) 8-15 won by decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 (Dec 11-6)
    Round 2 - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by fall over Hudsen Drobny (Niobrara/Verdigre) 1-14 (Fall 0:35)
    Round 3 - Colby Erickson (Winside) 21-5 won by major decision over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 (MD 11-0)
    Consolation Bracket - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by fall over Clayton Christensen (Wakefield) 4-16 (Fall 3:32)
    9th Place Match - Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 12-11 won by decision over Trevin Beltz (Norfolk Reserves) 7-7 (Dec 7-2)

132 - Prestin Vondra (9-14) placed 8th and scored 3.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 won by decision over Brody Peters (Pierce) 11-14 (Dec 4-2)
    Round 2 - Marcos Escalera (Winside) 31-1 won by fall over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (Fall 0:14)
    Round 3 - Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 received a bye () (Bye)
    Consolation Bracket - Colton Krusemark (Ponca) 11-5 won by major decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (MD 12-2)
    7th Place Match - Garrett Pihlgren (Norfolk JV) 6-6 won by decision over Prestin Vondra (Elkhorn Valley) 9-14 (Dec 5-0)

138 - Brock Schaecher (10-12) placed 8th.
    Round 1 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 won by fall over Nelson Emerson (Pierce) 6-13 (Fall 4:39)
    Round 2 - Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 won by fall over Evan Urwiler (Laurel-Concord/Coleridge) 0-14 (Fall 0:45)
    Round 3 - Tristan Simons (Battle Creek) 24-5 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:36)
    Consolation Bracket - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:43)
    7th Place Match - Seth Kment (Stanton) 18-13 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 1:59)

138 - Josh McFarland (19-9) placed 5th and scored 14.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Preston Hausmann (Norfolk Reserves) 1-6 (Fall 1:59)
    Round 2 - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Jacob Hansen (Norfolk Reserves) 3-6 (Fall 0:59)
    Round 3 - Levi Stacken (Creighton) 13-6 won by decision over Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 (Dec 10-4)
    Consolation Bracket - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 10-12 (Fall 0:43)
    5th Place Match - Josh McFarland (Elkhorn Valley) 19-9 won by fall over Kurt Wortman (Creighton) 7-3 (Fall 2:27)

152 - Quin Smith (17-8) placed 5th and scored 11.50 team points.
    Round 1 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Sebastian Arnold (Scribner-Snyder) 1-11 (Fall 1:00)
    Round 3 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by decision over Garrett Halligan (Norfolk JV) 9-9 (Dec 8-3)
    Quarterfinal - Grant King (Stanton) 23-7 won by decision over Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 (Dec 6-2)
    Cons. Round 2 - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by fall over Dylan Horejsi (Howells/Dodge) 15-16 (Fall 2:59)
    5th Place Match - Quin Smith (Elkhorn Valley) 17-8 won by tech fall over Isaiah Muhs (Winside) 19-10 (TF-1.5 5:00 (16-1))

152 - Shawn Klinetobe (10-6) placed 11th.
    Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by fall over Jakob Meier (Pierce) 1-11 (Fall 4:54)
    Round 3 - Dylan Horejsi (Howells/Dodge) 15-16 won by fall over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 (Fall 3:45)
    Cons. Round 1 - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by decision over Jon Yosten (Howells/Dodge) 4-14 (Dec 7-0)
    Cons. Round 2 - Garrett Halligan (Norfolk JV) 9-9 won by decision over Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 (Dec 10-3)
    11th Place Match - Shawn Klinetobe (Elkhorn Valley) 10-6 won by fall over Leo Lopez (Battle Creek JV) 4-7 (Fall 2:21)

160 - Noah Rutjens (22-1) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by fall over Joe Albecht (Ponca) 1-10 (Fall 0:50)
    Round 2 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Trevor Lenton (Norfolk JV) 8-6 (Dec 11-4)
    Round 3 - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 received a bye () (Bye)
    Championship Bracket - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Austin Hurlburt (Battle Creek) 22-6 (Dec 7-5)
    1st Place Match - Noah Rutjens (Elkhorn Valley) 22-1 won by decision over Miles Kulhanek (Howells/Dodge) 25-7 (Dec 8-1)

170 - Chris Petersen (23-3) placed 3rd and scored 15.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 received a bye () (Bye)
    Round 2 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by fall over Coltin Bauer (Pierce) 3-17 (Fall 0:47)
    Round 3 - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by fall over Marcus Love (Scribner-Snyder) 7-13 (Fall 1:54)
    Championship Bracket - Cody Thomas (Wakefield) 20-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 (SV-1 4-2)
    3rd Place Match - Chris Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 23-3 won by decision over Ean Stacken (Creighton) 16-8 (Dec 8-3)

182 - Xavier Antona (5-17) placed 11th and scored 4.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Bradon Dickey (Pierce) 8-7 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 0:28)
    Round 2 - Austin Lampkin (Scribner-Snyder) 22-3 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 1:37)
    Round 3 - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 received a bye () (Bye)
    Consolation Bracket - Creighton Blain (Norfolk JV) 11-6 won by fall over Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 (Fall 0:52)
    11th Place Match - Xavier Antona (Elkhorn Valley) 5-17 won by fall over Emanuel Ramirez (Norfolk Reserves) 2-9 (Fall 3:45)

195 - Christian Yaw (6-15) placed 7th and scored 2.00 team points.
    Round 1 - Dalton Freiberg (Norfolk Reserves) 10-5 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 1:31)
    Round 2 - Nolan Casey (Laurel-Concord/Coleridge) 15-2 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 1:10)
    Round 3 - Curtis Eickhoff (Battle Creek JV) 2-11 won by fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (Fall 0:56)
    Consolation Bracket - Lane Reuter (Norfolk JV) 12-7 won by tech fall over Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 (TF-1.5 2:44 (16-0))
    7th Place Match - Christian Yaw (Elkhorn Valley) 6-15 won by decision over Carter Jensen (Howells/Dodge) 3-30 (Dec 8-4)