Tyler Shane
After beating his opponent, Justin Avila '25 is declared the winner Dec. 7 at Xtream Arena. Avila placed second in the 150lb weight class.
The Iowa City West Trojans varsity boys wrestling team competed at the Dan Gable Donnybrook wrestling tournament at Xtream Arena on Dec. 6 and 7. Two boys earned silver medals in the final matches, and another three placed in the winner’s brackets.
Results
106: Owen Smock ’28 placed second in the consolation bracket, falling to DeKalb’s (IL) Julian Hartwig in the final match.
120: Alexander Pierce ’26 placed second overall, falling to Bettendorf’s Jake Knight by decision 4-1 in the finals.
126: Matthew Tran ’27 placed 21st overall in his weight class with a record of 4-2.
126: Charles Barnhouse ’27 won his consolation bracket, defeating City High’s Chase Williams by fall.
138: Cole Krutzfeldt ’25 placed fourth overall, falling to Bettendorf’s Cody Trevino in the third-place match.
144: Bruce Cantua ’25 placed seventh in his consolation bracket with a record of 2-4.
150: Justin Avila ’25 placed second overall in his weight class, falling to Lockport Township’s (IL) Justin Wardlow in the final.
157: Campbell Janis ’26 won his consolation bracket, defeating Marian’s (IL) Connor Cassels in the final match.
165: Davey Garcia ’25 placed second in the silver A bracket at 165.
165: Carl Christianson ’25 placed third in the silver B bracket at 165.
175: Sterling Warren ’25 placed 15th overall in his weight class with a record of 2-2.
190: Jack Law ’26 placed 18th overall in his weight class with a record of 3-2.
285: Randale Kelly ’25 placed third in his consolation bracket, defeating Joliet Catholic’s (IL) Daniel Dalach in the third-place match.
The Trojans will return to the mat for the Council Bluffs Wrestling Classic from Dec. 13-14 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.