Weiser wrestlers place first at Oregon tourney

The Weiser Wolverines had a busy weekend competing in the John Rysdam Memorial Tournament in Elgin, Ore.  
 A total of 37 Weiser wrestlers competed against seven other teams to take the first place trophy, scoring 185 points.  
 This tournament is set up as a pod tournament the first day, so wrestlers face each person in their pod in order to seed for the tournament on Saturday.  This is sometimes tough because you can wrestle the same opponent multiple times.  
 Taking 37 wrestlers, Weiser saw many matches and many opportunities for improvement. Nearly 23 of the 37 wrestlers were underclassmen, so getting matches in, even if it is wrestling another Weiser opponent, can only make a wrestler better.  Not all wrestlers can be in scoring position for their team either.
  Weiser had nine wrestlers in the championship matches, with five receiving first place finishes.  
 “We were focused on wrestling all six minutes of our matches and learning how to finish.  We have some young wrestlers who have not had the opportunity to compete at this level. These tournaments are tough and every wrestler has to do their part to ensure that the team succeeds.  After Saturday, these boys are even stronger as a team and have a solid base to continue their success,” coach Drew Dickerson said.
 Each year, the coaches vote on the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Weiser’s Kooper von Brethorst was the recipient at this year’s tournament.  He will receive a belt buckle to celebrate this honor.  
Individual results were:
 First place:  Conor Marsh, 120 pounds, scoring 20 team points.
 Kooper von Brethorst, 132 pounds, scoring 23 team points.
Matthew Morris, 152 pounds, scoring 22 team points.
 Malachi Hoobery, 170 pounds, scoring 24 team points
 Rylee Willet, 195 pounds, scoring 24 team points
 Second place:  Mason Strong, 120 pounds.
 Braden Edwards, 138 pounds.         
 Clayton Beesley, 160 pounds.
 Elijah Carter, 220 pounds.
 Third Place:  Aaron Despain, 106 pounds.
 Eric Torres, 138 pounds.
 Max Kingsbury, 145 pounds.
 Maddox Stevens, 152 pounds.
 Robert Sudderth, 160 pounds.
 Fourth place:  Billy Nevarez, 106 pounds.
 Jace Buescher, 120 pounds.
 Justin Peterson, 132 pounds.
 Stetson Beesley, 170 pounds.
 Rafael Valdez, 195 pounds.
 Oscar Cruz, 220 pounds.
 Tristan McMahill, 285 pounds.