Wrestlers Bring Home Two State Medals
State Wrestling Tournament Results
by Phil Hoyt
February 22, 2010
The Ainsworth team competed to a 19th place finish at the 2010 State Wrestling Tournament held at the Quest Center in Omaha last week. Following are the final team and individual standings:
Top 20 Schools--Class C Wrestling
| Place | School | Score |
| 1st | Madison | 122 |
| 2nd | Mitchell | 122 |
| 3rd | Wood River | 106 |
| 4th | Syracuse | 100 |
| 5th | Central City | 97.5 |
| 6th | Battle Creek | 74 |
| 7th | David City | 74 |
| 8th | North Bend Central | 64 |
| 9th | Crofton | 63 |
| 10th | Hastings St. Cecilia | 55.5 |
| 11th | Fort Calhoun | 53 |
| 12th | Sargent/Burwell | 50.5 |
| 13th | West Point Beemer | 49.5 |
| 14th | Weeping Water | 42 |
| 15th | St. Paul | 41 |
| 16th | Raymond Central | 40 |
| 17th | Kearney Catholic | 37 |
| 18th | Ord | 35.5 |
| 19th | Ainsworth | 30 |
| 20th | Gordon-Rushville | 29.5 |
Individual Results
| AHS Wrestler | Place | State Record |
| 103 lb. Keaton Gracey | DNP | 1-2 |
| 152 lb. Ty Shelbourn | DNP | 0-2 |
| 160 lb. Justin West | 6th | 3-3 |
| 171 lb. Taylor Gross | DNP | 2-2 |
| 285 lb. Nathaniel Allen | 4th | 4-2 |
"We had a tough first day, as we went 2-5 the first day. Tough competition and close matches put all 5 wrestlers into the wrestle backs on Friday. Justin, Taylor, and Nathaniel hammered out the day and made it into Friday night’s 3rd round wrestle backs. Justin and Nathaniel come out on top to get to the medal rounds Saturday. Saturday brought on a new battle, with Justin finishing in 6th place and Nathaniel 4th place in the tournament. "Congrats to all the wrestlers on their efforts, and to Justin and Nathaniel for finishing the tournament as 2010 State Wrestling Medalists. Thanks to all the parents, family, friends and fans for your support this season and at the state tournament. Your support is greatly appreciated.
"We will look forward to next year with 3 returning state qualifiers along with the rest of the underclassmen that will continue their quest to become the next state qualifier/placer for Ainsworth high School."
