Vogel Wins State Title, Two Others Place at State for Quarrier Wrestling

Jacob Vogel became the second wrestler in Dell Rapids Quarrier program history to win an individual state title. Vogel took home the 132-pound title at the 2021 South Dakota State A Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City February 25th – 27th.

Vogel won his opening round over Nick Roob (Vermillion) by a 7-0 decision. He had a pin (2:37) of Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal round, Vogel earned a 7-2 decision over Kahlor Hindman (Pierre). The championship match, held Saturday, February 27th, saw Vogel get a 7-2 decision over Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley). Vogel finished his season with a 40-3 record. Vogel’s title comes seven years after Leon Maxwell won the first individual title for Dell Rapids in 2014.

Two other wrestlers also placed in this year’s state tournament.

Andrew Weiland placed fifth in the 113-pound class. Weiland won his opening round match against Beau Peters (Sturgis), but fell to Josh Hoffman (Spearfish) in the quarterfinals. Weiland battled back through the consolation bracket, going 3-1 the rest of the tournament, to take 5th place.

Zach McKee had a third place finish in the 145-pound weight class. McKee had wins in the first two rounds over Morgan Sandal (Douglas) and Ian Johnson (Watertown), both by pins. Tyson Johnson (Pierre) defeated McKee by a fall (3:02) in the semifinals, but McKee bounced back. He pinned (0:52) Nate Sprenkle (O’Gorman) and then earned a 9-4 decision over Robby Edberg (West Central) to take third place.

Brayden Gee finished 1-2 on the weekend. Weston Mason, Quinn Carr, and Sam Cavigielli all finished 0-2 at the state tournament.

Dell Rapids finished 13th as a team with 58.5 points on the weekend. Brandon Valley finished first with 188.0 points. Rapid City Stevens was second with 166.5 points, and Pierre was third with 144.0 points.

Individual Results

A-113: Andrew Weiland (34-12) placed 5th and scored 11.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 won by major decision over Beau Peters (Sturgis) 25-13 (MD 9-0)
Quarterfinal – Josh Hoffman (Spearfish) 40-8 won by decision over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 won by tech fall over Eliot Ellenbecker (Sf Lincoln) 16-19 (TF-1.5 3:42 (16-0))
Cons. Round 3 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 won in tie breaker – 1 over Logan Brown (RC Central) 24-23 (TB-1 6-4)
Cons. Semi – Carter Ractliffe (Harrisburg) 29-13 won by decision over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 (Dec 11-5)
5th Place Match – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 34-12 won by decision over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) 29-14 (Dec 6-2)

A-132: Jacob Vogel (40-3) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 40-3 won by decision over Nick Roob (Vermillion) 26-10 (Dec 7-0)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 40-3 won by fall over Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) 22-14 (Fall 2:37)
Semifinal – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 40-3 won by decision over Kahlor Hindman (Pierre) 29-10 (Dec 7-2)
1st Place Match – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 40-3 won by decision over Alex Mentzer (Brandon Valley) 38-3 (Dec 7-2)

A-145: Zach McKee (30-6) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by fall over Morgan Sandal (Douglas) 14-23 (Fall 1:13)
Quarterfinal – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by fall over Ian Johnson (Watertown) 22-20 (Fall 2:26)
Semifinal – Tyson Johnson (Pierre) 31-4 won by fall over Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 (Fall 3:02)
Cons. Semi – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by fall over Nate Sprenkle (O`Gorman) 27-15 (Fall 0:52)
3rd Place Match – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 30-6 won by decision over Robby Edberg (West Central) 29-7 (Dec 9-4)

A-160: Weston Mason (30-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Payton DeWitt (Douglas) 25-11 won by decision over Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) 30-14 (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Tyson Hage (Vermillion) 23-16 won by fall over Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) 30-14 (Fall 5:42)

A-170: Brayden Gee (18-5) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-5 won by fall over Tanner VanScoy (RC Stevens) 20-14 (Fall 0:22)
Quarterfinal – Reese Jacobs (Sturgis) 33-0 won by fall over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-5 (Fall 4:24)
Cons. Round 2 – Landin Winter (RC Central) 23-12 won by fall over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 18-5 (Fall 4:28)

A-195: Quinn Carr (26-21) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Noah Hutmacher (Chamberlain) 37-11 won by fall over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) 26-21 (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Round 1 – Jaxon Morrison (RC Central) 22-24 won by fall over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) 26-21 (Fall 4:06)

A-220: Sam Cavigielli (7-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Regan Bollweg (Pierre) 26-0 won by fall over Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 7-14 (Fall 0:30)
Cons. Round 1 – Gunner Ristau (Chamberlain) 32-18 won by injury default over Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 7-14 (Inj. 1:11)