The West Central Trojan wrestling team won the Rider Invitational on Saturday, December 4th in Sioux Falls. The Trojans finished with 226.0 points. Sioux Falls Lincoln was second with 199.0 points, and Beresford/Alcester-Hudson was third with 149.0 points.
All but two wrestlers placed in the tournament for the Trojans. Rayce Whiting (3-0, 120-pound), Chandler Carda (3-0, 126-pound), Justin Zirpel (3-0, 160-pound), and Alexa Bryant (3-0, 132G) all won their respective weight classes.
Levi Anderson (2-1, 113-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (2-1, 182-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (2-1, 195-pound) had second place finishes.
Karson Vessells (4-1, 106-pound), Keaton Vessells (3-1, 138-pound), Jesse Jost (3-1, 145-pound), and Hailey Fortney (3-1, 154G) placed 3rd.
Jude Jarding (2-2, 132-pound) and Chet Carda (2-2, 170-pound) had fourth place finishes. Abram Maras (1-2, 220-pound) placed fifth. Kadyn Sauers (0-3, 152-pound) placed sixth. Cody Opitz (0-2, 195-pound) and Gavin Pischke (0-2, 285-pound) also wrestled in the tournament.
The Trojans will be in Brookings on Monday, December 6th.