The West Central Trojan wrestling team had a second place finish at the Dan Pansch Invitational at Brandon Valley High School on Saturday, January 7th. Thirteen of the wrestlers placed in the tournament including one champion. The Trojans finished with 175 team points. Brandon Valley was first with 259.5 points.
Justin Zirpel came home with the 152-pound class title finishing 3-0. Karson Vessells (106-pound), Jesse Jost (132-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (160-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (195-pound) all had second place finishes with 2-1 records. Orlando Whiting (113-pound), Chandler Carda (126-pound), and Chet Carda (170-pound) each had third place finishes with 3-1 records.
Hayden Whiting (106-pound, 1-2), Rayce Whiting (120-pound, 2-2), Jude Jarding (132-pound, 2-2), and Abram Maras (220-pound, 2-2) had fourth place finishes. Keaton Vessells placed fifth in the 138-pound class with a 2-2 record. Gavin Pischke (285-pound) finished sixth with a 1-3 record. Levi Anderson (113-pound) finished 0-2.
In the girls brackets, Allison Foote won the 285G with a pin over Jenessa Skyberg (Brandon Valley). Hailey Fortney placed second in the 142G with a 2-1 record. Alexa Bryant was third in the 126G with a 3-1 record. Ana Martinex was sixth in the 120G division with an 0-3 record.
West Central will host a Dak-12 quadrangular on Tuesday, January 11th.