The West Central Trojan boys wrestling team finished fourth as a team at the Region 1A tournament at O’Gorman High School and qualified nine individual wrestlers for the state tournament. The top four places in regions in each weight class qualify for the state tournament.
Justin Zirpel won the 152-pound weight class. Karson Vessells (106-pound) and Chandler Carda (126-pound) both had second place finishes. Orlando Whiting (113-pound), Jesse Jost (132-pound), Jude Jarding (145-pound), Chet Carda (170-pound), and Gabe Gebhard (195-pound) all had third place finishes in their respective weight classes. Abram Maras finished fourth in the 220-pound weight class. All these wrestlers qualified for the state tournament.
Rayce Whiting (120-pound), Wyatt Nielsen (160-pound), and Dwight Kuhlman (182-pound) all finished fifth. Keaton Vessells (138-pound) and Gavin Pischke (285-pound) both had sixth place finishes at the region tournament.
The 2022 South Dakota High School Class A State Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday, February 24th through Saturday, February 26th at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.