Tri-Valley Wrestling Eighth at EPJ Invitational

The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team placed eighth at the Elk Point-Jefferson Invitational Tournament on Saturday, December 19th.

The Mustangs finished with a team score of 55.0 points.  Canton placed first as a team with 210.0 points.  West Sioux was second with 111.0 points, and Parkston placed third with 86.0 points.

Tri-Valley had five wrestlers place in the tournament.  Ethan Nihlich, Isaac Nehlich, and Porter Jensen all had third place finishes.  Mason Hendrickson and Alex Andresen both had fourth place finishes.

The Mustangs will be off until January 5th.  They will have three team duals at home against Lennox, Tea, and West Central.

Individual Results

120 – Brody Dybvig went 1-2

• Quarterfinal – Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 7-3 won by fall over Zac Finzen (West Sioux) 14-4 (Fall 3:30)
• Semifinal – Jhett Breen (Wagner) 5-2 won by fall over Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 7-3 (Fall 1:55)
• Cons. Semi – Keaton Gale (Elk Point-Jefferson) 4-6 won by decision over Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) 7-3 (Dec 5-2)

145 – Porter Jensen went 3-1 and placed 3rd

• Quarterfinal – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 11-4 won by fall over Colton Stene (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 5-10 (Fall 0:48)
• Semifinal – Lucas Hueser (Elk Point-Jefferson) 8-2 won by decision over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 11-4 (Dec 8-7)
• Cons. Semi – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 11-4 won by major decision over Landon Smith (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 5-10 (MD 14-4)
• 3rd Place Match – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 11-4 won by decision over Riley Roberts (Wagner) 2-2 (Dec 5-3)

152 – Mason Hendrickson went 2-2 and placed 4th

• Quarterfinal – Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 7-8 won by decision over Gannon Knebel (Wagner) 0-2 (Dec 5-2)
• Semifinal – Seth Peterson (Canton) 10-1 won by fall over Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 7-8 (Fall 3:33)
• Cons. Semi – Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 7-8 won by fall over Breckin Culbert (Parkston) 0-2 (Fall 3:47)
• 3rd Place Match – Isaac Crownover (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 12-2 won by fall over Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 7-8 (Fall 2:29)

182 – Isaac Nehlich went 3-1 and placed 3rd

• Quarterfinal – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 10-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Turner Nicholson (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 8-6 (SV-1 5-3)
• Semifinal – Tanner Meyers (Canton) 13-0 won by tech fall over Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 10-6 (TF-1.5 4:47 (20-5))
• Cons. Semi – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 10-6 won by fall over Jeshua Cervantes (West Sioux) 13-7 (Fall 5:46)
• 3rd Place Match – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 10-6 won by major decision over Logan Heidinger (Parkston) 5-5 (MD 8-0)

195 – Alex Andresen went 2-2 and placed 4th

• Quarterfinal – Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 8-5 won by fall over Hunter Sharkey (Elk Point-Jefferson) 1-6 (Fall 0:36)
• Semifinal – Josh Merkle (Canton) 9-3 won by major decision over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 8-5 (MD 12-1)
• Cons. Semi – Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 8-5 won in sudden victory – 1 over Landon Schurch (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 9-6 (SV-1 4-2)
• 3rd Place Match – Tristan Lundy (Hinton) 8-8 won by fall over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 8-5 (Fall 3:55)

220 – Ethan Nehlich went 3-1 and placed 3rd

• Round 1 – Derek Anderson (Hinton) 16-0 won by tech fall over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 9-2 (TF-1.5 4:39 (16-0))
• Round 3 – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 9-2 won by fall over Dj Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 5-8 (Fall 1:33)
• Round 4 – Marshall Baldwin (Canton) 12-1 won by decision over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 9-2 (Dec 3-2)
• Round 5 – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 9-2 won by fall over Alex Jensen (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson) 8-9 (Fall 1:01)