Six wrestlers for the West Central Trojans placed at the 2022 South Dakota Class A State Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls Thursday, February 24th and Friday, February 25th.
Alexis Bryant placed third in the G-132 class. Bryant finished 4-1 in the tournament with a pin and three decision wins. Bryant defeated Carly Ballinger of Canton in the 3rd/4th place match by a 5-4 decision.
Chet Carda went 4-2 and placed fifth. Carda had two major decision wins and a pin. The the 5th/6th place match, Carda defeated Carson Holt of O’Gorman by a 3-0 decision.
Karson Vessells placed sixth in the 106-pound class. Vessells finished 2-3 with a major decision win and a 4-2 decision win in his first two matches. Justin Zirpel also placed sixth in the 152-pound class also with a 2-3 record. Zirpel had a pin and a decision win. Orlando Whiting placed eighth in the 113-pound class finishing 2-3 with a 12-9 decision win and and a pin. Allison Foote was also eighth in the G-285 class. Foote finished 1-3 with a pin.
Chandler Carda (126-pound) and Jesse Jost (132-pound) both finished 1-2. Jude Jarding was 0-2 in thee 145-pound division. Gabe Gebhard (195-pound) and Abram Maras (220-pound) also finished 0-2. Hailey Fortney (G-142) finished 1-2 in the tournament.