Perry wrestling had their District wrestling meet on Friday. The Bluejays had numerous top four finishes as two would finish high enough to qualify for State. Ben Kusar will make his first appearance at the State Tournament after taking second in the weight class of 138. Narciso Hidalgo claimed second in the weight class of 285. As a team, Perry finished in 6th of 8 schools. Humboldt just barely edged out West Marshall in the team portion, 191-189 Full Perry results below:
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Dionisio Andres (14-18) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Dionisio Andres (Perry) 14-18 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Dylan Frideres (Humboldt) 20-16 won by fall over Dionisio Andres (Perry) 14-18 (Fall 1:26)
- Cons. Round 1 – Dionisio Andres (Perry) 14-18 won by tech fall over Noah Hinderaker (Gilbert) 10-24 (TF-1.5 4:33 (17-2))
- Cons. Semi – Garrett Bear (West Marshall) 24-24 won by fall over Dionisio Andres (Perry) 14-18 (Fall 1:56)
113
Merhawi Goitom (5-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Merhawi Goitom (Perry) 5-8 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Jaron Jacobs (Greene County) 37-9 won by fall over Merhawi Goitom (Perry) 5-8 (Fall 0:10)
- Cons. Round 1 – Preston Dowd (North Polk) 8-26 won by fall over Merhawi Goitom (Perry) 5-8 (Fall 3:25)
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Thad Stewart (20-8) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Thad Stewart (Perry) 20-8 won by fall over Colin Johnson (Southeast Valley, Gowrie) 15-27 (Fall 0:53)
- Semifinal – Cael Cotter (North Polk) 28-22 won by fall over Thad Stewart (Perry) 20-8 (Fall 2:35)
- Cons. Semi – Thad Stewart (Perry) 20-8 won by fall over Ben Buck (West Marshall) 14-19 (Fall 1:57)
- 3rd Place Match – Thad Stewart (Perry) 20-8 won by fall over Jackson Babcock (Eagle Grove) 18-24 (Fall 0:34)
- 2nd Place Match – Cael Cotter (North Polk) 28-22 won by no contest over Thad Stewart (Perry) 20-8 (NC)
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Ben Kusar (27-6) placed 2nd and scored 15.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Ben Kusar (Perry) 27-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Ben Kusar (Perry) 27-6 won by tech fall over Sawyer Smeltzer (North Polk) 20-14 (TF-1.5 2:41 (16-1))
- 1st Place Match – Tyce Clarken (Humboldt) 37-5 won by fall over Ben Kusar (Perry) 27-6 (Fall 3:38)
- 2nd Place Match – Ben Kusar (Perry) 27-6 won by no contest over Sawyer Smeltzer (North Polk) 20-14 (NC)
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Townes Wilson (21-18) placed 4th and scored 9.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Townes Wilson (Perry) 21-18 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Owen Mayall (Humboldt) 29-15 won by decision over Townes Wilson (Perry) 21-18 (Dec 6-4)
- Cons. Round 1 – Townes Wilson (Perry) 21-18 won by fall over Colton Haug (Southeast Valley, Gowrie) 17-27 (Fall 1:52)
- Cons. Semi – Townes Wilson (Perry) 21-18 won by tech fall over Crew Conner (Greene County) 28-13 (TF-1.5 5:04 (16-1))
- 3rd Place Match – Augustin Schaffer (North Polk) 24-19 won by decision over Townes Wilson (Perry) 21-18 (Dec 2-0)
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Brock Rowe (6-15) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Brock Rowe (Perry) 6-15 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Mason Wibholm (Gilbert) 19-26 won by fall over Brock Rowe (Perry) 6-15 (Fall 0:54)
- Cons. Round 1 – Brock Rowe (Perry) 6-15 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Semi – Jaxson Kirchhoff (Humboldt) 32-16 won by fall over Brock Rowe (Perry) 6-15 (Fall 1:32)
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Cohen Galivan (8-24) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Cohen Galivan (Perry) 8-24 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Brent Dennhardt (Greene County) 25-2 won by fall over Cohen Galivan (Perry) 8-24 (Fall 0:35)
- Cons. Round 1 – Wade Weuve (West Marshall) 29-17 won by fall over Cohen Galivan (Perry) 8-24 (Fall 2:37)
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Samuel Hernandez (13-9) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Samuel Hernandez (Perry) 13-9 won by fall over Nehemiah Hoyt (Greene County) 10-15 (Fall 5:15)
- Semifinal – Jayden Kreitlow (Eagle Grove) 35-20 won by fall over Samuel Hernandez (Perry) 13-9 (Fall 4:29)
- Cons. Semi – Samuel Hernandez (Perry) 13-9 won by fall over Bryce Crawford (West Marshall) 19-25 (Fall 2:31)
- 3rd Place Match – Mason Ackerman (North Polk) 12-15 won by decision over Samuel Hernandez (Perry) 13-9 (Dec 8-5)
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Anthony Menendez (1-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Menendez (Perry) 1-8 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Reece Demuth (Eagle Grove) 10-7 won by fall over Anthony Menendez (Perry) 1-8 (Fall 0:57)
- Cons. Round 1 – Kyle Eastman (Southeast Valley, Gowrie) 16-25 won by fall over Anthony Menendez (Perry) 1-8 (Fall 1:14)
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Narciso Hidalgo (17-7) placed 2nd and scored 15.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Narciso Hidalgo (Perry) 17-7 received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal – Narciso Hidalgo (Perry) 17-7 won by major decision over Skylar Hanford (West Marshall) 19-21 (MD 15-2)
- 1st Place Match – Jesus Baez (Eagle Grove) 34-22 won in sudden victory – 1 over Narciso Hidalgo (Perry) 17-7 (SV-1 4-1)
- 2nd Place Match – Narciso Hidalgo (Perry) 17-7 won by no contest over Skylar Hanford (West Marshall) 19-21 (NC)
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