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SC youth wrestlers advance to, compete at state

Zupanc places 1st
SC youth wrestlers advance to, compete at state
Shown are state qualifiers for the Spencer-Columbus youth wrestling program (front, l-r): Croix Preisinger, Grady Schultz, Deklin Meyer, Annelise Spindler, (back) Bryant Krall, Garrett Bodendorfer, Hunter Boyd, Hunter Schuh, Riddick Meyer, Ember Zupanc and Holden Lomax. Additional qualififers not pictured are Aiden Lynn, Jayden Rinehart and Andreas Spindle.
SC youth wrestlers advance to, compete at state
Shown are state qualifiers for the Spencer-Columbus youth wrestling program (front, l-r): Croix Preisinger, Grady Schultz, Deklin Meyer, Annelise Spindler, (back) Bryant Krall, Garrett Bodendorfer, Hunter Boyd, Hunter Schuh, Riddick Meyer, Ember Zupanc and Holden Lomax. Additional qualififers not pictured are Aiden Lynn, Jayden Rinehart and Andreas Spindle.

Spencer-Columbus wrestlers went to Madison to compete in the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation State Tournament over the weekend.

It was a record breaking year for the program, with 14 state qualifiers, as follows: -- 2009-2010 boys, 95 pounds: Riddick Meyer (six-time state qualifier) -- 2015-2016 boys, 69 pounds: Deklin Meyer -- 2011-2012 boys, 73 pounds: Grady Schultz (three-time state qualifier) -- 2011-2012 girls, 115 pounds: Ember Zupanc (four-time state qualifier) -- 2011-2012 boys, 85 pounds: Garrett Bodendorfer (three-time state qualifier) -- 2011-2012 boys, 91 pounds: Bryant Krall -- 2013-2014 girls, 55 pounds: Annelise Spindler (twotime state qualifier) -- 2011-2012 boys, 210 pounds: Hunter Schuh -- 2009-2010 boys, 150 pounds: Hunter Boyd -- 2009-2010 boys, heavyweight: Jayden Rinehart -- 2011-2012 boys, 210 pounds: Aiden Lynn -- 2015-2016 boys, 57 pounds: Croix Preisinger (two-time state qualifier) -- 2011-2012 boys, 110 pounds: Holden Lomax (five-time state qualifer) -- 2011-2012 boys, 67 pounds: Andreas Spindler Six wrestlers made the podium at state, with results as follows: On Friday, Lomax took third place, going 4-1. Lynn also took third, going 3-1. Other win-loss records on the day were: Andreas Spindler 0-2, Schultz 3-2, Krall 2-2, Schuh 1-2 and Bodendorfer 3-2.

On Saturday, Preisinger claimed fifth place, going 4-2; and Riddick Meyer took fourth place, going 5-2. Other results were: Boyd 1-2, Rinehart 1-2 and Deklin Meyer 2-2.

On Sunday, Zupanc claimed the championship, taking first place with a 4-0 record. Annelise Spindler took third place, going 3-1.

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