Garden City, KS – The Rocky Welton Invite is almost like the Kansas version of Top of the Rockies. The annual clash draws some of the top teams throughout the Sunflower State and beyond, including some of Colorado’s finest.
Two Steel City squads found their way into the top-10 — Pueblo East finished second and Centennial ninth — while a host of other Colorado squads finished in the top 20.
Pueblo East’s Ryan Roth, despite being a state finalist a year ago, could be in the running for the most improved wrestler of the year (if such an award existed…hmmm). Roth pinned Pomona’s Wyatt Yapoujian in the Rocky Welton final, knocking off the 5A finalist for the second time in as many weeks and improving to 28-3 on the season.
Erstwhile, La Junta’s Isaiah Gamez got back on track after his first loss of the season last week with a championship performance at 120, 5A’s Pomona was short-handed and left without an individual champion, and 2A’s Dawson Worley (No. 1 at 195) scored 20 points all on his own with a third-place finish. Full results:
| Team Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goddard | 220.0 |
| 2 | Pueblo East | 206.0 |
| 3 | Kearney | 176.5 |
| 4 | Garden City – Brown | 141.5 |
| 5 | Randall | 131.5 |
| 6 | Great Bend | 116.5 |
| 7 | Blue Valley SW | 110.0 |
| 8 | Dodge City | 105.5 |
| 9 | Pueblo Centennial | 103.5 |
| 10 | Newton | 95.5 |
| 11 | Scott City | 95.0 |
| 12 | Silver | 83.0 |
| 13 | Pine Creek | 78.5 |
| 14 | Hoxie | 76.0 |
| 15 | Eaglecrest | 71.5 |
| 16 | Canon City | 71.0 |
| 17 | Colby | 63.5 |
| 18 | Pueblo West | 63.0 |
| 19 | St. James | 61.0 |
| 20 | Emporia | 60.0 |
| 21 | El Dorado | 59.0 |
| 22 | Andale | 57.0 |
| 22 | Lamar | 57.0 |
| 24 | Pomona | 56.5 |
| 24 | Valley Center | 56.5 |
| 26 | Lewis-Palmer | 55.5 |
| 27 | Hays | 55.0 |
| 28 | Doherty | 47.5 |
| 29 | Brush | 47.0 |
| 29 | La Junta | 47.0 |
| 31 | Scottsbluff | 46.5 |
| 32 | Bear Creek | 45.0 |
| 33 | Ulysses | 44.0 |
| 34 | Air Academy | 43.0 |
| 35 | Lakin | 37.0 |
| 36 | Republic County | 25.0 |
| 37 | Garden City – White | 24.0 |
| 38 | Holcomb | 23.0 |
| 38 | Liberal | 23.0 |
| 40 | Cheyenne Wells | 20.0 |
| 40 | Hugoton | 20.0 |
| 42 | Vista Ridge | 16.0 |
106
- 1st Place – Archer Heelan of Kearney
- 2nd Place – Hayden Mills of Blue Valley SW
- 3rd Place – Damian Mendez of Dodge City
- 4th Place – Wyatt Weber of Great Bend
- 5th Place – Jeramiah Steele of Pomona
- 6th Place – Brenden Olsen of Silver
1st Place Match
Archer Heelan (Kearney) 25-4, Fr. over Hayden Mills (Blue Valley SW) 27-6, Fr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Damian Mendez (Dodge City) 33-6, Fr. over Wyatt Weber (Great Bend) 25-10, Fr. (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match
Jeramiah Steele (Pomona) 18-7, Fr. over Brenden Olsen (Silver) 25-3, Fr. (Dec 6-1)
113
- 1st Place – Jacob Gonzales of Pueblo Centennial
- 2nd Place – Silas Pineda of Garden City – Brown
- 3rd Place – Paul Garcia of Scottsbluff
- 4th Place – Xavier Espinoza of Pueblo East
- 5th Place – Brett Umentum of Blue Valley SW
- 6th Place – Hunter Nagatani of Kearney
- Jacob Gonzales (Pueblo Centennial) 30-6, Sr. over Silas Pineda (Garden City – Brown) 31-8, Jr. (Dec 6-0)
- Paul Garcia (Scottsbluff) 25-4, So. over Xavier Espinoza (Pueblo East) 11-6, Sr. (Fall 4:23)
- Brett Umentum (Blue Valley SW) 30-9, Fr. over Hunter Nagatani (Kearney) 23-9, Jr. (Dec 4-2)
120
- 1st Place – Isaiah Gamez of La Junta
- 2nd Place – Grant Treaster of Newton
- 3rd Place – Johnaton Ortegon of Randall
- 4th Place – Rylie Steele of Kearney
- 5th Place – Diago Hernandez of Garden City – Brown
- 6th Place – Ethan Andrade of Lamar
- Isaiah Gamez (La Junta) 17-1, Jr. over Grant Treaster (Newton) 21-3, Jr. (Fall 4:36)
- Johnaton Ortegon (Randall) 36-4, Sr. over Rylie Steele (Kearney) 19-10, Jr. (Dec 5-1)
- Diago Hernandez (Garden City – Brown) 28-8, Jr. over Ethan Andrade (Lamar) 31-5, Sr. (SV-1 7-5)
126
- 1st Place – Ryan Roth of Pueblo East
- 2nd Place – Wyatt Yapoujian of Pomona
- 3rd Place – Jerrdon Fisher of Goddard
- 4th Place – Joseph Enockson of Bear Creek
- 5th Place – Joseph Dennison of Blue Valley SW
- 6th Place – Gage Ferguson of Kearney
- Ryan Roth (Pueblo East) 28-3, Sr. over Wyatt Yapoujian (Pomona) 18-4, Jr. (Fall 4:00)
- Jerrdon Fisher (Goddard) 28-7, Fr. over Joseph Enockson (Bear Creek) 36-7, Sr. (Dec 6-0)
- Joseph Dennison (Blue Valley SW) 28-6, Sr. over Gage Ferguson (Kearney) 24-9, So. (Dec 7-3)
132
- 1st Place – Phillip Moomey of Kearney
- 2nd Place – Jacob Holt of Garden City – Brown
- 3rd Place – James Ruona of Canon City
- 4th Place – Zeke Marquez of Silver
- 5th Place – Dylan Weimer of Hoxie
- 6th Place – Jace Trujillo of Pueblo East
- Phillip Moomey (Kearney) 30-0, Sr. over Jacob Holt (Garden City – Brown) 28-3, Jr. (MD 11-3)
- James Ruona (Canon City) 21-4, Sr. over Zeke Marquez (Silver) 24-3, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
- Dylan Weimer (Hoxie) 23-5, Jr. over Jace Trujillo (Pueblo East) 9-5, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
138
- 1st Place – Aaden Valdez of Pueblo East
- 2nd Place – Brandon Madden of Blue Valley SW
- 3rd Place – George Weber of Great Bend
- 4th Place – Kaden Wren of Scott City
- 5th Place – Josh Janas of Garden City – Brown
- 6th Place – Jace Fisher of Goddard
- Aaden Valdez (Pueblo East) 36-3, Jr. over Brandon Madden (Blue Valley SW) 30-4, Jr. (MD 11-0)
- George Weber (Great Bend) 35-1, Jr. over Kaden Wren (Scott City) 22-3, Jr. (Dec 5-1)
- Josh Janas (Garden City – Brown) 25-14, So. over Jace Fisher (Goddard) 19-8, So. (Dec 7-5)
145
- 1st Place – Nick James of Kearney
- 2nd Place – Cole Hernandez of Pueblo Centennial
- 3rd Place – Gage Fritz of Great Bend
- 4th Place – Cayleb Atkins of Goddard
- 5th Place – Jake Knowles of El Dorado
- 6th Place – Dawson Chavez of Andale
- Nick James (Kearney) 29-2, Sr. over Cole Hernandez (Pueblo Centennial) 34-2, Sr. (Dec 5-2)
- Gage Fritz (Great Bend) 35-2, Jr. over Cayleb Atkins (Goddard) 27-6, So. (Dec 5-3)
- Jake Knowles (El Dorado) 18-6, Jr. over Dawson Chavez (Andale) 28-11, Jr. (MD 8-0)
152
- 1st Place – Nolan Craine of Goddard
- 2nd Place – Tyler Maccagnan of Eaglecrest
- 3rd Place – Alex Randolph of Great Bend
- 4th Place – Tyson Beauperthuy of Doherty
- 5th Place – Hayden Crosson of Pueblo West
- 6th Place – Moses Torres of Randall
- Nolan Craine (Goddard) 32-6, So. over Tyler Maccagnan (Eaglecrest) 32-4, Sr. (Dec 6-2)
- Alex Randolph (Great Bend) 29-5, Jr. over Tyson Beauperthuy (Doherty) 25-2, Jr. (Dec 10-6)
- Hayden Crosson (Pueblo West) 31-8, So. over Moses Torres (Randall) 25-10, Jr. (Fall 2:44)
160
- 1st Place – Trevor Dopps of Goddard
- 2nd Place – Dayton Porsch of Hoxie
- 3rd Place – Michael Aguirre of Silver
- 4th Place – Jayden Heaton of Randall
- 5th Place – Carter Abels of Kearney
- 6th Place – Jarett Nakamura of Pueblo Centennial
- Trevor Dopps (Goddard) 28-7, Jr. over Dayton Porsch (Hoxie) 28-1, Sr. (SV-1 5-3)
- Michael Aguirre (Silver) 24-3, Jr. over Jayden Heaton (Randall) 23-6, Jr. (Dec 6-5)
- Carter Abels (Kearney) 24-8, So. over Jarett Nakamura (Pueblo Centennial) 28-13, Sr. (Dec 4-1)
170
- 1st Place – Troy Fisher of Goddard
- 2nd Place – Wyatt Hayes of Scott City
- 3rd Place – Wyatt Pfau of Brush
- 4th Place – Branson Britten of Randall
- 5th Place – Seth Nitzel of Blue Valley SW
- 6th Place – Draygan Colonese of Pine Creek
- Troy Fisher (Goddard) 16-3, Sr. over Wyatt Hayes (Scott City) 21-2, Sr. (Dec 7-2)
- Wyatt Pfau (Brush) 31-3, Sr. over Branson Britten (Randall) 24-7, So. (Dec 5-0)
- Seth Nitzel (Blue Valley SW) 30-7, Jr. over Draygan Colonese (Pine Creek) 34-6, So. (MD 12-0)
182
- 1st Place – Cayden Atkins of Goddard
- 2nd Place – Brady Badwound of Air Academy
- 3rd Place – Tanner Johnson of Holcomb
- 4th Place – Nick Wellen of Brush
- 5th Place – Nicholas Ponce of Pueblo Centennial
- 6th Place – Kory Finley of Colby
- Cayden Atkins (Goddard) 26-9, Sr. over Brady Badwound (Air Academy) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 5-1)
- Tanner Johnson (Holcomb) 24-1, Sr. over Nick Wellen (Brush) 25-7, Jr. (Dec 9-4)
- Nicholas Ponce (Pueblo Centennial) 32-9, Sr. over Kory Finley (Colby) 25-9, Sr. (Fall 4:35)
195
- 1st Place – Zion Freeman of Pueblo East
- 2nd Place – Alexavier Rodriguez of Garden City – Brown
- 3rd Place – Dawson Worley of Cheyenne Wells
- 4th Place – Isaac Stean of St. James
- 5th Place – Drew Baker of Emporia
- 6th Place – Hagan Booi of Colby
- Zion Freeman (Pueblo East) 28-0, Sr. over Alexavier Rodriguez (Garden City – Brown) 32-6, Jr. (Dec 5-0)
- Dawson Worley (Cheyenne Wells) 20-3, . over Isaac Stean (St. James ) 25-14, Jr. (Dec 5-3)
- Drew Baker (Emporia) 20-7, Sr. over Hagan Booi (Colby) 25-6, So. (Fall 4:17)
220
- 1st Place – Wyatt Hendrickson of Newton
- 2nd Place – Cade Lautt of St. James
- 3rd Place – Braden Morgan of El Dorado
- 4th Place – Dominic Robles of Pueblo East
- 5th Place – Trenton Willert of Goddard
- 6th Place – Osman Yigit Topuz of Eaglecrest
- Wyatt Hendrickson (Newton) 28-0, Sr. over Cade Lautt (St. James ) 42-2, Jr. (Dec 9-3)
- Braden Morgan (El Dorado) 18-2, So. over Dominic Robles (Pueblo East) 27-4, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:41 (15-0))
- Trenton Willert (Goddard) 28-10, Sr. over Osman Yigit Topuz (Eaglecrest) 27-7, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
285
- 1st Place – Hadley Panzer of Lakin
- 2nd Place – Evan Darville of Dodge City
- 3rd Place – Tony Caldwell of Valley Center
- 4th Place – Ethan Shackelford of Andale
- 5th Place – Refugio Chairez of Garden City – Brown
- 6th Place – Sy Spitz of Lamar
- Hadley Panzer (Lakin) 26-0, Jr. over Evan Darville (Dodge City) 26-2, Sr. (SV-1 7-5)
- Tony Caldwell (Valley Center) 26-4, Jr. over Ethan Shackelford (Andale) 18-6, Sr. (SV-1 3-1)
- Refugio Chairez (Garden City – Brown) 16-5, Jr. over Sy Spitz (Lamar) 27-6, Jr. (Fall 3:28)
