Kyle Kayser of the Jesup High Wrestling team was a placewinner at 171 lbs. in the Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines on Saturday afternoon.
Kayser won a 13-4 major decision over Dakota Miller of Lawton-Bronson to take fifth place.
Kyle finished with a 4-2 record for the meet, and did fine for the J-Hawks. He is the first placewinner for Jesup since Aaron Dunkelberger placed 7th in 2005.
In the first found at 171, Kayser lost an 8-5 decision to Tyler Hosfield of Mt. Ayr Hosfield came into the tournament with a 40-1 record, and he proved too much for Kayser to handle.
In the Consolation Bracket first round, Kayser won a high scoring 10-7 decision over Quinn Wilson of Riverside (Oaklan) at 171 lbs. Wilson led 6-5 after two periods. However, Kayser recorded an escape, and two takedowns in the third period for the win. Wilson did score a point on a late escape.
Kayser won a 9-5 decision over Collin Sudol of Nashua-Plainfield in the Consolation Second Round on Thursday.
On Friday, Kayser was trailing Mitch Schultz of Postville 8-2 in the third period, when he scored on a takedown with 55 seconds left. Kyle still trailed 9-6 when he surprised Schultz with a pin at 5:54 of third period.
There was great jubilation on the Jesup coaches bench after the fall.
Taylor Kettman of Don Bosco then won a 5-0 decision over Kayser in the Consolation Semi-Finals on Friday night.
Beau Westpfahl (103) and Colton Weber (119) both wrestled for Jesup also at the state meet, as they were qualifiers.
Both boys lost their first round matches as well.
Beau lost a 6-4 decision to Brennan McNitt of Council Bluffs St. Albert in the first round match on Wednesday afternoon. There was no scoring in the third period.
Beau came back in the Consolation Bracket first round, to win a 4-3 decision over Zakk Buch of Belle Plaine. Beau won the match on a third period reversal. Buch was awarded 3 stall calls for his points.
On Thursday, Westpfahl lost a tough 3-1 decision to Alex Rust of Central Lyon (Rock Rapids). Beau was eliminated from any further competition with the two losses.
At 119, Colton Weber of Jesup lost his first round match on Wednesday, to Drew Hinschberger of Belle Plaine on a 2-0 decision.
Hinschberger got an early takedown in the first period for a 2-0 lead, and made that lead stand up for the remainder of the match. He rode Weber hard both on his feet and on the mat for the win.
Colton came back in the Consolation First Round to take a 4-2 decision over Chad O’Brecht of Riverside (Oakland). Weber scored takedowns in the first and second period, and O’Brecht had a takedown late in the second period after a timeout. There was no scoring in the third period.
On Thursday, Colton lost a 6-4 decision to Jon Swofford of New London/Winfield-Mt Union, in the Consolation second round.Weber was eliminated from any further competition with his two losses at state. He was not a place winner.
Jesup Head Coach Brent Meyers said, “I thought it was a good tournament. I thought we could have done a little bit better. But then again, the competition is tough at the state level, and anything can happen.”
State place winners have been hard to come by for the Jesup wrestlers in the last few years.
Kyle Kayser joins Aaron Dunkelberger 2005 (7th), Brett Vogel 2001 (6th), and Darren Youngblut 1995 (2nd) in recent years as place winners.
Coach Meyers concluded, “It’s been since 2001 since we took three wrestlers to state from Jesup. I was real happy to see Beau, Colton, and Kyle qualify for the state tournament.”
He added, “Beau Westpfahl is a sophomore, and he has a good chance of going to Des Moines next year.”
DES MOINES –
Kyle Kayser of the Jesup High Wrestling team won in the second round of the Consolation Bracket on Thursday, February 14, in Class 1A of the Boys State Wrestling Tournament to advance to the 3rd Round of Consolations on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m..
With the win, Kyle is guaranteed a spot as a placewinner in the 171 lbs. class on Saturday afternoon.
Beau Westpfahl and Colton Weber both of Jesup lost their second round matches in the Consolation Bracket, and both were eliminated from further competition at the state meet..
Westpfahl lost a 3-1 decision to Alex Rust of Central Lyon (Rock Rapids) at 103 lbs.
Weber then lost a tough 5-4 decision to Jon Swofford of New London/Winfield-Mt. Union. Weber was leading 4-3 on points, when Swofford executed a quick takedown as time ran out in the match.
It was a heartbreaking loss for Colton.
J-Hawks Lose 3 First Round Matches
DES MOINES –
Results didn’t quite pan out the way that the three wrestlers representing the Jesup Wrestling team at the Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines envisioned.
First round action on opening day was Wednesday afternoon, February 13.
Jesup lost all three first round matches, but the J-Hawks recovered shortly thereafter, to post three wins in the First Round of the Consolations.
At 103 lbs., Beau Westpfahl of Jesup lost a 6-4 decision to Brennan McNitt, of Council Bluffs St. Albert. McNitt was the aggressor in the match, and led 6-2 on points, until Westpfahl got a takedown late in the second period to provide the final score.
There was no scoring in the third period.
At 119, Colton Weber of Jesup lost a tough 2-0 decision to Drew Hinschberger of Belle Plaine. Hinschberger got a takedown in the first period, and made that score of 2-0 stand up for the whole match.
Hinschberger rode Weber hard both on his feet and on the mat for the win.
At 171 lbs., Kyle Kayser of Jesup lost an 8-5 decision to Tyler Hosfield of Mt. Ayr. Hosfied came into the state meet with a 40-1 record, and he proved too much for Kayser to handle.
Hosfield led 5-2 at the end of the second period, only to secure a 3-point nearfall early in the third period. Kayser had a reversal and a penalty point awarded him to score three points late in the match.
Jesup advanced all three wrestlers in the First Round of the Consolation Bracket.
Beau Westpfahl of Jesup took a close 4-3 decision over Zakk Buch of Belle Plaine at 103 lbs. Beau got a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the third period for his 4 points.
At 119 lbs., Colton Weber won a 4-2 decision over Chad O’Brecht of Riverside (Oakland). Weber