Head wrestling coach at Pella, Joe Burch only took five wrestlers to the Little Hawkeye Conference meet in Grinnell on Saturday, and all five placed in the top five. At 152 pounds, Dillon DeJong took home a first place finish, Jake Speltz took home second, while Levi Azinger placed third. Chase Petty led in both of his matches, but was pinned with a headlock and finished fourth overall. David Wiley added a fifth place showing for the Little Dutch Wrestlers, who will have a few days off ahead for a home triangular dual meet against Oskaloosa and Dallas Center-Grimes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The home meet is also senior night for the twelfth-grade grapplers at Pella.
Full Results:
1 Grinnell 257
2 Newton 250.5
3 Knoxville 241
4 Oskaloosa 203
5 Norwalk 199
6 Pella 81
120: Levi Azinger 3rd Place
-Won by pin in 1:28 vs. Ty Johnson of Grinnell
-Won by pin in 0:46 vs. Kenny Onstot of Norwalk
-Won by major decision 11-1 vs. Skylar Cunningham of Knoxville
-Won by decision 11-4 vs. Tanner Hull of Newton
-Lost by decision 1-4 vs. Nate Caves of Oskaloosa
126: Chase Petty 4th Place
-Won by decision 8-7 vs. Bryce Tish of Newton
-Lost by fall in 3:37 vs. Mitchell Schaffner of Oskaloosa
-Lost by decision 6-2 vs. Zach Johnston of Norwalk
-Lost by decision 1-3 vs. James Stittsworth of Knoxville
132: David Wiley 5th Place
-Lost by decision 5-2 vs. Nick Beebe of Oskaloosa
-Lost by fall in 3:26 vs. Josh Crawford of Grinnell
-Lost by fall in 2:48 vs.Dakota Dawson of Newton
-Lost by fall in 3:49 vs. Nolan Crossett of Knoxville
-Won by decision 7-6 vs. Dominic Debban of Norwalk
145: Jake Speltz 2nd Place
-Won by decision 12-5 vs. Jesse Cowie of Norwalk
-Won by pin in 3:50 vs. Dominik Clarke of Knoxville
-Won by pin in 1:33 vs.Hunter Simmons of Oskaloosa
-Lost by techfall 23-4 vs.Brody Beck of Grinnell
152: Dillon DeJong Conference Champion
-Won by pin in 1:31 vs. Ethan Cline of Grinnell
-Won by major decision 12-2 vs. Blake Hoover of Norwalk
-Won by decision 6-4 vs. Jacob Herduin of Newton
-Won by decision 9-4vs. Hamp Kindley of Knoxville