Shaha champion at John J Harris Invitational

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The annual showcase of wrestling in Southwest Iowa known as the John J Harris Invitational, was held last Friday and Saturday in Corning. The Mount Ayr Raiders were one of 26 scoring teams at the event and one of six Pride of Iowa Conference teams at the event.

The Raiders placed 15th with 54.5 team points and had one champion. The Raiders had eleven wrestlers at the meet.
Mount Ayr’s Brock Shaha won the 120-pound weight class and improved to 30-2.
Shaha had two byes in the first two rounds and began his run in the quarterfinals. There, Shaha would pin Camden Whipp from Clarinda in 1:18 to advance to the semifinals. In the semi’s, Shaha would win a close 1-0 decision over Centerville’s Matt Genobana after scoring an escape.

In the finals, Shaha pinned Max Millage from Earlham in 1:05.
In the semifinal and finals wins, Shaha defeated two wrestlers who each had at least 30 wins.
Two other Raiders placed at the meet with Bracken Collier placing fifth at 175 and Bryson Martin placed sixth at 126.
Collier wrestled in six matches and improved to 19-13 after placing fifth at 175. Collier was 4-2 in six matches. He won a 12-4 major decision over Bowen Tadlock from Winterset in the 5th place match. Collier also had decision wins 7-0 over Red Oak’s Tyler Schofield and an 11-6 decision win over Jaxsen Simmert from Shenandoah. His other win was a pin in 2:54 over Colby Holbrook from Wayne.

Martin wrestled in six matches and improved to 28-11, going 3-3 at the tournament and placed sixth at 126. Martin had two pins and a decision win. Martin pinned Clarinda’s Hayden Hash in 1:07 in the second round. Martin won an 11-10 decision over Grant Oesch from Central Decatur in the consolation round. Martin also won by fall in 4:46 over Levi Fitzgerald from Lenox.

The Raiders had eight wrestlers at the meet that did not place. At the meet but not placing were Jonathan Morales at 285, Cordell Clemens at 190, Austin Briner at 157, Tegan Hill at 150, Nathan Mederos at 144, Tate Schaefer at 138, Nathan Roemer at 132, and Weston Adams at 106. The Raiders were back on the mat Monday night against West Central Valley and Lenox in a dual meet. After that, the Raiders will be at the East Union Duals on February 8.

John J Harris Invitational
Friday, January 24-Saturday, January 25 at Corning

Team Scores: 1. Atlantic 220, 2. Winterset 200.5, 3. Riverside 157, 4. Creston 125.5, 5. Shenandoah 117, 6. Lenox 95.5, 7. Washington 89, 8. Nodaway Valley 88, 9. Missouri Valley 82, 10. Centerville 81, 11. Earlham 80, 12. Red Oak 65.5, 13. Wayne 59.5, 14. Central Decatur 55.5, 15. Mount Ayr 54.5, 16. Panorama 53.5, 17. AC/GC 52.5, 18. Clarinda 52, 19. Tri-Center 37, 20. Clarke 27, 21. Griswold 20, 22. SW Valley 18, 23. Bedford 14, 24. Denison 13, 25. CAM 12, 26. Southwest Iowa 3.

Weight Class Champions:
106 – Keaton Schroeder (Atlantic), 113 – Collin Harris (Atlantic), 120 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr), 126 – Dallas Canoyer (Earlham), 132 – Aaron Boone (Washington), 138 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic), 144 – Kalvin Hayes (Atlantic), 150 – Dylan Stein (Lenox), 157 – Chase England (Lenox), 165 – Jacob McGargill (Shenandoah), 175 – A.C. Roller (Riverside), 190 – Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah), 215 – Ashton Honnold (Nodaway Valley), 285 – Jaydn Cooper (Winterset).

Mount Ayr Results:
106 – Weston Adams (18-16) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Weston Adams (Mt Ayr) 18-16 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Colt Key (Creston) 21-16 won by fall over Weston Adams (Mt Ayr) 18-16 (Fall 2:31); Cons. Round 1 – Weston Adams (Mt Ayr) 18-16 won by tech fall over Reilly Becker (CAM) 4-19 (TF-1.5 3:07 (17-1)); Cons. Round 2 – Izic Zarate (Red Oak) 22-15 won by fall over Weston Adams (Mt Ayr) 18-16 (Fall 1:26).
120 – Brock Shaha (30-2) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Brock Shaha (Mt Ayr) 30-2 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Brock Shaha (Mt Ayr) 30-2 received a bye () (Bye); Quarterfinal – Brock Shaha (Mt Ayr) 30-2 won by fall over Camden Whipp (Clarinda) 10-14 (Fall 1:18); Semifinal – Brock Shaha (Mt Ayr) 30-2 won by decision over Matt Genobana (Centerville) 36-6 (Dec 1-0); 1st Place Match – Brock Shaha (Mt Ayr) 30-2 won by fall over Max Millage (Earlham) 30-2 (Fall 1:05). FINAL PLACE – CHAMPION.
126 – Bryson Martin (28-11) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 won by fall over Hayden Hash (Clarinda) 10-27 (Fall 1:07); Quarterfinal – Owen Becerra (Missouri Valley) 39-10 won by tech fall over Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 (TF-1.5 4:23 (18-2)); Cons. Round 2 – Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 won by decision over Grant Oesch (Central Decatur) 18-22 (Dec 11-10); Cons. Round 3 – Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 won by fall over Levi Fitzgerald (Lenox) 18-16 (Fall 4:46); Cons. Round 4 – Keyin Steeve (Nodaway Valley) 29-4 won by decision over Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 (Dec 18-13); 5th Place Match – Landon Hagen (Atlantic) 20-13 won by tech fall over Bryson Martin (Mt Ayr) 28-11 (TF-1.5 6:00 (18-3)). FINAL PLACE – 6th.
132 – Nathan Roemer (17-17) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Nathan Roemer (Mt Ayr) 17-17 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Lane Travis (Creston) 32-8 won by tech fall over Nathan Roemer (Mt Ayr) 17-17 (TF-1.5 4:18 (16-1)); Cons. Round 1 – Nathan Roemer (Mt Ayr) 17-17 won by fall over Tucker Supinger (Bedford) 10-10 (Fall 1:27); Cons. Round 2 – Kason Calhoun (CAM) 14-6 won by fall over Nathan Roemer (Mt Ayr) 17-17 (Fall 2:39).
138 – Tate Schaefer (9-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Milad Ibraheem (Clarke) 11-11 won by fall over Tate Schaefer (Mt Ayr) 9-12 (Fall 1:43).
144 – Nathan Mederos (9-20) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Brody Crozier (Southwest Valley) 21-14 won by fall over Nathan Mederos (Mt Ayr) 9-20 (Fall 2:46).
150 – Tegan Hill (9-19) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Tegan Hill (Mt Ayr) 9-19 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Jaxon Gordon (Riverside, Oakland) 23-3 won by tech fall over Tegan Hill (Mt Ayr) 9-19 (TF-1.5 2:35 (16-1)); Cons. Round 1 – Brody Sparks (Southwest Valley) 16-19 won by decision over Tegan Hill (Mt Ayr) 9-19 (Dec 18-15).
157 – Austin Briner (6-22) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Colton Beckner (Missouri Valley) 12-25 won by fall over Austin Briner (Mt Ayr) 6-22 (Fall 2:00).
175 – Bracken Collier (19-13) placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 won by decision over Tyler Schofield (Red Oak) 1-2 (Dec 7-0); Quarterfinal – A.C. Roller (Riverside, Oakland) 25-5 won by fall over Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 (Fall 2:49); Cons. Round 2 – Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 won by decision over Jaxsen Simmert (Shenandoah) 18-21 (Dec 11-6); Cons. Round 3 – Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 won by fall over Colby Holbrook (Wayne, Corydon) 28-11 (Fall 2:54); Cons. Round 4 – Caleb Christensen (Nodaway Valley) 30-9 won by fall over Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 (Fall 2:52); 5th Place Match – Bracken Collier (Mt Ayr) 19-13 won by major decision over Bowen Tadlock (Winterset) 7-11 (MD 12-4). FINAL PLACE – 5th.
190 – Cordell Clemens (16-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Cordell Clemens (Mt Ayr) 16-16 received a bye () (Bye); Champ. Round 2 – Tatian Freeman (Wayne, Corydon) 14-11 won by decision over Cordell Clemens (Mt Ayr) 16-16 (Dec 13-9); Cons. Round 1 – Evan Zavitz (Denison) 6-7 won by fall over Cordell Clemens (Mt Ayr) 16-16 (Fall 1:41).
285 – Jonathan Morales (0-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Gabriel Henningsen (Denison) 5-6 won by fall over Jonathan Morales (Mt Ayr) 0-11 (Fall 0:16).