Columbus East High School

The Olympians missed first place by 6.5 points and placed 2nd with a score of 243 points in the Columbus East Invite. 1st place winner, Terre Haute South, finished the day with 249.5 points. Individual weight class winners for the O's: Caleb Cooper @ 142lbs, Nate Anderson @ 150lbs., and Clayton Miller @ 165lbs. Columbus East Invitational Results for Columbus East 106 Talon Jessup (14-1) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 14-1 won by fall over Kelly Grayson (South Dearborn) 7-9 (Fall 1:18) Semifinal - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 14-1 won by fall over Braxton Aragon (Lebanon) 15-1 (Fall 3:09) 1st Place Match - Royce Malone (Monrovia) 7-1 won by fall over Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 14-1 (Fall 5:20) 113 Ethan Poling (12-4) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 12-4 won by fall over Cale Thomas (Terre Haute South) 13-6 (Fall 1:02) Semifinal - David Bowman (Monrovia) 5-1 won by fall over Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 12-4 (Fall 3:42) Cons. Semi - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 12-4 won by fall over Avy Burkholder (Switzerland County) 4-3 (Fall 1:48) 3rd Place Match - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 12-4 won by decision over Cale Thomas (Terre Haute South) 13-6 (Dec 5-2) 120 Wyatt Behnke (4-11) placed 6th and scored 5.0 team points. Quarterfinal - John orman (Edgewood) 15-2 won by fall over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 4-11 (Fall 3:35) Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 4-11 won by major decision over Levi Purlee (Brown County) 5-7 (MD 15-4) Cons. Semi - Eli Stewart (Madison) 15-3 won by fall over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 4-11 (Fall 2:14) 5th Place Match - Dakota Fields (Switzerland County) 11-3 won by fall over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 4-11 (Fall 3:07) 126 Gage Rutan (12-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Cayleb sides (Edgewood) 9-6 (Fall 3:53) Semifinal - Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Liam Hubbartt (South Dearborn) 12-4 (Fall 1:47) 1st Place Match - Peyton Richards (Switzerland County) 14-0 won by major decision over Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 12-3 (MD 14-2) 132 Aiden Miller (9-8) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. Prelim - Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 9-8 won by fall over Cadance Flynn (Brown County) 1-2 (Fall 0:16) Quarterfinal - Izik Roberts (Madison) 11-6 won by decision over Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 9-8 (Dec 6-4) Cons. Round 1 - Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 9-8 won by fall over Eugene Gelfanov (Monrovia) 1-8 (Fall 2:31) Cons. Semi - Seth Wilson (Lebanon) 14-2 won in tie breaker - 1 over Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 9-8 (TB-1 6-4) 5th Place Match - Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 9-8 won by decision over Chazz Hartley (Switzerland County) 12-3 (Dec 12-6) 138 Caleb Kirkpatrick (12-4) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 12-4 won by major decision over Niko Trepcos (Lebanon) 10-6 (MD 14-3) Semifinal - Lane Faulkenberg (Monrovia) 8-2 won by fall over Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 12-4 (Fall 1:00) Cons. Semi - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 12-4 won by fall over Keegan Gross (Switzerland County) 12-3 (Fall 3:46) 3rd Place Match - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 12-4 won by decision over Landon Walton (South Dearborn) 6-5 (Dec 6-4) 144 Caleb Cooper (13-2) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 13-2 won by fall over Charlie Webb (Brown County) 9-4 (Fall 1:11) Semifinal - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 13-2 won by tech fall over Ethan Jones (Switzerland County) 14-1 (TF-1.5 5:33 (16-1)) 1st Place Match - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 13-2 won by decision over Gabe Rose (Switzerland County) 2-1 (Dec 11-4) 150 Nate Anderson (14-1) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 14-1 won by fall over Liam Del Bianco (Brown County) 5-7 (Fall 1:10) Semifinal - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 14-1 won by major decision over Zach Tranum (Lebanon) 14-4 (MD 11-1) 1st Place Match - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 14-1 won by decision over Michael Neidigh (Edgewood) 16-2 (Dec 8-7) 157 Lincoln Cooper (12-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Robert Webb (Brown County) 2-10 (Fall 0:10) Semifinal - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Vincent Laney (Lebanon) 15-1 (Fall 4:00) 1st Place Match - Coy Bender (Terre Haute South) 15-1 won by fall over Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 12-3 (Fall 5:37) 165 Clayton Miller (9-6) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Clayton Miller (Columbus East) 9-6 won by fall over Masin Stroud (Switzerland County) 1-3 (Fall 1:26) Semifinal - Clayton Miller (Columbus East) 9-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Benjamin Greyhat (Monrovia) 4-3 (SV-1 4-2) 1st Place Match - Clayton Miller (Columbus East) 9-6 won by decision over Jaidyn Hoole (Terre Haute South) 6-2 (Dec 8-5) 175 Tyler Lake (12-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Jeffrey Serrano (Lebanon) 7-8 (Fall 0:54) Semifinal - Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 12-3 won by fall over Isaiah Ramos (Monrovia) 4-7 (Fall 3:10) 1st Place Match - Cooper McCloy (Terre Haute South) 15-1 won by fall over Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 12-3 (Fall 1:18) 190 Colin McMahon (10-5) placed 2nd and scored 19.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 10-5 won by tech fall over Anthony Berg (Terre Haute South) 4-4 (TF-1.5 5:11 (17-1)) Semifinal - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 10-5 won by fall over Colt Hensley (South Dearborn) 9-6 (Fall 1:59) 1st Place Match - Collin Casad (Terre Haute South) 16-1 won by decision over Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 10-5 (Dec 5-4) 215 James Moss (4-7) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Brandon Freeman (Terre Haute South) 14-5 won by major decision over James Moss (Columbus East) 4-7 (MD 10-0) Cons. Round 1 - James Moss (Columbus East) 4-7 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (South Dearborn) 0-3 (For.) Cons. Semi - James Moss (Columbus East) 4-7 won by decision over Conor Denaut (Monrovia) 5-5 (Dec 3-2) 3rd Place Match - Brandon Freeman (Terre Haute South) 14-5 won by fall over James Moss (Columbus East) 4-7 (Fall 1:58) 285 Dominic Piper (7-4) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 7-4 won by fall over Kamin Strunk (Edgewood) 2-3 (Fall 4:29) Semifinal - Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 7-4 won by decision over Joey Smith (Monrovia) 6-5 (Dec 9-6) 1st Place Match - Sean Murphy (Terre Haute South) 15-1 won by fall over Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 7-4 (Fall 1:08) The Olympians are back in action December 29th & 30th as the head to Mishawaka High School, to participate in one of the toughest tournaments in the state, the Al Smith Invitational. Good luck O's!