Columbus East High School

The Columbus East Olympian wrestling team captured their 9th straight IHSAA Sectional crown with a score of 223 points, along with advancing 10 wrestlers to next weekends IHSAA Regional Championships at Jeffersonville H.S. The Olympians had four champions for the day: Talon Jessup @ 106, Caleb Cooper @ 144, Nate Anderson @ 150, and Colin McMahon @ 190. 2nd place finishers for the O's: Ethan Poling @ 113, Gage Rutan @ 126, Clayton Miller @ 165, and Tyler Lake @ 175. The Olympians will advance to next weekends (2/3/24) IHSAA Regional Championships @ Jeffersonville H.S. Team Scores: 1 Columbus East 223.0 2 Franklin Community 193.5 3 Columbus North 190.0 4 Switzerland Co 130.0 5 Jennings County 104.0 6 Madison Consolidated 89.0 7 Indian Creek 83.0 8 Salem 67.0 9 Seymour 49.0 10 Scottsburg 32.0 11 Eastern Pekin 22.0 12 West Washington 10.0 13 Southwestern 0.0 Columbus East Wrestling Individual Results: IHSAA Jennings County Sectional Results for Columbus East 106 Talon Jessup (29-2) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 29-2 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 29-2 won by fall over AnnMarie Shuler (Seymour) 5-9 (Fall 0:42) Semifinal - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 29-2 won by fall over Nolan Riley (Columbus North) 17-5 (Fall 1:35) 1st Place Match - Talon Jessup (Columbus East) 29-2 won by major decision over Ethan Rose (Switzerland Co) 38-4 (MD 17-6) 113 Ethan Poling (20-12) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 20-12 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 20-12 won by fall over Avy Burkholder (Switzerland Co) 8-10 (Fall 1:00) Semifinal - Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 20-12 won by major decision over Liam Curfman (Columbus North) 19-14 (MD 9-0) 1st Place Match - Ethan Pittman (Madison Consolidated) 19-4 won by decision over Ethan Poling (Columbus East) 20-12 (Dec 6-1) 120 Wyatt Behnke (11-23) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 11-23 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Columbus North) 0-1 (For.) Quarterfinal - Luke Kirchner (Jennings County) 31-10 won by fall over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 11-23 (Fall 5:22) Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 11-23 won by fall over Daniel Miner (West Washington) 11-7 (Fall 2:05) Cons. Round 3 - Oscar Garcia (Franklin Community) 23-13 won by major decision over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 11-23 (MD 12-3) 5th Place Match - Braxton Backus (Salem) 10-11 won by major decision over Wyatt Behnke (Columbus East) 11-23 (MD 16-4) 126 Gage Rutan (26-10) placed 2nd and scored 18.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 26-10 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 26-10 won by tech fall over Charlie Bruce (Seymour) 20-19 (TF-1.5 2:43 (17-1)) Semifinal - Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 26-10 won by major decision over Drew Zuckschwerdt (Madison Consolidated) 22-10 (MD 11-1) 1st Place Match - Peyton Richards (Switzerland Co) 39-0 won by major decision over Gage Rutan (Columbus East) 26-10 (MD 9-1) 132 Aiden Miller (14-19) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 14-19 won by fall over Gage Pennington (Southwestern) 13-19 (Fall 0:31) Quarterfinal - Cohen Long (Columbus North) 25-8 won by fall over Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 14-19 (Fall 2:43) Cons. Round 2 - Izik Roberts (Madison Consolidated) 17-16 won by decision over Aiden Miller (Columbus East) 14-19 (Dec 8-3) 138 Caleb Kirkpatrick (28-8) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 28-8 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 28-8 won by fall over Trenton Bivens (Madison Consolidated) 18-15 (Fall 1:51) Semifinal - Lane Kirchner (Jennings County) 30-8 won by decision over Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 28-8 (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 3 - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 28-8 won by major decision over Luke Bechert (Franklin Community) 21-10 (MD 8-0) 3rd Place Match - Caleb Kirkpatrick (Columbus East) 28-8 won by fall over Ethan Jones (Switzerland Co) 34-8 (Fall 2:47) 144 Caleb Cooper (25-7) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 25-7 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 25-7 won by fall over Danny Mack (Madison Consolidated) 3-8 (Fall 1:06) Semifinal - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 25-7 won by fall over Josiah Green (Columbus North) 25-12 (Fall 4:27) 1st Place Match - Caleb Cooper (Columbus East) 25-7 won by decision over Gabe Rose (Switzerland Co) 20-4 (Dec 8-2) 150 Nate Anderson (28-5) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 28-5 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 28-5 won by fall over Colton Pickerill (Eastern Pekin) 9-12 (Fall 0:58) Semifinal - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 28-5 won by fall over Zane Skinner (Madison Consolidated) 20-13 (Fall 4:18) 1st Place Match - Nate Anderson (Columbus East) 28-5 won by decision over Cameron Sommers (Franklin Community) 27-11 (Dec 7-1) 157 Lincoln Cooper (24-11) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 24-11 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 24-11 won by fall over Jaksyn Smithson Cox (Switzerland Co) 19-13 (Fall 1:52) Semifinal - Elijah Guyer (Indian Creek) 18-6 won by decision over Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 24-11 (Dec 7-2) Cons. Round 3 - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 24-11 won by forfeit over Evan Bowling (Salem) 26-9 (For.) 3rd Place Match - Lincoln Cooper (Columbus East) 24-11 won by fall over Corinthian Tonte (Franklin Community) 27-12 (Fall 4:46) 165 Miller Clayton (18-11) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Miller Clayton (Columbus East) 18-11 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Miller Clayton (Columbus East) 18-11 won by fall over Trekker Suvak (West Washington) 18-15 (Fall 0:33) Semifinal - Miller Clayton (Columbus East) 18-11 won in tie breaker - 1 over Cory Fuller (Franklin Community) 27-12 (TB-1 8-5) 1st Place Match - Oliver Hallet (Indian Creek) 31-1 won by fall over Miller Clayton (Columbus East) 18-11 (Fall 1:57) 175 Tyler Lake (22-10) placed 2nd and scored 18.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 22-10 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 22-10 won by tech fall over Logan Lindsey (Indian Creek) 13-20 (TF-1.5 4:18 (16-1)) Semifinal - Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 22-10 won by major decision over Ayden Waggoner (Madison Consolidated) 27-5 (MD 8-0) 1st Place Match - Keller DeSpain (Columbus North) 11-2 won by fall over Tyler Lake (Columbus East) 22-10 (Fall 1:29) 190 Colin McMahon (19-13) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 19-13 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 19-13 won by decision over Curtis Gault (Indian Creek) 15-16 (Dec 4-3) Semifinal - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 19-13 won by fall over Kolvin Beck (Switzerland Co) 16-7 (Fall 1:17) 1st Place Match - Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 19-13 won by fall over Jose Ramirez (Columbus North) 9-4 (Fall 5:39) 215 James Moss (12-17) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - James Moss (Columbus East) 12-17 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - James Moss (Columbus East) 12-17 won by decision over Julian Godsey (Scottsburg) 9-11 (Dec 8-5) Semifinal - Jesus Aguilar (Seymour) 33-8 won by fall over James Moss (Columbus East) 12-17 (Fall 2:00) Cons. Round 3 - Noah Daulton (Salem) 24-4 won by fall over James Moss (Columbus East) 12-17 (Fall 3:58) 5th Place Match - James Moss (Columbus East) 12-17 won by decision over Jonathan Morales (Columbus North) 13-22 (Dec 3-2) 285 Dominic Piper (13-15) placed 6th and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 13-15 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Brayden Jones (Eastern Pekin) 21-3 won by fall over Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 13-15 (Fall 1:00) Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 13-15 won by decision over Travon Resendiz (Madison Consolidated) 7-4 (Dec 5-0) Cons. Round 3 - Alex Lozano (Columbus North) 25-10 won by fall over Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 13-15 (Fall 3:38) 5th Place Match - Logan Porter (Indian Creek) 17-12 won by fall over Dominic Piper (Columbus East) 13-15 (Fall 2:00)