ROCK SPRINGS – With some of the top high school wrestling squads in attendance, the Rock Springs Tigers battled to an 11th-place finish in Lander over the weekend. Cameron Metcalf and Ashton Dupape led the way for the Tigers.
Rock Springs has faced several strong opponents throughout the year but one of the toughest has been the injury bug. Despite having several wrestlers out, the Tigers just missed a top ten among several of the top 3A and 4A schools. Star Valley took the top spot while Powell finished second. Glenrock, Laramie and Kemmerer rounded out the top five. The Tigers scored 81.5 points, one point behind Cody who finished in 10th and 15 points behind ninth-place Buffalo.
“I just didn’t feel like we had a great week compared to how we did in Green River,” head coach Brad Profaizer said. “We looked a little sluggish. “The 3A teams that were there are as good as any 4A teams and it’s good to see what kids we’ll be competing against in two weeks at the Ron Thon.”
Several wrestlers were out of the lineup including Trevor Ryan who was injured earlier in the week against Evanston. The good news is the thumb was only dislocated and not broken and Profaizer said they are looking for a full recovery soon. John Nowland, who missed the first part of the season after surgery, also sat out as he continues rehabilitation.
Individually, Cameron Metcalf led the Tigers with a second-place finish at 120. Metcalf moved into the semifinals with shutout wins in his first two matches. In the semifinals, he was able to get by Torrington’s Trey Rodriguez with a 4-3 decision. Metcalf was on the other side of a close 9-4 decision in the finals dropping to Glenrock’s Joe Taylor, who is 25-5 on the season.
Dupape also moved into the semifinals at 126. Laramie’s Idris Elias, who is 32-3 on the season, was able to get the win over Dupape. He responded with a win by pin and in the third-place match, won a close 7-6 decision over Taten Bennett of Douglas.
Also at 126, Cole Seymour battled to a fifth-place finish. He rolled into the quarterfinals where he was defeated by Dupape in a 6-1 decision. He responded with two wins in the consolation rounds to move into the consolation semifinals where he was defeated by Bennett of Douglas. In the fifth-place match, Seymour finished a solid tournament with a 7-2 decision over Glenrock’s Brysen Collier.
With roughly four weeks left in the season, Profaizer they are going to go to work and prepare for the final stretch of the season.
“Hopefully, we get everybody back and healthy soon to re-establish our lineup,” Profaizer concluded.
Lander Valley Invite
Team Scores
1 Star Valley 204.52
2 Powell 164.0
3 Glenrock 160.0
4 Laramie 157.5
5 Kemmerer 122.5
6 Worland 111.0
7 Douglas 105.5
8 Riverton 97.0
9 Buffalo 96.0
10 Cody 82.5
11 Rock Springs 81.5
12 Torrington 75.0
13 Lander 74.0
14 Rawlins 60.0
15 Mountain View 46.0
16 Wheatland 45.0
17 Thermopolis 30.5
18 Saratoga 30.0
19 Pinedale 26.0
20 Big Piney 19.0
21 Wind River 10.0
22 Wyoming Indian 0.0
Rock Springs Results
106 – Zach Vasquez
Rd 1 – Vasquez over Vincent Driskill (Wheatland) (Fall 0:56)
Quarters – Dawson Schramm (Kem) over Vasquez (MD 10-0)
Cons. Rd 2 – Domanic Hartley (Worland) over Vasquez (Fall 2:15)
113 – Trevor Allred
Rd 1 – Allred received a bye
Quarters- Tate Stoddard (Glenrock) over Allred (Fall 1:02)
Cons. Rd 2 – Michael Maddox (Powell) over Allred (Fall 1:38)
120 – Cameron Metcalf placed second
Rd 1 – Metcalf received a bye
Rd 2 – Metcalf over Vance Curtis (Worland) (TF-1.5 2:49 (17-0))
Quarters – Metcalf over Greyson Hicks (Star Valley) (MD 9-0)
Semis – Metcalf over Trey Rodriguez (Torrington) (Dec 4-3)
1st Place – Joe Taylor (Glenrock) over Metcalf (Dec 9-4)
126 – Cole Seymour placed fifth
Rd 1 – Seymour over Drake Amundson (Wheatland) (MD 11-0)
Rd 2 – Seymour over Adam Fulkerson (Lander) (Fall 0:34)
Quarters – Ashton Dupape (RS) over Seymour (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Rd 4 – Seymour over Aaron Braun (Rawlins) (Fall 1:20)
Cons. Rd 5 – Seymour over Buck Butterfield (Worland) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semi – Taten Bennett (Douglas) over Seymour (Dec 7-2)
5th Place – Seymour over Brysen Collier (Glenrock) (Dec 6-2)
126 – Ashton Dupape placed third
Rd 1 – Dupape received a bye
Rd 2 – Dupape over Jaydan Ladd (Riverton) (Fall 2:00)
Quarters – Dupape over Seymour (Rock Springs) (Dec 6-1)
Semis – Idris Elias (Laramie) over Dupape (MD 13-0)
Cons. Semis – Dupape over Brysen Collier (Glenrock) (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place – Dupape over Taten Bennett (Douglas) (Dec 7-6)
132 – RJ Stassinos
Rd 1 – Stassinos over Ryder Gill (Laramie) (TF-1.5 3:29 (16-0))
Rd 2 – Stassinos over Seth DeWitt (Wheatland) 27-11 (Fall 0:52)
Quarters – Cole Reiner (Buffalo) over Stassinos (Rock Springs) (MD 15-7)
Cons. Rd 4 – Stassinos over Peyton Rees (Riverton) (TF-1.5 3:36 (16-1))
Cons. Rd 5 – Kyler Hamilton (MV) over Stassinos (Dec 5-4)
138 – Slade Pitt
Rd 1 – Slade Pitt received a bye
Rd 2 – Adam Willoughby (Big Piney) over Pitt (Fall 0:52)
Cons. Rd 2 – Pitt over Landon Toth (Rock Springs) (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Rd 3 – Pitt over Hector Martinez (Douglas) (Fall 0:26)
Cons. Rd 4 – Brodie Karhu (Powell) over Pitt (Fall 4:22)
138 – Landon Toth
Rd 1 – Donny Proffit (Kemmerer) over Toth (Fall 1:06)
Cons. Rd 1 – Toth received a bye
Cons. Rd 2 – Slade Pitt (RS) over Toth (Fall 1:59)
145 – Tristan Profaizer
Rd 1 – Profaizer over Kaden Kranendonk (Big Piney) (Dec 6-1)
Quarters – Dylan Sandstedt (Douglas) over Profaizer (MD 10-0)
Cons. Rd 2 – Josh Jones (Cody) over Profaizer (Fall 4:00)
152 – Wyatt Yenney
Rd 1 – Yenney received a bye
Rd 2 – Yenney over Shattuck Swenson (Powell) (Fall 1:55)
Quarters – Ian Arnold (Glenrock) over Yenney (SV-1 9-7)
Cons. Rd 4 – Yenney over Dax Read (Douglas) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Rd 5 – Travis Tatkenhorst (Worland) over Yenney (Dec 5-4)
160 – Thomas Rezzonico
Round 1 – Rezzonico over DeAundre Velarde (Lander) (Dec 6-4)
Quarters – Bridger Vandeburg (SV) over Rezzonico (Inj. 3:41)
Cons. Rd 2 – Isaac Goncalves (Worland) over Rezzonico (For.)
170 – Brayden Stassinos
Rd 1 – Ethan Richins (Buffalo) over Stassinos (Fall 4:56)
Cons. Rd 1 – Stassinos over Kolten Moss (Laramie) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Rd 2 – Stassinos over Josh Kingsley (Torrington) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Rd 3 – J D Smith (Rawlins) over Stassinos (Fall 1:41)
170 – Dakota Knezovich
Rd 1 – J D Smith (Rawlins) over Knezovich (Fall 1:10)
Cons. Rd 1 – JR Hofmann (Worland) over Knezovich (Fall 4:05)
182 – T.J. McNeil
Round 1 – Carless Looney (Laramie) over McNeil (Fall 0:55)
Cons. Rd 1 – McNeil over Tyson Tobar (Thermopolis) (Fall 1:35)
Cons. Rd 2 – McNeil over Tyson Condos (MV) (Fall 2:49)
Cons. Rd 3 – Kia Sexson (Glenrock) over T.J. McNeil (Fall 1:57)
182 – Adam Forbush
Rd 1 – Tyson Condos (Mountain View) over Forbush (Fall 1:19)
Cons. Rd 1 – Forbush over Quentin McBee (Worland) (Fall 4:24)
Cons. Rd 2 – Cody Pinkerton (Douglas) over Forbush (Dec 6-5)
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