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Senior Brett Von Ruden improved upon last year’s runner-up finish to capture the 152-pound championship at the 2017 Ellsworth Invitational.
For the second year in a row, the Spartans captured second place at the Ellsworth Invitational finishing 77.5 points behind host and champion Ellsworth and 28.5 points ahead of third place Mora, Minn.
Winning individual titles for the Spartans were Jon Bailey, Brett Von Ruden, Hayden Krein and Garet Pfaff. David Hayes and Mathias Krein both reached the championship matches, but placed second. Vince Polhamus and Noah Benish finished the day 2-2 and with fourth place finishes.
Sparta’s four champions all improved from last year’s tournament. Bailey, Von Ruden and Krein all lost their championship matches last year while Pfaff finished 7th in 2016. David Hayes was a 4th place finisher in 2016 while this year’s tournament marked the first time Mathias Krein has wrestled at the Ellsworth Invitational. Bailey, Von Ruden and Krein all captured championships during the 2015 edition of the tournament.
Full and summarized results are below…
120 – Vince Polhamus, 4th Place, 2-2 with two pins
126 – Jon Bailey, 1st Place, 4-0 with three pins
132 – Thomas Treu, Did Not Place, 0-2
138 – Seth Boland, 8th Place, 1-3
145 – David Hayes, 2nd Place, 3-1 with a major decision
152 – Brett Von Ruden, 1st Place, 4-0 with two pins and a technical fall
160 – Hayden Krein, 1st Place, 3-0 with two pins
170 – Mathias Krein, 2nd Place, 2-1 with a pin
182 – Kelten Pfaff, 8th Place, 1-3
195 – Marcus Cox, 8th Place, 1-3 with a pin
220 – Garet Pfaff, 1st Place, 3-0 with two pins
285 – Noah Benish, 4th Place, 2-2 with two pins
Team scores
- Ellsworth 255
- Sparta 172.5
- Mora 144
- Medford 121
- Prescott 118.5
- Cadott 97
- Northwestern 96
- Dover-Eyota 94
- Spring Valley/Elmwood 47
- Unity 43
- Benilde St.-Margarets 36
- Eau Claire North 32
120 – Vince Polhamus (8-5) placed 4th and scored 14.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 8-5 won by fall over Carlos Guzman (Eau Claire North) 15-14 (Fall 1:12)
Semifinal – Charlie Stuhl (Ellsworth) 38-5 won by tech fall over Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 8-5 (TF-1.5 0:00 (15-0))
Cons. Semi – Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 8-5 won by fall over Braden Trautt (Northwestern) 2-2 (Fall 3:42)
3rd Place Match – Taylor Defrang (Dover-Eyota) 36-9 won by decision over Vince Polhamus (Sparta) 8-5 (Dec 7-4)
126 – Jon Bailey (44-6) placed 1st and scored 28.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 44-6 won by fall over Jon Cain ELLS (Alternates) 1-2 (Fall 3:14)
Quarterfinal – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 44-6 won by fall over Nelson Wahl (Cadott) 3-2 (Fall 1:54)
Semifinal – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 44-6 won by fall over Walker Ewan (Medford) 17-7 (Fall 5:44)
1st Place Match – Jon Bailey (Sparta) 44-6 won by decision over Ryan Nosbush (Mora) 39-9 (Dec 2-0)
132 – Thomas Treu (2-16) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Thomas Treu (Sparta) 2-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Carter Duerkop (Eau Claire North) 36-8 won by major decision over Thomas Treu (Sparta) 2-16 (MD 17-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Emett Grunwald (Medford) 3-1 won by decision over Thomas Treu (Sparta) 2-16 (Dec 5-3)
138 – Seth Boland (1-3) placed 8th and scored 1.00 team points.
Prelim – Seth Boland (Sparta) 1-3 won by decision over Theodore Hall (Benilde St.-Margarets) 0-2 (Dec 7-6)
Quarterfinal – Sam Stuhl (Ellsworth) 51-0 won by fall over Seth Boland (Sparta) 1-3 (Fall 0:48)
Cons. Round 1 – Jordan Lindquist (Mora) 15-10 won by fall over Seth Boland (Sparta) 1-3 (Fall 1:58)
7th Place Match – Clayton Neisinger (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 13-21 won by fall over Seth Boland (Sparta) 1-3 (Fall 3:14)
145 – David Hayes (26-13) placed 2nd and scored 19.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – David Hayes (Sparta) 26-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – David Hayes (Sparta) 26-13 won by major decision over Blake Lehnertz (Dover-Eyota) 20-14 (MD 16-3)
Semifinal – David Hayes (Sparta) 26-13 won by decision over Sawyer Hamilton ELLS (Alternates) 26-9 (Dec 2-1)
1st Place Match – Jared Lansing (Ellsworth) 37-14 won by major decision over David Hayes (Sparta) 26-13 (MD 12-2)
152 – Brett Von Ruden (32-14) placed 1st and scored 27.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 32-14 won by fall over Andrew Krone (Unity) 0-2 (Fall 1:55)
Quarterfinal – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 32-14 won by tech fall over Isaiah Tulip (Prescott) 9-16 (TF-1.5 0:00 (21-6))
Semifinal – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 32-14 won by fall over Hunter Fredrickson (Mora) 22-21 (Fall 1:31)
1st Place Match – Brett Von Ruden (Sparta) 32-14 won by decision over Brady Spaeth (Cadott) 42-5 (Dec 6-5)
160 – Hayden Krein (38-2) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 38-2 won by fall over Andrew Shelstad (Prescott) 13-14 (Fall 1:01)
Semifinal – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 38-2 won by fall over Jon Smith (Mora) 30-16 (Fall 2:29)
1st Place Match – Hayden Krein (Sparta) 38-2 won by decision over James Pfeiffer (Cadott) 41-6 (Dec 11-5)
170 – Mathias Krein (10-3) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Mathias Krein (Sparta) 10-3 won by decision over Dalton George (Ellsworth) 27-12 (Dec 10-5)
Semifinal – Mathias Krein (Sparta) 10-3 won by fall over Danny Schroeder (Mora) 21-22 (Fall 5:19)
1st Place Match – Kolten Hanson (Medford) 46-4 won by fall over Mathias Krein (Sparta) 10-3 (Fall 1:30)
182 – Kelten Pfaff (1-3) placed 8th and scored 1.00 team points.
Prelim – Jaydon Nyeggen (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 2-2 won by decision over Kelten Pfaff (Sparta) 1-3 (Dec 4-1)
Prelim – Kelten Pfaff (Sparta) 1-3 won by decision over Dalton Krug (Medford) 0-2 (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Andrew Hanson (Northwestern) 26-14 won by fall over Kelten Pfaff (Sparta) 1-3 (Fall 1:54)
7th Place Match – Jaydon Nyeggen (Spring Valley/Elmwood) 2-2 won by decision over Kelten Pfaff (Sparta) 1-3 (Dec 8-7)
195 – Marcus Cox (1-3) placed 8th and scored 3.00 team points.
Prelim – Tristan Knutson (Unity) 5-5 won by decision over Marcus Cox (Sparta) 1-3 (Dec 10-3)
Prelim – Marcus Cox (Sparta) 1-3 won by fall over Ikenna Ujuagu (Benilde St.-Margarets) 9-19 (Fall 4:16)
Cons. Round 1 – Mike Hines (Ellsworth) 3-6 won by decision over Marcus Cox (Sparta) 1-3 (Dec 13-7)
7th Place Match – Tristan Knutson (Unity) 5-5 won by decision over Marcus Cox (Sparta) 1-3 (Dec 1-0)
220 – Garet Pfaff (15-16) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Garet Pfaff (Sparta) 15-16 won by fall over Collin McCarthy MORA (Alternates) 1-3 (Fall 3:05)
Semifinal – Garet Pfaff (Sparta) 15-16 won in overtime over Logan Peterson (Ellsworth) 8-4 (OT 2-1)
1st Place Match – Garet Pfaff (Sparta) 15-16 won by fall over Tanner Grangruth (Mora) 12-14 (Fall 2:50)
285 – Noah Benish (4-10) placed 4th and scored 13.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Caleb Linder (Ellsworth) 24-19 won by fall over Noah Benish (Sparta) 4-10 (Fall 1:55)
Cons. Round 1 – Noah Benish (Sparta) 4-10 won by fall over Dean Nash (Eau Claire North) 9-12 (Fall 3:21)
Cons. Semi – Noah Benish (Sparta) 4-10 won by fall over Carson Johnson (Unity) 7-21 (Fall 2:20)
3rd Place Match – Caleb Linder (Ellsworth) 24-19 won by fall over Noah Benish (Sparta) 4-10 (Fall 2:26)
