Jan 29, 2023

🤼‍♂️ Hays competes at Rocky Whelton; Girls take 3rd

Posted Jan 29, 2023 5:19 PM

The Hays High girls finished third at the 2nd Annual Rocky Welton Girls Invitational on Saturday. Dodge City and Garden City finished in the top two spots.

Tionna Napue is 23-3 on the season after claiming the championship at 115. Napue pinned her way through the tournament. She is ranked 4th in 6-5A. 

Sarah Zimmerman finished runner up at 110 for her first loss of the season. Zimmeran is ranked 3rd at the weight class in 6-5A and lost to the top ranked wrestler who is now 17-0. Zimmmeran is 22-1. 

Addison Otte, Lexi Barnett and Ava Ruiz placed 5th, each losing just one match and Reese Vehige was 6th. Barnett's only loss was to the top ranked and undefeated wrestler in 6-5A. Ruiz's only loss was to a 26-3 wrestler from Vista Ridge, Colorado. Otte's only loss was to a 34-12 wrestler from Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas. Otte lost the match 2-0.

Lexi Burton finished 3rd. Her only loss was a 3-1 decision in the semifinals to the 5th ranked wrestler in 6-5A from Dodge City. Burton beat the 6th ranked wrestler during the quarterfinals.

On the boys side Harley Zimmeran was runner-up at 132 pounds losing in the finals on a 4-2 decision to Jaden Valdez from Randall High School out of Amarillo, Texas. Zimmerman is now 24-2 on the season.