The Kearney High Wrestling Team competed in the A4 District Tournament at Omaha Central this past weekend. The field with loaded with some of the top teams in Class A. As a team, the Bearcats finished in 3rd place. Qualifying for the State Tournament in Omaha next week were: Archer Heelan (113), Ethan Lawerence (120), Perry Swarm (126), Cisco Rivas (132), Beau Hostler (145), Gage Ferguson (152), Tate Kuchera (170), Carter Abels (182), Dario Rodriguez (220) & Caden Johnson (285). Complete Results can be found below.
106 - Flavia Nagatani - DNP
Quarterfinal - Mohamud Abdi (Omaha Bryan) won by fall
over Flavia Nagatani (Kearney) (Fall 1:07)
Cons. Semi - Gabe Turman (Lincoln East) won by fall over
Flavia Nagatani (Kearney) (Fall 1:44)
113 - Archer Heelan - 2nd Place
Semifinal - Archer Heelan (Kearney) won by fall over Cree
Soe (Omaha Bryan) (Fall 0:17)
1st Place Match - Brandon Baustert (Lincoln East) won by
decision over Archer Heelan (Kearney) (Dec 7-2)
120 - Ethan Lawrence - 4th Place
Quarterfinal - Calvin Empkey (Norfolk) won by decision over
Ethan Lawrence (Kearney) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Lawrence (Kearney) won by fall over
Nathan Kriegler (Lincoln Pius X) (Fall 2:16)
Cons. Semi - Ethan Lawrence (Kearney) won by decision
over Mathew Parker (Elkhorn South) (Dec 11-8)
3rd Place Match - Calvin Empkey (Norfolk) won by fall over
Ethan Lawrence (Kearney) (Fall 3:00)
126 - Perry Swarm - 2nd Place
Quarterfinal - Perry Swarm (Kearney) won by fall over Xan- der Fisher (Omaha Central) (Fall 1:51)
Semifinal - Perry Swarm (Kearney) won by decision over Yu- suf Mohamud (Omaha Bryan) (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match - Case Jurgens (Lincoln East) won by maj.
decision over Perry Swarm (Kearney) (MD 13-4)
132 - Cisco Rivas - 2nd place
Quarterfinal - Cisco Rivas (Kearney) won by fall over Alex
Wehling (Lincoln Pius X) (Fall 0:34)
Semifinal - Cisco Rivas (Kearney) won by decision over Cole
Toline (Lincoln East) (Dec 9-6)
1st Place Match - Weston Godfrey (Norfolk) won by fall over
Cisco Rivas (Kearney) (Fall 1:15)
138 - Ethan Kowalek - DNP
Quarterfinal - Luke Andres (Lincoln Pius X) won by fall over
Ethan Kowalek (Kearney) (Fall 0:55)
Cons. Semi - Jake Hoffman (Norfolk) won by decision over
Ethan Kowalek (Kearney) (Dec 7-2)
145 - Beau Hostler - 1st Place
Semifinal - Beau Hostler (Kearney) won by fall over Zane
Faust (Lincoln Pius X) (Fall 0:49)
1st Place Match - Beau Hostler (Kearney) won by decision
over Jacob Licking (Norfolk) (Dec 5-1)
152 - Gage Ferguson - 2nd Place
Quarterfinal - Gage Ferguson (Kearney) won by fall over Car-
los Jiminez-Fuentes (Omaha Bryan) (Fall 0:53)
Semifinal - Gage Ferguson (Kearney) won by major decision
over Ryan Mazour (Lincoln Pius X) (MD 9-1)
1st Place Match - Deon Davis (Omaha Central) won by fall
over Gage Ferguson (Kearney) (Fall 0:22)
160 - Jakob Ransdell - DNP
Quarterfinal - Ayden Welch (Elkhorn South) won by major de- cision over Jakob Ransdell (Kearney) (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Jakob Ransdell (Kearney) won by decision
over Jordan Juma (Omaha Bryan) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Semi - Chase Kammerer (Lincoln East) won by fall
over Jakob Ransdell (Kearney) (Fall 2:15)
170 - Tate Kuchera - 3rd Place
Quarterfinal - Tate Kuchera (Kearney) won by tech fall over
Kamoo La (Omaha Central) (TF-1.5 4:23 (17-1))
Semifinal - Sam Andres (Lincoln Pius X) won by fall over
Tate Kuchera (Kearney) (Fall 5:04)
Cons. Semi - Tate Kuchera (Kearney) won by fall over Jacob
Odell (Lincoln East) (Fall 1:40)
3rd Place Match - Tate Kuchera (Kearney) won by fall over
Cole Neimi (Elkhorn South) (Fall 2:08)
182 - Carter Abels - 4th Place
Quarterfinal - Carter Abels (Kearney) won by tech fall over
Noah Fisher (Lincoln East) (TF-1.5 3:43 (16-0))
Semifinal - Henry Thomsen (Elkhorn South) won by decision
over Carter Abels (Kearney) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Carter Abels (Kearney) won by fall over Caleb
Kuhn (Norfolk) (Fall 3:43)
3rd Place Match - Justin Davis (Omaha Central) won by fall
over Carter Abels (Kearney) (Fall 0:21)
195 - Riley Johnson - DNP
Quarterfinal - Jackson Bos (Norfolk) won by fall over Riley
Johnson (Kearney) (Fall 3:31)
Cons. Semi - Gabe Edwards (Elkhorn South) won by fall over
Riley Johnson (Kearney) (Fall 4:17)
220 - Dario Rodriguez - 2nd Place
Semifinal - Dario Rodriguez (Kearney) won by fall over Axel
Lyman (Lincoln East) (Fall 1:20)
1st Place Match - Ben Uhl (Elkhorn South) won by decision
over Dario Rodriguez (Kearney) (Dec 14-7)
285 - Caden Johnson - 3rd Place
Quarterfinal - Caden Johnson (Kearney) won by fall over
Jamison Kemp (Omaha Central) (Fall 3:58)
Semifinal - Chase Emsick (Elkhorn South) won by fall over
Caden Johnson (Kearney) (Fall 2:36)
Cons. Semi - Caden Johnson (Kearney) won by fall over Hec-
tor Mora (Lincoln Pius X) (Fall 2:33)
3rd Place Match - Caden Johnson (Kearney) won by decision
over Fabian Reid (Omaha Bryan) (Dec 3-1)