The Mount Vernon boys wrestling squad placed third overall in Class 2A at last week’s IHSAA Boys State Championships.
The annual event was held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines from Wednesday, Feb. 15 through Saturday, Feb. 18.
Osage came out on top of the team scores with 175.5, with Notre Dame, Burlington coming in second at 106.5. The Mustangs posted 99.0.
By the tournament’s third day, six of the nine state-qualifying Mustangs were still in contention.
Ultimately, Jase Jaspers (126) placed the highest for the Mustangs, at second place.
Clark Younggreen (220) and Klayten Perreault (106) each placed fourth, with Perreault losing by decision to Linden Phetxoumphone of Webster City.
Jackson Jaspers (145) took fifth place. Henry Ryan (170) and Mikey Ryan (138) placed seventh and eighth, respectively.
Athletes finishing first through eight were able to stand on the podium at the end of the tournament.
Jake Haugse (113), Jackson Hird (160) and Ethan Wood (195) all qualified for the tournament, but did not place.
Final Class 2A Top 10 team scores
1. Osage 175.5, 2. Notre Dame, Burlington 106.5, 3. Mount Vernon 99.0, 4. West Delaware, Manchester 97.5, 5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 82.5, 6. Webster City 80.0, 7. Ballard 74.0, 8. Greene County 73.0, 9. Glenwood 70.0, 10. Union Community 69.0
Summary
2A-106 3rd Place Match – Linden Phetxoumphone (Webster City) over Klayten Perreault (Mount Vernon) (Dec 13-10); 2A-160 Cons. Round 3 – Mack Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Jackson Hird (Mount Vernon) (Dec 10-8); 2A-170 7th Place Match – Henry Ryan (Mount Vernon) over Clay Saak (AP-GC) (Fall 1:44); 2A-220 3rd Place Match – Braden McShane (NH/TV) over Clark Younggreen (Mount Vernon) (Dec 4-3); 2A-145 5th Place Match – Jackson Jaspers (Mount Vernon) over Kale Hansen (Monticello) (SV-1 3-1); 2A-138 7th Place Match – Austin Evans (Creston) over Mikey Ryan (Mount Vernon) (Dec 3-1); 2A-126 1st Place Match – Derrick Bass (Assumption, Davenport) over Jase Jaspers (Mount Vernon) (Dec 3-2); 2A-113 Cons. Round 3 – Brayden Maury (West Delaware, Manchester) over Jake Haugse (Mount Vernon) (Fall 3:56); 2A-195 Cons. Round 3 – Sam Hash (Centerville) over Ethan Wood (Mount Vernon) (Fall 2:58)
MV Wrestling Agate Final Class 2A Top 10 team scores 1. Osage 175.5, 2. Notre Dame, Burlington 106.5, 3. Mount Vernon 99.0, 4. West Delaware, Manchester 97.5, 5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 82.5, 6. Webster City 80.0, 7. Ballard 74.0, 8. Greene County 73.0, 9. Glenwood 70.0, 10. Union Community 69.0 Summary 2A-106 3rd Place Match — Linden Phetxoumphone (Webster City) over Klayten Perreault (Mount Vernon) (Dec 13-10); 2A-160 Cons. Round 3 — Mack Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) over Jackson Hird (Mount Vernon) (Dec 10-8); 2A-170 7th Place Match — Henry Ryan (Mount Vernon) over Clay Saak (AP-GC) (Fall 1:44); 2A-220 3rd Place Match — Braden McShane (NH/TV) over Clark Younggreen (Mount Vernon) (Dec 4-3); 2A-145 5th Place Match — Jackson Jaspers (Mount Vernon) over Kale Hansen (Monticello) (SV-1 3-1); 2A-138 7th Place Match — Austin Evans (Creston) over Mikey Ryan (Mount Vernon) (Dec 3-1); 2A-126 1st Place Match — Derrick Bass (Assumption, Davenport) over Jase Jaspers (Mount Vernon) (Dec 3-2); 2A-113 Cons. Round 3 — Brayden Maury (West Delaware, Manchester) over Jake Haugse (Mount Vernon) (Fall 3:56); 2A-195 Cons. Round 3 — Sam Hash (Centerville) over Ethan Wood (Mount Vernon) (Fall 2:58)
Mustangs place third in IHSAA state championship
Trent Bowman
February 23, 2023