2016 Newton Tournament of Champions Results - click here

For the 53rd year Newton hosted its Tournament of Champions wrestling tournament and this year the Holton Wildcats were involved yet again competing against several top flight programs from across the State with 25 total schools represented. 

Holton as a team posted 83.5 total points to take 13th out of 25 schools and were only 11 points off of being in the Top 10. 

A pair of second place finishes and top fifth places led the Wildcats on the mats at Newton. KWCA ranked grapplers, Justin Rieschick (145lbs) and Tyler Price (152lbs) performed well on for Holton each grabbing second place. Rieschick posted a 4-1 mark on the mats with a pair of pinfall wins in 1:36 and 1:50 to open the tournament action and then posted wins by 9-5 decision and 10-8 sudden victory to make the Championship bout, but fell by a tough 3-1 decision in the Championship match. For Price he went 3-1 on the mats as he started with a first round bye then won by pin in 1:11 and followed that with a technical fall win and 16-3 major decision to make the Championship bout. In the Championship Price fell in a tough 6-5 decision to take second. 

Both Kyler Tannahill (195lbs) and Tel Wittmer (220lbs) brought home fifth place finishes for the Wildcats after both posting 3-2 records on the mat. Tannahill won his first two matches by pin in 2:43 and by major decision 17-9, but fell in the next two contests leaving him to battle for fifth place and he won the match by 9-2 decision to take fifth place. For Wittmer he started the day with tie breaker 4-1 win and 5-4 decision but fell in the next two matches before wrapping up the day with a 3-1 sudden victory to take fifth place. 

Justin Pool (138lbs), Spencer Baum (160lbs) and Jameson Lutz (170lbs) all competed also for Holton. Pool went 1-2 in action with a pinfall win on the day, while Baum also was 1-2 with his win coming by pinfall and Lutz finished 0-2 in action. 

Holton will hit the mats again on Thursday, January 21st at home as they host Baldwin for a dual and it will be Senior night for the Wildcats.