MOUNT VERNON — The Lady Spartans fell to rival Mount Vernon in a dual meet on the Mustangs’ mats last Tuesday 51-30.
Kendall Jensen, Kara VeDepo, McKenna Rogers, Alannah Mahoney, and Olivia Bonnema picked up wins for Solon. Jensen (170 lbs.) pinned Kaylee Jordan (2:58), VeDepo (100) pinned Carly Elliott (1:04), Rogers (105) pinned Eastin Whisner (2:20), Mahoney (120) pinned Marin Denes (1:01), and Bonnema (140) pinned Alina Mallie (1:08).
Haiden Wolfe (235) fell to Mt. Vernon’s Libby Dix (1:31), Emily Pence (110) fell to Kiersten Swart (1:24), Kate Richards (115) fell to Audrey Tucker (1:35), Gabrielle Jedlicka (125) fell to Olivia Melsha (2:57), Makayla Keller (130) lost a 7-2 decision to Ella Krob, Alexis Anderson (135) fell to Meika Neal (2:22), and Lucianna Miller (145) fell to Adeline Whisner (1:11). Mount Vernon’s MaciAnn Stoner (190) and Ashlynn Carter-Shook (155) won by forfeit.
“Tonight wasn’t the outcome we were looking for,” said Coach Jake Munson. “This dual came down to several toss up matches that we didn’t compete as well as we are capable of. That can be frustrating but the good thing is we have our post-season starting with the WaMaC Conference meet and we’ll look to get back on track there. We wrestle on Friday at Super Regional 6 at the Alliant Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. There are 25 teams competing in our Super Regional and the top four finishers from each weight class will move onto the State Tournament In our program, we try to focus on the process and not the results. If we go into Friday focused on wrestling to our very best, I’m confident the results will take care of themselves.”
Upcoming events
Friday, Jan. 26 — IGHSAU Regional Qualifier 6 at Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids. 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1 and Friday, Feb. 2 – 2024 Girls State Wrestling Tournament, Xtream Arena, Coralville