WILLIAMSBURG — The varsity boys took seventh in the 2024 WaMaC Conference Tournament Saturday in Williamsburg. Mount Vernon won the team title with 202.5 points followed by Clear Creek Amana (CCA) (178.0), West Delaware (172.5), Independence (163.5), Benton Community (162.0), Williamsburg (157.0), and the Spartans (134.5). South Tama (127.0), Vinton-Shellsburg (66.0), Marion (60.0), Grinnell (45.0), and Center Point-Urbana (CPU) (16.0) rounded out the field.
Lucas Feuerbach took 2nd at 215 pounds pinning Williamsburg’s Gavin Vesey in 57 seconds and taking a 5-2 decision from CCA’s Carson Nash before losing a 15-5 major decision to South Tama’s Gavin Bridgewater in the 1st place match. Feuerbach was ranked 11th in Class 2A in IAwrestle’s weekly rankings released Monday, Jan. 29.
Jayden Steapp took third at 106 pounds with a 5-0 decision over West Delaware’s Lucas Peters in the quarterfinals but fell to Mount Vernon’s Klayten Perreault in the semis. Steapp pinned Benton’s Garrett Kuch in 42 seconds in the consolation semis and pinned Vinton-Shellsburg’s Eli Ollinger in 1:47 to take the third place match.
Kyler Steapp, Evan Burg, Jordan Schmidt, Carson Kidwell, and Grant Wilson finished the day with 4th place finishes. Steapp (120 pounds) won an 8-3 decision over Vinton-Shellsburg’s Michael Homewood in the first round, fell to Grinnell’s Dylan Heater in the quarterfinals, received a bye, and took a 10-5 decision from CPU’s Caden Steinkamp in the third consolation round. Steapp took a 4-3 decision from Mount Vernon’s Jake Haugse in the consolation semis but lost an 8-0 major decision to Heater in the 3rd place match. Burg (126) won a 10-7 decision from West Delaware’s Kooper Waugh, fell to South Tama’s Amare Chaves in the semis but battled back to pin Mount Vernon’s Drew Thurn in the consolation semis (5:02) before losing a 9-2 decision to Williamsburg’s Kyler Provin in the 3rd place match. Schmidt (138) won by tech fall (3:23 (17-2)) over Marion’s Cohen Johnson, took a 6-4 decision from CCA’s Nolan Howell, but fell in sudden victory to Independence’s Kaden Kremer in the semis. Schmidt came back to take a 4-2 decision from West Delaware’s Jax Miller in the consolation semis but dropped a 7-3 decision to South Tama’s MaCael Bear in the 3rd place match. Schmidt was ranked fifth in Class 2A in IAwrestle’s Jan. 29 rankings. Kidwell (150) lost an 8-0 decision to CCA’s Jack Stevens in the quarterfinals but won a 6-3 decision over West Delaware’s Christian Timmerman in the 3rd consolation round to stay alive. Kidwell won 6-0 against Independence’s Cael Troutman in the consolation semis but dropped a 10-2 major decision to CCA’s Stevens in the 3rd place match. Wilson (285) won a 3-2 decision against Independence’s Brady McDonald in the quarterfinals but lost a 3-0 decision to Mount Vernon’s Ethan Wood in the semis. Wilson won 6-2 in the consolation semis against Marion’s Noah Case but lost 3-2 in the 3rd place match to McDonald in the 3rd place match.
Charlie Karam and Lawsin Sinnwell finished the day in 5th place.
Karam (132) took an 11-5 decision from CPU’s Will Griswold in the quarterfinals but lost a 12-0 major decision to Grinnell’s Logan McDonald in the semis. South Tama’s Clayton Babinat won 7-6 in the consolation semis but Karam took a 9-6 decision from CPU’s Griswold in the 5th place match.
Lawsin Sinnwell placed 5th at 144 pounds after losing a 15-7 major decision to Benton’s Brady Patterson in the quarterfinals, pinning CPU’s Alex Lewis in 11 seconds in the 2nd consolation round and Grinnell’s Alex Peiffer in the 3rd consolation round (3:55), falling to Vinton-Shellsburg’s Carter Lamont in the consolation semis, and taking a 9-8 decision from South Tama’s Drayton White in the 5th place match.
Teague Williams took 6th at 157 pounds, Jackson Feuerbach and Kyler Jensen took 7th at 165 and 190, and Justin Moore (113) and Oliver Owens (175) did not place.
“Our conference is the premier wrestling conference in the state, with eight of the 12 teams ranked, and this weekend was a preview of what the rest of our season is going to look like competition-wise as it’s tough from here on out,” said Coach Aaron Hadenfeldt. “We had some bright spots, such as Lucas Feuerbach avenging a couple losses from earlier in the year, and Evan Burg continues to improve. We left some matches out there that I thought we should have gotten, but we need to move past it and onto these next couple weeks, starting with Tuesday at Mount Vernon for the chance to go to state duals (after this edition’s printing). They’re a tough team this year, but we’re pretty dang tough when we put it all together too. They’re going to get our best shot.”
Upcoming events
Saturday, Feb. 3 – State Dual Team Tournament at Xtream Arena, Coralville
Saturday, Feb. 10 – State Qualifying District tournament at Solon High School, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 14-Saturday, Feb. 17 – State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines

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Jayden Steapp took 3rd at 106 pounds Saturday in the 2024 WaMaC Conference Tournament at Williamsburg.