Waukon wrestlers fall to New Hampton and Crestwood, place sixth at Starmont
Quick fall at 182 pounds ... Waukon wrestling 182-pound senior Joe Frieden awaits the slap of the mat from the official looking on in his bout with New Hampton senior Adam Wurzer in the Indians’ 57-18 loss to the Chickasaws in a Thursday, December 17 home double dual. Frieden pinned Wurzer in just 27 seconds and also received a forfeit in the Indians’ 51-24 dual loss to Class 2A fifth-rated Crestwood in the second half of that double dual. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.
The Waukon wrestling team wrapped up its pre-holiday schedule with a busy latter half of the week, hosting another home double-dual before competing in a weekend tournament. The Indians were swept by both Class 2A fifth-rated Crestwood, 51-24, and by New Hampton, 57-18, in that home double-dual Thursday, December 17 before placing sixth in the 11-team Doug Guilford Tournament hosted by Starmont High School Saturday, December 19.
Sporting a 4-5 season record, 0-3 in Northeast Iowa Conference action, the Indians will now break for the holidays, returning to action Saturday, January 2 at the Central Elkader Tournament.
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