Hawks sit in 10th place in Class 3A; Jags advance 4 wrestlers into quarterfinals

Ankeny’s Calvin Rathjen works for a fall against Kayden Crispin of Waukee during a second-round match at 165 pounds in the Class 3A state wrestling tournament on Wednesday at the Casey’s Center in Des Moines. Rathjen pinned Crispin with 4 seconds left in the match to advance to Thursday’s quarterfinals. (Photo by Evan Reiter)

The Ankeny wrestling team sits in 10th place with 34.5 points heading into the second day of the Class 3A state tournament at the Casey’s Center.

Crosstown rival Ankeny Centennial, meanwhile, bounced back from a winless opening round on Wednesday to advance four wrestlers into Thursday’s quarterfinals. The Jaguars are tied for 22nd place with 23 points.

Two-time defending champion Southeast Polk leads the Class 3A field with 68 points, 10 more than North Scott. Indianola is in third with 55.5 points, and Dowling Catholic is fourth with 52.

Seven of Ankeny’s nine state qualifiers will be back on the mat Thursday night. The Hawks advanced Ben Walsh at 120 pounds and Calvin Rathjen at 165 into the quarterfinals, while five others are still alive in the consolation bracket.

All four of Centennial’s top-eight seeds won their second-round matches after receiving byes. Cale Vandermark at 126, Ethan Sodergren at 144, Max Dhabolt at 175 and Brandon Bogseth at 215 each moved on to the quarterfinals.

**Ankeny Centennial’s Brandon Bogseth celebrates after defeating Nick Milburn of Newton, 3-2, in an ultimate tiebreaker in a second-round match at 215 pounds. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

“This is my first year at state due to (various) reasons in the past, so I’m really excited,” said Bogseth. “I was a little nervous. I just kept my composure and made sure to be in the moment.”

The seventh-seeded Bogseth escaped from No. 10 Nick Milburn of Newton in the fourth overtime period to post a 3-2 victory. Neither wrestler was able to record a takedown in the match, but Bogseth was confident that he could eventually outlast his opponent.

“I wrestled him at districts for true second and I could just tell, because I pinned him in the third period,” Bogseth said. “I could just tell that I had more (energy) than him.”

Bogseth will face another rematch on Thursday when he meets No. 2 Trey Feist of North Scott. Feist pinned Bogseth in the semifinals at the district tournament.

“My goal is to place,” Bogseth said.

**Ankeny Centennial’s Ethan Sodergren pins Ricky Titus of Cedar Falls in just 51 seconds in a second-round match at 144 pounds. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

The No. 3 Sodergren advanced with a fall over No. 19 Ricky Titus of Cedar Falls.

“I saw him wrestle earlier, and he looked pretty decent,” Sodergren said. “I knew it was going to be tough, but overall I thought I was going to win it.”

Sodergren pinned Titus in just 51 seconds.

“That actually was not my intention,” Sodergren said. “Going into that match I was thinking, ‘Shots, shots, shots.’ It just happened that way I guess. He was super low, and it just happened.”

The No. 2 Dhabolt and the No. 4 Vandermark both recorded technical falls on Wednesday. Dhabolt rolled to a 20-3 win over No. 18 Eli Cox of Indianola, while Vandermark cruised to a 19-3 triumph over No. 20 DeForrest Snow of Mason City.

Ankeny Centennial’s Cale Vandermark works for a takedown against DeForrest Snow of Mason City during a second-round match at 126 pounds. Vandermark went on to record a 19-3 technical fall. (Photo by Evan Reiter)

Dhabolt, who his seeking his second state title, will face No. 7 Gabe Rubino of Waukee Northwest in the quarterfinals. Vandermark will meet Rubino’s teammate, No. 5 Joey Cahill, as he tries to reach the semifinals for the fourth straight year.

Sodergren will also collide with a familiar opponent on Thursday. He will meet No. 6 Hayden Hutt of Waukee.

Ankeny got dominant performances from both of its top-eight seeds.

The No. 3 Walsh built a 9-1 lead over No. 14 Zayd Igram of Cedar Rapids Jefferson before pinning him in 3:39. He will meet No. 11 Hugo Hughes of Iowa City West in the quarterfinals.

**The arm of Ankeny’s Ben Walsh is raised by the referee after he pinned Zayd Igram of Cedar Rapids Jefferson in 3 minutes 39 seconds in a second-round match at 120 pounds. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

The No. 3 Rathjen held a 4-0 lead over No. 14 Kayden Crispin of Waukee after the first two periods. He then used two takedowns and a near-fall to extend the margin to 13-1 before pinning Crispin in 5:56–with just 4 seconds left in the match.

Rathjen will face No. 6 Nolan Dao of Clear Creek-Amana in the quarterfinals.

Five other Hawks will need to win twice on Thursday to become placewinners. They are No. 13 Eddie Salgado at 106, No. 19 Eli Perez at 126, No. 15 Aiden Winkie at 138, No. 20 Jacob Haase at 150 and No. 13 Ryleigh Egeberg at 190.

No. 20 Ben Rotert of Centennial is also alive in the consolation bracket at 165.

Here are the match-by-match results from Wednesday:

1st Round

106: No. 13 Eddie Salgado (A) pinned No. 20 Cole Dunkel (W. Dubuque), 1:42; No. 18 Brenden Harless (AC) lost to No. 15 Anakin Deppe (C.R. Xavier), 11-3.

Ankeny Centennial’s Brenden Harless tries to escape from Anakin Deppe of Cedar Rapids Xavier during a first-round match at 106 pounds. Deppe went on to post an 11-3 major decision. (Photo by Dan Holm)

113: No. 24 Cameron Moeckly (AC) was pinned by No. 9 Austen Fry (Valley), 3:18.

126: No. 19 Eli Perez (A) lost to No. 14 Parker Johns (Dub. Hempstead), 10-1.

132: No. 21 Will Sloan (AC) lost to No. 12 Brody Harrington (Clinton), 13-4.

138: No. 15 Aiden Winkie (A) lost to No. 18 Braxton Wade (Muscatine), 3-0.

144: No. 20 Noah Kauffman (A) was pinned by No. 13 Henry Bagby (Urbandale), 5:04.

**Ankeny’s Jacob Haase looks at the clock during his first-round match at 150 pounds against Owen Thomas of Boone. Haase went on to drop a 12-6 decision. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

150: No. 24 Kaden Conley (AC) was pinned by No. 9 Isaiah Madison (Johnston), 1:54; No. 20 Jacob Haase (A) lost to No. 13 Owen Thomas (Boone), 12-6.

157: No. 23 Dean Landis (AC) was pinned by No. 10 Benjamin Lightle (North Scott), 1:44.

165: No. 20 Ben Rotert (AC) was pinned by No. 13 Campbell Janis (Iowa City West), 4:53.

**Ankeny’s Ryleigh Egeberg looks for an opening against Kade Kelly of North Scott during their first-round match at 190 pounds. Egeberg went on to post a 7-1 decision. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

190: No. 13 Ryleigh Egeberg (A) beat No. 20 Kade Kelly (North Scott), 7-1.

215: No. 11 Ryne Dobson (A) beat No. 22 LaFoy Hall (SEP), 10-0.

2nd Round

106: No. 13 Eddie Salgado (A) lost by technical fall to No. 4 Knox Ayala (Fort Dodge), 25-9.

**Ankeny’s Eddie Salgado controls Knox Ayala of Fort Dodge during their second-round match at 106 pounds. Ayala went on to record a 25-9 technical fall. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

120: No. 3 Ben Walsh (A) pinned No. 14 Zayd Igram (C.R. Jefferson), 3:39.

126: No. 4 Cale Vandermark (AC) won by technical fall over No. 20 DeForrest Snow (Mason City), 19-3.

144: No. 3 Ethan Sodergren (AC) pinned No. 19 Ricky Titus (Cedar Falls), :51.

165: No. 3 Calvin Rathjen (A) pinned No. 14 Kayden Crispin (Waukee), 5:56.

**Ankeny Centennial’s Max Dhabolt earns a near-fall against Eli Cox of Indianola during their second-round match at 175 pounds. Dhabolt went on to record a 20-3 technical fall. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

175: No. 2 Max Dhabolt (AC) won by technical fall over No. 18 Eli Cox (Indianola), 20-3.

190: No. 13 Ryleigh Egeberg (A) lost to No. 4 Philip Jacobs (Linn-Mar), 13-4.

215: No. 11 Ryne Dobson (A) lost to No. 6 Ethan Miller (Urbandale), 9-2; No. 7 Brandon Bogseth (AC) beat No. 10 Nick Milburn (Newton), 3-2 (UTB).

2nd Round Consolation

106: No. 13 Eddie Salgado (A) pinned No. 19 Dawson Wardlow (Waverly-Shell Rock), 1:43; No. 18 Brenden Harless (AC) lost by technical fall to No. 17 Kiernan Dunlay (C.R. Prairie), 16-0.

113: No. 24 Cameron Moeckly (AC) lost by technical fall to No. 7 Damien Yeoman (Fort Dodge), 17-2.

**Ankeny’s Eli Perez battles for position against Parker Johns of Dubuque Hempstead during their first-round match at 126 pounds. Perez went on to drop a 10-1 major decision. (Photo by Evan Reiter)**

126: No. 19 Eli Perez (A) beat No. 20 DeForrest Snow (Mason City), 12-6.

132: No. 21 Will Sloan (AC) lost by technical fall to No. 11 Isaac McCleish (Mason City), 19-3.

138: No. 15 Aiden Winkie (A) beat No. 17 Sullivan Baccam (Carlisle), 1-0.

**Ankeny’s Aiden Winkie battles Braxton Wade of Muscatine during their first-round match at 138 pounds. Winkie went on to drop a 3-0 decision. (Photo by Dan Holm)**

144: No. 20 Noah Kauffman (A) lost to No. 19 Ricky Titus (Cedar Falls), 11-4.

150: No. 24 Kaden Conley (AC) lost to No. 10 Zach Green (North Scott), 14-0; No. 20 Jacob Haase (A) beat No. 19 Lucas Stearns (Marion), 3-0.

157: No. 23 Dean Landis (AC) lost by technical fall to No. 8 Blest Woods (Iowa City West), 17-0.

Ankeny Centennial’s Ben Rotert tries to escape from Campbell Janis of Iowa City West during their first-round match at 165 pounds. Janis went on to record a fall in 4 minutes 53 seconds. (Photo by Evan Reiter)

165: No. 20 Ben Rotert (AC) beat No. 14 Kayden Crispin (Waukee), 6-1.

190: No. 13 Ryleigh Egeberg (A) won by technical fall over No. 14 Max Kelly (Johnston), 18-0.

215: No. 11 Ryne Dobson (A) was pinned by No. 12 Zach O’Meara (Indianola), 1:48.