Sweet Home wrestler Cody Sieminski finished 3rd in freestyle at the
— Sieminski Family photo
April 22-26 in Las Vegas.
Sieminski, who’s finishing his freshman year at Sweet Home High School, beat Jaxon Sanchez of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club of San Marino, Calif., 11-9 to become the 1st placer at Under-16 for Sweet Home, Coach Steve Thorpe said.
“He’s wrestling really well right now,” Thorpe said.
This was the most successful year ever for Sweet Home at multiple events, Thorpe said – at the Oregon Wrestling Association state Freestyle and Greco championships, as well as coming away with medals from other major regional competitions.
Sieminski won both the 113-pound state 16-and-under freestyle and Greco titles, while Bailey Chafin won the girls juniors 125-pound freestyle title and Alizeah Weikel the juniors 120-pound girls Greco state championship.
At the Northwest Regionals during Spring Break in Centralia, Wash., Jesse Landtroop was second in juniors 132 freestyle, Chafin finished third in juniors freestyle at 125 pounds, Sieminski was fourth at 16-and-Under 113 pounds in freestyle, and Riley Vaughan was fifth in Greco in juniors 126.
At the Reno Worlds April 9-12, Chafin was second at U18 125, Ava Gaspard was fourth at U15 124, Wiley Farris was fifth at U15 88, Sieminski was fifth at U18 126, Vaughan was sixth at U18 126 and Madi Looney was seventh at U18 147.
“We put in more work this spring, the kids wrestled more matches and trained more than I’ve ever had – all ages,” said Thorpe, whose high school wrestlers won the state folkstyle title this year. “That just proves we’re not satisfied.”
He credited the youth and his assistant coaches, and parents, along with the kids for the success.
“It’s pretty inspiring right now. We have our Santiam Wrestling Camp and Fargo (nationals). There’s still opportunities for so many kids.
“And when you’ve got a target on your back, you can’t be complacent.”
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Lebanon High School and Lebanon Wrestling Club also had winners at the OWA state championships.
Seth Wynn won the Juniors Triple Crown (folkstyle/freestyle/Greco state titles) at 165 pounds, Harrison Smith won the U16 Triple Crown at 176, and Colt Swanson won the U12 Triple Crown at 135 pounds.
Here are winners and medalists from each competition:
Freestyle and Greco Roman State Finals
Held April 17-19 at Deschutes County Fairgrounds
SHHS Boys
Martin Chelstad, 16U 190, 5th Place Greco; Dillan Davis, Juniors 150, 5th Place Freestyle; Zach Davis, 16U 150, 6th FS; Braden Eggers, 16U 190, 2nd Greco, 4th FS; Ryder Farris, 16U 94, 2nd Greco, 3rd FS; Tytus Hardee, Juniors 132, 4th FS, 6th Greco; Dylan Hartsook, 16U 215, 2nd Greco, 3rd FS; Cody Sieminski, 16U 113, 1st FS, 1st Greco; Riley Vaughn, Juniors 132, 6th FS; Jasper Victor, 16U 150, 3rd FS, 4th Greco; Kyle Zajic, Juniors 175, 3rd FS, 5th Greco.
SHHS Girls
Eturynyti Allison, Juniors 170, 6th Greco; Bailey Chafin, Juniors 125, 1st FS; Madi Looney, Juniors 145, 5th FS;
Natasha Marin, 16U 110, 5th Greco; Lyla Ventura, 16U 110, 2nd Greco; Alizeah Weikel, Juniors 120, 1st Greco, 2nd FS;
Kassidy Zajic, 16U 110, 3rd FS, 4th Greco.
Lebanon High School
Seth Wynn, Juniors 165, 1st FS, 1st Greco; Zech Halsey, Juniors 175, 4th Greco, 5th FS.
Lebanon Mat Club
Hunter Anderson, 3rd Greco/ 4th FS; Alora Hicky, 5th FS, 5th Greco; Lucian Hicky, 3rd FS, 3rd Greco; Eric McBeth, 2nd FS, 3rd Greco; Charlotte Smith, 2nd FS; Franklin Smith, 6th Greco; Harrison Smith, U16 175, 1st FS, 1st Greco; Walter Smith, 3rd Greco/4th FS; Colt Swanson, 1st FS, 1st Greco.
Sweet Home Mat Club
Boys Results
Isaiah Cruz, 12U 108, 3rd FS, 3rd Greco; Kartor Davis, 12U 67, 4th Greco, 6th FS; Sawyer Davis, 10U 53, 6th FS; Walker Farris, 12U 58, 3rd FS, 3rd Greco; Wiley Farris, 14U 88, 5th FS, 5th Greco; Miles Hart, 8U 45, 2nd Greco, 3rd FS;
Ezra Rosa, 12U 70, 3rd Greco, 4th FS; Jaxson Slayter, 14U 92, 4th Greco; Fletcher Utter, 12U 92, 3rd Greco, 4th FS.
Girls Results
Raylene Allison, 16U 105, 3rd FS, 3rd Greco; Ava Gaspard, 14U 125, 2nd FS.