GENESEO, Ill. - Prairie crowned four champions and claimed the title Saturday at the Geneseo Invitational wrestling meet.

The meet ran Friday and Saturday. Prairie totaled 232.5 points. Waverly-Shell Rock was second with 207. Kennedy finished eighth with 88.

Prairie's champions were Josh Wenger at 113, Zach Witte at 152, Austin Gould at 182 and Andrew Netolicky at 220.

Kennedy's Luke Kremer won the 132-pound weight class.

Witte, the defending state champion at 145 pounds, was competing in his first meet. He broke a bone in his left arm during the football season. Witte pinned Chad Whitford from Granite City, Ill., in the championship bout at 152.

Prairie also got second-place finishes from Chris Walters at 120 and Cam Rathje at 170. Kennedy's Shane Williams finished second at 160.

GENESEO INVITATIONAL

1. Cedar Rapids Prairie          232.5
2. Waverly-Shell Rock           207
3. Granite City                     159
4. Arrowhead                      153.5
5. O’Fallon                           124
6. New Lenox Providence      121.5
7. Chatham Glenwood           101.5
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy         88
9. Geneseo                           67
10. Palos Hills Stagg                62
11. Moline                             58
12. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic    55
13. Dixon                              46
14. United Township              45.5
15. Belvidere                         38
16. Normal Community            31


Championship Matches

106:  Jeronnie Steward UTHS dec. Ronald Triche NLP 3-1
113:  Josh Wenger CRP dec. Bryce Steiert WSR 5-1
120:  Andrew Crone ARR dec. Chris Walters CRP  12-5
126:  Eddie Kilmara NLP fall Eric Devos WSR  3:21
132:  Luke Kremer CRK  TFall Nick Wisely BEL  5:13
138:  Adam Yde ARR dec. Drew Wise OFA 6-0
145:  Kevin Moylan PHS TFall Kolton Rottink WSR 5:00
152:  Zach Witte CRP  fall Chad Whitford GRC 4:56
160:  Bryan Pierson OFA  dec. Shane Williams CRK  8-5
170:  Nate Jackson CHM fall Cameron Rathje CRP  3:24
182:  Austin Gould CRP  dec. Alex Brooks GRC  6-4
195:  Adam Walther WSR dec. Zak Ryder ARR 3-1
220:  Andrew Netolicky CRP  dec. Vince Ambrose 7-1
285:  Adarios Jones MOL dec. Cole Whitford GRC 4-2


Prairie placewinners: 

1st:  Josh Wenger, Zach Witte, Austin Gould, Andrew Netolicky
2nd: Chris Walters, Cameron Rathje
4th:  Skyler St. John, Jamie Day, Casey Becker
5th:  Zack Fiser
6th:  Trey Blaha