Coe Wrestling

Kohawks go 1-2 at Desert Duals

LAS VEGAS - Farai Sewera (165) and Ryan Harrington (174) won all three of their individual matches as the No. 4 Coe wrestling team went 1-2 Sunday at the Desert Duals.

The Kohawks opened with a 26-9 win over Olivet before falling to No. 5 Concordia College-Moorhead 21-17 and No. 6 Wisconsin-La Crosse 27-14.

Mike Gussarson (133) won against Olivet and Wisconsin-LaCrosse, but did not compete against Concordia-Moorhead.

Sheldon brings toughness to Coe wrestling

Coe senior Ryan Sheldon is tough and dedicated to wrestling.

The biggest thing for Sheldon is being tough during the events.

“There’s not a lot of thinking while I wrestle. It’s just a lot of reacting,” he said.

Sheldon, a Kennedy graduate, is ranked No. 4 at 184 pounds at the NCAA Division III level. He has a 9-2 record, with four major decisions and three pins for the fifth-ranked Kohawks.

He won the 184-pound title at the Turkey Open at Coe Nov. 22 and placed third at the Luther Hill Invitational in Indianola Saturday.

Sheldon said wrestlers build their toughness in the workout room and in practices. “You feel like your body doesn't want to go any more so you keep pushing it to get tough,” he remarked.

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Horner places 3rd for Coe

PELLA – Donnie Horner led the Coe College wrestling team with a second-place finish at 197 pounds at the Luther L. Hill Invitational on Saturday at Simpson College. No team scores were kept.

Horner lost an 8-7 decision to Brandon Ballard of Labette Community College in the championship match.

Ryan Sheldon was third at 174 for the Kohawks, Farai Sewera was third at 165, Kirk Owens was fourth at 285, Brady Ruden was fifth at 133, and Creighton Fox was sixth at 285.

LUTHER L. HILL INVITATIONAL

125 – Malacai Collins (Central Missouri) dec. Paul Mascarenas (unattached) 3-1.
133 – Shiquan Hall (North Iowa Area CC) dec. Jacob Grant (Grand View) 9-3; 5. Brady Ruden (Coe).
141 – Scottie Bonds (William Penn) major dec. Steven Morey (Labette CC) 16-5.
149 – Gustavo Martinez (Grand View) dec. Jake Marlin (unattached) 7-5.
157 – Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area CC) dec. Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) 7-3.
165 – Jimmie Schuessler (Grand View) won by forfeit over Nathaniel Stadeker (unattached); 3. Farai Sewera (Coe).
174 – Thomas Moman (Grand View) dec. Dylan Blackford (Grand View) 3-2.
184 – Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) dec. Tyler White (Labette CC) 5-2; 3. Ryan Sheldon (Coe).
197 – Brandon Ballard (Labette CC) dec. Donnie Horner (Coe) 8-7.
285 – Logan Hopp (Upper Iowa) dec. Dean Broghammer (Grand View) 6-5; 4. Kirk Owens (Coe); 6. Creighton Fox (Coe).

Coe wrestlers topple BV

STORM LAKE - Brody Beck, Ryan Sheldon and Kirk Owens all recorded pins, leading Coe to a 34-13 Iowa Conference wrestling victory over Buena Vista on Wednesday night.

Beck decked Mathew Goth in 2:03 at 157. Sheldon got his pin at 3:45 over Austin Hayes at 184 and Owens needed 5:44 to down Gable Bonner at heavyweight.

Donnie Horner won by technical fall at 197 for Coe, downing Jacob Staudt.

Coe 34, Buena Vista 13

125: Jan Rosenburg (C) def. Ernesto Garcia, 12-4
133: Mike  Gussarson (C) def. Mitchell Broer, 13-2
141: Nashid Barrow (BV) pinned Levi Azinger, 1:22
149: Steven Gutschenritter (BV) def. Josh. Donkle, 15-5
157: Brody Beck (C) pinned Mathew Goth, 2:03
165: Farai Sewera (C) def. Seth Shatto, 4-2
174: Tyler Puls (BV) def. Garrett Kelson, 5-3
184: Ryan Sheldon (C) pinned Austin Hayes, 3:45
197: Donnie Horner (C) tech fall over Jacob Staudt, 18-2 4:21
Hwt: Kirk Owens (C) pinned Gable Bonner, 5:44