The Greene County Ram wrestling team won both ends of a Heart of Iowa dual meet in Alleman Jan. 22. The Rams were 42-36 winners against the North Polk Comets and topped the South Hamilton Hawks 40-19. The Rams take a 3-4 HOIAC record into the conference meet Saturday. They’re 8-9 in dual meets.
Headline match for the night was at 138 pounds with Ram Jordan Challen, 25-1 on the season and ranked sixth in 2A wrestling lost a 3-1 decision to South Hamilton’s JD Rader, 21-0 on the season and ranked second in Class 1A.
A total of seven matches were forfeited in the North Polk meet, with the Rams claiming 24 points by forfeit and giving up 18 points. Against the Hawks, the Rams won four by forfeit (24 points) and gave up only one (6 points).
Results follow:
Greene County vs North Polk
- 170 – Mark Kendall, won by fall over Mason Russell, 3:47
- 182 – Keyden Pollock won by forfeit
- 195 – Lost by forfeit
- 220 – Jamie Theulen lost by fall to Jake Corey, 0:28
- 285 – George Zito lost by fall to Nate Craft, 0:30
- 106 – Kane Borgeson won by fall over Broc Davidson, 3:52
- 113 – Lost by forfeit
- 120 – Isaac Ireland lost by fall to Austin Smith, 1:33
- 126 – Lost by forfeit
- 132 – Abe Yoder won by forfeit
- 138 – Jordan Challen won by fall over Cody Meiners, 1:40
- 145 – Tommy Bradshaw won by forfeit
- 152 – No match
- 160 – Isaiah Yoder won by forfeit
Greene County vs South Hamilton
- 182 – Pollock won by fall over Grant Evans, 1:33
- 195 – No match
- 220 – Theulen won by forfeit
- 285 – Zito won by forfeit
- 106 – No match
- 113 – Borgeson lost by fall to Keaton Hetland, 0:41
- 120 – Ireland won by forfeit
- 126 – Lost by forfeit
- 132 – A. Yoder won 12-3 major decision over Brian Greenfield
- 138 – Challen lost 3-1 decision to JD Rader
- 145 – No match
- 152 – Bradshaw won by forfeit
- 160 – I. Yoder lost 15-2 major decision to Luke Peters
