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Mater Dei wins First Wrestling Crown since 2007 The 83rd Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Finals

Individual State Champions
February 19-20, 2021
Evansville Mater Dei took home their 13th Wrestling Indianapolis Cathedral junior Zeke Seltzer earned Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
state title, second most all-time, during the 83rd his second state title, winning the 126-pound weight
Annual IHSAA Wresling State Finals at Bankers Life class. He took home the 120-pound title in 2020
Fieldhouse. and finshed as runner-up at 113 pounds in 2019. He 106 – Ashton Jackson (10) LaPorte (35-2) def. Evan Dickey (11) Indianapolis Cathedral (29-3) 8-2
will have a chance to appear in four championship
Mater Dei had seven wrestlers qualify for the State matches and secure a third consecutive state title in 113 – Alex Cottey (12) Perry Meridian (36-2) def. Isaac Ruble (11) Bellmont (28-1) Major Decision 17-9
Finals, with three advancing to the championship 2022. 120 – Sergio Lemley (10) Chesterton (37-1) def. Logan Frazier (10) Crown Point (34-4) 3-2
in their respective weight class. Juniors Broderick
Baumann and Gabriel Sollars both finished the year East Central senior Bryer Hall, who finshed 2nd at 126 – Zeke Seltzer (11) Indianapolis Cathedral (33-0) def. Cheaney Schoeff (10) Avon (35-6) 9-3
undefeated. Baumann took home the 160-pound title 152 pounds in 2020, dominated the 170-pound field
while Sollars earned the 182-pound title. Both will in 2021. He pinned all four of his opponents in route 132 – Kysen Montgomery (12) Brownsburg (31-3) def. Alec Freeman (12) Evansville Mater Dei (28-2) TB-1 2-1
look to defend their championships in 2022. to the state title and had third least mat-time in state
Senior Alec Freeman finished his high school career finals history with 8:20. Certainly a great way to end a 138 – Jesse Mendez (11) Crown Point (34-0) def. Delaney Ruhlman (10) Bloomington South (30-3) Fall 1:00
high school wrestling career.
with a second place finish at 132 pounds. Mater Dei 145 – Logan Wagner (12) Zionsville (38-1) def. Hayden Watson (11) Center Grove (32-5) 9-5
broke a record for most team points scored with 112. Chesterton High School finished as team runner-
Greg Schaefer, Mater Dei’s head coach, was a state up this year. Junior Sergio Lemley took home the 152– James Conway (11) Floyd Central (31-0) def. Brock Ellis (12) Chesterton (33-5) SV-1 6-4
champion wrestler at Mater Dei in high school. He 120-pound state title, while senior Brock Ellis finished
won at 100 pounds in 1995 and 119 pounds in 1998. 2nd at 152 pounds. Chesterton had 8 wrestlers 160 – Broderick Baumann (11) Evansville Mater Dei def. Robert Major (12) Carmel (40-1) 15-11
He joins a group of just eight men who have been qualify for the State Finals.
champions as an athlete and a coach. 170 – Bryer Hall (12) East Central (34-0) def. Samuel Morrill (12) Columbus East (38-2) Fall 0:58
There were several wrestlers with a chance to secure Final Team Standings: 182 – Gabriel Sollars (11) Evansville Mater Dei (30-0) def. Drake Buchanan (11) Center Grove (35-2) 9-4
consectutive state titles on Saturday. 1. Evansville Mater Dei 112.0 195 – Hayden Filipovich (12) Indianapolis Lutheran (44-0) def. Brach Carrington (12) Greencastle (40-1) 7-2
Perry Meridian senior Alex Cottey defended his 2. Chesterton 107.0 220 – Tristan Ruhlman (12) Bloomington South (27-0) def. Jason Streck (12) Merrillville (32-2) Major Decision 10-2
97.0
3. Perry Meridian
113-pound title and finished his high school career 4. Crown Point 88.0
with four championship cmtch appearances. He 5. Indianapolis Cathedral 84.0 285 – Reeve Muncie (12) Carroll (Fort Wayne) (35-1) def. Mariere Omonode (11) West Lafayette (16-1) 3-2
finished as a runner-up in 2018 and 2019 at 106 6. Brownsburg 56.5
pounds, but is a two-time state champion at 113 T7. Bloomington South 47.0
pounds, 2020 and 2021. T7. Warren Central 47.0
Junior Jesse Mendez of Crown Point secured his 9. Zionsville 42.0 State Finals Scoring Procedures
10. Avon
41.0
third consectutive state title. He won at 126 pounds in
2019, 132 pounds in 2020, and 138 pounds in 2021. Scoring will go to eight (8) places. Team scoring will be as follows for places 1-8.
He will look to join the illustrious group of four-time
state champions in 2022. First Place ....................................16 pts.
Second Place ..............................12 pts.
Third Place ....................................9 pts.
Fourth Place ..................................7 pts.
Fifth Place ......................................5 pts.
Sixth Place .....................................3 pts.
Seventh Place ...............................2 pts.
Eighth Place ....................................1 pt.
In addition, two (2) advancement points will be awarded in the Championship Bracket and one (1) point
for advancement in the Consolation Bracket.
Finally, team points will be awarded for individual matches with the following results:
Fall .................................................2 pts.
Forfeit ............................................2 pts.
Default ...........................................2 pts.
Disqualification ..............................2 pts.
Technical Fall ..............................1.5 pts.
Major Decision ...............................1 pts.
Source: Wrestling Rules Book, National Federation of State High School Associations
(NFHS–www.nfhs.org)

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