Sand Springs's Daton Fix wins World Championship in Tampere, Finland

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Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate and Oklahoma State University freshman Daton Fix (30-0) traveled to Tampere, Finland this week for the United World Wrestling Junior World Freestyle Championship. The four-time undefeated High School State Champion breezed through the competition to attain his longtime goal of winning a World Championship.

Fix has previously competed in three World Championships. Last summer he took Bronze at Junior Worlds in Macone, France, and in 2015 he took Bronze at Cadet Worlds in Sarajevo, Bosnia. In 2014 he placed tenth in Snina, Slovakia. He also won Silver at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. 

The Sandite sailed through the tournament with unreal ease, outscoring his opponents by a combined score of 53-1, not giving up a single point till the finals.

Building up to the finals, Fix defeated Mediterranean Champion Salah Eddi Kateb of Algeria, defending World Champion Afgan Khashalov of Azerbaijan, fellow World Bronze medalist Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan, and Asian Bronze Medalist Nader Amir Nasrisamakoush of Iran all without giving up a single point. In the finals he topped Youth Olympic Gold Medalist Ismail Gadzhiev 12-1 to seal the deal.

Fix was joined in the winner's circle by Mark Hall of Penn State and Gable Steveson of the University of Minnesota. Zahid Valencia, Ryan Deakin, and Mitchell McKee came in runner-up and together the six finalists secured the team title for the United States by a one-point margin over Russia.

Jack Karstetter places sixth at Greco-Roman National Championship

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Following an eighth place performance at last week's Freestyle tournament, Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate Jack Karstetter (11-10) improved to a sixth place finish in Greco-Roman competition at the USA Wrestling Junior National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. 

Karstetter concluded his high school career with a 105-16 record and OSSAA 6A State Championship title, helping the Sandites to their first team Championship since 1971. Since then he placed sixth at the U.S. Open Championship and competed on the USAOK junior dual team.

The Sandite got off to a great start at Fargo, winning his first four-straight matches. He teched Washington State Champion Randy McDonald 12-0 in 5:29, Connor Kievman 11-1 in 5:12, and Carter Noehre 13-2 in 3:15. He defeated Jarod Maes 12-8, but finally met his match in a 6-1 decision to Oregon State Champion Jason Shaner. In the consolation bracket Karstetter was defeated 13-2 by former USAW National Champ Job Greenwood and 6-2 by Michael Gunther of Illinois.

Overall, Oklahoma placed tenth out of 44 participating states. 

Team Oklahoma Results:
100 lbs - Cruz Aguilar - DNP (1-2)
100 lbs - Parker Avendano - DNP (2-2)
100 lbs - Jackson Cockrell - 7th Place (4-2)
106 lbs - Studd Morris - DNP (0-2)
113 lbs - Zane Plunkett - DNP (0-2)
113 lbs - T.J. Long - DNP (1-2)
126 lbs - Colton Carr - DNP (0-2)
126 lbs - Joe Lupton - DNP (2-2)
126 lbs - Jet Taylor - 3rd Place (6-1)
132 lbs - Verdell Schoats - DNP (0-2)
132 lbs - Dylan Schickram - 8th Place (5-3)
132 lbs - Stephen Wright - DNP (0-2)
132 lbs - Vincent Eremita - DNP (3-2)
138 lbs - Jacob Swenson - DNP (0-2)
145 lbs - Brik Filippo - DNP (2-2)
145 lbs - Kyle Jones - DNP (0-2)
152 lbs - Ryan Swanson - DNP (1-2)
152 lbs - Jon McGowan - DNP (3-2)
160 lbs - Hunter Jump - DNP (0-2)
170 lbs - Shane Flandermeyer - DNP (1-2)
170 lbs - Carson Savage - DNP (1-2)
182 lbs - Drake Barbee - DNP (4-2)
182 lbs - Jaylon Chiles - DNP (3-2)
182 lbs - Aidan Hicks - DNP (1-2)
195 lbs - Dakota Carnes - DNP (3-2)
195 lbs - Bear Hughes - 7th Place (6-2)
220 lbs - Mason Lancaster - DNP (3-2)
220 lbs - Mateo Pena - DNP (2-2)
285 lbs - Montana Phillips - 5th Place (4-2)
285 lbs - Gunner Cash - DNP (1-2)

Carter Young wins Cadet Greco-Roman National Championship

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Incoming Sand Springs freshman Carter Young (27-1) was already named our Sandite of the Week for his National Runner-Up finish in Freestyle wrestling this past weekend. On Friday he padded his resume with a first-place finish in Greco-Roman.

The USA Wrestling Cadet National Championships are held annually in Fargo, North Dakota, and are one of the biggest events of the year in the wrestling community. Two styles of wrestling are held in Fargo. Freestyle is the most widely-practiced form of wrestling in the world, while Greco-Roman limits wrestlers to above-the-waist wrestling only. No tripping or holding below the waist requires a radically different skill set.

Young came into the event as the defending National Champion in freestyle. He lost his claim to the freestyle title after a 10-4 loss to Jett Strickenberger in the finals, but improved on his prior year's third-place finish in Greco.

The young Sandite won his first match 11-0 in only forty seconds with a tech fall against Dylan Driver. Next to fall was Devin Thomas by 5-1 decision, then Jack Ryan went down 10-0 in 1:08.

Young topped Idaho three-style State Champion Kase Mauger 6-3 in the semifinals, then won the first-place bout 10-0 over Danny Curran.

Team Oklahoma Results:
94 lbs - Jason Gilbert - DNP (2-2)
94 lbs - Cooper Mahaffey - DNP (0-2)100 lbs - Dayton Cary - DNP (1-2)
106 lbs - Braeden Williams - DNP (1-2)
113 lbs - Alexander Prince - DNP (0-2)
113 lbs - Jaxon Randall - DNP (1-2)
120 lbs - Cameron Picklo - 3rd Place (6-1)
120 lbs - Ryder Ramsey - DNP (2-2)
126 lbs - Reece Witcraft - 1st Place (6-0)
132 lbs - Blake Salt - DNP (0-2)
132 lbs - Timothy Trigg - DNP (1-2)
132 lbs - Spencer Schickram - DNP (7-2)
132 lbs - Christopher Dugger - DNP (2-2)
138 lbs - Kobi Gomez - DNP (0-2)
138 lbs - Dillon Berry - DNP (0-2)
138 lbs - Blake Ramos - DNP (3-2)
145 lbs - Wyatt Berry - DNP (0-2)
145 lbs - Cole Thomas - DNP (1-2)
152 lbs - Jacob Law - DNP (0-2)
152 lbs - Kyle Knowles - 6th Place (4-3)
160 lbs - Charles Floyd - DNP (1-2)
170 lbs - Talon Borror - DNP (2-2)
182 lbs - Matthew Santos - DNP (0-2)
195 lbs - Garrick Johnson - DNP (0-2)
195 lbs - John Wiese - DNP (1-2)
195 lbs - Taylor Fleming - DNP (1-2)
220 lbs - Micah Walker - DNP (3-2)
285 lbs - Carson Wiley - DNP (0-2)
285 lbs - Trenton Keith - DNP (1-2)

Jack Karstetter places 8th at Junior Freestyle National Championship

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Two Sand Springs wrestlers competed this past week at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Championship in Fargo, North Dakota.

Class of 2017 graduate and State Champion Jack Karstetter (8-3) took eighth place in his last year of eligibility. Class of 2019 State Champion Riley Weir (17-4) amassed a winning record but was eliminated one round short of placement.

In his first match Karstetter teched Cole Rhone 15-4, then rolled to a 10-0 victory over Maryland State Champion Earl Blake in only forty seconds. Next to fall was two-time Minnesota State Champion Garrett Vos by 12-2 tech fall shortly before the second period.

Karstetter’s win streak came to a close with an 11-0 defeat by three-time Ohio State Champion and University of Michigan freshman Drew Mattin. In the Consolation bracket he scored a 20-11 victory over two-time Iowa State Runner-Up Brady Kyner before falling 14-9 to two-time Wisconsin State Runner-Up Aaron Schulist. He led Schulist on three separate occasions but was outscored 10-3 in the second period. In the placement round he fell 19-9 to Illinois State Champion Austin Macias.

Weir recently cracked the FloWrestling National Rankings, taking the No. 18 spot at 113 pounds. He got off to a good start in Fargo with three-straight technical falls.

Weir defeated Kody Kageler 10-0 in thirty seconds and Brandon Seidman 11-0 in only 42 seconds. Camden Russell was the first to score on the Sandite and the two went back-and-forth through the first period. Weir took the lead for the final time with six seconds in the first period, then tacked on six more points for the 20-10 tech fall in 3:23.

Weir met his match in No. 7 Iowa State Champion Aden Reeves who rolled to a 10-0 tech fall in 25 seconds, one round short of the quarterfinals. In the Consolation bracket Weir topped Nathan Cummings 20-13 before falling 12-0 to two-time Missouri State Champion and 2017 USAW Folkstyle National Champion Cody Phippen who went on to place third. Reeves ultimately placed fifth.

Team Oklahoma placed twelfth out of 45 participating states.

Team Oklahoma Results

100 lbs – Parker Avendano – Did Not Place (0-2)
100 lbs – Jackson Cockrell – 2nd Place (3-1)
106 lbs – Studd Morris – DNP (1-2)
106 lbs – Cruz Aguilar – DNP (2-2)
113 lbs – Zane Plunkett – DNP (0-2)
113 lbs – Alex Fields – DNP (0-2)
113 lbs – Garrett Steidley – DNP (1-2)
120 lbs – Val Park – DNP (1-2)
120 lbs – Rhett Golowenski – 8th Place (4-3)
126 lbs – Jett Taylor – DNP (3-2)
126 lbs – Joe Lupton – DNP (1-2)
126 lbs – Verdell Schoats – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Stephen Wright – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Colton Carr – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Vincent Eremita – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Billy Simpson – DNP (4-2)
132 lbs – Dylan Schickram – DNP (0-2)
138 lbs – Jacob Swenson – DNP (0-2)
138 lbs – Nate Keim – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Kyle Jones – DNP (0-2)
145 lbs – Carson West – DNP (1-2)
145 lbs – Rodrick Mosley – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Tyler Garcia – DNP (0-2)
145 lbs – Brik Filippo – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Kaden Gfeller – 2nd Place (6-1)
152 lbs – Ryan Swanson – DNP (0-2)
152 lbs – Tracy Reeder – DNP (1-2)
152 lbs – Austin Loza – DNP (0-2)
152 lbs – Jon Mcgowan – DNP (1-2)
160 lbs – Jaryn Curry – DNP (4-2)
160 lbs – Hunter Jump – DNP (3-2)
170 lbs – Carson Savage – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Grayson White – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Kaden Bowers – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Shane Flandermeyer – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Easton Rendleman – DNP (2-2)
182 lbs – Drake Barbee – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Jayl’on Chiles – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Alexander Kauffman – DNP (5-2)
182 lbs – Aidan Hicks – DNP (0-2)
195 lbs – Bear Hughes – DNP (2-2)
195 lbs – Sam Hensley – DNP (0-2)
195 lbs – Dakota Carnes – DNP (2-2)
220 lbs – Mason Lancaster – DNP (3-2)
220 lbs – Mateo Pena – DNP (1-2)
285 lbs – Montana Phillips – DNP (3-2)
285 lbs – Gunner Cash – DNP (3-2)

Sandite of the Week: Carter Young places second at National Championship

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Incoming Sand Springs freshman Carter Young (32-5) was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance at the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Championship.

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Held in Fargo, North Dakota, the USAW Nationals are one of the biggest events of the year for the wrestling community.

Young was the defending three-time USAW Champion with tournament wins in Novice and Schoolboy. This was his first year at the Cadet age division.

Last year Young defended his title without giving up a single point, winning all of his matches by 10-0 technical fall. It looked like he might repeat the feat this year. 

Competing at 94 pounds, Young won his first four matches 10-0. He defeated Ethan Ferris in 27 seconds, Utah State Champion Austin Bush in fifty seconds, Nebraska State Champion Dyson Kunz in sixty seconds, and USAW Folkstyle National Runner-Up Kase Mauger in forty seconds without giving up a single point. 

He finally found a competitor in New York State Runner-Up Jordan Titus, but never trailed in points and rolled to a 17-7 victory in 4:15. The winning streak finally came to an end in the finals as he took on Colorado State Champion Jett Strickenberger. After giving up an 8-0 advantage to Strickengerger in the first round, Young scored four in the second period. Strickenberger tacked on the final two points and held on for the 10-4 decision. 

Oklahoma tied with Georgia for 11th out of 46 states. Young was the highest-placing member of the Oklahoma Cadet squad.

Full Team Oklahoma results:

  • 88 lbs - Luke Ahrberg - Did Not Place (0-2)
  • 94 lbs - Jason Gilbert - DNP (2-2)
  • 94 lbs - Cooper Mahaffey - DNP (1-2)
  • 100 lbs - Eli Griffin - DNP (4-2)
  • 100 lbs - Dayton Cary - DNP (0-2)
  • 106 lbs - Braeden Williams - DNP (2-2)
  • 113 lbs - Alexander Prince - DNP (1-2)
  • 113 lbs - Jaxon Randall - DNP (3-2)
  • 113 lbs - Corwin Strachan - DNP (0-2)
  • 113 lbs - TJ Long - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Cameron Picklo - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Ryder Ramsey - DNP (3-2)
  • 120 lbs - Reece Witcraft - DNP (4-2)
  • 120 lbs - Caleb Tanner - 4th Place (7-2)
  • 126 lbs - Laif Jones - DNP (2-2)
  • 126 lbs - Brayden Strachan - DNP (1-2)
  • 132 lbs - Timothy Trigg - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Gonzalez - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Salt - DNP (0-2)
  • 132 lbs - Spencer Schickram - DNP (3-2)
  • 138 lbs - Dillon Berry - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Blake Ramos - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Kobi Gomez - DNP (1-2)
  • 145 lbs - Cole Thomas - DNP (0-2)
  • 145 lbs - Wyatt Berry - DNP (0-2)
  • 152 lbs - Micah Lugafet - DNP (3-2)
  • 152 lbs - Jacob Law - DNP (1-2)
  • 152 lbs - Kyle Knowles - DNP (2-2)
  • 160 lbs - Colby Simpson - DNP (1-2)
  • 160 lbs - Gage Hockett - DNP (4-2)
  • 170 lbs - Cade Cook - DNP (2-2)
  • 170 lbs - Talon Borror - Fifth Place (5-2)
  • 182 lbs - Matthew Santos - DNP (2-2)
  • 182 lbs - Grant Baber - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Konner Doucet - Sixth Place (4-3)
  • 195 lbs - John Wiese - DNP (1-2)
  • 195 lbs - Garrick Johnson - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Taylor Fleming - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Joshua Heindselman - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Micah Walker - DNP (3-2)
  • 220 lbs - Cabe Dickerson - DNP (4-2)
  • 285 lbs - Carson Wiley - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Trenton Keith - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Ashton Aldridge - DNP (0-2)

CPHS Wrestling: Riley Weir makes debut on National rankings

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Riley Weir shows off for the crowd after winning his first State Championship. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Charles Page High School has been represented in FloWrestling's national rankings for the past four years thanks to undefeated four-time State Champion Daton Fix. Fix is now at Oklahoma State University, but another Sandite has now made his way into the rankings.

Junior State Champion Riley Weir made his way into the No. 18 spot at 113 pounds in the first rankings of the new school year. 

Following a 41-6 sophomore season and 6A State Championship win, Weir has gone 13-2 in freestyle competition this summer. He placed sixth at the U.S. Open Freestyle Nationals and went undefeated on the Oklahoma USA Wrestling Freestyle Dual team. He is expected to compete this weekend at the prestigious USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

During dual nationals last month Weir pinned No. 16 ranked Ben Kamali in 1:13 and teched No. 5 Anthony Clark 10-0. Clark dropped to No. 19 after the loss, but Kamali moved up to No. 11.

Two other Sandites have a good shot at entering the rankings if they live up to the performances they gave last season.

Senior Payton Scott went 40-3 last season with tournament wins at Geary, Kansas City, and the 6A State Championship. Geary and KCI are both nationally-acclaimed tournaments, and Scott already defeated 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott of Tuttle, Oklahoma. 

Last year Scott scored wins against Kansas State Champion Jalin Harper, three-time State Champion Elijah Tanner, three-time Kansas State Champion Kameron Frame, and three-time New Mexico State Champion Ryan Rochford.

Freshman Carter Young has won three-straight Junior High Allstate Championships and three-straight USAW Freestyle National Championships and went undefeated on the Oklahoma Schoolboy Dual teams for both Freestyle and Greco Roman last summer. He will compete at the USAW Cadet Nationals this weekend.

Class of 2017 graduates Michael Ritchey and Daton Fix are also expected to make appearances in Fargo.

Other nationally-ranked Oklahomans are:

  • 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott (Tuttle)
  • 170 No. 8 Zane Coleman (Choctaw)
  • 182 No. 20 Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
  • 195 No. 15 Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
  • 220 No. 15 Josh Heindselman (Piedmont)
  • 220 No. 20 Cabe Dickerson (Altus)
  • 285 No. 11 Montana Phillips (Lawton MacArthur)