Liberty proved that it is still the team to beat in Class 4 in Missouri in Saturday’s Kansas City Stampede Tournament at Bartle Hall.
The tournament, which is managed by growrestling.com, invites some of the best teams from around the Midwest and Rocky Mountain areas from states like Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Nebraska and Iowa.
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- Antonio Martinez, Fort Osage (113)
- Aubrey Williams, Staley (155)
- Levi Maskrod, Ozark (138)
- Benson Smith, Staley (157)
- Jordan Colon, Winnetonka (215)
- Bo Leatherman, Odessa (215)
- Madison Clover, Seckman (235)
- Dylan Wertel, Christian Brothers College (144)
- Hunter Taylor, Liberty (120)
- Lilly Breeden, Liberty (100)
- Aroma Murrufo, Fort Osage (110)
- Porter Matecki, Whitfield (126)
- Zan Fugitt, Nixa (132)
- Carter McCallister, Columbia Rock Bridge (144)
- Sevreign Aumua, Grain Valley (140)
- Peyton Westpfahl, Liberty (175)
- Haley Ward, Fort Osage (155)
- Maddie Kubicki, Park Hill South (145)
- Rylan Kuhn, St. Pius X (215)
- Sampson Stillwell, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic (285)
- Emily Floray, Fort Osage (235)
Even while facing some stiff competition and losing a significant number of seniors from last year’s team, the Blue Jays took first place with 213.5 points. Millard South out of Nebraska was second with 205 points and Baylor School out of Chattanooga, Tenn. was third with 154.5.
Devon Harrison (106 pounds), Hunter Taylor (120) and Peyton Westpfahl (175) all took first place in their weight classes to help the Blue Jays bring home a first-place trophy. Christopher Coates (138), Gavin Linsman (144) and Kolby McClain (150) each took second for Liberty and Trenton Bindel (235) finished fifth in his bracket.
There were many Missouri wrestlers who took home Kansas City Stampede belt buckles, the prize for placing in the top three in their bracket, and below is a summary the top finisher’s results and the medalists for each division:
106: Liberty sophomore Devon Harrison pinned his way through his first three matches before getting major decision victories in the final two, including a 10-0 victory against Colorado’s Griffin Rial to take first place.
