Holbrook’s wrestlers competed in their final invitational tournament over the weekend with action at the Tim Van Horn Tournament held in Payson. As a team, the Roadrunners finished 13th in the 19-team field with 171 team points. Williams Field won the team crown with 376, followed by Yuma Catholic with 357, and Mesquite with 293.
Individually for the Roadrunners, Jason Ramirez was the only overall champion claiming the title in the 132-pound weight class after going 6-0 in his matches and pushing his overall season record to 44-1. Ramirez is favored to win the individual state title this year in his weight class.
Everett Pack (106) went 2-3 and placed fourth, earning 10 team points. Kelton Reidhead (113) was 1-6, gaining six team points. Judah Pack (126) went 6-1, placing second and gaining 36 team points. Ty Larson (138) went 1-6 getting, three team points. Marcus Oberriter (150) picked up 27 team points by going 5-2 in his class. Isaac Martinez (157) went 5-2, picking up 24 team points. Darnell Nez (165) went 2-3, getting nine team points. Brayden Taylor (175) placed third, going 5-2 and gaining 24 team points. Ramon Liu (190) went 0-6 in his matches.
In the girl’s competition, Holbrook finished third as a team with 115 points. Red Mountain won the event with 134, followed by Boulder Creek in second with 117.
Holbrook’s Aubree Takala (100) went 1-2 and placed fifth, getting seven team points. Peyton Trujillo (100) went 3-1, finishing third with 18 team points. Ayaina Aho (126) went 1-2, earning seven team points. Kelly Hill (132) went 2-0, placing first and getting 24 team points. Natalie Patterson (138) also placed first, with a 2-0 record and picked up 22 team points. Ciara Benally (152) placed third with a 0-2 record, getting three team points. Mia Iguado (152) placed first with a 2-0 record, getting 14 team points. Sara Speers (235) won her only match placing first and getting four team points.
Holbrook’s next competition will be at the sectional meets with the girls competing this coming Saturday and the boys in action in two weeks.
