Snowflake finished fourth as a team at the Division III Sectional Meet held in Payson on Saturday. Poston Butte won the team title with 201 total points, Show Low followed in second with 181.5, Coconino was third with 153 and the Lobos finished fourth with 137.5, just ahead of fifth place Payson who had 136.
Individually, Snowflake had three individual champions. Troy Kinlicheenie won the 132-pound class with a 3-0 record. Kenyan Bryant took the 157-pound weight class with a 4-0 record and Devin Kinlicheenie placed first in the 215-pound weight class with a 3-0 mark.
Ryden Solomon finished second in the 106-pound weight class with a 3-2 record, losing a one-point decision in his final match. Brent White placed fourth in the 165-pound weight class with a 2-2 record.
Lobo wrestlers who did not place in their respective weight classes include Evan Perkins (113), who went 1-2; Kurt Owens (120), who went 1-2; Hayden Nichols (126), who went 2-2 but did earn six team points; James Stradling (150), who went 0-2; Dutcher Lot (175), who went 1-2; Bryce White (190), who went 2-2 getting 5.5 team points. Braden LaDuke (285) went 2-2 earning six team points.
Those who qualified will compete in the Division III state meet, which begins on Thursday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
