Gettler finishes 1-2 in state wrestling debut

 DES MOINES (Feb. 19) -- Garrison Gettler’s first trip to the State Wrestling Tournament ended one win shy of a medal as the AHSTW junior finished with a 1-2 record during competition Thursday and Friday inside Wells Fargo Arena.
 Gettler, a 160-pounder, was seeded 12th in his bracket and earned a top 12 finish via his first round consolation victory on Thursday morning.
 Gettler was pinned in 3:43 by fifth-seeded Gavin Maguire of Logan-Magnolia in the first round but came back to beat Wilton’s Kaden Shirk 6-2.
 Gettler wrestled West Hancock’s Bryer Subject (the 11th seed) in Friday’s second round consolation match and came out on the short end of a 7-2 decision. Subject scored a takedown in the first period and two more in the second before riding out Gettler the entire third period.
 Gettler finished a successful season with a record of 35-8.

   "Garrison improved greatly this season," stated AHSTW coach Evan McCarthy. "Last year he was barely above .500 and finished fifth at sectionals. Coming from there to a match away from the medal stand is a fantastic accomplishment. Hopefully others in our program can use him as an example that hard work always pays off. We look forward to seeing another year of improvement from him and the rest of our team."

2021 State Wrestling Tournament • February 18-20 • at Des Moines

CLASS 1A RESULTS
Top Five Teams: 1. Don Bosco 179.5 (third straight title), 2. Lisbon 148.5, 3. Logan-Magnolia 94, 4. West Sioux 84.5, 5. West Hancock 57. Also: 7. Underwood 50.5, T-21. Missouri Valley 26, T-21. South Central Calhoun 26, 24. Riverside 25, T-36. Southwest Valley 16, T-39. St. Albert 11, T-46. Nodaway Valley 9, 55. MVAOCOU 6, T-57. Bedford-Lenox 4, T-61. ACGC 3, T-61. East Mills 3, T-73. Tri-Center 2, T-75. AHSTW 1, T-78. Audubon 0, T-78. Treynor 0. (90 teams represented)
Most Individual Champions: Lisbon 3, Don Bosco 2.
State Champ from SW Iowa: 138 - Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia, so. (47-2).
State Runners-Up from SW Iowa: 106 - Eli Becerra, Missouri Valley, fr. (47-1); 126 - Stevie Barnes, Underwood, jr. (36-3); 132 - Gable Porter, Underwood, so. (13-1); 152 - Briar Reisz, Logan-Mag., sr. (48-2); 170 - Blake McAlister, South Central Calhoun, jr. (42-3); 285 - Rex Johnsen, Logan-Mag., jr. (39-3).
AHSTW Results
160: Garrison Gettler, jr. (DNP, 1-2) - 35-8 final record (#12 seed).
First Round: LBF 3:43 to #5-seed Gavin Maguire, Logan-Magnolia.
Consolation First Round: Won 6-2 over #13-seed Kaden Shirk, Wilton.
Consolation Second Round: Lost 7-2 to #11-seed Bryer Subject, West Hancock.

 
 

 

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