The 896-man field has been set for the 2020 Nebraska State Wrestling Championships that run Thursday through Saturday at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, with 10 wrestlers from three area schools competing in the three-day tournament.
Wrestling begins Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. with Class B and Class C wrestlers. The second session of the day features Class A and Class D, starting at 4 p.m. Consolations run Friday starting at 9:30 a.m., with the semifinals and third-round consolations starting at 5 p.m.
Saturday’s final day includes consolation semifinals and third- and fifth-place matches starting at 8:30 a.m., with the championship finals set for 2 p.m.
Area qualifiers and their first-round matchups for Thursday are as follows:
Class B
126: Reece Jaqua, Wayne (33-3, jr.) vs. Tyler Curtis, Blair (22-10, sr.)
170: Reid Korth, Wayne, (23-9, jr.) vs. Kobe Lyons, York (47-4, jr.)
182: Dakota Spann, Wayne (20-14, so.) vs. Luke MacDonald, Bennington (34-6, so.)
195: Cade Janke, Wayne (39-6, sr.) vs. Imanol Munoz, Holdrege (36-6, sr.)
220: Martin Carrillo, Wayne (24-17, fr.) vs. Brayan Rodriguez, York (29-7, sr.)
285: Mike Leatherdale, Wayne (22-1, jr.) vs. Reid Steinbeck, McCook (32-16, sr.)
Class C
195: Kolby Casey, QCNE (32-14, fr.) vs. Ethan Gabriel, Ord (43-1, sr.)
Class D
113: Cayden Ellis, Winside (31-5, so.) vs. Ethan Kipp, Twin Loup (26-19, so.)
132: Art Escalante, Winside (38-4, so.) vs. Jon Peterka, Sutherland (30-8, so.)
138: Gabe Escalante, Winside (36-7, so.) vs. Ethan Dack, Shelton (23-21, sr.)
