OMAHA -- Wayne and Winside both came home with two medals from the 2020 Nebraska State Wrestling Championships that concluded Saturday in Omaha.
Wayne had two medalists for the first time since 2004, highlighted by Mike Leatherdale's championship effort in the Class B, 285-pound division. He avenged his only loss of the year, pinning Arlington's Remmington Gay in the second period to claim the title.
Leatherdale was joined by Reece Jaqua, who bounced back from a first-round loss on Thursday to win three elimination matches on Friday and finished fifth at 126 pounds.
Winside made the most of their three medalists and finished in the top 10 in the final Class D team standings. Gabe Escalante was a runner-up at 138 pounds, Cayden Ellis finished third at 113 pounds and Art Escalante placed fourth at 132 pounds.
Saturday's Results
Class B
Top 10 Team Standings
Hastings 140, Omaha Skutt 115.5, Gering 107.5, Bennington 98, Arlington 90, Northwest 77.5, Ralston 70, Beatrice 66.5, Aurora 62, Central City 62. Wayne finished 14th with 46 points.
Medalists
126 -- Reece Jaqua: pinned by Tyler Curtis, Blair, 4:43; dec. Tyler Nagel, Gering, 6-3 (5th place)
285 -- Mike Leatherdale: pinned Remmington Gay, Arlington, 3:08 (STATE CHAMPION)
Class D
Top 10 Team Standings
Plainview 146, Mullen 110 Neligh-Oakdale 74, Howells-Dodge 72, Ansley-Litchfield 63, Elkhorn Valley 60, Twin Loup 57, Weeping Water 55, Winside 53.5, Burwell 51.
Medalists
113 -- Cayden Ellis: dec. Zack Hartl, Elkhorn Valley, 10-6; dec. Jesse Sauceda, Shelton, 6-3 (3rd place)
132 -- Art Escalante: pinned Ryan Payne, Centennial, 3:54; pinned by Nolan Blevins, Weeping Water, 1:39 (4th place)
138 -- Gabe Escalante: pinned by Nate Christensen, Plainivew, 3:25 (2nd place)
