Four Wayne High wrestlers took their talents to the NEUSA State Freestyle Tournament this past weekend with top four finishers earning a spot to compete in Fargo, North Dakota.
From the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Anna Naeve (145 lb) represented Norfolk Area Training Facility (NATF). She won her bracket to become a junior freestyle champion picking up wins over Lesliegh Lovings by fall (0:39) and again by tech fall (10-0/3:39) before picking up a championship win against Lovings by rule.
Three other Wayne wrestlers all finished third qualifying for the 2025 Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota July 10 - 19, 2025.
Essynce Owens-Webb (110 lb) wrestled for Nebraska Wrestling Academy (NWA) going 2-2. She won against Kensley Snodgrass by fall (1:44), lost to Natalie Cruz by fall (1:40), won against Aceley Hoff by fall (1:33) and fell to Dymond Green by fall (1:22).
Hannah Burris (130 lb) also represented NATF. She suffered losses by tech fall (10-0/2:25) to Grace Lindley and fall (5:35) to Kinley Condon.
Grant Maas (157 lb) competed for Wrestling With Character going 4-1. He began with a loss by tech fall (10-0/2:02) against Niko Rotella followed by wins over Jay Lyons by tech fall (11-0/0:31), Gavin Pedersen by tech fall (11-0/2:03) and Devin Nuttelman by tech fall (16-5/3:17). Grant Maas closed with a tie breaking win in decision (12-12) over Easton Hochstein.
