Missouri (MSHSAA) Class 4 boys wrestling state tournament: Meet the champions, placewinners, top teams

The champions, placewinners and top three teams from the 2023 Missouri Class 4 boys high school wrestling state tournament at Mizzou Arena

The champions, placewinners and top three teams from the 2023 Missouri Class 4 boys high school wrestling state tournament on Saturday, February 25.


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106 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Erik Egstad (Park Hill) 41-5, So. over Parker Leverknight (Staley) 34-16, So. (Fall 5:50)

3rd Place Match

  • Lucas Meier (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) 34-6, So. over Cade Dunn (Liberty) 31-11, Fr. (Dec 6-3)

5th Place Match

  • Chase Gray (Francis Howell Central) 29-12, Fr. over Calum Brown (Lafayette (Wildwood)) 31-17, Fr. (Dec 4-0)

113 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Hank Benter (Hickman) 46-1, So. over Devon Harrison (Liberty) 37-7, So. (Dec 9-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Damien Moseley (Ozark) 44-9, So. over Nathaniel Provost (Ft. Zumwalt North) 47-8, So. (Dec 4-1)

5th Place Match

  • Landon Vassalli (Jackson) 37-6, Jr. over Zachary Bleess (Grain Valley) 37-10, Fr. (Dec 9-3)

120 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Hunter Taylor (Liberty) 39-6, Jr. over Charlie Dykes (Lee`s Summit North) 48-3, Jr. (Dec 6-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Miller Sipes (Staley) 39-12, Fr. over Gavin Parks (Grain Valley) 37-8, Jr. (Dec 3-2)

5th Place Match

  • Michael Domino (Liberty North) 25-8, Sr. over Keaton Hurst (Ozark) 29-17, So. (SV-1 5-3)

126 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Peyton Shepard (Francis Howell Central) 40-7, Sr. over Dylan Roth (Lafayette (Wildwood)) 40-11, Jr. (Dec 5-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Hayden Benter (Hickman) 49-5, Sr. over Davis Joiner (Lebanon) 45-6, Sr. (Dec 10-5)

5th Place Match

  • Cooper Rider (Liberty) 32-11, Sr. over Brody Rudman (Marquette) 31-12, Jr. (Dec 7-3)
Nixa senior Zan Fugitt
Nixa senior Zan Fugitt / Nate Latsch photo

132 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Zan Fugitt (Nixa) 50-1, Sr. over Canon Roark (Lebanon) 36-7, Jr. (Fall 2:56)

3rd Place Match

  • Jamison Tunstill (Oak Park) 41-4, Sr. over Dru Azcona (Grain Valley) 30-3, Sr. (Dec 5-3)

5th Place Match

  • Noah Keen (Francis Howell Central) 39-12, Jr. over Bradyn Tate (Carthage) 48-8, Jr. (Dec 5-0)
Liberty junior Christopher Coates
Liberty junior Christopher Coates / Nate Latsch photo

138 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Christopher Coates (Liberty) 28-1, Jr. over Carter Howard (Neosho) 21-6, Fr. (Fall 0:53)

3rd Place Match

  • Aidan Schoen (Lafayette (Wildwood)) 38-11, So. over Ty Shelton (Timberland) 37-6, Jr. (MD 10-2)

5th Place Match

  • Rylan Mansfield (Fort Osage) 48-10, Jr. over Aidan Ward (Nixa) 41-16, Jr. (Dec 4-0)
Liberty junior Gavin Linsman
Liberty junior Gavin Linsman / Nate Latsch photo

144 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Gavin Linsman (Liberty) 41-4, Jr. over Cole Aguirre (Ft. Zumwalt North) 48-10, Fr. (TF-1.5 5:32 (18-3))

3rd Place Match

  • Cooper Corley (Francis Howell) 43-3, Sr. over Andrew Bowling (Lebanon) 37-10, Jr. (Dec 8-1)

5th Place Match

  • Curtis Glossip (Nixa) 34-13, Fr. over Chad Blanke (Francis Howell North) 38-19, Sr. (Dec 8-5)
Rock Bridge senior Carter McCallister
Rock Bridge senior Carter McCallister / Nate Latsch photo

150 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Carter McCallister (Rock Bridge) 49-0, Sr. over Kolby McClain (Liberty) 34-9, Sr. (MD 19-7)

3rd Place Match

  • Braxton Strick (Ozark) 51-3, Sr. over Colby Gray (Fort Osage) 49-8, So. (Fall 2:28)

5th Place Match

  • Lucas Robertson (Poplar Bluff) 35-5, Sr. over Grey Petticrew (Carthage) 32-12, Sr. (SV-1 3-1)

157 pounds

1st Place Match

  • John Bamvakais (Seckman) 45-7, Sr. over Trey Craig (Liberty) 17-4, Fr. (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Brock Sundlie (Ozark) 39-11, Sr. over Thomas Stuhlman (Francis Howell Central) 17-4, Sr. (Dec 4-2)

5th Place Match

  • Collyn Kivett (Neosho) 38-9, Sr. over Caden Gousetis (Eureka) 35-19, Jr. (Fall 3:44)

165 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Aidan Hernandez (Francis Howell Central) 29-1, Sr. over Eli Zar (Neosho) 48-3, Sr. (TB-1 7-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Tanner Barker (Grain Valley) 37-3, Sr. over Davion King (Carthage) 30-4, Sr. (TB-1 3-1)

5th Place Match

  • Jackson Jones (Lee`s Summit) 43-9, Jr. over Merrik Murray (Staley) 13-7, So. (SV-1 3-1)
Troy Buchanan senior Brett Smith
Troy Buchanan senior Brett Smith / Nate Latsch photo

175 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Brett Smith (Troy Buchanan) 43-2, Sr. over Peyton Westpfahl (Liberty) 43-5, So. (SV-1 3-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Chance Cole (Ft. Zumwalt North) 52-6, Sr. over Connor Sandridge (Republic) 31-5, Sr. (Dec 3-2)

5th Place Match

  • Cole Harrell (Hickman) 48-6, Sr. over Nathan Sola (Liberty North) 40-11, Sr. (Dec 5-1)
Seckman senior Cole Ruble
Seckman senior Cole Ruble / Nate Latsch photo

190 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Cole Ruble (Seckman) 38-7, Sr. over Andrew Wier (Lafayette Wildwood) 37-5, Jr. (Dec 6-5)

3rd Place Match

  • Austen Wetzel (Battle) 26-2, Sr. over Trevor Thorn (Liberty North) 48-6, Sr. (Fall 4:14)

5th Place Match

  • Cade Muscia (Lebanon) 33-10, Sr. over Jim Humphrey (Park Hill) 31-10, Jr. (Dec 7-2)
Nixa junior Brennan Carey
Nixa junior Brennan Carey / Nate Latsch photo

215 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Brennan Carey (Nixa) 46-6, Jr. over Tyler Beyatte (Jackson) 40-4, Sr. (Dec 5-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Ethan Venable (Oakville) 40-3, Jr. over Nick Bova (Troy Buchanan) 39-14, Sr. (MD 15-2)

5th Place Match

  • Draven VanGilder (Joplin) 29-10, Sr. over Jack Stoffel (Staley) 32-11, Sr. (Dec 5-4)
Liberty North sophomore Elmotie Williams
Liberty North sophomore Elmotie Williams / Nate Latsch photo

285 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Elmotie Williams (Liberty North) 44-5, So. over Trenton Bindel (Liberty) 35-7, So. (Fall 5:57)

3rd Place Match

  • Alex Bray (Marquette) 33-4, Sr. over Nico Olivares (Neosho) 36-6, Sr. (Fall 1:46)

5th Place Match

  • Callen Smithpeter (Blue Springs South) 43-7, Jr. over Peyton Greer (Ozark) 40-17, Sr. (TB-1 3-2)

Team Results

Liberty won its fourth straight Missouri Class 4 wrestling championship.
Liberty won its fourth straight Missouri Class 4 wrestling championship / Nate Latsch photo

1st Place

Liberty

Howell Central finished second at the Missouri Class 4 wrestling championships.
Howell Central finished second at the Missouri Class 4 wrestling championships / Ron Rigdon photo

2nd Place

Francis Howell Central

Staley took third at the Missouri Class 4 wrestling championships.
Staley took third at the Missouri Class 4 wrestling championships / Ron Rigdon photo

3rd Place

Staley


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Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports
NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting.  He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com.  In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.