Nashua-Plainfield is in third place as a team after Day 1 of Class 1A wrestling at the 2023 State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines. Don Bosco has the team lead with 55 points, followed by Wilton with 43 and Nashua-Plainfield with 38.

All 13 of Nashua-Plainfield’s wrestlers will return to action on Thursday.

Five Huskies remain in contention for individual state championships: Jayden Rinken (106), Nic Brase (113), Garrett Rinken (126), Kaden Wilken (138), and Titus Evans (170). Eight others can still make it to the podium through wrestle backs.

JAYDEN RINKEN (1-0, 4 pts)

Sophomore Jayden Rinken (43-2), seeded no. 1 at 106, got bye in the first round.

In the second round, Rinken won a 4-0 decision over no. 17 Kanaan Delagardelle (22-13), a sophomore at Don Bosco. In the first round, Delagardelle defeated no. 16 Caleb Wisecup (30-11), a junior from Ogden. by fall at 1:37.

Rinken is finished wrestling for the day. Tomorrow, he will first take on no. 8 Reanah Utterback (36-8), a sophomore from Signourney-Keota.

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NIC BRASE (1-0, 4 pts)

Nic Brase (41-6), no. 6 at 113, got a first round bye.

In the second round, he won a 9-4 decision over no. 11 Caleb Swedin (38-4), a freshman at Graettinger. Swedin pinned no. 22 Landen Frost (22-17), a freshman from Wapsie Valley, at 1:45 in round 1.

Brase is finished wrestling for the day. On Thursday, he will first take on no. 3 Case Monat (36-3), a junior from North Tama.

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HAYDEN MUNN (1-1, 2 pts)

In the first round, junior Hayden Munn (37-14), no. 19 at 120, won a 6-1 decision over no. 14 Kellen Oliver (28-16), sophomore from Riverside.

In the second round, Teague Smith (46-1), of West Hancock, won an 8-2 decision over Munn.

Munn is done wrestling for the day.

In his first consolation bracket match on Thursday, Munn will face no. 20 Josh Winey (29-16), a freshman from Earlham.

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GARETT RINKEN (1-0, 6 pts)

Senior Garrett Rinken (48-0), no. 1 at 126, got a bye in the first round.

In the second round he pinned no. 18 Aiden Golston (36-8), a junior from Moravia, at 1:23. Golston pinned no. 17 Brady Clark (28-14), a sophomore from Sigourney-Keota, at 5:27 of their first round match.

Rinken is finished wrestling for today. On Thursday, he will begin with a match against no. 9 Carson Thomsen (20-6), a junior from Underwood.

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KENDRICK HUCK (0-1)

Senior Kendrick Huck (32-10), no. 7 at 132, got a bye in the first round.

In the second round, no. 10 Holden Mathis (49-4), a junior at MFL MarMac, won by fall at 6:55 in overtime over Huck. In the first round, Mathis pinned no. 23 Hunter Wernli (35-15), a sophomore at North Mahaska, at 3:54 of their first round match.

Huck is done wrestling for the day.

In his first consolation bracket match on Thursday, Huck will face no. 24 Jack Branan (22-17), a freshman from Riverside.

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KADEN WILKEN (2-0, 8 pts)

In the first round, senior Kaden Wilken (36-16), no. 12 at 138, pinned no. 21 Keyton Remsberg (25-15), a junior at South Hamilton, at 4:52

In the second round, Wilken pinned no. 5 Tiernan Boots (41-7), a sophomore from Lisbon, at 3:07.

Wilken is done wrestling for the day. On Thursday, he will begin with a match against no. 4 Myles McMahon (35-6), a senior from Don Bosco.

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JACKSON CAREY (1-1, 4 pts)

In the first round, sophomore Jackson Carey (35-14), no. 17 at 152, won by fall at 4:37 over no. 16 Garret Miller (31-13), a sophomore from Wapsie Valley at 4:37.

In the second round, no. 1 Kellen Smith (45-0) won by fall at 53 seconds over Carey.

Carey is done wrestling for the day. In the consolation bracket on Thursday, Carey will take on no. 15 Kile Bucknell (34-12), a junior at Jesup.

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ELI KALAINOFF (0-1)

In the first round, no. 15 Rory Prazak II (36-8), a junior at Central Springs, won a 3-1 decision over freshman Eli Kalainoff (36-15), no. 18 at 160.

Kalainoff received a bye in the first round of consolation and is done wrestling for the day.

In the second round of consolation on Thursday, he will face no. 16 Quinn McGeough (44-12), of MFL MarMac.

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TITUS EVANS (1-0)

Junior Titus Evans (27-6), no. 6 at 170, got a first-round bye.

In the second round, he won by fall at 2:30 over no. 11 Michael Raines (37-9), a junior at New London. Raines pinned no. 22 Kaden Stites (36-14), a senior at Alta/Aurelia, at 2:48 of their first round match.

Evans is done wrestling for the day. On Thursday, his first match will be against no. 3 Jack Clarahan (41-2), a senior from Sigourney-Keota.

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TATE WHITE (0-1)

Junior Tate White (30-12), no. 12 at 182, lost his first round match to no. 21 Ryan Funke (34-10), a senior at Beckman Catholic. Funke won by fall at 3:01.

White received a bye in the first round of consolation. He is done wrestling from the day.

In the second round on Thursday, he will take on no. 6 Dillen Ammons (38-5), a senior at Pleasantville.

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AIDEN SULLIVAN (1-1, 4 pts)

Junior Aiden Sullivan (41-11), no. 9 at 195, won by fall at 2:31 over no. 24 Rafe Gayer (18-18), a senior from Treynor.

In the second round, no. 8 Eli Green, a junior from Int. 35, won by fall at 1:19 over Sullivan.

Sullivan is done wrestling for the day.

In the second round of consolation on Thursday, Sullivan will take on no. 23 Drew Diers (33-18), a senior at WACO.

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JACKSON ZWANZIGER (0-1)

Senior Jackson Zwanziger (26-22), no. 24 at 220, lost his first-round match to no. 9 Brayden Tew (42-8), a senior at West Monona, by fall at 3:19.

Zwanziger received a bye in the first round of consolation and on Thursday will face no. 7 Wyatt Hanna (38-6), a sophomore from Lake Mills.

Zwanziger is done wrestling for the day.

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LANDON PRATT (0-1

In the first round, senior Landon Pratt (17-12), no. 15 at 285, lost by fall at 4:49 to no. 18 Derek Hilsenbeck (33-12) a junior from Wapsie Valley. Pratt received a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket.

Pratt is done wrestling for the day.

On Thursday, his first match will be against no. 16 Aiden McFadden (31-6), a junior at Baxter.