Grappler Gold Invitational Recap

The 2024 Grappler Gold Invitational is in the books, and it was another loaded tournament. Dundee won the tournament, which saw the #1 ranked teams in D2, D3, and D4, as well as 7 other ranked teams across the four divisions. Dundee and runner-up Lowell had four champs each and were separated by only 8 points. Hudson's three champs led them to third place over the number 2, 3, and 4 ranked teams in D1.

2x state champ Nick Sorrow (Hudson) was the lower weight most outstanding wrestler after his pin over D2 #2 Baker in the finals. Blake Cosby of Dundee was the outstanding wrestler for the upper weights after winning a bracket that had the #1 ranked wrestler in each division, including Hartland's Dallas Korponic, who Cosby beat in the finals by an 8-3 decision.

Some other notable results included Hudson's Freshman Beckett Campbell, currently the top wrestler in the Class of 2028, who ran the gauntlet to take home gold at 144lbs. He beat Tanner McDunnah of Davison, last year's returning state finalist in D1 in the finals, on a last-second reversal. 2x state champ Nick Sorrow beat 2023 state champ Brady Baker by a third period fall. In another battle between state champs, Kole Katschor (Dundee) was able to ride out Sebastian Martinez (Gabriel Richard) in OT for a 2-1 win.

Find full brackets on Trackwrestling.com. Finals videos will be posted Monday.

By the numbers

• Of the 14 champs, 10 were state champs last season
• There were 23 wrestlers currently ranked #1 in the state
• 84 ranked wrestlers across 14 weights for an average of 6 wrestlers ranked in the top-10 at each weight
• 150lbs had the #1 ranked wrestler in each division (Cosby, Korponic, Boone, Buell)
• Freshman Dominic Nauss (Brighton) led the tournament with 4 pins in 5:17
• Lowell's Owen Segorski picked up the quickest tech fall in the tournament in only 1:17

Finals Results

106 - John Carter McKay (Lowell HS) 3-0, Fr. over Jameson Wood (Brighton HS) 2-1, So. (Dec 9-4)
113 - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS) 4-0, Jr. over Pilot Swab (Lakeshore HS) 3-1, So. (MD 12-0)
120 - Mason Haines (Dundee HS) 3-0, Jr. over Mason Katschor (Dundee HS) 2-1, So. (Dec 1-0)
126 - Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson Area HS) 3-0, Jr. over Brady Baker (Lakeshore HS) 2-1, Sr. (Fall 4:50)
132 - Bohdan Abbey (Hartland HS) 3-0, Jr. over Rasler Warner (Gull Lake HS) 2-1, Jr. (Inj. 4:08)
138 - Julien Kimling (Hudson Area HS) 3-0, Sr. over Wyatt Burns (Dundee HS) 2-1, So. (Dec 5-2)
144 - Beckett Campbell (Hudson Area HS) 3-0, Fr. over Tanner McDunnah (Davison HS) 2-2, Sr. (Dec 5-4)
150 - Blake Cosby (Dundee HS) 3-0, Jr. over Dallas Korponic (Hartland HS) 2-1, Jr. (Dec 8-3)
157 - Donny Beaufait (Dundee HS) 3-0, Jr. over Jeremy Amrhein (Dundee HS) 2-1, Jr. (TF-1.5 3:37 (18-2))
165 - Owen Segorski (Lowell HS) 3-0, Sr. over Kyle Jelinek (Davison HS) 4-1, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:52 (17-2))
175 - Kole Katschor (Dundee HS) 3-0, Sr. over Sebastian Martinez (Gabriel Richard HS) 4-1, Sr. (TB-1 2-1)
190 - Casey Engle (Lowell HS) 3-0, Sr. over John Golec (Goodrich HS) 2-1, Jr. (Dec 4-0)
215 - James Mahon (Goodrich HS) 3-0, Sr. over Sean O`Keefe (Brighton HS) 2-1, Sr. (Fall 3:18)
285 - Anton Barynas (Jenison HS) 2-0, Sr. over Cooper Pyle (Hartland HS) 4-1, Sr. (Fall 5:25)

Team Scores

1. Dundee - 195.5
2. Lowell - 187.5
3. Hudson - 128.5
4. Davison - 120.0
5. Brighton - 113.0
6. Hartland - 104.0
7. Three Rivers - 76.5
8. Lakeshore - 76.0
9. Tied: Jenison & Gabriel Richard - 58.5

Final Placers

106

• 1st - D2 #7 John Carter McKay (Lowell)
• 2nd - D1 #3 Jameson Wood (Brighton)
• 3rd - D3 #6 Scott Kohlman (Dundee)
• 4th - D4 #2 Jaxton Kimling (Hudson)
• 5th - Jase Sensor (Hartland)
• 6th - Cristino Escobar (Lakeshore)

113

• 1st - D2 #1 Jarrett Smith (Lowell)
• 2nd - D2 #1 Pilot Swab (Lakeshore)
• 3rd - D2 #8 Jaxon Ramos (Allendale)
• 4th - D4 #1 Jordan Zambon (Gabriel Richard)
• 5th - Micah Blaker (Adrian)
• 6th - Jaxon Keeney (Davison)

120

• 1st - D3 #2 Mason Haines (Dundee)
• 2nd - D3 #1 Mason Katschor (Dundee)
• 3rd - D1 #4 Steve Vaughn (Davison)
• 4th - D2 #4 Cole Cichocki (Lowell)
• 5th - D2 #5 Diego Orozco (Adrian)
• 6th - D2 #5 Ethan Smith (Brighton)

126

• 1st - D4 #1 Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson)
• 2nd - D2 #2 Brady Baker (Lakeshore)
• 3rd - D2 #1 Carter Cichocki (Lowell)
• 4th - D3 #2 Bryan Sterling (Dundee)
• 5th - D1 #9 Tomas Mendez (Jenison)
• 6th - D2 #9 Jak Monroe (Three Rivers)

132

• 1st - D1 #1 Bohdan Abbey (Hartland)
• 2nd - D2 #4 Rasler Warner (Gull Lake)
• 3rd - D4 #3 Colt Perry (Hudson)
• 4th - D2 #8 Payton Paguada (Allendale)
• 5th - D3 #1 Braden Broderick (Dundee)
• 6th - Beck Yurkunas (Brighton)

138

• 1st - D4 #1 Julien Kimling (Hudson)
• 2nd - D3 #1 Wyatt Burns (Dundee)
• 3rd - D4 #3 Luke Harrington (Gabriel Richard)
• 4th - D3 #6 Stone Redmon (Dundee)
• 5th - D1 #8 Ashton Jewell (Hartland)
• 6th - Cody Foss (Lowell)

144

• 1st - D4 #2 Beckett Campbell (Hudson)
• 2nd - D1 #2 Tanner McDunnah (Davison)
• 3rd - D2 #5 Logan Dawson (Lowell)
• 4th - D2 #7 Ayden Keller (Three Rivers)
• 5th - D3 #6 Avery Lane (Dundee)
• 6th - D3 #4 Lukas Leonard (Madison)

150

• 1st - D3 #1 Blake Cosby (Dundee)
• 2nd - D1 #1 Dallas Korponic (Hartland)
• 3rd - D2 #1 Trevor Boone (Lowell)
• 4th - D2 #6 Vernon Riggins (Lakeshore)
• 5th - D4 #1 Haylen Buell (Martin)
• 6th - Tobias Pacheco (Davison)

157

• 1st - D3 #1 Donny Beaufait (Dundee)
• 2nd - D3 #1 Jeremy Amrhein (Dundee)
• 3rd - Kaden Tindall (Brighton)
• 4th - Aidan Stevens (Allendale)
• 5th - D1 #1 Julius Pacheco (Davison)
• 6th - D4 #3 Eli Roe (Beaverton)

165

• 1st - D2 #1 Owen Segorski (Lowell)
• 2nd - D1 #3 Kyle Jelinek (Davison)
• 3rd - Dominic Nauss (Brighton)
• 4th - Braylon Faile (Three Rivers)
• 5th - D3 #4 Rocco Redmon (Dundee)
• 6th - D1 #7 Joseph Cappellano (Hartland)

175

• 1st - D3 #1 Kole Katschor (Dundee)
• 2nd - D4 #1 Sebastian Martinez (Gabriel Richard)
• 3rd - D1 #1 Michael Baldwin (Saginaw United)
• 4th - D2 #3 Louis Smith (Three Rivers)
• 5th - D3 #5 Jalonn Borders (Madison)
• 6th - D1 #4 Xavier Stermer (Portage Central)

190

• 1st - D2 #2 Casey Engle (Lowell)
• 2nd - D2 #2 John Golec (Goodrich)
• 3rd - Cameron Savage (Davison)
• 4th - D3 #5 Owen Motylinksi (Dundee)
• 5th - Brody Schuiteman (Jenison)
• 6th - D2 #9 John Breckel (Adrian)

215

• 1st - D2 #1 James Mahon (Goodrich)
• 2nd - D1 #2 Sean O`Keefe (Brighton)
• 3rd - D1 #8 Brandon Glisson (Davison)
• 4th - D2 #9 Jaxon Smith (Three Rivers)
• 5th - D2 #6 Juan Acosta (Lowell)
• 6th - Evan Brown (Hartland)

285

• 1st - D1 #2 Anton Barynas (Jenison)
• 2nd - D3 #5 Cooper Pyle (Hartland)
• 3rd - Logan Russel (Madison)
• 4th - Malachi Marshall (Hudson)
• 5th - Sam Reynolds (Three Rivers)
• 6th - Jesse Flagel (Lakeshore)