Verhelst, Giese help Canby to runner-up finish at RRC invite
Prep wrestling roundup Jan. 23, 2026
LAMBERTON — The Canby boys wrestling team came away with a runner-up finish at the Red Rock Central Invitational on Friday, led by a first-place finish from Wesley Verhelst in 215 and runner-up finishes from Cash Antony in 114, Daven VanEngen in 139 and Brennan Giese in 172.
Canby ended the tournament with 139.5 points, trailing only No. 7 New Ulm Area’s 233. The Lancers also had Ben Drietz earn a third-place finish in 127 and Jordan DePestel in 285.
Kaston Clarke and Quintin Lewis went home with individual championships for Fulda-Murray County Central, while fellow Rebel Colby Kesteloot was a runner-up, as F/MCC placed third in the tournament with 122 points.
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United placed fifth with 93.5 points, led by Eli Olson’s individual title in 114 and runner-up finishes from Kameron Sather and Bryan Rhode.
Braxton Weber won the 107-pound weight class as RRC placed seventh out of eight teams with 54.5 points
Results
107: Braxton Weber, RRC, champion
Round 1: Weber (RRC) def. Chase Wilson (NUA) Fall 3:02. Round 2: Wilson (NUA) def. Weber (RRC) Dec. 14-9. Round 3: Weber (RRC) def. Wilson (NUA) Dec. 4-3.
114: Eli Olson, United, champion
Semifinals: Olson (DBU) def. Jibril Razzaq (PIPE) Fall 3:59. Championship match: Olson (DBU) def. Cash Antony (CAN) Fall 3:17.
114: Cash Antony, Canby, runner-up
Semifinals: Antony (CAN) def. Regan Johnson (NUA) Dec. 13-10. Championship match: Eli Olson (DBU) def. Antony (CAN) Fall 3:17.
114: Luke Sweetman, F/MCC, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Jibril Razzaq (PIPE) def. Sweetman (FMCC) Fall 3:59. Consolation semifinals: Regan Johnson (NUA) def. Sweetman (FMCC) Fall 2:15.
121: Kaston Clarke, F/MCC, champion
Round 1: Clarke (FMCC) def. Rayden Boyenga (ADR) TF 15-0 2:04. Round 2: Clarke (FMCC) def. Brayden Miller (NUA) TF 16-0 5:15. Round 3: Clarke (FMCC) def. Lane Fruechte (PIPE) ID.
127: Ben Drietz, Canby, 3rd place
Quarterfinals: Drietz (CAN) def. Dane Hanson (FMCC) MD 17-7. Semifinals: Kaden Fortwengler (NUA) def. Drietz (CAN) Dec. 1-0. Third-place match: Drietz (CAN) def. Bryson Marsh (RRC) Fall 1:43.
127: Bryson Marsh, RRC, 4th place
Semifinals: Mason Fruechte (PIPE) def. Marsh (RRC) Fall 0:36. Consolation semifinals: Marsh (RRC) def. Dane Hanson (FMCC) SV 10-3. Third-place match: Ben Drietz (CAN) def. Marsh (RRC) Fall 1:43.
127: Dane Hanson, FMCC, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Ben Drietz (CAN) def. Hanson (FMCC) MD 17-7. Consolation semifinals: Bryson Marsh (RRC) def. Hanson (FMCC) SV 10-3.
133: Brayden Tjaden, United, 3rd place
Quarterfinals: Tjaden (DBU) def. Jaxson Ramberg (CAN) Fall 3:05. Semifinals: Travis Weiss (ADR) def. Tjaden (DBU) Fall 1:53. Consolation semifinals: Tjaden (DBU) def. Marshal Willhite (RRC) Fall 1:26. Third-place match: Tjaden (DBU) def. Jaxson Ramberg (CAN) Fall 2:07.
133: Jaxson Ramberg, Canby, 4th place
Quarterfinals: Brayden Tjaden (DBU) def. Ramberg (CAN) Fall 3:05. Consolation quarterfinals: Ramberg (CAN) def. Elijah Conway (FMCC) Fall 0:34. Consolation semifinals: Ramberg (CAN) def. Brody Sieben (EVW) ID. Third-place match: Brayden Tjaden (DBU) def. Ramberg (CAN) Fall 2:07.
133: Marshal Willhite, RRC, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Brody Sieben (EVW) def. Willhite (RRC) Dec. 13-9. Consolation semifinals: Brayden Tjaden (DBU) def. Willhite (RRC) Fall 1:26. Fifth-place match: Willhite (RRC) def. Sieben (EVW) ID.
139: Daven VanEngen, Canby, runner-up
Quarterfinals: VanEngen (CAN) def. Chase Lee (NUA) Fall 3:24. Seifinals: VanEngen (CAN) def. Brayden Gilb (FMCC) Dec. 15-8. Championship match: Elijah Rieser (NUA) def. VanEngen (CAN) TF 21-4 3:20.
139: Brayden Gilb, F/MCC, 3rd place
Semifinals: Daven VanEngen (CAN) def. Glib (FMCC) Dec. 15-8. Third-place match: Glib (FMCC) def. Chase Lee (NUA) Fall 4:19.
139: Kevin Isaguirre, United, 5th place
Semifinals: Elijah Rieser (NUA) def. Isaguirre (DBU) TF 22-5 3:49. Consolation semifinals: Chase Lee (NUA) def. Isaguirre (DBU) Dec. 9-4.
145: Brett Stoks, Canby, 4th place
Round 1: Cael Schettler (ADR) def. Brett Stoks (CAN) Fall 5:06. Round 2: Troy Chaulsett (PIPE) def. Stoks (CAN) Fall 3:53. Round 3: Tegan Kral (NUA) def. Stoks (CAN) Fall 1:46.
152: Kameron Sather, United, runner-up
Quarterfinals: Sather (DBU) def. Jordan Vortherms (FMCC) Fall 0:26. Semifinals: Sather (DBU) def. Spencer Drill (NUA) TF 17-1 2:26. Championship match: Braxton Kiecker (NUA) def. Sather (DBU) Dec. 10-3.
152: Lucas Kuball, F/MCC, 4th place
Semifinals: Braxton Kiecker (NUA) def. Kuball (FMCC) Fall 3:09. Consolation semifinals: Kuball (FMCC) def. Jordan Vortherms (FMCC) Fall 0:27. Third-place match: Spencer Drill (NUA) def. Kuball (FMCC) Fall 2:46.
152: Jordan Vortherms, F/MCC, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Kameron Sather (DBU) def. Vortherms (FMCC) Fall 0:26. Consolation semifinals: Lucas Kuball (FMCC) def. Vortherms (FMCC) Fall 0:27.
160: Quintin Lewis, F/MCC champion
Quarterfinals: Lewis (FMCC) def. Briar Doom (CAN) Fall 0:53. Semifinals: Lewis (FMCC) def. Haden Mulvihill (PIPE) MD 14-1. Championship match: Lewis (FMCC) def. Candon Briggs (NUA) Dec. 5-2.
160: Briar Doom, Canby, 6th place
Quarterfinals: Quintin Lewis (FMCC) def. Doom (CAN) Fall 0:53. Consolation semifinals: Jackson Jenniges (ADR) def. Doom (CAN) Fall 2:59. Fifth-place match: Ryder Schmidt (EVW) def. Doom (CAN) Fall 1:56.
172: Brennan Giese, Canby, runner-up
First round: Giese (CAN) def. Aron Umansor Meji (ADR) Fall 2:41. Quarterfinals: Giese (CAN) def. Marcus Niz (PIPE) Fall 3:53. Semifinals: Giese (CAN) def. Hunter Heil (NUA) Fall 3:12. Championship match: Caleb Wolf (ADR) def. Giese (CAN) Dec. 10-4.
172: Bentleigh Bothun, United, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Hunter Heil (NUA) def. Bothun (DBU) Fall 0:31. Consolation quarterfinals: Bothun (DBU) def. Marcus Niz (PIPE) TF 17-1 4:07. Consolation semifinals: Dirk Haynes (NUA) def. Bothun (DBU) MD 14-2. Fifth-place match: Bothun (DBU) def. Jaxon Wendorff (FMCC) Fall 0:51.
172: Jaxon Wendorff, F/MCC, 6th place
Quarterfinals: Caleb Wolf (ADR) def. Wendorff (FMCC) Fall 1:35. Consolation quarterfinals: Wendorff (FMCC) def. Aron Umansor Meji (ADR) Fall 2:44. Consolation semifinals: Hunter Heil (NUA) def. Wendorff (FMCC) Fall 0:46. Fifth-place match: Bentleigh Bothun (DBU) def. Wendorff (FMCC) Fall 0:51.
172: Christian Nohrenberg, United, DNP
Quarterfinals: Dirk Haynes (NUA) def. Nohrenberg (DBU) Fall 1:39. Consolation first round: Aron Umansor Meji (ADR) def. Nohrenberg (DBU) MD 15-5.
189: Bryan Rhode, United, runner-up
Quarterfinals: Rhode (DBU) def. Santino Teboe (PIPE) Fall 0:48. Semifinals: Rhode (DBU) def. Cole Voges (NUA) Fall 4:39. Championship match: Jesse Bullerman (ADR) def. Rhode (DBU) MD 10-2.
189: Jonah Skarupa, RRC, 3rd place
Quarterfinals: Skarupa (RRC) def. Quintin McLain (CAN) Fall 1:06. Semifinals: Jesse Bullerman (ADR) def. Skarupa (RRC) MD 9-1. Consolation semifinals: Skarupa (RRC) def. Wyatt Varpness (CAN) TF 19-4 2:32. Third-place match: Skarupa (RRC) def. Luke Iverson FMCC) Dec. 21-18.
189: Luke Iverson, F/MCC, 4th place
First round: Cole Voges (NUA) def. Iverson (FMCC) Dec. 11-5. Consolation first round: Iverson (FMCC) def. Quintin McLain (CAN) SV 7-4. Consolation quarterfinals: Iverson (FMCC) def. Josh Kranz (DBU) Dec. 7-2. Consolation semifinals: Iverson (FMCC) def. Voges (NUA) SV 8-5. Third-place match: Jonah Skarupa (RRC) def. Iverson (FMCC) Dec. 21-18.
189: Wyatt Varpness, Canby, 6th place
Quarterfinals: Cole Voges (NUA) def. Varpness (CAN) TF 17-1 4:03. Consolation quarterfinals: Varpness (CAN) def. Santino Teboe (PIPE) Fall 3:22. Consolation semifinals: Jonah SKarupa (RRC) def. Varpness (CAN) TF 19-4 2:32. Fifth-place match: Voges (NUA) def. Varpness (CAN) Fall 2:00.
189: Quintin McLain, Canby, DNP
Quarterfinals: Jonah Skarupa (RRC) def. McLain (CAN) Fall 1:06. Consolation first round: Luke Iverson (FMCC) def. McLain (CAN) SV 7-4.
189: Josh Kranz, United, DNP
Quarterfinals: Jesse Bullerman (ADR) def. Kranz (DBU) Fall 1:05. Consolation quarterfinals: Iverson (FMCC) def. Kranz (DBU) Dec. 7-2.
215: Wesley Verhelst, Canby, champion
Round 2: Verhelst (CAN) def. Tilken Fruhwirth (NUA) Fall 1:57. Round 3: Verhelst (CAN) def. Garrett Penning (ADR) Fall 1:39.
285: Colby Kesteloot, F/MCC, runner-up
Quarterfinals: Kesteloot (FMCC) def. Cody Graff (ADR) Fall 1:34. Semifinals: Kesteloot (FMCC) def. Emerson Johnson (NUA) Fall 5:08. Championship match: Nicholas Becker (EVW) def. Kesteloot (FMCC) Dec. 4-2.
285: Jordan DePestel, Canby, 3rd place
First round: DePestel (CAN) def. Carter Mazza (ADR) Fall 3:10. Quarterfinals: DePestel (CAN) def. Dawson Mariner (RRC) TF 15-0 4:00. Semifinals: Nicholas Becker (EVW) def. DePestel (CAN) Fall 3:44. Consolation semifinals: DePestel (CAN) def. Griffin Smidt (PIPE) Fall 3:33. Third-place match: DePestel (CAN) def. Emerson Johnson (NUA) Dec. 3-2.
285: Gabriel Wolske, F/MCC, 5th place
Quarterfinals: Nicholas Becker (EVW) def. Wolske (FMCC) Fall 2:25. Consolation quarterfinals: Wolske (FMCC) def. Dawson Mariner (RRC) Fall 1:30. Consolation semifinals: Emerson Johnson (NUA) def. Wolske (FMCC) Fall 2:46. Fifth-place match: Wolske (FMCC) def. Smidt (PIPE) Fall 1:47.
285: Dawson Mariner, RRC, DNP
Quarterfinals: Jordan DePestel (CAN) def. Mariner (RRC) TF 15-0 4:00. Consolation quarterfinals: Gabriel Wolske (FMCC) def. Mariner (RRC) Fall 1:30.
A/E, Pipestone at TMB/WWG
TMB/WWG 38, Pipestone 32
107: Oscar Ramirez (PIPE) def. Ethan Johnson (TMBW) Fall 2:35. 114: Jibril Razzaq (PIPE) def. Lane Hoffman (TMBW) Fall 1:45. 121: Lane Fruechte (PIPE) def. Logan Petersen (TMBW) MD 9-0. 127: Taylor Squires (TMBW) def. Ayden Koprek (PIPE) Fall 0:29. 133: Mason Fruechte (PIPE) def. Mua Vang (TMBW) Fall 0:32. 139: Weston Marten (TMBW) def. William Perez-Garcia (PIPE) Fall 0:23. 145: David Schuh (TMBW) win by forfeit. 152: Nolan Verlinde (TMBW) def. Carlos Saenlouangraj (PIPE) TF 18-2 4:46. 160: Haden Mulvihill (PIPE) def. Tyler Arnold (TMBW) Fall 1:28. 172: Nevin Marten (TMBW) def. Marcus Niz (PIPE) Dec. 3-0. 189: Oliver Sterud (PIPE) def. Mavrick Snyder (TMBW) MD 15-4. 215: Adam Hippe (TMBW) def. Santino Teboe (PIPE) Fall. 285: Lawton Verlinde (TMBW) def. Griffin Smidt (PIPE) Fall 4:01.
Adrian Area 38, TMB/WWG 27
107: Riley Harberts (ADR) def. Ethan Johnson (TMBW) Fall 2:16. 114: Will Jenniges (ADR) def. Lane Hoffman (TMBW) Fall 2:03. 121: Logan Petersen (TMBW) def. Rayden Boyenga (ADR) Dec. 10-9. 127: Taylor Squires (TMBW) def. Jackson Penning (ADR) Fall 0:23. 133: Travis Weiss (ADR) def. Westo Marten (TMBW) Dec. 5-1. 139: Oakley Bornitz (TMBW) def. Aiden Timmer (ADR) Dec. 9-4. 145: David Schuh (TMBW) def. Cael Schettler (ADR) Fall 1:58. 152: Charger Erlandson (ADR) def. Nolan Verlinde (TMBW) TF 19-4 5:29. 172: Caleb Wolf (ADR) def. Nevin Marten (TMBW) Fall 0:15. 189: Jesse Bullerman (ADR) def. Adam Hippe (ADR) Dec. 6-1. 285: Jack Willhite (TMBW) def. Cody Graff (ADR) Fall 4:03.
Martin County Triangular
F/MCC 41, MCRB 31
107: Jesse Desjarlais (MCRB) win by forfeit. 114: Brock Jagodzinske (MCRB) def. Brodik Clarke (FMCC) Fall 5:23. 121: Thomas Pruitt (FMCC) win by forfeit. 127: Dane Hanson (FMCC) win by forfeit. 133: Pierce Rohman (MCRB) def. Kaston Clarke (FMCC) TF 19-4 4:33. 139: Brayden Gilb (FMCC) def. Cooper Kolander (MCRB) Fall 2:57. 145: Brock Stauffer (MCRB) def. Adam Iverson (FMCC) Fall 3:34. 152: Lucas Kuball (FMCC) def. Boe Kolbe (MCRB) TF 19-3 2:36. 160: Quintin Lewis (FMCC) def. Kaedin Lange (MCRB) Fall 4:40. 172: Jaxon Wendorff (FMCC) def. Luis Martin (MCRB) Fall 4:00. 189: Luke Iverson (FMCC) def. Austin Newcombe (MCRB) Fall 3:59. 215: Aaron Becker (MCRB) def. Vincent Bray (FMCC) TF 17-2 3:26. 285: DJ Miller (MCRB) def. Colby Kesteloot (FMCC) Dec. 7-2.




