'Iron man' tourney draws a crowd

by Hungry Horse News
| February 22, 2012 7:20 AM

Columbia Falls held its first Junior High Iron Man wrestling tournament on Feb. 18.

There were teams from Columbia Falls, Evergreen, Kalispell Middle School, Kalispell Wrestling Club, Eureka, Libby, Whitefish, Ronan and Bigfork with more than five hours of wrestling and 900-plus bouts.

Each wrestler competed in six to 10 matches, and 18 individual champions were crowned. Champions included (weight class, name, school):

80 Jonath Schmidt EUR

85 Trae Vasquez KWC

85B Parker Adler RON

95 Jaben Wenzel RON

100 Tilor Mercier KMS

105 Cameron Linstead KWC

112 Colton Shelley EWC

119 Justin Stroller LIB

125 A Ryder Day EWC

125B Wil Griswold KMS

130 Colton Sweeney CF

135 Tanner Fletcher EWC

140 Logan Wilson KMS

145 Michael Lake EWC

152-160 Cameron Mantel KMS

171-189 Owen Davis EUR

215 Josh McGough LIB

285 Eli Horn KMS