Aaron Schlueter works his opponent to the mat for a pin in the 195 lb. weight class of the Thunderbird Invitational in Cook, Nebraska. Aaron won his weight class, earning a medal.

Brooklyn Wennihan had two wins by pins at the Thunderbird Invitational Tournament and came home the wrestling champion of the 120 lb. weight class.

The East Atchison high school wrestling teams traveled to Cook, Nebraska, to compete in the John County Central Thunderbird Invitational Saturday, December 18, 2021. Results for the EA girls and boys follow:

GIRLS

120 lbs. – Brooklyn Wennihan

Round 1 – Brooklyn Wennihan (EA) received a bye

Round 2 – Brooklyn Wennihan (EA) over Stephanie Cruz (Johnson County Central) (Fall 2:14)

Round 3 – Brooklyn Wennihan (EA) over Lily Gomez (Red Cloud/Blue Hill Girls) (Fall 3:30)

185 lbs. – Alyson Wooten

Round 1 – Alyson Wooten (EA) received a bye

Round 2 – Alyson Wooten (EA) received a bye

BOYS

145 lbs. – Linkin Murry

Quarterfinals – Brooks Armstrong (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) over Linkin Murry (EA) (Fall 0:28)

Cons. Round 1 – Jesse Kult (Yutan) over Linkin Murry (EA) (Fall 0:57)

Round 2 – Linkin Murry (EA) over Dawson Erickson (Southwest Iowa) (Dec. 9-4)

Round 3 – Scott Marshall (Sutton) over Linkin Murry (EA) (Dec. 2-1)

7th Place Match – Mathew Cover (Weeping Water) over Linkin Murry (EA) (Fall 2:07)

160 lbs. – Gabe Harms

Gabe Harms (EA) over Isaac Schleicher (Lincoln Lutheran) (Fall 0:25)

Round 1 – Rylen Uhrich (Lincoln Lutheran) over Gabe Harms (EA) (Fall 1:33)

Round 2 – Jesse McLaughlin (Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer) over Gabe Harms (EA) (Fall 2:31)

Round 3 – Jesse Keiser (Yutan) over Gabe Harms (EA) (Fall 0:15)

13th Place Match – Cole Essary (Weeping Water) over Gabe Harms (EA) (Fall 0:37)

195 lbs. – Aaron Schlueter

Aaron Schlueter (EA) over Marc Fayad (Mount Michael Benedictine) (Fall 2:00)

Round 1 – Aaron Schlueter (EA) over Nathaniel Oehler (Mount Michael Benedictine) (Fall 0:43)

Round 2 – Aaron Schlueter (EA) over Cason Peterson (Sutton) (Fall 0:15)

Round 3 – Aaron Schlueter (EA) over Josh Fisher (Yutan) (Fall 0:25)

1st Place Match – Aaron Schlueter (EA) over Isaac Bittner (Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer) (Dec. 9-5)

220 lbs. – Weston Klosek

Quarterfinals – Brody Fischer (Red Cloud/Blue Hill) over Weston Klosek (EA) (Fall 1:16)

Cons. Round 1 – Jackson Masek (Lincoln Lutheran) over Weston Klosek (EA) (Fall 1:31)

Round 1 – Weston Klosek (EA) over Josh Schultz (Lincoln High) (Fall 3:39)

Round 3 – Samuel Daly (Southwest Iowa) over Weston Klosek (EA) (Fall 1:33)

7th Place Match – Weston Klosek (EA) over Clayton Howe (Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer) (Fall 0:28)