The #2 Abilene Cowboy wrestling team won their regional and went undefeated in the NCKL. Abilene has now won three straight league and regional titles. Last Saturday, Abilene qualified 10 wrestlers for State. The Cowgirls qualified 5 wrestlers. This page will be updated throughout the two day tournament. Listed below is the wrestlers, their weights and thier first round opponents.
106 – #2 Keyen Taplin, Freshman, 33-6, Regional 2nd
1st Round – Keyen Taplin WBF (5:43) Luke Owen, Circle, Freshman, 25-9
Qtrs. – Keyen Taplin (Dec. 11-6) Harry Langill, Nemaha Central, Sophomore, 35-2
Semis. – #5 Luke Martin, Andale, Freshman, 22-11 (Dec. 4-0) Keyen Taplin
Consy. Semis. – Keyen Taplin (WBF :29) Tanner Bolt, SFT, 32-12, Freshman
3rd Place – Keyen Taplin (MD 10-1) Harry Langill, Nemaha Central, Sophomore, 37-3
120 – #3 Gage Taylor, Senior, 20-7, Regional Champ
- 2 time State qualifier
1st Round – Tucker Saferite, Rose Hill, 26-15, Sophomore (Dec. 2-0) over Gage Taylor
Consy – Gage Taylor (TF 15-0) Caden Peterson, Osawatomie, Freshman, 20-17
Wrestlebacks – Gage Taylor (WBF 2:12) Kory Newberry, Columbus, 34-9, Senior
Consy. Qtrs. – Koehn Dietrich, Mulvane, Senior, 35-8 (Dec. 9-4) Gage Taylor
132 – #3 Noah Wuthnow, Freshman, 34-6, Regional Champ
1st Round – Noah Wuthnow (Major Dec. 13-2) Haegen Hartman, Holcomb, Sophomore, 42-10
Qtrs. – Noah Wuthnow (Dec. 3-0 SV) Blake Slavin, SFT, Senior, 32-12
Semis. – Noah Wuthnow (Dec. 7-1) #1 Adam Bilby, Rose Hill, Senior, 32-8
Championship – #6 Sammy Hershberger, Buhler, Junior, 34-7
138 – #2 Murphy Randolph, Sophomore, 32-5, Regional Champ
- 2023 State 2nd to Brock Johnson, Paola, at 126
1st Round – Murphy Randolph (WBF 2:11) Dylan Hanna, Clearwater, Senior, 30-9
Qtrs. – Murphy Randolph (TF 17-1) Ethan Williams, Baldwin, Junior, 33-10
Semis. – #3 Talon Suttles, Winfield, Senior, 41-14 (7-3) Murphy Randolph
Consy. Semis. – Trayven Conger, Goodland, 30-19, Sophomore (WBF 2:51) Murphy Randolph
5th Place – Murphy Randolph (WBF :32) Dax Duffett, Tonganoxie, Junior, 27-12
144 – Dayven Cuba, Sophomore, 32-8, Regional 3rd, 2023 State Qualifier
1st Round – Cash Wilderman, Frontenac, 31-6, Junior (Dec. 3-1) over Dayven Cuba
Consy. – Dayven Cuba (WBF 1:21) Brady Beaver, Miege, Jr. 19-25
Wrestlebacks – Jaxsen Salinas, Ulysses, Junior, 41-7, (Dec. 7-2) Dayven Cuba
150 – Parker Farr, Senior, 26-8, Regional 3rd, 2024 State Qualifier
1st Round – Bodhi Shay, Paola, Freshman, 36-9 (Dec. 11-4) over Parker Farr
Consy. – Parker Farr (WBF 2:00) Jackson Bilderback, Atchinson, Junior, 13-9
Wrestlebacks – Parker Farr (Dec. 3-2) #2 Mathew Wheeler, Scott City, Sophomore, 40-6
Consy. Qtrs. – Parker Farr (WBF 2:57) Jayden Rodriguez, Columbus, Junior, 32-9
Consy. Semis. – Parker Farr (Dec. 7-3) Knox Karnowski, Wamego, Junior, 15-4
3rd Place. – Bodhi Shay, Paola, Freshman, 40-10 (Dec. 5-2) Parker Farr
157 – #2 Joseph Welsh, Senior, 35-8, Regional Champ
- 2024 3rd at 150 and 2023 State qualifier
1st Round – Joseph Welsh (MD 11-3) – Brody Latto, Paola, Junior, 20-15
Qtrs. – Joseph Welsh (Dec. 10-4) Caleb Menke, Hayden, Sophomore, 29-4
Semis. – Thunder Page, Rose Hill, 29-3, Freshman (MD 17-8) Joseph Welsh
Consy. Semis. – Joseph Welsh (SV 4-1) Drake Blochlinger, Concordia, 39-7, Sophomore,
3rd Place – Blake Winsor, Pratt, Senior, 39-8 (Dec. 4-2) Joseph Welsh
165 – Landon Taplin, Senior, 30-10, Regional 4th
- 3 time State qualifier ’23 & ‘24
1st Round – #2 Brody Gomez, Ft. Scott, Senior, 39-5 (WBF 3:02) over Landon Taplin
Consy – Landon Taplin (MD 13-1) Emmett Crookham, Tonganoxie, Junior, 15-21
Wrestlebacks – Landon Taplin (Dec. 8-3) Kayden Clelland, Silver Lake, Sophomore, 33-13
Consy. Qtrs. – Dawson DeGood, Colby, Senior, 37-8 (WBF 3:49) Landon Taplin
175 – #5 Cael Casteel, Sophomore, 29-7, Regional Champ
1st Round – Cael Castell (WBF 1:25) Von Grubbs, Hugoton, 21-13, Junior
Qtrs. – #4 Lennox Vann, Ft. Scott, Senior, 34-5 (WBF 5:41) Cael Casteel
Wrestlebacks – Cael Casteel (WBF 4:56) DJ Mitchell, El Dorado, Junior, 32-12
Consy. Qtrs. – Dominic Ricciardi, Frontenac, Senior, 28-5 (Dec. 7-4) Cael Casteel
190 – #3 Pierce Casteel, Junior, 34-5, Regional Champ
1st Round – Pierce Casteel (TF 16-0) Maddex Doherty, Wellington, Junior, 15-11
Qtrs. – #5 Cade Small, Chanute, Senior, 40-6 (MD 13-4) Pierce Casteel
Wrestlebacks – Pierce Casteel (Dec. 4-1) #4 Brayden Yoder, Louisbury, Senior, 35-11
Consy. Qtrs. – Pierce Casteel (Dec. 5-2) Mack Morin, Winfield, Senior, 27-14
Consy. Semis. – Pierce Casteel (Dec. 8-2) #6 Broderick Desch, Hayden, Senior, 25-6
3rd Place – #2 Kyler Jackson, Holton, Senior, 45-12 (Dec. 5-1) Pierce Casteel
Abilene Cowgirl Wrestling
100 – #1 Josie Wilson Freshman 35-0, Regional Champion
1st Round – Josie Wilson WBF (:33) Shiloh Epp, Paola 13-22
Qtrs – Josie Wilson (WBF 3:54) Adrian Salcido, Colby, Sophomore, 30-10
Semis. – Josie Wilson (WBF 1:45) #3 Hannah Noel, Columbus, Sophomore, 33-4
Championship – Josie Wilson (WBF 1:24) #2 Renae Keim, Nemaha Central, Sophomore, 40-2
105 – #1 Jade Wilson, Freshman 32-2, Regional Champion
1st Round – Jade Wilson WBF (1:51) Sam Hutton, Freshman, Perry LeCompton 18-17
Qtrs. – Jade Wilson (WBF 1:26) Aspen Sharpe, Colby, Senior, 37-12
Semis – Jade Wilson (TF 20-2) Canyon Burtis, Baldwin, Senior, 32-5
Championship – Jade Wilson (MD 18-4) #2 Alexis Wall, Circle, Sophomore, 33-2
135 – Kaylee Weibert, Junior, 26-16, Regional 7th, 3 time State Qualifier
1st Round – #3 Morgan Pickering, Sante Fe Trail, Junior, 30-4 (WBF 2:20) Kaylee Weibert
Consy. – Tommi Shuey, Wellsville, Junior, 31-11 (WBF 1:38) Kaylee Weibert
155 – Iliana Garcia, Freshman, 30-13, Regional 6th
1st Round – #4 Shawna Case, Junior, Prairie View, 35-7 (Dec. 8-6) over Iliana Garcia
Consy. – Illiana Garcia (Dec. 10-3) Elocin Moran, Rock Creek, Senior, 21-17
Wrestlebacks –
190 – Miranda Radenberg, Senior, 26-10, Regional 4th
- 3 time State qualifier
1st Round – Katy Duncan, Tonganoxie, 27-15, Junior (WBF 2:20) over Miranda Radenberg
Consy – Kylie Baylor, Chanute, Junior, 21-18 (WBF 1:15) Miranda Radenberg
