Three Mustangs Wrestle in Iowa for Team Montana

Three Malta Mustang wrestlers qualified to represent Montana and wrestle for Team Montana in the national duals held in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend. Kohner "Chaka" Schipman (sophomore) and Straud Sims (freshman) wrestled for the freshman/sophomore team and Lane Spencer (7th) was on the middle school team. Team Montana took 2 high school and 3 middle school boy teams and 1 each in the girls division. They left Sidney, MT on Thursday evening and traveled throughout the night and into the afternoon making the 1,000-mile trek to Iowa on school buses with all the other wrestlers who qualified throughout the state of Montana. The boys weighed in Friday afternoon and wrestled all day Saturday and Sunday on their respective dual teams. The high school and middle school teams competed against other states from around the country. The state of Iowa won the high school division and Missouri won the middle school division. Lane Spencer earned All-American status and a medal after going 6-1 over the course of two days of competition.

The following are the results from trackwrestling for the Malta wrestlers:

Lane Spencer of Montana Silver went 6-1

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Kelton Stewart (Wyoming Brown) Dec 10-7

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Kendall Lewis (Tennessee Orange) Dec 6-2

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Unknown (Iowa Blue) Forf

115 - Drew Anderson (Iowa Black) over Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) Fall 0:28

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Unknown (South Dakota White) Forf

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Segar Ralston (Indiana Outlaws) Dec 8-2

115 - Lane Spencer (Montana Silver) over Jaymin VanDerWerff (South Dakota Blue) Dec 2-0

Kohner Schipman of Montana Silver went 2-6

138 - Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) over Matthew Anderson (Nolensville Wrestling Club) Dec 7-5

138 - Aiden Hippen (Iowa Gold) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Fall 2:29

138 - Jarred Smith (Wyoming Brown) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Fall 1:42

138 - Riley Dighton (South Dakota Lightning) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Fall 1:03

138 - Holden Hight (South Dakota Thunder) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Fall 3:21

138 - Colton Kelley (Nebraska Black) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Fall 1:41

138 - Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) over Hayden Garlow (Iowa Blue) Dec 8-4

138 - Lance Striefel (Wyoming Gold) over Kohner Schipman (Montana Silver) Dec 6-1

Straud Sims of Montana Gold went 2-6

145 - Steve Brandenburg (Iowa Red) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) TF 17-1

145 - Straud Sims (Montana Gold) over Mikey Gulley (Indiana Outlaws White) Fall 3:03

145 - Straud Sims (Montana Gold) over Tate Jarvis (Iowa Blue) Fall 1:42

145 - Corbin Clifton (Dakota Hillbillies) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) Fall 1:41

145 - Cade Willnerd (South Dakota Lightning) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) Fall 2:15

145 - Kaden Kraft (Minot Magicians) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) Fall 1:41

145 - Hudson Scranton (Iowa Black) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) Fall 2:32

145 - Christian Ehrsman (South Dakota Thunder) over Straud Sims (Montana Gold) Fall 0:41