MANSFIELD — Bucyrus wrestlers finished first in the 11-team Tom Ellis Classic at Mansfield Madison on Saturday.
Loudonville was runner-up to the Redmen. Other teams competing in addition to Bucyrus and Loudonville included Canton South, Chippewa, Clear Fork, Madison, Mansfield Senior, South Central, Triway and Wooster.
Bucyrus had one individual champion in the 14 weight classes — Auston Fulton, wrestling in the 138-pound class. The Redmen also had two seconds, with Darrien Albright at 120 and Joey Patterson at 195 and three third-place finishers in Kael Scott (160), Cory Sprague (170) and Bryant Pfeifer (220).
Below is a complete list of Bucyrus finishers (school year in parentheses):
113 pounds – Blake Rittenhour (9) 5th place
120 pounds – Darrien Albright (10) 2nd place
126 pounds – Noah Parker (12) 4th place
126 pounds – Coltin Stanley (9) 6th place
132 pounds – Mason Ricker (11) 4th place
138 pounds – Austin Fulton (12) Champion
145 pounds – Garett Jackson (12) 5th place
152 pounds – Tanner Alsept (10) 6th place
160 pounds – Kael Scott (10) 3rd place
170 pounds – Cory Sprague (12) 3rd place
182 pounds – Tyee Trent (12) Did not place
195 pounds – Joey Patterson (12) 2nd place
220 – Bryant Pfeifer (9) 3rd place
285 – Alvin Hurley (10) Did not place
The Redmen will resume action Wednesday with a tri-match versus Clear Fork and Shelby before hosting the Bucyrus Invitational on Saturday.